Vancouver Descent

Descent War of the Roses 2025
2025-02-23 21:00 - 2025-02-24 01:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Red Room, 398 Richards St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4Y2, Canada
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but at Descent, we’re not done yet. On Sunday, February 23rd, the War of the Roses rages on—where love, loathing, and everything in between collide on the dancefloor.
In true Descent fashion, we’re inviting you to pick your side: wear red if you’re a hopeless romantic, unashamed to celebrate passion and devotion, or wear black if you’re over it—done with Cupid’s nonsense and ready to dance your frustrations into the ground. No judgment, no sides, no drama—just a community of beautiful souls embracing the night together, whether they love the holiday or love to hate it.
The soundtrack for the evening will pull you in and keep you moving: a pulse-pounding mix of goth, industrial, and EBM, expertly curated to stir your heart, your energy, or maybe that dark little place where your feelings go to brood. Whether you’re out to embrace the romantic spirit or exorcise it from your system, the music will deliver.
What matters most is showing up. Descent is—and always has been—a place for everyone. A welcoming, safe haven where hearts can beat loudly, quietly, or somewhere in between. Whether you’re celebrating a new love, mourning an old one, or just looking to lose yourself under the lights, this night is yours.
Doors open at 9 PM. The Red Room awaits, the dancefloor calls, and the War of the Roses is ready for you. Wear your colors, bring your energy, and let’s make this night unforgettable.
Descent: where passion, darkness, and music unite. 🖤🌹
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopordize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent March Gothic Party
2025-03-16 21:00 - 2025-03-17 01:00
As the winter shadows start to recede, Descent returns to The Red Room on March 16 to reignite the night with pounding beats, dark fashion, and that irresistible call to the dancefloor. Whether you’re here to stomp, sway, or just master the art of brooding in the corner, Descent is your home for everything gothic, industrial, and deliciously dark.
Our incredible team of resident DJs—DJ Surreal, DJ Joshy Neurotic, and DJ MissBDeath—will be behind the decks all night, serving up a powerful mix of darkwave, industrial, EBM, goth anthems, and everything in between. Expect a carefully curated soundtrack that will pull you onto the dancefloor, whether you came to lose yourself in the beats or just to dramatically twirl your cloak.
But Descent is more than just music—it’s a thriving community where everyone is welcome. Whether you’re a longtime goth scene regular or just discovering that black is your happy color, Descent offers a safe, inclusive space to connect, dance, and be your most authentic self. The Red Room’s signature sound system will keep the floor vibrating, while its cozy corners provide the perfect spots for whispered conversations or the occasional vampire sighting (no promises, but you never know).
Dress to impress, express, or just come as you are—this is a space where creativity thrives and individuality shines. So lace up those boots, perfect that eyeliner, and join us for a night where the beats are dark, the community is vibrant, and the dancefloor is always calling.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopordize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent Through the Looking Glass
2025-04-20 21:00 - 2025-04-21 01:00
Down the rabbit hole and straight onto the dance floor—Descent is back on April 20, 2025, with a Pastel Goth Mad Hatter affair that’s sure to make you question reality (or at least your fashion choices). Inspired by a world of curiouser and curiouser aesthetics, we’re embracing soft hues, hard beats, and the deliciously unhinged energy of Wonderland—because who says you can’t be both ominous and adorable?
Picture it: a haze of soft lavender, eerie mint green, and just a whisper of ominous pink swirling under the Red Room’s legendary lights. A madhouse of lace-trimmed corsets, ominous bunny ears, and top hats that may or may not contain secrets. Whether you’re channeling the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, or a slightly more mischievous Alice, this is your night to revel in the paradox of pastel and darkness.
Our resident mischief-makers, DJ Surreal, DJ Joshy Neurotic, DJ MissBDeath, and DJ Wraith, are serving up the usual decadent mix of goth, industrial, darkwave, and EBM, with a few surprises sprinkled in—because what’s a Mad Tea Party without a little delightful chaos? Expect beats that make you lose your head (but in a fun way, not in a guillotine way) and an atmosphere where the only rule is: there are no rules—except to look amazing and dance until reality blurs.
Of course, Descent remains your safe haven, where every ghoul, doll, and dapperly-dressed specter is welcome. Whether you’re a long-time devotee of the night or tumbling into our world for the first time, you’ll find the best crowd in the scene waiting to welcome you with open (and probably lace-gloved) arms.
