Wednesday, March 12 & Friday, March 14 | 7:00 PM — 7:50 PM Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Sliding scale tickets $25 — 65 PSFS is thrilled to be a community partner with the Vancouver International Dance Festival 2025, supporting this innovative performance by Shion Skye Carter and Miya Turnbull. Don’t miss this incredible … Read more
Sunday, February 2 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PMOppenheimer Park | 488 Powell St.FREE Event Join us for our annual community care event, Setsubun (節分)! This special event will feature a sacred fire, held in collaboration with local Indigenous leader, Elder Veronica, to honour the connections between our communities. We’ll also honour Elder Clint, practice mamemaki (豆まき), … Read more
PSFS is excited to begin 2025 under the leadership of our new Executive Director. As we welcome this new chapter, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to our outgoing ED, Emiko Morita, for a nearly decade of remarkable service. Her vision and tireless efforts have left an indelible mark on … Read more
Sunday, November 10 | starting at 12:15 PM Oppenheimer Park | 488 Powell St. at Jackson Ave. Free community event Please join us at Minori (実り) Harvest in Oppenheimer Park for a hot meal of butternut squash miso soup followed by a block printmaking workshop where you can make your own stamp and create cards and … Read more
117th Anniversary of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver: 360 Riot Walk The weekend of September 7th and 8th, 2024 is the 117th anniversary of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver. Artist and author, Henry Tsang will be marking the anniversary with two events across the weekend: a revival of his RIOT FOOD HERE pop-up food … Read more
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024 | 10am sign-up | 11am games begin Location: Oppenheimer Park Free, Drop-in Event 日付：2024年9月15日（日曜日）10時チーム受付開始｜11時試合開始 場所:オッペンハイマー公園 無料、ドロップイン・イベント Pre-register here! Drop-in for our 16th annual Vancouver Asahi Tribute Game! 今年で１6回目となるバンクーバー朝日トリビュートゲームに、ぜひお立ち寄りください！ Drop-in for our 16th annual Vancouver Asahi Tribute Game! Come play a game of ball as we commemorate the historic Vancouver Asahi: … Read more
“Sound of Dreams” Dream of Riches Inspired Soundtrack Project Onibana Taiko – (left to right) E. Kage and NoriNori Inspired by the images from the iconic Dream of Riches Collection, comprised of photos from JC community members and compiled by the late Tamio Wakayama, Onibana Taiko presents an immersive contemplation of our community ancestor’s lives … Read more
Free Art Workshops in Oppenheimer Park Pre-Festival Art Workshops with WePress Community Arts Space Thursdays in July, 11th, 18th, 25th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm, Oppenheimer Park FREE, Drop-in Events Join Powell Street Festival Society and WePress staff and community members on Thursdays in July, from 1pm to 3pm for pre-festival workshops in Oppenheimer Park! All … Read more
Children’s Sumo Workshop 2024 Register Here Join us for a morning of sumo training! These sessions’ aim to build confidence and safety around this popular Japanese sport in preparation for the Festival. Children ages 2-18, regardless of size, gender, or experience are welcome to participate. From 10-10:45 am will be ages 2-12 and 11-11:45am will be … Read more
This past summer, Powell Street Festival Society welcomed our second Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort to Vancouver. This program for Japanese Canadian youth ages 19-29 aims to create an embodied experience of Japanese Canadian identity as vibrant and vital. Beginning with online training, education, intergenerational relationship building, and skills development, this program culminated in a 10-day … Read more
360 Riot Walk: July, August, and September Guided Tours Buy Tickets | チケット発売中 Dates: Saturday, July 27 Sunday, July 28 Saturday, August 3 Sunday, August 4 Sunday, September 8 Time: 11:30am – 2:30pm Fee: $20 General, $15 Student/Senior 日付: 7月27日（土曜） 7月28日（日曜） 8月3日（土曜） 8月4日（日曜） 9月8日（日曜） 時間：午前11:30時〜午後2時30分 参加料：一般20ドル、学生・シニア15ドル About 360 Riot Walk ３６０ライオットウォークについて About 360 Riot Walk … Read more
Powell Street Festival Society is excited to announce the members of our thrid Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort! This expenses-paid program brings three young Japanese Canadians aged 19-29 who are living outside a 100-mile radius from Oppenheimer Park to experience the Powell Street Festival and participate in its production, attend training sessions, and to create an embodied … Read more
2024 Vancouver Basho: Amateur Sumo Exhibition Designed by Kayla Isomura Sunday, June 9th, 2024 | 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Templeton Secondary School, 727 Templeton Drive, Vancouver Tickets: $15-30, sliding scale. $5 for children under 12 Available online until June 5 with limited availability at the door Buy Tickets Now Join us on Sunday, June … Read more
DOXA 2024 Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama | Sunday, May 5th at 4:15pm | The Cinematheque Powell Street Festival Society is proud to be a Community Partner of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. DOXA will be screening three Japanese Canadian and Japanese films this month: Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama Black … Read more
Drumming Up Spirit Featuring Sawagi Taiko and Tzo’kam Sunday, May 12, 2024 | Doors: 1PM, Show: 2PM The Annex | 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver Sliding-scale tickets $20/ $25/ $30 ($15 for children 12 and under) Buy Now! Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM), in association with the Powell Street Festival Society, is excited to announce … Read more
Sunday, April 14th, 2024 | 12:30PM-3:00PM Oppenheimer Park Free Event Join PSFS under the spring cherry blossoms for a taiko performance, Japanese craft making, and a hot meal of Japanese curry rice. Fold your hopes and wishes into paper craft cherry blossoms and create rainy weather wards, called teru teru bozu! All materials provided. Lunch … Read more
Dance Experiment Photo credit: Still from video by Colin Kelley Saturday, March 9Morrow | 910 Richards St., VancouverFREE Dance and Improvisation Workshop| Register Now! Dance Experiment is a free workshop for movers and choreographers informed loosely by the multidisciplinary dance project, IzumonookunI by Aretha Aoki and Ryan MacDonald. Aoki will lead participants in a warmup and exercises for … Read more
Saturday, February 3 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PMOppenheimer Park | 488 Powell St.FREE Event Join us for elder Veronica’s Sacred Fire, special appearances and a community meal of Japanese curry rice. This New Year’s event features a nod to Setsubun traditions like mamemaki, alongside Powell Street Festival twists as we celebrate a turning point … Read more
Saturday, November 25 | 10am-4pm Vancouver Buddhist Temple | 220 Jackson Ave. Free community event Register Here English 日本語版 繁體中文 简体中文 English ASL, Japanese, Cantonese & Mandarin interpretation available. Bringing together artists, urban planners, community organizers, architects, landscape architects, and members of the Japanese Canadian (JC), Indigenous, and Downtown Eastside communities, this event seeks to … Read more
Panel Conversation: October 25, 7pm Chamber Opera Premiere: November 18 & 19, 8pm Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre | 950 W 41st Ave., Vancouver Tickets $40 (includes panel conversation and opera) | Buy Now! Powell Street Festival Society is proud to partner with Chutzpah! Festival to present I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir … Read more
Sunday, November 5 | Lunch from 12:30 PM, art workshop from 1:00 PM Oppenheimer Park | 488 Powell St. at Jackson Ave. Free community event We hope you’ll join us for a meal of butternut squash miso soup, plus arts and crafts at Minori (実り) Harvest in Oppenheimer Park, hosted by the Advocacy and Outreach Committee! This … Read more
