Events

VIMFF: Fall Series 2024 | Opening Night Adventures

The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) returns to the Rio Theatre from November 12 – 19 with their Fall Series of 2024. We’re kicking off the Festival with a night that pushes the limits of adventure; witness stories depicting wild rides, adapting after adversity, innovative ice climbs, barefoot

Sh*ts n’ Giggles: Round Two

Sh*ts N Giggles is BACK for its third year with two nights of short film screenings across all genres – comedy, drama, horror, and some real f*cked up sh*t in between! Whether you’re into heartwarming tales, bold, edgy narratives, or laugh-out-loud cringe comedy, these screenings promise unforgettable shorts created around

Sh*ts n’ Giggles: Round One

Sh*ts N Giggles is BACK for its third year with two nights of short film screenings across all genres – comedy, drama, horror, and some real f*cked up sh*t in between! Whether you’re into heartwarming tales, bold, edgy narratives, or laugh-out-loud cringe comedy, these screenings promise unforgettable shorts created around

Opening Night Adventures: The VIMFF Fall Series 2024

  *Minors permitted. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. *Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes are n/a for this event. *All seating for this event is General Admission. Please arrive at least 20-30 minutes before showtime to ensure time for great

VIMFF 2024: Fall Series

The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) provides outdoor communities around the world with international mountain film screenings, live multimedia presentations, photo exhibitions, workshops, seminars and other special events. We offer in person shows as well as virtual streaming events, and our World Tour travelling shows featuring award winning films.

Mountains on Stage: Winter 2024

Mountains on Stage aims to bring the mountains to the city and to share all the beauty of mountain sports! A selection of the best films related to mountain activities are presented. Mountains on Stage’s Winter Edition is just around the corner! After an amazing

The Vancouver Badass Film Festival: Shorts & Awards

Badass 10 is coming live to the Rio – The Tenth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival and Script Competition goes live at East Vancouver’s historic Rio Theatre for a pre-Halloween live experience you can’t download and the indie film community event of the horror season! It’s the genre film

The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Halloween Party

More tricks! More treats! More All-You-Can-Eat Cereal! The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is returning to the Rio Theatre on Saturday, October 26 with a specially curated all-new lineup of retro TV goodness covered in sugary cereal. It’s Volume V – Halloween Style! Kids today may not

The East Van Opry XI

How-dyyyyyyy! Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, October 19 for one of our favourite annual events – The legendary East Van Opry! 2024 will mark the 11th anniversary of the legendary live music event that celebrates “country” music – with a decidedly East Van twist, featuring

Reboot Rewind

Excited for the 30th anniversary of the iconic Canadian animated TV show “ReBoot”  this year? Us, too. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, October 14 for another afternoon of binge-watching more episodes of “ReBoot

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

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