So, polish your tea cups, dust off your best Victorian-meets-Vaporwave look, and join us for a night where nothing is quite as it seems—but everything feels just right.
🎩 Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025🕰 Time: 9 PM – Late📍 Venue: The Red Room, Vancouver🎶 Music: Goth | Industrial | Darkwave | EBM👗 Dress Code: Pastel Goth, Wonderland Madness, or your usual fabulous darkness
Are you ready to go mad? Because all the best people are.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopordize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent: Shadows in Summer
2025-06-22 21:00 - 2025-06-23 01:00
The sun might be shining outside, but at Descent, we trade rays for ravens and sunbeams for strobes. Join us Sunday, June 22, 2025, at The Red Room for an electrifying midsummer descent into the depths of darkwave, industrial, and gothic bliss.
Since 2007, Descent has been the heartbeat of Vancouver’s goth scene—a long-standing tradition where corsets meet combat boots, eyeliner flows freely, and the music hits deep and hard. This isn’t just another night out; it’s a gathering of creatures of the night, misfits, romantics, and rhythm-addicted souls who know that the best therapy is found under a pounding bassline and a canopy of lasers.
Your guides through the darkness? Resident DJs DJ Surreal, DJ Joshy Neurotic, and DJ MissBDeath—experts in weaving a sonic spell from industrial crunch to ethereal synth. They’re not here to play nice; they’re here to summon the night and keep you moving until your platform boots beg for mercy.
The Red Room will once again serve as our lair, with its massive sound system, signature light shows, and just the right amount of shadowy corners for dramatic posing or mysterious disappearing acts. Whether you’re a long-time Descenter or making your first brave foray into the night, you’ll find a warm (but very black) welcome. No judgement—only vibes.
Costumes, creativity, and full goth glory are always encouraged but never required. Come as you are—or as you wish you were under moonlight. Just come ready to dance, connect, and celebrate the beautiful, strange, and sublime.
Event Details:
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Venue: The Red Room, 398 Richards St, Vancouver, BC
Cover: $10 Advance Tickets; $15 at the door
Dress Code: Expressive, dark, alternative. Be you, beautifully.
Step out of the sun, into the shadows, and let Descent show you what summer really feels like.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopordize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent Pride Edition
2025-07-20 21:00 - 2025-07-21 01:00
Slip into your mesh, lace, leather, or whatever screams “you” the loudest. Descent is back, and this time we’re painting the night in every glorious shade of the goth rainbow. Join us on Sunday, July 20th at Vancouver’s darkly beloved Red Room for Descent: Pride Edition, a night where fierce beats meet fearless self-expression and the dancefloor becomes a sanctuary for the loud, the proud, and the decadently dressed.
From 9 PM to 1 AM, the soundscape will be conjured by resident spellcasters DJ Surreal, DJ Joshy Neurotic, DJ MissBDeath, and DJ Wraith, each spinning a fierce blend of gothic, industrial, EBM, and darkwave to keep your boots stomping and your eyeliner perfectly smeared. Whether you’re twirling in velvet or stomping in spikes, Descent welcomes you to be your most fabulous self. There’s no dress code, just a shared love of the dark aesthetic and the right to shine.
Descent isn’t just another night out. It’s a cornerstone of Vancouver’s gothic nightlife, a long-running gathering of misfits, romantics, creatures of the night, and dancefloor devotees. But for Pride Edition, we go a step further, celebrating the beautiful intersection of queerness and goth culture. We honor the stories of those who’ve found strength and solidarity under our lights, including community members who’ve said Descent helped them find the courage to come out. This is more than a party. It’s a celebration of identity, of chosen family, and of finding your place in the dark where you can truly be seen.
Advance tickets are just $10, or $15 at the door. Because being fabulous shouldn’t break the bank.
So dust off your PVC, fluff up your tulle, polish those platform boots, and bring your fiercest self to the floor. Whether you’re a long-time regular or a curious night creature looking for your people, Descent: Pride Edition is your invitation to celebrate queerness, community, and all things gorgeously goth.
We’re ready. Are you?
