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The Snowed In Comedy Tour has turned in to a Canadian success story, celebrating its twelfth year. The tour has now grown to be the largest in Canada with 70 cities from Coast to Coast. The tour has now performed in Australia, The US, France, and Switzerland. The 2019 tour received numerous standing ovations and … Read more

COCO LOVE ALCORN Rebirth Album Release Tour Come join legendary soul-folk singer-songwriter Coco Love Alcorn (The Coast, Halifax) as she celebrates the release of her latest album Rebirth. This new album features a collection of songs that will captivate audiences and showcase her dynamic vocals. With soulful melodies, heartbeat grooves, and lyrics that come from a … Read more

Canadian Pacific Blues Society presents WALTER TROUT With guest Matt Hoyles Sunday, December 8 Doors 6:30 pm | Show 7.30 pm Advance Tickets $40 HERE | Door $45 *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service. Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event. Also available at www.riotheatretickets.ca also a High Life, … Read more

The Rio Theatre‘s own genre film fest – celebrating the best in horror, action, comedy, animation, docs, shorts and more – returns November 21 – 24. Submit your short film, feature, or doc via Film Freeway.

Fourth straight year of The Haunted Saloon! Join legendary host Nhi Do for the Showdown at the Saloon and see who walks away with trophies and gold. Sunday, October 20 Doors 6:00 pm | Event 6:30 pm Advance ticketing info HERE *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service. Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and … Read more

Be one of the lucky people to win some of our door prices during the event, we’re giving away one FREE application, a FREE E-Book and other great swag! Filmmakers will hear from the Crazy8s Team members about what is expected in the video pitch, how the selection process works, and what to expect in … Read more

The grande finale of a year-long live storytelling competition. Ten of Vancouver’s best writers and performers tell original stories and compete for the title of 2019 Story Slam Champion. The championship finalist storytellers are Al Tee, Alix Born, Avneet Johal, Bill Burnyeat, Jeff Rotin, Maia Brundage, Mike Funergy, Ruth de la Giroday, Soo Jeong, and … Read more

Welcome to the jungle! Get ready to howl for April O’Peel Productions‘ ANIMAL ATTRACTION on Saturday, November 2. This wild night showcases the beast of Vancouver burlesque in an uncaged experience full of free-range striptease. Featuring feral femmes and carnal creatures, you won’t want to miss a second of this animal spank-tuary. Saturday, November 2 … Read more

The Vancouver Podcast Festival is dedicated to highlighting the power and potential of podcasts, and bringing together local podcast creators with national and international series. Presented by DOXA, the festival aims to foster new podcast creation in British Columbia and Canada, bring new audiences to podcasting, and deepen the discussion around audio documentary and its … Read more

The Vancouver Podcast Festival is dedicated to highlighting the power and potential of podcasts, and bringing together local podcast creators with national and international series. Presented by DOXA, the festival aims to foster new podcast creation in British Columbia and Canada, bring new audiences to podcasting, and deepen the discussion around audio documentary and its … Read more