Dinner & drinks before your easel
Most of our Duncan venues are full bars and kitchens, so come hungry. Grab a bite and a drink before your easel, then settle in — your supplies are already waiting at your seat.
Paint & Sip in Duncan, British Columbia
Paint & Sip Events in Duncan
Grab a drink, follow a local artist step by step, and leave with a canvas you painted yourself. No experience needed — it's a night out first, an art class second. Here's what's coming up in Duncan.
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The original paint & sip
4.8 average ratingPaint & Sip Classes in Duncan
Paint Nite in Duncan is the city's favourite paint and sip night — a guided painting party hosted right inside local Duncan bars and restaurants, not a formal art studio. A local artist walks you and your group through a featured painting over about two hours while you enjoy a drink of your choice. Everything you need is included: easel, canvas, paints, brushes and an apron. You just bring your people.
Whether you're planning a date night, a birthday, a team social or a low-key evening out, our Duncan events run across the most popular neighbourhoods in and around British Columbia. Browse upcoming nights by date, venue or artist below, grab your seat, and check out online in under a minute — no experience required, and you take your canvas home.
New to it? Most first-timers are genuinely surprised by what they paint. The whole point of Paint Nite is that anyone can do it: your artist breaks the painting into simple, guided steps and works the room the entire time. Prefer to stay in? We also run live virtual and on-demand classes you can paint from home, anywhere in British Columbia.
Where we paint
Paint Nite Venues in Duncan
We host inside real neighbourhood bars and restaurants — explore the rooms, then pick your night.
Sidney, BC·16.7 mi away
2 Upcoming Events
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Victoria, BC·25.1 mi away
$$·2 Upcoming Events
Long-time watering hole featuring draft brews & hearty pub fare in an old-fashioned space.
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Long-time watering hole featuring draft brews & hearty pub fare in an old-fashioned space.
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Richmond, BC·37.9 mi away
$$·8 Upcoming Events
Our one-of-a-kind Canadian-themed sports bar grill has an extensive menu of appetizers, entrees, drinks and amazing specials every night of the week. You’ll note our Canadian decor starts right when you walk up to our huge Inukshuk at our doors and continues throughout the restaurant in a “cheeky” Canadian fashion. We promise, when you come to The Canadian Brewhouse, you’ll instantly feel at home because our house is your house…only we have way more TVs! You won’t find a better selection of screens anywhere for the sports you love! We even provide tabletop speakers for those nights when multiple sports and teams are playing.
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About this venue
Our one-of-a-kind Canadian-themed sports bar grill has an extensive menu of appetizers, entrees, drinks and amazing specials every night of the week. You’ll note our Canadian decor starts right when you walk up to our huge Inukshuk at our doors and continues throughout the restaurant in a “cheeky” Canadian fashion. We promise, when you come to The Canadian Brewhouse, you’ll instantly feel at home because our house is your house…only we have way more TVs! You won’t find a better selection of screens anywhere for the sports you love! We even provide tabletop speakers for those nights when multiple sports and teams are playing.
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Upcoming at Canadian Brewhouse
Richmond, BC·40.3 mi away
3 Upcoming Events
Sharing our passion and championing experiences, LuLu Island Winery brings the quality and warmth of Okanagan wine country to bustling life in the city. We look to enrich both ourselves and our neighbours through creative experiences led by like-minded people who choose to inspire lasting memories for others. With a lush 10-acre vineyard on site, stunning grapevine tunnel, and state-of-the-art production facility, we relish the opportunity to be a refuge for the community — a place to slow down, enjoy, and share with others. We are open daily to all — for friends, family, and pets too!
About this venue
Sharing our passion and championing experiences, LuLu Island Winery brings the quality and warmth of Okanagan wine country to bustling life in the city. We look to enrich both ourselves and our neighbours through creative experiences led by like-minded people who choose to inspire lasting memories for others. With a lush 10-acre vineyard on site, stunning grapevine tunnel, and state-of-the-art production facility, we relish the opportunity to be a refuge for the community — a place to slow down, enjoy, and share with others. We are open daily to all — for friends, family, and pets too!
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Vancouver, BC·41.9 mi away
$$·9 Upcoming Events
This informal, bustling tavern offers typical pub grub, live music & multiple TVs for sports fans.
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About this venue
This informal, bustling tavern offers typical pub grub, live music & multiple TVs for sports fans.
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Upcoming at The King's Head Public House
Vancouver, BC·43.8 mi away
$$·3 Upcoming Events
Imported & craft beers plus bar bites are offered in a heritage building setting with exposed brick.
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Imported & craft beers plus bar bites are offered in a heritage building setting with exposed brick.
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New Westminster, BC·43.9 mi away
$$·1 Upcoming Event
Airy, industrial eatery with pub grub & craft beers plus TVs for sports & ample outdoor seating.
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Airy, industrial eatery with pub grub & craft beers plus TVs for sports & ample outdoor seating.
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Upcoming at The Match at Starlight Casino
Vancouver, BC·43.9 mi away
4 Upcoming Events
Welcome to Smith's irish pub. Where tradition meets good company. Smith's is an Irish owned bar located in the heart of iconic Gastown. The cozy bar, elegant lounge and stunning hidden cocktail/whiskey bar has something for everyone to enjoy. Sing along to live music in the bar, catch up in our snugs in the lounge, or hire out our private, hidden bar; The Forge.