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent 18th Anniversary
2025-08-24 21:00 - 2025-08-25 01:00
On Sunday, August 24, Descent celebrates 18 years of dark music, dramatic fashion, and, most importantly, the incredible community that has kept this night alive and thriving. From our very first gathering back in 2007 to our latest dance floor memories, Descent has always been about connection and about a place where people can show up as their true, creative, spooky selves and feel right at home.
This anniversary isn’t just about the years behind us, it’s about the people who have been with us along the way. Whether you’ve been stomping with us since the start or just recently discovered the magic, you are part of what makes Descent so special. Vancouver’s goth scene has always had a strong heart, and we’re beyond proud to be part of it.
We’re marking the occasion at our usual haunt, The Red Room, with a night of dancing, music, and celebration. DJs Surreal, Joshy Neurotic, DJ Wraith, and MissBDeath will be spinning everything from goth to industrial to darkwave, with that perfect Descent mix you know and love. Come dressed to express, connect with old friends, make some new ones, and help us toast to a community that’s grown into something beautiful.
To thank you for being part of our journey, we’ll be giving out a special piece of Descent memorabilia to the first 18 people through the door. It’s a little token of appreciation from us to you because this night, and every night before it, has only been possible because of your support.
There’s no over-the-top theme or gimmick this time. This one is about gratitude. About recognizing the strength and spirit that has carried us through 18 incredible years. About looking around the room and knowing we’ve built something together that’s worth celebrating.
So come join us on August 24. Come dance, come be seen, come feel the music and the moment. We wouldn’t be here without you, and we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent - September 21, 2025
2025-09-21 21:00 - 2025-09-22 01:00
Descent – Sunday, September 21, 2025

9 PM to 1 AM | The Red Room, Vancouver$10 advance tickets | $15 at the door
The nights are getting longer, the air is getting colder, and the urge to wear even more black is stronger than ever. As fall settles in, Descent returns to The Red Room to mark the changing season the best way we know how, with stomping boots, thick eyeliner, and a dancefloor full of kindred spirits.
This is the time of year when everything feels a little more haunted, and a little more alive. With Halloween creeping closer, Descent is the perfect place to ease into the season. Think of it as the unofficial start to spooky time, minus the kitsch, plus a fog machine.
For 18 years, Descent has been a fixture in Vancouver’s goth and industrial scene, offering a space for connection, movement, and expression. Resident DJs Surreal, Joshy Neurotic, and MissBDeath will keep the night pulsing with a mix of goth, industrial, EBM, darkwave, and more.
The Red Room delivers the familiar atmosphere — heavy sound, dramatic lighting, and just enough haze to blur the edges. Whether you’re dressed to impress or just here to vanish into the fog, Descent is where it all fits.
Advance tickets are $10, available now. Entry at the door is $15. Doors open at 9 PM and the night runs until 1 AM.
Fall is here. The shadows are stretching out. Come dance in them.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent: A Haunted Offering
2025-10-19 21:00 - 2025-10-20 01:00
As October settles into its darker days, Descent returns with its annual Halloween gathering. On Sunday, October 19, Descent: A Haunted Offering invites the city’s creatures of shadow to The Red Room in Vancouver for a night of music, movement, and beautiful decay.
Descent has long been a cornerstone of Vancouver’s gothic nightlife. It is a space where fog machines and red lights set the mood, where the dress code is personal, and where the dancefloor becomes a shared act of catharsis. Whether you arrive in velvet or vinyl, layers of lace or just good intentions, you are part of the atmosphere the moment you walk through the door.
The evening’s soundtrack will be shaped by resident DJs Surreal, Joshy Neurotic, and MissBDeath. Each brings their own voice to the mix, blending darkwave, industrial, EBM, and synth-soaked melodies. The goal is never perfection but immersion. Tracks you forgot you loved, new ones you will ask about later, and enough rhythm to keep the floor restless from start to finish.
There are no stage gimmicks, no choreographed tricks. The magic of Descent has always come from its people. This Halloween edition asks for nothing more than your presence and your willingness to be part of something slightly strange and entirely sincere. You will find no judgment here. Only open space, deep shadows, and the low thrum of connection between bodies moving through the dark.
Costumes are encouraged, as always. Whether elaborate or last-minute, theatrical or quietly haunting, your look is your own haunted offering to the night. There is no contest, but everyone is watching. In the best way.
