Events in Vancouver: Chinatown Festival
Vancouver’s historic Chinatown neighbourhood will be hosting a street festival with live entertainment, food trucks, and cultural activities this weekend!
This free two-day community event will start with a grand opening ceremony that includes lion dancing, Japanese drumming, and orchestra playing!
The Vancouver Chinatown Festival will include:
Live on-stage music and dance performances such as Taiko drumming, Tap dancing, Regiment marching band, and more.
Children Theatre featuring lion dance demonstrations and performances, Princess sing-along, Marvel heroes meet and greet, magic shows, plus more.
Kids Corner - lion dance interactive workshop, carnival games, face painting, balloon twisting, T-shirt painting, plus more.
Cultural Diversity Corner - A Wok Around Chinatown by Bob Sung, MahJong - a widely played traditional Chinese game, lantern making with Laisee packets, Chinese fan making, Chinese painting and calligraphy, Asian body massages, Traditional Imperial Wedding Sedan photo opportunity, plus more.
Chinatown Guided Tours takes visitors through this historic neighbourhood to shop for unique, specialty offerings from our local merchants and many more attractions.
And of course, any summer festival in Vancouver is not complete without Food Trucks! Savour various cuisine from around the world.
When: Saturday July 13th & Sunday July 14th from Noon – 6:00 PM
Where: Columbia Street & Keefer Street in Vancouver
