# Things To Do In Nanaimo This Weekend | October 2-4, 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Nanaimo is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Nanaimo this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
- **Type**: time_filter

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- **Event Name**: The Ripple Room × Misu Dessert: Cake Decorating Workshop
  - **Description**: 🍰 The Ripple Room × Misu Dessert: Cake Decorating WorkshopCome spend an afternoon getting creative, decorating your very own cake, and connecting with other women in Vancouver!
  - **Date**: Sat, 26 Sep – Sun, 04 Oct (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/the-ripple-room-×-misu-dessert-cake-decorating-workshop-tickets/80003039481257
  - **Venue**: FUNK. Coffee Bar
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  - **Price**: min: 63, max: 63, currency: CAD
  - **Categories**: workshops

## About

Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in Nanaimo this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in Nanaimo.

## Weekend Events in Nanaimo

- **Event Name**: Nanaimo Fall Home Show
  - **Description**: Nanaimo's #1 fall event for your house & home return to Beban Park, October 2-4; Connect with trusted, local experts in home improvements, renovations, décor, design, and so much more. You’ll find the products, services, show specials and samples you
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/nanaimo-fall-home-show/200030329464820
  - **Venue**: Beban Park Social Centre
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- **Event Name**: Elise Boulanger & Band at The Vault Café
  - **Description**: Be mesmerized by Elise Boulanger and her magical band at Nanaimo's The Vault Café Friday, October 2nd. Doors 7:00 pm. Show 8:00 pmAbout this EventElise Boulanger and her magical band return to Nanaimo's The Vault Café for
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/elise-boulanger-and-band-at-the-vault-café/100002001033228252
  - **Venue**: The Vault Café
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  - **Price**: CAD 4 to 29
  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, pop
- **Event Name**: Nanaimo Comedy Night - Ben McKay LIVE
  - **Description**: Nanaimo! Don't Miss the Hilarious Ben McKay LIVE at the Green Olive!About this EventCome out for a hilarious night of laughs at The Green Olive!Ben McKay is a Canadian comedian who splits his time betw
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/nanaimo-comedy-night-ben-mckay-live/100002000758668035
  - **Venue**: The Green Olive by Old City
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  - **Price**: CAD 17 to 33
  - **Categories**: fitness, comedy, Festivals, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: LOVE ME JEJE: AN AFRO-RNB EXPERIENCE NANAIMO
  - **Description**: NANAIMO, WE’RE BACK! LOVE ME JEJE: AN AFRO-RNB EXPERIENCE returns for our 2nd Anniversary Party on Friday, October 2nd at Evolve Nightclub.About this EventNANAIMO, IT’S BEEN TOO LONG 🌹The LOVE ME JE
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 10:00 pm – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 02:00 am (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/love-me-jeje-an-afro-rnb-experience-nanaimo/100001997829043449
  - **Venue**: Evolve NightClub
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  - **Price**: CAD 12 to 17
  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment
- **Event Name**: HARD ROCK REVIVAL!!
  - **Description**: Bringing hard rock back to Nanaimo! Old City Station Pub will play host to an evening of classic, hard hitting, and perhaps RAUNCHY hard rock from every era, featuring three bands of amazing Nanaimo musicians. Get ready to dance your ass off, Nanaimo!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 33
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/hard-rock-revival/200030356787957
  - **Venue**: The Old City Station Pub
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Wina Wellness Rest & Recovery Fall 2026
  - **Description**: A 6 week wellness program for Indigenous women and girls centred on rest, recovery, connection and movement as medicine.About this EventWina Wellness Rest & Recovery is a 6 week wellness program for Indigenous women a
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 05:15 pm – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:15 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/wina-wellness-rest-and-recovery-fall-2026/100002001683096024
  - **Venue**: Nanaimo Boxing Club
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  - **Price**: CAD 50
  - **Categories**: health-wellness, sports, workshops, shopping
- **Event Name**: James Vickers Band
  - **Description**: Fresh from conquering the Vancouver and Victoria Jazz Festivals, the James Vickers Band returns to the Errington Hall where they raised the roof opening for Garret T Willie a couple of years ago. Since then we’ve been looking for an opportunity to invite
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/james-vickers-band/200030742099535
  - **Venue**: 1390 Errington Rd, V0R 1V0
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, art, performances, contests, jazz
- **Event Name**: Mean Girls Drag Show
  - **Description**: You CANT SIT with us but you CAN DRAG with us!

