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9 Fun Things To Do In Vancouver This Weekend From October 16 to 18

From Halloween haunts to sweet surprises. 🍂
Staff Writer

Are you tired of staying at home eating turkey leftovers? It is time to shake things up and enjoy your time off work. As always, we are here to help you make plans for the weekend. Here are our top picks on things to do in Vancouver from October 16 to 18.

From spying a sea of floating cranberries to going to a blood-curdling Halloween theme park, you are sure to have a good time.

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Find Your New Favourite Coffee Shop

Price: 💸

Cuisine: Cafe

Address: All over the city

Why You Need To Go: Vancouver has no shortage of adorable coffee shops hidden across the city waiting for you to find them.

See A Reportedly Haunted Hospital

Price: Free

When: Seven days a week during daylight hours between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Address: Riverview, 2601 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam, BC 

Why You Need To Go: This hospital lists many popular movies and TV shows filming here like Deadpool 2, Supernatural and Riverdale.

Drive-Thru A Pumpkin Patch

Price: $20 per vehicle

When: Until Wednesday, October 28

Address: Aldor Acres, 24990 84 Ave., Langley City, BC

Why You Need To Go: They have a drive-thru experience where you can see cute farm animals and then you can stretch your legs at their gigantic pumpkin patch.

Hike To A Waterfall

Price: Free

Address: Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, Whistler, BC

Why You Need To Go: It is a super simple one-kilometre round trip hike to a 70-metre waterfall that's perfect if you need some fresh air on the weekend.

Treat Yourself To A Spooky Doughnut

Price: 💸

When: Until Saturday, October 31

Address: Krispy Kreme, 7153 120th St., Delta BC

Why You Need To Go: You can try their new monster doughnuts which include a vampire, werewolf, and Frankenstein.

Check Out The New 'Slayland'

Price: $39.50+ per person

When: Friday, October 9 to Saturday, October 31 (weekend only)

Address: Playland, 2901 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC

Why You Need To Go: You'll be able to try all 20 spooky rides including the Murder Hornet, Skeleton Swinger, and the Beast.

Eat A Mini Pumpkin

Price: $16.00

When: Until Saturday, October 31

Address: Neverland, 3066 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Why You Need To Go: You can pre-order one of Neverland Tea Salon's new pumpkin cakes that serve up to four people.

Hit Up The Drive-In

Price: $30+

When: Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18

Address: Twilight Drive-In, 260 St. & Fraser Highway, Langley, BC

Why You Need To Go: There's a weekend full of horror and Halloween scares at the drive-in this weekend if you want to stay in your car and get scared out of your mind.

Find An Ocean Of Cranberries

Price: $20.00

When: Monday, October 12 to Friday, October 23

Address: Hopcott Farms, 18385 Old Dewdney Trunk Rd., Pitt Meadows, BC

Why You Need To Go: You can go on a walking tour to see a sea of thousands of floating cranberries.

Before you get going, check our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your trip.

  • Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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