Surrey events this week include National Tree Day planting and Ricky Kej’s Gandhi tribute

Surrey’s events lineup includes Royal Canadian Theatre Company’s musical comedy Murder For Two at Surrey Arts Centre from Sept. 25 to 27, Video Phase’s digital performance Alt-Escape on Sept. 26, and Epidermis Circus on Oct. 2. Bell Performing Arts Centre will host concerts by Padma Shri Hans Raj Hans, Ricky Kej, Rimi Tomy, Zain Zohaib, Gurshabad and Bunny Johal. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Oct. 18 performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto will feature Blake Pouliot and conductor Gemma New.

Other cultural events include the Vancity Bhangra Youth Festival on Oct. 4, Global Dance Festival 2026 on Oct. 10 and World Folk Festival 2026 on Oct. 10 and 11. Comedy performances include Bored Teachers on Oct. 15 and 16, Danny Bhoy on Oct. 23, Ravi Gupta on Oct. 25 and Debra DiGiovanni on Oct. 30. Surrey Central Lions hosts a monthly spaghetti-dinner fundraiser at Tynehead Hall, while the Ukrainian Cultural Centre offers Ukrainian food on the last Friday of each month as a fundraiser.

National Tree Day will be marked at Fleetwood Park on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizers say more than 500 trees and shrubs will be planted, with nature activities and a free barbecue lunch for planters while supplies last. A free family scavenger hunt is set for Darts Hill Garden Park on Sept. 27. Guru Nanak Institute will hold its fifth annual International Sikh Research Summit at Surrey City Hall on Oct. 3 and 4, and Newton Seniors Centre will host an Elder Abuse Awareness Forum on Oct. 17.

Surrey Urban Farmers Market continues Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Royal Kwantlen Park until early October. The Museum of Surrey will hold a Textile Dye Garden Open House on Oct. 3. Candidate debates are scheduled for Oct. 3, 6 and 7, covering Surrey election candidates, council candidates and mayoral candidates.