Descent is not a theme party. It is not a trend. It is a tradition. One that continues to welcome anyone who feels most alive beneath red lights, wrapped in smoke, with music in their chest and a community at their side.
Join us on October 19. The Red Room is waiting.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent November Gothic Party
2025-11-23 21:00 - 2025-11-24 01:00
Descent returns to The Red Room on Sunday, November 23 for another night of movement, music, and mischief. No theme. No dress code. Just what Descent does best: a dancefloor lit for the creatures of the night, and a soundtrack built to move them.
Since 2007, Descent has been Vancouver’s gathering point for goths, punks, industrial heads, EBM junkies, synth lovers, and the beautifully unclassifiable. It’s a space to show up as yourself or someone entirely new, surrounded by a crowd that gets it.
Our resident DJs will keep the speakers pulsing all night with darkwave, industrial, post-punk, synth, and whatever else stirs the shadows. Whether you come to stomp, sway, flirt, or vanish into the fog, the floor is waiting.
This is your mid-season ritual. No costumes. No pretense. Just Descent.
Doors at 9 PM19+ with ID
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent Naughty or Nice
2025-12-14 21:00 - 2025-12-15 01:00
The holiday season returns to the shadows and Descent invites everyone to our annual Naughty or Nice celebration. This is our only Christmas themed night of the year and the one where tricks, treats, and dark surprises mix together under the glow of the dance floor. Every attendee gets a chance to claim a prize from our massive giveaway pool worth over five hundred dollars. Some are beautiful gothic pieces that suit the elegant and the well behaved. Others are playful joke items for those who prefer to stir trouble.
All prizes are numbered. Throughout the night we will randomly select attendees to pick one of our signature black envelopes. Inside each envelope is a number that reveals which prize you take home. No one knows what they are getting until the moment arrives. The mystery is part of the fun and the room always reacts when the envelope opens.
Music will run all night with our resident DJs. Expect goth, industrial, EBM, metal, darkwave, dark 80s, techno, and EDM. The energy will build from early mingling to a late night peak where the dance floor feels alive.
There is no dress code. Come festive or come wicked. Come in velvet or in vinyl. Come as yourself and enjoy the space the community has built. Descent has always been rooted in connection, dancing, and darkness, and this tradition brings all of that forward with a holiday twist.
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!

Descent: January Ritual
2026-01-25 21:00 - 2026-01-26 01:00
Descent has been a constant in Vancouver’s dark alternative community since 2007, offering a space where self expression, connection, and the music come first.
On Sunday, January 25, 2026, Descent returns to the Red Room for another late night gathering of goth, industrial, EBM, darkwave, metal, and shadowed electronic sounds. The night builds gradually, beginning with room to connect and settle in, then moving toward a packed dance floor as the energy rises.
There is no dress code beyond being yourself. Fetish, goth, punk, industrial, dark glam, and creative chaos are all welcome. Whether you come to dance hard, linger at the edges, or reconnect with familiar faces, you belong here.
Sunday, January 259 PM to 1 AM$10 advance tickets$15 at the door19+
Red Room398 Richards Street
Event Code of Conduct
1. CONSENT MATTERS
Yes means yes. Always obtain explicit verbal consent before engaging in any physical or intimate activity. If someone doesn’t give a clear “yes,” then it’s a “no.” This applies to all conduct within the club including, but not limited to, physical touch, photographs, recording video, etc
2. SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Communicate your boundaries clearly to other attendees. Be clear. If you feel that setting boundaries will jeopardize your personal safety, please approach a Descent Staff Member
3. APPROACH DESCENT STAFF FOR SUPPORT
Approach any Descent Staff Member for support on any issues that are a cause for concern. For confidentiality, staff may not be able to disclose the outcomes to you. Trust that staff are following up. If you still feel it’s not being addressed, ask to speak to DJ Surreal.
3. HEED WARNINGS FROM STAFF
Reported inappropriate behaviour will results in warning from Descent or club staff. Staff will be monitoring for further infractions after a warning has been given. Failure to comply with requests or warnings from staff can result in being asked to leave the event.
4. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Any form of discrimination, hate-speech, repeated harassment, assault, or non-consensual behavior is grounds for immediate removal from the event and potential further consequences. Please treat all attendees and staff with respect. Let’s keep this a fun place to be for everyone!
