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Catch all your favourite games… On the BIGGEST screen in town! (With Vancouver’s best surround sound – set at a moderate, conversational volume!!) Join us at the Rio Theatre every day at 3:30 pm for Vancouver’s best buttery popcorn, grilled cheese sandwiches, adult beverages and more. Even better? No cover! Daily Happy Hour from 3:30 … Read more

Sunday September 13, 2020 Doors 7:30 pm | show 8:00 pm Advance Tickets $20 HERE After 18 wacky weeks of virtual Sunday Funday shows, THE CATNIP CABIN FEVER SHOW hits The Rio Stage for a merry mix of LIVE and VIRTUAL (on the BIG Rio screen!) performances of Cabaret, Comedy, and Burlesque hosted  by Burgundy … Read more

Gotta get to the show…. Paul Anthony’s Talent Time happens at the Rio Theatre on the first Thursday of every month. It’s Vancouver’s favourite and longest running variety show – now in its 12th season! Show details coming soon! Thursday, April 2 Doors 7:15 pm | Show 8:00 pm Advance tickets $12 HERE | $14 … Read more

The Sixth Annual Vancouver International Badass Film Festival (VBAFF) is taking over East Vancouver March 27-29. VBAFF rounds out a bloody good weekend in East Vancouver with an evening featuring filmmakers, local shorts, and and a legendary genre awards show hosted by Mister Nickel and Samantha Mack, with performances by Caravan of Curiosities (f. Tristan … Read more

Comedy and writing partners Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan, and Corey Ryan Forrester are ready to meet the people. You’ve seen Trae’s Liberal Redneck viral videos, you’ve read their weekly blog, and now you’ll see them at their best — performing stand-up comedy. Friday, May 8 Doors at 6:00 pm | Show 7:00 pm General Admission … Read more

FUNNY. FILTHY. FEMINIST.  THE DIVA CUP: A competitive comedy show featuring Vancouver’s hottest femme and non-binary performers Join us for the first annual DIVA CUP! An all femme and non-binary, head to head, comedic competition! Featuring Comedians, Drag Queens, Roast Battles, Live Audience Twerk Off, and so much more! Get ready as the Betties, battle … Read more

TOM LAVIN & The Legendary POWDER BLUES Doin It Right (On The Wrong Side Of Town) CoOp Radio 45th Anniversary 2020 signals the 42nd Anniversary of POWDER BLUES. Grab a ticket and join us at the Rio Theatre as both CFRO-FM and POWDER BLUES are still Doin It Right On The Wrong Side Of Town. … Read more

  Tired of swiping left on the dating apps? Join us for the Rio Theatre Dating Game! A hilarious LIVE game show hosted by Patrick Maliha. Online dating got you down? Want to get out and have some fun meeting other singles, live and in person? We want to bring the fun back to dating! … Read more

On Good Friday, 2020 – get ready for a resurrection of fantastic proportions as Kitty Nights Productions returns to The Rio Theatre with an epic new show… THINK FLOYD – the timeless music of Pink Floyd played LIVE and accompanied by brain-tingling large-screen visuals and dazzling cabaret performances. The messages behind Pink Floyd‘s music remain … Read more

The stars have aligned! On March 21, the traditional first day of the astrological year, DTFVan and April O’Peel Productions will combine forces at the Rio Theatre to present Ass-trology: A Zodiac Burlesque Show of Heavenly Bodies. An event paying homage to all the signs of the heavens, this show features out of this world … Read more