Live From The Riviera is a three-night outdoor music festival presented by UV, Alimentaria Mexicana & Paradise Cultural Society at Ocean Artworks on Granville Island. From May 8–10, 2026, the festival hosts internationally acclaimed electronic and dance artists including Nick León (Friday), Lovefingers B2B Tornado Wallace (Saturday), and Egyptian Lover (Sunday), with Vancouver supports from […]
Join us at Granville Island for Slow Fashion in Action as part of Fashion Revolution Week! This free, outdoor public event brings the community together to explore sustainable fashion, creativity, and repair. What’s happening: Mending Workshops: Learn hands-on techniques to repair and extend the life of your clothes. All levels welcome. Art Installation: Created by Nicole Dextras. Collective Project: Contribute to […]
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with LunarFest! Join us on Granville Island for two weekends of all-ages fun. On Family Day weekend, explore storytelling through craft-making with Taiwanese family theatre troupe Fooderlon Theater. Take part in a trans-Pacific stop-motion paper horse animation. Learn tricks and secrets on how to tell stories with theatre elements. […]
As the wind rises, we draw inspiration from the fearlessness of the Horse. This year’s The Lantern City lights up Vancouver in five locations. 36 lanterns take us through the city with stories about the horse, nature, hope for the future, childhood memories, and more. The 2026 lanterns are brightened with renewed partnerships in Arts […]
All Aboard is an undercover skateboard celebration put together by the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition in partnership with Granville Island. The Green Ramp is hosted in Ocean Artworks, existing as one of the only free and publicly accessible covered skate spaces in the city during the winter time. The free mini-ramp is staffed by Vancouver Skateboard […]
Uniting people through cultural heritage, values, and shared traditions. For the seventh consecutive year, Latincouver will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month in BC, by bringing a series of interactive events that include a combination of artists performances, art exhibitions, workshops, online workshops, forums, and events to commemorate the rich and fascinating Latin American heritage and […]
The Vancouver Fringe is an annual non-curated performing arts Festival. This year the Vancouver Fringe Festival runs on Granville Island and Gastown, for over 11 days from September 4 to 14, 2025. This year’s Fringe features 87 shows with more than 668 performances across 19 venues, with performers from Canada, the US, Mexico, the United […]
Canoe Cultures is a local community organization that celebrates resiliency by bringing forth the War Canoe as a vessel which carries gifts forward for future generations. Carvers from Squamish and Snuneymuxw First Nations honour the strong cultural connection the canoe has to the lands and the waters. Carvers will be working on their newest design, a […]
In the Key of Soul's evening show will feature works from Adonis Critter King, Kinfolk Nation, Shayna Jones & fanny kearse as individuals & as a collective. Workshop participants will grace the stage with their brand new works as first time collaborators! This is not a traditional show; it’s a witnessing over the power of […]
This 2-hour creative workshop is designed to help participants tap into the body as an instrument and source of wisdom, laying the foundation for authentic collaboration. We begin with grounding practices: breathwork and gentle movement to awaken embodied awareness. Participants will engage in collective sharing, visioning and the creation of poetry and sound. Participants will […]
The 40th annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival kicks off summer in the city June 20 to July 1, 2025. Enjoy 150 free and ticketed events from downtown to Granville Island including world-class performances, free workshops, artist talks, special presentations, collaborations, and so much more. This year's anniversary celebration includes Granville Island Jazz, a longstanding Jazz […]
Fashion Revolution celebrates sustainable fashion with interactive workshops and stations. Participants will be able to join a T-shirt upcycling workshop, where they will learn how to recover yarn from old knitwear and transform it into embroidery and crochet coasters, promoting textile recycling. A mending and repair workshop will teach hands-on techniques to extend the life […]
