Vancouver Descent

Descent November Gothic Party
2025-11-23 21:00 - 2025-11-24 01:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Red Room, 398 Richards St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4Y2, Canada
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!
