Dan Savage Presents: 2025 HUMP! Film Festival – Fall Lineup

Get your tickets now to join a movement that’s as entertaining as it is revolutionary—because HUMP! isn’t just a “dirty” film fest. It’s a powerful act of resistance that encourages audiences to embrace themselves, and each other, exactly as they are. The 2025 HUMP! Fall Lineup features 22 brand-new shorts that are wilder, funnier, and … Read more

Nataly Aukar

The Rio Theatre is very excited to welcome comedian Nataly Aukar to the stage on Monday, November 10. Monday, November 10 Doors 6:15 pm | Show 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE Nataly Aukar is a Lebanese-born and raised writer and performer based in NYC. As a stand-up … Read more

Rex Navarrete

This September, the Rio Theatre is putting out the mic stand and stool for North America’s Premier Filipino-American Comedian, Rex Navarrete. Don’t miss this one night only show! Sunday, September 7 Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PM *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.  Main Floor Assigned – $48 + s/c VIP … Read more

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Viewing Party

Joins us at the Rio Theatre for a big screen viewing of the FIFA Club World Cup game on July 13 (Finals). Saturday, July 13 FINALS: Chelsea vs PSG! Doors 11:30 am | Game 12:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Tickets HERE *Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. *Rio Theatre Groupons … Read more

Summer Night Fever!

Get ready to boogie down at The Rio Theatre as we turn back the clock for a night of nonstop 70’s disco magic! Featuring a high-energy live stage show from DISCOBABY, The Retrolytes band, Anushka Kashyap, + more, plus a 70s costume contest with prizes and an all-out dance party that will keep you groovin’ … Read more

The Wheel Deal (Vancouver Premiere!)

Join us on Saturday, September 20, as we premiere the first three episodes of The Wheel Deal documentary series! This is a series following the rise and fall and rise again of Vancouver’s first roller derby team: Terminal City. (And yes, this is the sport on rollerskates where people slam into each other at full … Read more

S.P.I.T!

(A Night of) STORIES, POEMS, INTRIGUE, & THEATRE! Presenting a night composed of equal parts storytelling and poetry, as two-time World Poetry Slam Champion and published author, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, brings his one-person show to the Rio Theatre for one night only. Never sacrificing substance for style, Joaquín’s manic and passionate performance has been called by … Read more

Cirque du Slay

Forget everything you thought you knew about circus. This isn’t your childhood big top, this is something curious and queer. Vancouver Pride Week is hitting the Rio Theatre on Thursday, July 31 as co-producers April O’Peel Productions and Du Jour Marketing present CIRQUE DU SLAY, a provocative and powerful night of drag, circus, comedy, and … Read more

Metta Grove Experience

Metta Grove is a visionary art concert that merges the essence of cinematic films, guided meditations, sound journeys, and psychedelic experiences. It is a multimedia symphony that evokes nourishing relaxation, wonder, and euphoria. Simon Haiduk is a multimedia artist whose work blends visual and sonic expressions, exploring themes of nature, consciousness, and spiritual energy. His … Read more

Material Girls LIVE!

Beloved scholarly pop culture podcast, Material Girls, is coming to the Rio Theatre for a one-night-only live show. Featuring familiar segments from the show, as well as some new shenanigans, the night is sure to be a hoot! Join co-hosts Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman for an evening of playful banter, deep(ish) academic dives, and visual gags only … Read more