Beer & Chocolate Tasting + Halloween Costume Swap

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October 08, 2025

🫰 Financial Aid (Welfare) Worker at NWPL – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

👶 Mom + Baby Meet Up at Cove Indoor Play – 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 CaRT Peer Navigators – 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

🔍️ 2nd Annual River Market Scavenger Hunt – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

👶 Babytime (0-23 months) at NWPL Queensborough – 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

🎒 After-School Drop-In (5-12 years) – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

📚️ Reading Buddies (6-9 years) – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🌃 Pyjama Storytime (all ages) – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

❓️ Georgie's Local Trivia Night – 7:00 PM

🏃 Steal and Oak Run Club – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎭️ Charity Drag Bingo hosted by Justin Abit – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

👦👧 Connect Youth (13+) – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

🎤 Open Mic Jam at Bully’s Studio – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

❓️ Trivia Night at Frankie G’s – 7:30 PM

October 09, 2025

🗣️ English Conversation Circles at the Welcome Centre – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

🌲 Fall Tree Sale – 10:00 AM Online Only

👶 Babytime (0-12 months) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

🍼 Baby Social (0-23 months) – 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

🔍️ 2nd Annual River Market Scavenger Hunt – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🍅 Farmers Market – 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

 🧙 Halloween Costume Swap at Farmers Market – 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

📝 SFU Writing Consults – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

📚️ Drop-in Wildfires Bookshop – 5:45 PM

📜 Writing a Will at NWPL – 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

🤝 TRAC: Rental Law at NWPL – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

🪡 Sewing Beginner(50+ years) at təməsew̓txʷ – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

🎙️ Karaoke Night at Georgie's – 7:00 PM

🎭️ New West Bingpot! Thursday Trivia - Howe Sound – 7:00 PM

🎨 Creativity Workshop – Watercolour Line and Wash – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎭️ Comedy Exposed at Flapper Lounger – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎙️ Colossal Thursdays Karaoke at The Terminal Pub – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎤 Open Mic Jam at Notorious Grey Fox – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

October 10, 2025

🧒 Toddler Time (12-36 months) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

🔍️ 2nd Annual River Market Scavenger Hunt – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

👶 Babytime (0-12 months) – 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

🍼 Baby Social (0-23 months) – 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

💑 City LOVE Scavenger Hunt Date Night For Couples - New West Area – 1:00 PM

📚️ French Reading Buddies (6-9 years) – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🎲 Friendsday Night Board Games – 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM

🎨 Brush Hour Paint Night - Ghostly Forest – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

🎉 Cariboo Hill Class of 1995 30th Reunion – 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM

🎲 Hitmix Bingo - Howe Sound – 7:00 PM

🎙️ New West Karaoke Night at Howe Sound – 7:00 PM

🎙️ Weekly Karaoke Every Friday – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

🎭️ Thalia Comedy Open Mic at Arrieta Art Studio – 7:30 PM

🎸 Live Music at The Terminal - Mike Van Eyes – 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM

🎙️ Karaoke Friday Nights at Notorious Grey Fox – 9:00 PM until Close

🍻 Beer & Chocolate Unite for a Tasting Experience Like No Other! 🍫 

Something delicious is brewing in New West — and it’s back by popular demand! 🎉

Join Steel & Oak Brewing Co. and Origins Chocolate Bar on Tuesday, October 14, at 7:00 p.m. for an unforgettable night of flavour, fun, and discovery. As part of CHOCTOBERFEST, this exclusive Beer & Chocolate Tasting pairs four finely crafted beers with four artisanal chocolate bars — each combo expertly chosen to surprise your senses and make your taste buds dance.

From bright citrus notes to deep, dark caramel tones, every pairing reveals a new kind of magic between hops and cocoa. Whether you’re a craft beer fan, a chocolate connoisseur, or simply love trying something new, this is one event you won’t want to miss.

Adults only — but absolutely kid-at-heart approved.

🍻 Spots sell fast — book your seat for this sweet and hoppy night now!

🎃 Swap, Don’t Shop! Halloween Fun Takes Over New West Farmers Market

Why buy new when you can swap and save the planet too? 🌎✨ Families are invited to join the New West Farmers Market for this year’s Halloween Costume Swap — a fun, earth-friendly way to refresh your costume collection and keep perfectly good outfits out of the landfill!

👹🦄🐉 The swap kicks off Thursday, October 9, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and continues for two more spooky sessions to make sure every little ghost and goblin finds their perfect look:

📅 Swap Schedule:

• Thursday, October 9 | 3:00–7:00 p.m.

• Thursday, October 16 | 3:00–7:00 p.m.

• Thursday, October 23 | 3:00–7:00 p.m.

Families with children ages 0–14 can bring gently used costumes and trade them for something new-to-you — from wizards and superheroes to dragons and fairies! Each event promises a mix of creativity, sustainability, and community fun.

So grab your outgrown costumes, invite your friends, and make this Halloween a little greener and a lot more spooktacular! 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️🦸‍♀️

👉 Join the Halloween Costume Swap at the New West Farmers Market!

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

🌧️ Why was the rain always calm? 🧘 

Because it knew how to “let it flow”! 🌀💦 

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