DOXA 2025 PSFS x DOXA 2025 – The Cats of Gokogu Shrine Buy Tickets Now Powell Street Festival Society is proud to be a Community Partner of the upcoming DOXA Documentary Film Festival, happening May 1–11, 2025! As part of this exciting collaboration, PSFS is partnering on the screening of The Cats of Gokogu Shrine, … Read more
2025 Basho: Amateur Sumo Exhibition Monday, May 19th, 2025 | 1:00 – 5:30 pm Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall | 487 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6 Compete Register Spectator Buy tickets Volunteer Sign up PSFS is thrilled to support Basho 2025! Organised by Sumo Sundays, this exciting sumo event returns on Monday, … Read more
Sunday, April 13th, 2025 | 12:30PM-3:00PM Oppenheimer Park Free Event Celebrate the beauty of spring under the cherry blossoms at Hanami, our annual community care event! Enjoy a warm Japanese curry-rice lunch, get creative with button-making and origami, and take part in a special tribute to the late Elder Clint, who played a vital role in past community … 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
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 – 2:30pmFee: $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 360 Riot … Read more
2024 Vancouver Basho: Amateur Sumo Exhibition 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 Doors open at 12:30pm 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, 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
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
October 26 – October 31 The Cinematheque | 1131 Howe St., Vancouver Tickets $10~ | Buy Now! Powell Street Festival Society is proud to partner with The Cinematheque to present Godzilla: King of Kaiju, a Halloween season series saluting the epic reign of the kaiju king. This monster-sized, all-ages series draws from the earliest and most … Read more
360 Riot Walk: Online 2022 Join us for the first-ever online guided tour of 360 Riot Walk, led by the creator of 360 Riot Walk, Henry Tsang. Wherever you are, join us in learning more about the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver through this online 360° video tour. This tour will be Saturday, June 25, … Read more
Register Here Date: Saturday, August 19, 10am sign-up | 10:30am games beginLocation: Oppenheimer ParkFree, Drop-in Event 日付:８月１９日、土曜日、１０時チーム受付開始｜１０時３０分試合開始場所:オッペンハイマー公園無料、ドロップイン・イベント Drop-in for our 15th annual Vancouver Asahi Tribute Game! 今年で１５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 15th annual Vancouver Asahi Tribute Game! Come play a game of ball as we commemorate the historic Vancouver Asahi: the legendary Japanese-Canadian baseball team who … Read more
Tanabata Star Show Buy Tickets | チケット発売中 Dates: Friday, August 4, 7pm – 8pm Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Event Fee: $19.75 | Tickets Available through Space Centre Website 日付:８月４日、金曜日、午後７時〜８時 場所: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 参加料: １９.７５ドル | Space CentreのWebサイトにてチケット発売中 Tanabata Star Show 七夕スターショー Tanabata Star Show Come learn about Tanabata and its associated constellations at … Read more
Posh Ball 2023, sponsored by PSFS Buy Tickets | チケット発売中 Dates: Friday, Jul 28 – Saturday, Jul 29, 5:00pm – 3:00am Location: D/6 Bar & Lounge Event Fee: $20 – $60 | Tickets Available through Eventbrite* (link above) 日付:７月２８日、金曜日、７月２９日、土曜日、午後５時〜翌午前３時 場所: D/6 Bar & Lounge 参加料: ２０ドル〜６０ドル | Eventbriteにてチケット発売中 ※ Posh Ball 2023 ポッシュ・ボール２０２３(パウエル祭協会後援) Posh Ball … Read more
Thursday, May 25 2023 | 7:00 PM The Cinematheque | 1131 Howe St., Vancouver Tickets $14 | Buy Now! Powell Street Festival Society is proud to join the Cinematheque in co-presenting おやすみ (Oyasumi), a special evening featuring 12 Japanese Canadian short films curated by Natalie Murao. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with … Read more
Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 12:30 PM Oppenheimer Park Free Event Join PSFS and our Advocacy and Outreach Committee under the spring cherry blossoms for a hot meal of Japanese curry rice and a community art project of cherry blossom wish making. Fold your hopes and wishes into paper craft cherry blossoms and take part in … Read more
Saturday February 18, 2023 Noon to 6:00 PM SFU Woodward’s Free & ticketed events Buy Film Tickets Join Powell Street Festival Society for a day of femme Taiko on Saturday, February 18th, 2023! Begin the day with a 30-minute free public Taiko performance at 12:00 noon by Vancouver’s Sawagi Taiko, the first all-women Taiko group … Read more
The Powell Street Festival takes place on the traditional, unceded and occupied territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
