Things to Do in Vernon This Weekend
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Today
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Vernon Farmers’ Market
Shop North Okanagan produce, fruit, eggs, meat, cheese, baked goods, plants and flowers, plus handmade jewellery, art, pottery and clothing at the Vernon Farmers' Market. Everything at the farm stalls is locally grown, and food and concession vendors make it an easy lunch stop. Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupons are accepted.
Markets & Fairs Food & Drink Events
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Owen Riegling - In The Feeling Tour
Live Nation presents country singer-songwriter Owen Riegling's In The Feeling Tour, with Sully Burrows, at the Performing Arts Centre. Since winning the Boots & Hearts Emerging Artist Competition, he's scored a platinum hit with Old Dirt Roads and toured with names like Brett Young, Jake Owen and Luke Bryan, with new songs including Taillight This Town. Tickets are $54, including all fees and tax. For $104.25 more, the optional VIP Acoustic Experience adds an acoustic jam and a Q&A with Owen and a signed laminate (add it at checkout).
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Live Music
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The Accidental Canadian
Writer and explorer James Raffan presents a new one-man musical storytelling show at the National Altitude Training Centre at Silver Star. Drawing on 50 years of Arctic travel by canoe, dogsled and icebreaker, he blends humour, imagery and original songs. All ages. Tickets are $35.50, with partial proceeds supporting Silver Star Adaptive Snow Sport.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Arts & Culture
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Bury the Hatchet
A touring play retelling the Lizzie Borden axe-murder case of 1892, praised in the UK press. Dark, gripping theatre for the Halloween season.
Arts & Culture
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Ladies Night Boutique Experience in Downtown Vernon
An after-hours shopping night in downtown Vernon, with about 16 clothing stores, boutiques and specialty shops staying open late. Many shops offer treats and small surprises, so it's a fun evening out with friends.
Community Events Nightlife
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Alex Mackenzie's Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour
Alex Mackenzie's Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour brings a stand-up lineup with Alex Mackenzie, Ola Dada, Brittany Lyseng and Efthimios Nasiopoulous, comics seen on Just for Laughs, CBC's The Debaters, Amazon Prime and more. Expect crowd interaction and big laughs — and every ticket supports local charities; the tour has raised over $65,000 so far.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Arts & Culture Nightlife
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Ghost Tours of Vernon presents Boos and Booze
A 1920s-themed night out: a downtown ghost tour followed by a back-alley entrance to Vernon's Cheeky Speakeasy for drinks and dancing to hot jazz. Dress in spats, cloche hats, flapper dresses or anything gothic. Tickets are $50, include one drink, and must be bought online. Strictly 19+.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Live Music Nightlife Holiday & Seasonal Events
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Vernon Wellness Fair
More than 100 exhibitors set up at the Vernon Recreation Centre with health and wellness products, bath and body items, food, home and garden ideas and gifts. Free admission makes it an easy weekend browse.
Markets & Fairs Community Events
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Fall Weekends at O'Keefe Ranch: Corn Maze, Kids Haunted House & Haunted Mini Golf
Weekends through Halloween, Historic O'Keefe Ranch north of Vernon runs a family corn maze (by donation, included with ranch admission), a kids' haunted house ($5 for ages 5 and up; parents and under-5s free) and Haunted Hilltop Mini Golf ($5 a player, also open weekdays). It's the daytime, all-ages side of the ranch; Field of Screams is the separate adult night haunt.
Family & Kids Holiday & Seasonal Events
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Vernon Pride Prom
A substance-free, all-welcome dance for LGBTQ+ teens aged 13 to 18 and their allies, with music by local DJ Jord.co. Doors open at 6 pm and the dance runs from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Costumes are welcome, but prop weapons and masks are not. Tickets are on a sliding scale from $3 to $10.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Community Events Family & Kids
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Ghost Tours of Vernon Halloween Flagship Tours
Ghost Tours of Vernon's long-running Downtown Lower East Hill Tour — now in its 23rd year — retells favourite ghost stories and new tales of the city. Tours start at Justice Park and last about 1 hour 45 minutes with no breaks. Dress for the weather; costumes encouraged. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for youth under 19, cash on the night or online.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Live Music Holiday & Seasonal Events
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The Odditorium: An Adult Carnival of Curiosities
The Okanagan Science Centre turns into a Dustbowl-era sideshow carnival for adults. Lie on a bed of nails, make a poppet doll, dissect an eyeball, play carnival games and watch strange science demos, with food, drinks and live performances. Costume contest with prizes. Carnival tickets for games and snacks are sold on site. 19+ with ID; tickets are limited.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Nightlife
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Chris Murphy of SLOAN + Peter Elkas
Chris Murphy of Sloan — also of supergroups TUNS, Trans-Canada Highwaymen and Anyway Gang — plays a solo acoustic show of songs and stories, joined on the bill by Peter Elkas. Tickets are $49, including fees and tax.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Live Music
Tomorrow
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NOCS 2026 PedalFest at Predator Ridge
An enduro mountain bike race on Predator Ridge's blue and black trails, with timed downhill stages and self-paced climbs. Categories include women's, men's, youth under 18 and e-bike. The $40 entry fee supports the Vernon Hill Project; register ahead. Volunteers are welcome too.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Live Music Sports & Recreation
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Flip The Script : An Asana Adventure
Danielle Champagne leads a playful inversion workshop at Noble Yoga, working on headstand, forearm balance and king pigeon pose. You'll break down the foundations and techniques behind each posture to build confidence and refine alignment — suitable whether you're attempting your first inversion or refining an established practice. Tickets are sold online.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Workshops & Classes
Exhibitions & multi-day events
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Creatures & Curiosities: VCAC Members Show
A members' exhibition at the Vernon Community Arts Centre built around strange creatures, folklore, oddities and the imaginary. Free to browse in the Centre Gallery in Polson Park, and a fun Halloween-season stop for families and art lovers.
Arts & Culture
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Field of Screams XIII: The Unlucky
Thirteen seasons in, the Okanagan's biggest haunted corn maze has gone all-in on the number. Field of Screams takes over the fields at Historic O'Keefe Ranch north of Vernon with four separate walk-through mazes — The Village, Distortion, Chocolate Factory and the Vintage Hotel — each with its own build, its own set and its own live scare actors waiting in the corn. Parking opens at 6 pm and the mazes start taking people at 6:30, which means the whole thing happens in the dark. You can buy into one maze, two, all four, or a VIP pass that moves you up the queue. Opening week, September 25 to October 4, is the cheapest time to go, and Wednesdays are discounted all season. This is built to frighten adults: the organizers do not recommend it for children under 12, and say it is best suited to teens and adults.
Holiday & Seasonal Events Events & Festivals Arts & Culture
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Bound to Birth, Exposed! and Still: Fall Exhibitions at the Vernon Public Art Gallery
Three new shows fill the Vernon Public Art Gallery this fall: Darian Goldin Stahl's Bound to Birth, the members' exhibition Exposed!, and work by Mackie Lake House artist in residence Andrea Zittlau. Admission is by donation; a free opening reception with the artists runs Thursday, October 22, 6 to 8 pm.
Arts & Culture