From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver from Thursday, November 6th to Wednesday, November 12th, 2025. Please note that you can now get the Scout List – with a few extra pieces of intel included – sent to your inbox every Thursday. Sign up for your subscription here.

GIG | Toronto psych-garage-rockers Wine Lips are playing at The Pearl on Granville tonight (Thursday, November 6th), as part of their Hungry for a Knuckle Sandwich tour – and take our word, you don’t want to miss them. Not only do they most definitely know how to rock out, they are also cheeky, colourful performers with style and attitude to spare. If you’re looking for ways to release some pent-up energy, shake off the Autumn-induced doldrums, and turn up your body heat, then this gig is sure to get you pogo-ing and flailing (like someone half your age and/or with half your worries, maybe?). Wine Lips play the kind of music to crush PBRs to while pretending like it’s still the summertime. For a better idea of what you’re in for, give the song “Six Pack”, off of their 2024 album Super Mega Ultra, a listen here. Opening bands Sleep Country and Mister Pets will help you ease into things with their own fun-loving vibes. DETAILS

THRIFT | This Sunday, La Fabrique St-George (7 East 7th Avenue) is hosting a preloved clothing pop-up, featuring a nice selection of women’s clothing, shoes and accessories. Your window of time to shop (9am until 3pm) also coincides with their weekly Brunch service – how convenient is that?! It’s a perfect double-whammy Sunday situation, especially if you’re feeling a bit under the weather and are looking for a pick-me-up. Fill up your stomach with a mid-day meal of comforting, French-inspired dishes created by big sister cafe, Le Marche, then fill up your tote bag with some new-old seasonal outfit inspiration. And, since La Fabrique is first and foremost a winery, a glass of qveri-made wine should probably factor in there somewhere. Cash or e-transfer preferred for pop-up purchases. DETAILS

NOW OPEN | We who have known tides: Indigenous Art from the Collection opens at the Vancouver Art Gallery today (Thursday, November 6th). The exhibition, which culls mainly from the Gallery’s permanent collection, features close to 40 works of painting, sculpture, photography and installation from the 1960s up to today, all produced by Indigenous artists. The uniting concept: the Pacific Ocean; and more specifically, how this significant body of water transformed and inspired the communities living alongside its shores, and its role “as a lens through which to understand the ever-changing nature of the world around us”. Appropriately, it is designed to progress in a way that mimics the ebb and flow of waves. We who have known tides features a newly commissioned text-based piece by Haida and Québécois artist Raymond Boisjoly; another recently completed commission, Clan Hat (2021–25), by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas; and the debut of Alutiiq/Sugpiaq artist Tanya Lukin Linklater’s three-channel video installation, Quiver (2025). Other artists include Laura Wee Láy Láq, Susan Point, Beau Dick, Guud san glans Robert Davidson, Nicholas Galanin, and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun. DETAILS

CRAFT | November marks the beginning of Craft Fair season. Just about every weekend sees a different gathering of local artisans, craftspeople and artists setting up tables and booths to offer their handmade wares to Vancouverites. Even if you don’t buy anything, it’s pretty cool to walk around a room full of creative people who spend their time making things. The annual Circle Craft Holiday Market kicks off the season beginning on Tuesday, November 11th (through to Sunday, November 16th), complete with hundreds of artists, designers and artisans making everything from jewellery and jam to woodwork and textiles. Always inspiring! DETAILS

STEAM | It’s looking like mostly cool, wet weather for the weekend, but we know of a way to turn grey skies into full-body reset: simply hit the sauna. Whether you want the low-key warmth of a rec centre steam room or the ritual of a proper wood-fired session, Vancouver’s got options that’ll melt the ‘blah’ right out of November. Bonus: steam sessions also boost circulation, deepen sleep, and strengthen your immune system. Ideal timing! Not sure where to begin? We’ve got a guide. Our choice for this week: AetherHaus. This downtown spa keeps it simple: hot sauna, cold plunge, no BS. Go solo and zone out, or join a guided session with music and breathwork. It’s the kind of place that’ll shake the rain right out of your bones. DETAILS

ESCAPE | Vancouver is expecting rain this week. How nice would it feel to press “pause” on that? As unlikely as that might seem, there is a way. Hiding out at the Bloedel Conservatory for a few hours usually does the trick. Artificially warm temperatures, plus exotic plants and flowers – and all those free-flying tropical birds! Use your imagination, and you might just forget how miserable it is outside. DETAILS

LEARN | Spend a Saturday morning at UBC Farm getting to really know cheese: from how it’s made, to why it tastes the way it does. Guided by cheese pro Leigh Power (formerly of NYC’s Murray’s Cheese), this workshop walks you through everything from soft and fresh, to funky and blue, with plenty of samples and zero pretension. Basically, our favourite way to learn! Tickets are $65, and registration is still open. DETAILS 

PLANTS | Emily Carr University’s second-year illustrators are turning classic botanical art on its head with Botanical Vision, a hallway exhibition inspired by the plant life at VanDusen Botanical Garden. This show will feature handcrafted posters that move beyond observation, into the speculative and surreal — where petals become portals, roots tangle into symbols, and whole ecosystems are reimagined in ink, graphite and digital brushstrokes. Though not a formal gallery exhibition,  this show feels like a good excuse to slip into the school to wander the hallways and take in some creativity and inspiration. The opening reception for Botanical Vision goes down next week (Thursday, Nov. 13th, 5–7pm). Mark your calendars now. DETAILS

REMEMBER | Tuesday is Remembrance Day. Time to slow down and truly appreciate the gravity of your moment of silence. Services will take place at numerous locations around town, but the big one will be at Victory Square, which has played host to the solemn ceremony for over 100 years. It starts at 10:30am, with music, prayers, speeches, a moment of silence (at 11am), wreath-laying, and a parade. There’s nothing like a 21-gun salute and some bagpipes to clear the tear ducts!