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Tinder Tale teams up with Story Story Lie for an epic evening of storytelling. Tinder Tales, the Toronto based comedic story telling event has been selling out across Canada, including countless sold out shows here in Vancouver. Story Story Lie, the Vancouver based comedic story telling event where comedians share unreal stories, one of them … Read more

BOYISH GIRL INTERRUPTED TOUR 2014 NEW DATE: January 16, 2015 Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Tickets $25.00 + s/c CLICK HERE . Available at Red Cat Records and Ticketmaster Outlets. Charge by Phone 1-855-985-5000

Wow, wow, wow! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Join us at the Rio Theatre for a deep dive into the phenomenal musical career of the one and only Kate Bush. Expertly assembled by a dedicated group of music devotees and pop-culture scientists and geniuses, THIS WOMAN’S WORK is a feature-length, curated collection culled from Bush‘s incredible, … Read more

This Show Made Me Gay! A Nerdlesque Cabaret Celebrating Queer Pop Culture The Geekenders are excited to be back at the Rio Theatre once again for their gayest show ever!  Kick off Vancouver’s Pride weekend surrounded by rhinestones, glitter, and… dancing nerds?!  Featuring original performances from some of this City’s favourite geeks, burlesque dancers, and … Read more

Get ready to be dazzled during this year’s Pride weekend, Vancouver! Geekenders – the sexy, nerdy masterminds behind unforgettable productions such as STAR WARS: A NUDE HOPE, THE MUPPET BURLESQUE SHOW, and SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE STRIPPER-VERSE – proudly present their latest and most enchanting creation yet, THE WIZARD OF BRAS! It’s time to click your … Read more

The Very Best of HUMP! 2008 to 2017: This year we are touring a few cities with the very best of HUMP! We have selected some of our (and audience) favorites from 2008 through 2017. We reached out to the filmmakers and were able to have them resubmit their films to us for this very … Read more

The Vanimation Film Festival is widely known around the globe as the world’s best animation film festival, and in our inaugural year we are excited to celebrate and promote the films created right here by Vancouver’s animation community. From student projects to the major studios, hand drawn to computer generated. LIVE! For one night only, … Read more

Join us on Sunday, September 22 for a good old-fashioned (short) movie marathon. From comedies to horror, we are celebrating what the Vancouver short film scene has to offer. Sunday, September 22 Doors 12:30 pm |Event 1:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Advance tickets HERE Presented in partnership with DreamBoard Production … Read more

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is delighted to partner with the Rio Theatre to bring you our Digital 2021 At Home Festival music.  We will be screening two separate sets of concerts (Stage 1 & Stage 2) showcasing fantastic Vancouver musicians, who we have  filmed at various Vancouver venues (including Buckerfield’s, The Cultch, Jericho Beach … Read more