Last Candidate Standing

Mark your calendars and get ready to rumble! It’s almost time for the next edition of Last Candidate Standing.

Thursday, October 1
7:00pm
York Theatre, 639 Commercial Drive

The coming municipal election is an especially important one for the city – but who says we need to default to the usual debates full of focus-group polished talking points, specially-selected attendees and choregraphed exchanges?

Part Price Is Right, part Survivor, and all in the service of local democracy, Last Candidate Standing turns the usual debate formula on its head! This is Vancouver’s only ALL candidates’ exchange – meaning everyone running for Mayor or Council is invited to participate.

The discussions and topics are randomized, the exchanges are fast-paced, and the results are revealing. And did we mention that the future of the city is at stake? If local politics is your jam, you won’t want to miss this.

2026 marks the sixth edition that our popular game-show style ‘debate mixer.’ You can be guaranteed a lively evening of civic affairs, an incredible diversity of ideas on the future of our city, and a chance to meet independent and party-affiliated candidates alike.

This is not your typical election event. So don’t miss out!

Tickets

Tickets are available through the Cultch/York Theatre website. Tickets are $18.70 plus applicable service charges.

The VPSN is an all-volunteer organization. We receive no grants or funding support for our work, so the cost of your ticket helps us to cover the not-insignificant expenses associated with organizing the event. IThank you in advance for your part in helping to stage this important event!

Scholarship Tickets

We don’t want ticket costs to be a barrier to attendance. A limited number of pay-what-you-can scholarship tickets are available. To inquire about these tickets, please contact the VPSN team directly at vpsn.election.team [at] gmail.com.

The Team

Last Candidate Standing is produced by the Vancouver Public Space Network with support from The Tyee, Creative Mornings Vancouver, and SFU City Program.

More information

vpsn.election.team [at] gmail.com