2 Friday

The Crisp Festival (through October 4), Community Hall, thecrisp.ca
7:00 pm The Crisp Presents: Joel Plaskett and Leeroy Stagger, Songs and Stories, Community Hall
9:30 am Climate Café, Community Hall
11:00 am Board Games at the Hall, Community Hall
12:00 pm Community Gathering with Claire Coupland, until 1 pm, Community Hall

3 Saturday

11:00 am The Crisp Presents: Dave Des Accoustic Set, until 12 pm free, Pender Radio Bandstand
7:00 pm The Crisp Presents: Reuben and the Dark, Community Hall

4 Sunday

1:00 pm All-Candidates Meeting, North Pender Islands Trust, School Gymnasium
4:00 pm Speakeasy, The Legion
7:00 pm The Crisp Presents: Fiona Bevans and Adam Beattie, Community Hall

5 Monday

7:00 pm Photo Club meeting, via Zoom
1:00 pm Free introductory Singing for Fun, Singing for Joy class, Community Hall

6 Tuesday

10:00 am ReCYCLE Bike Shop Open, until 3 pm, Recycling Centre
3:00 pm Men’s Jungle Golf Event, Pender Golf Club
7:00 pm Fall Fair Wrap-Up Meeting, Community Hall

7 Wednesday

5:30 pm Pender Earth Q&A w. North Pender Island Trust candidates, Community Hall

8 Thursday

Tour of Pender Native Plants wetland and demonstration tree garden Pender Native Plants

9 Friday

10:00 am QENENIW Community Day, until 2 pm, Hay Point Reserve
11:00 am Thanksgiving Crafts at the Hall, Community Hall
12:00 pm Community Gathering with Bill Davies, until 1 pm Community Hall
7:15 pm Film: The Rivals of Amziah King, Community Hall Theatre

10 Saturday

Library Closed in lieu of Thanksgiving
10:00 am Pender Island Fire Rescue Open House and Free Pancake Breakfast, Fire Station #1
12:30 pm Bingo!, The Legion

1:00 pm All-Candidates Meeting, South Pender Islands Trust, School Gymnasium
2:00 pm Spirit of the Sixties Singalong – A Ukrainian Fundraiser, Community Hall
3:00 pm Celebration of Life for Barb Auchterlonie, until 4:30 pm Pender Golf Club

11 Sunday

4:30 pm Youth Night: Costume Maker Space & Crafts w. Bean, Community Hall
5:00 pm Thanksgiving Dinner, also October 12 Syrens Bistro @ Poets Cove

12 Monday

1:15 pm Matinee: Hidden Figures, Community Hall Theatre
Medical Clinic closed for Thanksgiving Health Centre

13 Tuesday

3:30 pm Pender Island Parks and Rec Commission meeting, Community Hall

14 Wednesday

9:15 am Quilters Circle meeting, Anglican Church Hall
1:30 pm Café Français, Community Hall
6:30 pm Parent Advisory Council meeting, School Library
11:59 pm Deadline to submit films to the Pender Short Film Fest, penderfilmfest@gmail.com

15 Thursday

9:00 am Pender Golf Men’s League Closing Day
10:15 am The Great British Columbia ShakeOut
Singing for Fun, Singing for Joy begins

16 Friday

11:00 am Board Games at the Hall, Community Hall
12:00 pm Community Gathering with Plumper Sound, until 1 pm, Community Hall
1:30 pm Celebration of Life for Michael Eric Butler, reception to follow, St. Peter’s Anglican Church
7:00 pm Film screening of Sandpipers’ Last Supper with panel discussion, Community Hall Theatre

17 Saturday

8:00 am 2026 General Local Election Voting, until 8 pm, Pender Islands School
10:00 am Harvest Market, until 1 pm, Community Hall
2:00 pm PIHCS Public Information Meeting Community Hall
2:00 pm Death Cafe, Community Hall

18 Sunday

7:00 pm Sook-Yin Lee on Pender: Film presentation of Paying For It, Community Hall Theatre

19 Monday

2:15 pm Matinee: The Upside, Community Hall Theatre

7:00 pm An evening with Jackie Morris, author of The Book of Birds, Community Hall

21 Wednesday

7:00 pm Sook-Yin Lee In Concert, Community Hall

23 Friday

11:00 am Halloween Crafts at the Hall, Community Hall
12:00 pm Community Gathering with Second Chance, until 1 pm Community Hall
7:00 pm The Bills – A Stoney Pocket Presentation, Community Hall

24 Saturday

1:00 pm Celebration of Life for Jean Deschenes, Community Hall
2:00 pm Living Healthy, Independent Lives w. Chronic Conditions, with Liz McCarter, Community Hall
5:30 pm Pender Golf Awards Night Pender Golf Club

25 Sunday

10:00 am Kraken Underground’s Full Moon Market, The Bistro at Port Browning
11:30 am Basic Audio and Tech Workshop with Colin Hamilton, to 1 pm, Community Hall

26 Monday

2:30 pm We Are Not Alone: Navigating Loss, until 4-4:30 pm, maryreher.ca

28 Wednesday

Jack O’Lantern Exhibition Hope Bay Hollow

29 Thursday

7:00 pm Potters Club Meetup, Community Hall

30 Friday

11:00 am Spooky Snacks at the Hall, Community Hall
12:00 pm Community Gathering with Slo Cookin’, until 1 pm, Community Hall
5:30 pm Cowichan Curry Chicken Dinner with live music, The Legion
5:30 pm Hallowalk on Bedwell Harbour Road Camp Cowbell
6:30 pm Halloween Howl Family Dance, with Pender Radio’s DJ Marc
8:15 pm Film: Adams Family, Community Hall Theatre

31 Saturday

12:30 pm Legion General Meeting The Legion
1:00 pm Halloween at the Driftwood, Driftwood Shopping Centre
8:00 pm Halloween Costume & Dance Party (P.I.N.K.) Port Browning