Signals Creative Tech Expo presented by VIFF and DigiBC
Time & Location
- October 3–12
DigiBC Creative Tech Studio | 577 Great Northern Way #160 Vancouver, BC V5T 1E1 Canada
Signals 2025: Vancouver’s Immersive Creative Tech Expo Returns This October
Presented by DigiBC and VIFF, Signals Creative 2025 is set to return from October 3–12 in Vancouver. The interactive and immersive expo brings together bold and innovative storytelling across video games, XR, virtual production, and AI—with a special focus on world-class Canadian and Indigenous works.
During exhibition hours, visitors can step inside immersive digital worlds, test new video games, and experience over 30 creative projects that connect audiences with new artists and cultures at the Signals warehouse in False Creek Flats.
🎟️ Tickets & Pricing
General Entry: $35 + GST
Youth (ages 18 and under): $5 + GST
Indigenous, Métis, Inuit Peoples: Free
Signals Public Exhibition General Entry
The Signals Exhibition is open to the general public and VIFF passholders for single-entry 90-minute time slots on select days:
📅 October 5: 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM
📅 October 11: 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM
📅 October 12: 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM
Signals Special Performances & Events
In addition to the exhibition, Signals 2025 will feature a series of special performances and events throughout the week. The Signals Bar will be open during these times, offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (card only).
📅 October 8 (7:30 PM – 10 PM): Afterhours @ Signals (19+)
Following industry sessions with VIFF AMPD, Signals will open late with live music, a full bar, and local musicians to complement an evening of art, connection, and creative discovery.
📅 October 9 (7:30 PM – 10 PM): Afterhours @ Signals (19+)
Guests can enjoy extended hours and cocktails while exploring immersive digital installations in an intimate, after-hours atmosphere.
📅 October 10 (7:30 PM – 10 PM): Pop-Up Performance Night (19+)
This night of spontaneous performances will transform installations into stages for unexpected encounters. Artists will respond to and reimagine the showcased works through live interventions, creating a carnival of connection between performers, technology, and audiences.
📅 October 11 (7:30 PM – 10 PM): Afterhours @ Signals (19+)
Once again, attendees can experience extended hours, cocktails, and immersive digital installations in an after-hours setting.
About Signals 2025
Signals Creative Tech Expo returns as an essential destination for creators exploring the intersection of technology, storytelling, and social change. Co-presented by DigiBC and the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), this year’s expo reimagines how we explore belonging, identity, and our evolving relationship with both natural and digital worlds.
Now in its fourth year, Signals has grown from a regional showcase into a global destination for creative technology, highlighting human connection, living traditions, and decentralized innovation.
This event will take place on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples—the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations—who have stewarded this land since time immemorial.