Saturday October 3rd
$15 tickets at the door
The Terminal Bar. Nanaimo BC


“On October 3rd he asked me what day it was”

ITS OCTOBER 3rd!!!!!!💁🏼‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️


Hosted by Spicee Pie🔥

With performances
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/mean-girls-drag-show/200030737686148
  - **Venue**: 63 Victoria Cres, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B9, Canada
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  - **Categories**: drag-shows
- **Event Name**: Brothers in Farms w/ DJ Prana Kite LIVE @ The Queen's
  - **Description**: The Queen's presents:

Brothers in Farms ft. DJ Prana Kite LIVE @ The Queen's
Friday, October 2nd 2026
Doors: 9:30pm
Show: 10:00pm - 2:00am
Tickets: $12.50 in advance | $15 @ the door

Totally infectious, non-pretentious, a host of silly shenanigans with
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 09:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/brothers-in-farms-w-dj-prana-kite-live-the-queens/200030674497016
  - **Venue**: The Queen's
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- **Event Name**: It Was Just an Accident
  - **Description**: It Was Just an AccidentOctober 4thJafar Panahi | Iran, France, Luxembourg2025 | 100m | Persian, AzerbaijaniIt Was Just an Accident (2025) is a political thriller directed by Jafar Panahi about a for
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/it-was-just-an-accident/80001949547045
  - **Venue**: Vancouver Island Conference Centre
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, festivals
- **Event Name**: Art After Hours: Patterns, Dots & Conversation with Helen Pearson
  - **Description**: Join us for a warm and intimate evening as part of our Art After Hours Friday night series. On Friday, October 2 from 5:30–7:30pm, we’re celebrating the opening of the new Helen Pearson DOT ART space at Pacific Arts Ma
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 05:30 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/art-after-hours-patterns-dots-and-conversation-with-helen-pearson-tickets/80002144920267
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Metanoia Music Presents : Ancient City Tea House Party! W/Tallman & Volume II
  - **Description**: ACTP are headlining The Globe! Bringing the best of atmospheric Psych rock , Along with The dark Sabbath inspired riffs of Tallman, followed by the heavy hitting prog rock of Volume II !  October 3rd, @7:00pm Doors @ 6pm This will be a full night of amazi
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    - Count: 16
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/metanoia-music-presents-ancient-city-tea-house-party-w-tallman-and-volume-ii/200030470733535
  - **Venue**: The Globe Live Studio
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, parties, music
- **Event Name**: FREE Seminar: Putting your Garden to Bed at GARDENWORKS Nanaimo
  - **Description**: Learn how to protect and prepare your garden for the upcoming winter months!About this EventLearn how to protect and prepare your garden for the upcoming winter months! Learn what to move, prune, and other tips to get you
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 11:00 am (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/free-seminar-putting-your-garden-to-bed-at-gardenworks-nanaimo/100001998922958378
  - **Venue**: GARDENWORKS Nanaimo
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: workshops, art
- **Event Name**: Haunted Nanaimo Lantern Tours 2026
  - **Description**: Brave the dark and the dearly departed this October in Nanaimo!   

Join us for a Haunted Nanaimo Lantern Tour for tales of mysterious apparitions, spooky locations, and objects that seem to have a mind of their own. On select evenings in October, join us
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/haunted-nanaimo-lantern-tours-2026/200030747694159
  - **Venue**: 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 2X1
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- **Event Name**: Fridays, 6:30 PM Intro To Clay (FULL)
  - **Description**: Start your journey into clay at Nanaimo Ceramic Arts on Friday Nights! In this flexible beginners class, learn to create functional forms on the wheel and the table. Intro to Clay is designed for students with little to no experience. The syllabus include
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/fridays-6-30-pm-intro-to-clay-full/200030747583509
  - **Venue**: 115 Chapel st, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia v9r 4h5
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  - **Categories**: workshops, art