BeerWineCocktailsOutdoorReservable
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About this venue
Welcome to Smith's irish pub. Where tradition meets good company. Smith's is an Irish owned bar located in the heart of iconic Gastown. The cozy bar, elegant lounge and stunning hidden cocktail/whiskey bar has something for everyone to enjoy. Sing along to live music in the bar, catch up in our snugs in the lounge, or hire out our private, hidden bar; The Forge.
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Upcoming at Smith's Irish Pub
Around town
Paint Nite Across Duncan
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Things to Do Near a Paint Nite in Duncan
The most romantic rooms in Duncan
Candlelit wine bars and skylit lounges make Paint Nite one of the most-booked date nights in Duncan — a low-pressure, high-charm evening that beats another dinner-and-a-movie.
Sort out the office social
Our larger Duncan venues seat big groups, and we can run a private party just for your crew — no strangers at the table. It breaks the ice better than any escape room.
Easy to get to
Nearly every Duncan venue is a short walk from transit or has parking nearby, so the whole group can get there easily — and get home easily after.
The local model
How Paint Nite Works in Duncan
Every night is run by real local people — an event planner, a host artist, and a neighbourhood venue. Here's who makes it happen.
Local event planners
A local event planner books the venues, lines up the artists and builds the Duncan calendar — running it like their own small business.
Your host artist
A vetted local artist leads the room, teaching the painting step by step and keeping the night fun. Every host is a real person from your area — trained and quality-reviewed, never a script-reading franchise employee.
Local venues
We don't own a single building. Every Duncan night happens at a real neighbourhood bar or restaurant with a full bar and kitchen.
You
Show up, paint, sip and laugh. Leave with a canvas you made yourself — no experience needed.
Do you have a space to host events?
Bars and restaurants across Duncan fill seats and sell drinks on slow weeknights by hosting Paint Nite. We bring the artists, the supplies and the crowd — you bring the room.
The faces behind the easels
the local artists you'll paint with
Real reviews
What Duncan Guests Are Saying
Super fun and hands on class! Teacher was great and made it easy
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Featured Guest
Really enjoyed the host/artist. She came around to each person to show the painting progress up close and offer suggestions. Very kind and pleasant demeanour. Great image too. Something different than mountains and lakes.
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Erin B.
Long was our instructor and he was great! He was very supportive and friendly and encouraged everyone to relax and have fun and just enjoy the experience. All of our paintings turned out great and reflected the fun time each of us were having. Would highly recommend to anyone whether new painters or seasoned painters. Come with friends or alone. Lots of fun!
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Martha T.
Great instructor and beautiful piece. My husband and I had our second date at PaintNite and it was great to return eight years later to revisit the experience where the magic started between us!
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Featured Guest
Zoë was an amazing teacher--so supportive and encouraging! I loved the atmosphere that she created where risk-taking was encouraged and creativity flourished. Thank you, Zoë!
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Featured Guest
So relaxed and fun. No matter your painting level the instructions are easy to follow. Had a wonderful time. Thankyou!
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Amanda G.
Amanda was great. It looks like a tough painting but she made it seem easy and all of our paintings looked great!
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Featured Guest
It is a fun evening out!
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Kathryn P.
Looking for a creative side hustle?
Love art and a good crowd? Become a Paint Nite host artist, set your own schedule, and get paid to lead the most fun night in town.
Plan a fun night in
Can't make it out? Paint from home with a live virtual class led by a real artist, or grab an on-demand class and paint whenever you like.
Good to know
FAQs — Paint Nite Duncan
Paint Nite is a social painting event hosted at bars and restaurants across Duncan — not an art studio. A local artist guides you and your group through a featured painting over about two hours while you enjoy a drink. It's a night out first and an art class second: no experience required, and you take your canvas home.
Most in-person Duncan events include your easel, canvas, paints, brushes, an apron and your artist for the night. Food and drinks are purchased separately at the venue. Virtual and on-demand classes are priced lower since they're location-independent. Check any event below for its exact price.
We host inside local bars and restaurants right across Duncan and the surrounding British Columbia area. See the venues and map below — nearly every spot is easy to reach by transit or has nearby parking.
Not even a little. The whole point is that anyone can do it. Your artist breaks the painting into simple, guided steps and walks the room the entire time. Most first-timers are genuinely surprised by what they take home.
It's one of the most-booked date nights in the city. You get a drink, a relaxed room, something to actually do together, and a keepsake from the evening.
Yes. We run private Paint Nites for birthdays, bachelorettes, team socials and corporate events around Duncan — at a venue or at your office. You get the whole room, your own artist, and a custom painting option.
Find an event by date, venue or artist on this page, hit "Grab a Seat," and check out online in under a minute. You'll get an email confirmation with the venue address and everything you need to bring (which is basically nothing).
Yes. Live virtual Paint Nites are streamed by a real artist so you can paint from home with a kit, and on-demand classes let you paint anytime at your own pace. Both are location-independent — perfect for a quieter night in.
Paint Nite is the original. Same energy, same local artists, same take-home canvas — now under PaintNite.com. If you painted with us under another name in the past, you're in the right place.
Absolutely — we run events across Canada. Scroll to "Nearby cities" to jump to your area.
Nearby cities