## Trending Events in Nanaimo

- **Event Name**: An evening with Red Dirt Skinners - St Andrews, Nanaimo, BC(6:30pm)
  - **Description**: We are delighted to present... AN EVENING WITH RED DIRT SKINNERSRoots Music Canada describe the Red Dirt Skinners as “The Pink Floyd of Folk Music.” Music News Magazine state that there is “an almost Floyd-like quality to some of th
  - **Venue**: St. Andrew's United Church, Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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- **Event Name**: Creative Harbour Day
  - **Description**: 🎨 Creative Harbour Day — October 9th | 11am–8pm  Pacific Arts Market – Nanaimo GalleryFREE EVENTJoin us for Creative Harbour Day as Nanaimo welcomes a cruise ship carrying
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: The Holiday Bazaar in Cedar 2026
  - **Description**: Discover the magic of the season at the Holiday Bazaar! Explore a curated collection of unique locally-crafted art and gifts that will delight and inspire.15 minutes south of Downtown Nanaimo!November 21
  - **Venue**: Cedar Community Hall
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- **Event Name**: Felted Friends Workshop: Rabbit or Octopus Edition
  - **Description**: Create your own charming wool sculpture in this hands‑on Felted Friends Workshop, perfect for both beginners and experienced felters. Under the guidance of needle‑felting artist Kim Kirton, you’ll choose to craft eithe
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Wine, Wire & Wonder: Create Your Own Stone Necklace
  - **Description**: Join jewelry artist Teresa Carrao of Desert Designs by T for a cozy, creative evening in our Art After Hours series. In this hands‑on workshop, you’ll learn how to wire‑wrap a beautiful semi‑precious stone using premiu
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Art After Hours: Patterns, Dots & Conversation with Helen Pearson
  - **Description**: Join us for a warm and intimate evening as part of our Art After Hours Friday night series. On Friday, October 2 from 5:30–7:30pm, we’re celebrating the opening of the new Helen Pearson DOT ART space at Pacific Arts Ma
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Build Your Little Salt Pig!
  - **Description**: Friday, October 23 • 4–7pm  Hosted at Pacific Arts Market • 460 Wallace St., NanaimoJoin ceramic artist Kim Burgess of Anomalous Ceramics for a fun, hands‑on workshop where you’ll sculpt your
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Once Upon a Craft Fair
  - **Description**: Friday 12-7pm 🎄Saturday 10-5pm 🦄Sunday 10-4pm 🎀$5 entry. Come and go as you please for all three days with your wristband. ? 20% of entry goes to local community groups. Check out how much we raised in the past years! ?
  - **Venue**: Beban Park Social Centre
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- **Event Name**: Downtown Nanaimo Harvest Festival 2026
  - **Description**: 🍂 CELEBRATE FALL WITH US IN DOWNTOWN NANAIMO! 🍂

Join Spirit of Nanaimo Society for the Downtown Nanaimo Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Maffeo Sutton Park!

This FREE, family-friendly community event is an afternoon of creativity, conne
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Nanaimo Fall Home Show (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 01:00 pm at Beban Park Social Centre), Elise Boulanger & Band at The Vault Café (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Vault Café), Nanaimo Comedy Night - Ben McKay LIVE (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Green Olive by Old City), LOVE ME JEJE: AN AFRO-RNB EXPERIENCE NANAIMO (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 10:00 pm at Evolve NightClub), HARD ROCK REVIVAL!! (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Old City Station Pub).
- **Q**: What are the top free Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Art After Hours: Patterns, Dots & Conversation with Helen Pearson (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 05:30 pm at Pacific Arts Market), FREE Seminar: Putting your Garden to Bed at GARDENWORKS Nanaimo (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 10:00 am at GARDENWORKS Nanaimo).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Nanaimo this weekend October 2–4, 2026?
  - **A:** Elise Boulanger & Band at The Vault Café (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Vault Café), Nanaimo Comedy Night - Ben McKay LIVE (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Green Olive by Old City), LOVE ME JEJE: AN AFRO-RNB EXPERIENCE NANAIMO (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 10:00 pm at Evolve NightClub), HARD ROCK REVIVAL!! (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Old City Station Pub), Wina Wellness Rest & Recovery Fall 2026 (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 05:15 pm at Nanaimo Boxing Club).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Nanaimo in September 2026?
  - **A:** The Ripple Room × Misu Dessert: Cake Decorating Workshop (Sat, 26 Sep at FUNK. Coffee Bar).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Nanaimo on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Nanaimo include Beban Park Social Centre, The Vault Café, The Green Olive by Old City.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Prices for Weekend events in Nanaimo range from CAD 4 to CAD 63. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Nanaimo include Evergreen Exhibitions Ltd., Elise Boulanger, Ben "dimes" McKay !!.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Weekend events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Nanaimo.

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