Getting to the Festival and Accessibility
Festival Site Map (PDF) coming soon
The Powell Street Festival takes place in Oppenheimer Park and surrounding areas in Paueru Gai (Powell Street), centered around the 400 block of Powell St. between Dunlevy Ave and Jackson Ave.
PSF is located near the Alexander St. Cycling Route, and a free bike valet operated by B.E.S.T. is available.
Check you bike in at:
- Alexander St., east of Jackson Ave.
View the City of Vancouver’s bike route map here.
自転車で：会場はアレクサンダー・ストリートとユニオン・ストリートのサイクリング・ルートの近くに位置しており、無料の駐輪場が一カ所設置されています。
PSF is located near the Alexander St. Cycling Route, and a free bike valet operated by B.E.S.T. is available.
Check you bike in at:
- Alexander St., east of Jackson Ave.
View the City of Vancouver’s bike route map here.
自転車で：会場はアレクサンダー・ストリートとユニオン・ストリートのサイクリング・ルートの近くに位置しており、無料の駐輪場が一カ所設置されています。
Take the #7 or #209 buses to the festival site. There are also buses that stop on Hastings Street (#3, #14, #16, #20).
バスで：会場直通は7番, 209番バス 。ヘイスティングス・ストリートまでは14番、16番、20番, で3番お越しいただけます。
20-minute walk from Main Street-Chinatown Station or Waterfront Station.
Check TransLink for all options, to plan your trip, or for service advisories
Main Street-Chinatown 駅または Waterfront 駅から徒歩20分です。
Parking near the Festival is very limited. We encourage those who are able to walk, cycle, take public transport, or carshare when possible.
会場付近の駐車場には限りがあります。可能な方は徒歩、自転車、公共交通機関、カーシェアリングをご利用ください。
- Alexander Centre – Lot #645
- Address: 611 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1E1
- Map: Alexander Centre Direction
- Parking Fees: $2.75/hr
- Indigo Lot #014
- Address: 12 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 1A4
- Map: Indigo Lot Direction
- Parking Fees: $2.00/hr until 6pm, $3.25 past 6pm
- 437 E Hastings St Parking
- Address: 437E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1P5
- Map: E Hastings St Parking Direction
- 205 Main & Powell-No.5 Orange – Lot #42
- Address: 205 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2S7
- Map: Main & Powell Parking Direction
- Parking Fees: $4.00/hr
- Impark Parking Location #1216
- Address: 101 E. Waterfront Road, Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4K3
- Map: Impark Parking Direction
- Parking Fees: $2.00/hr
- 107 E Cordova St – EasyPark Lot 4
- Address: 107 E Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4J1
- Map: Cordova St Parking Direction
- Parking Fees: $6.75/hr, $15.25 Daytime (6am-6pm)
Click here to see a map of available parking and ATM options.
Additional Site Info & Accessibility アクセシビリティ
We expect 20,000 people over the weekend—please note that it will be crowded, and that food line-ups will be long.
Free, clean drinking water is available on-site (see map). Bring your water bottle!
Gender-neutral portable toilets, hand washing stations, and wheelchair accessible portable toilets, plus one baby change table, are on-site (see map).
Accessible seating areas are at each performance venue. A Senior’s Tent with priority seating is in front of the Diamond Stage.
The first aid station is on-site (see map). Some volunteers and staff are trained in naloxone administration. If you see a used needle on the ground, please alert someone on our Hospitality and Security team (or anyone with a radio) for safe disposal. For a list of safe consumption sites, please click here.
No alcohol is served on-site.
今年のパウエル祭には二日間で20,000人を超える来場者が見込まれます。会場の混雑と屋台の長い行列に備えてお越しください。
無料の清潔な飲料水が会場全域で利用できます（地図参照）。マイボトル持参でzero-wasteにご協力ください！
ジェンダー・ニュートラルのトイレや、手洗い場、車椅子専用トイレが会場にあります。オムツ替え台も設置されています（地図参照）。
車椅子専用の鑑賞スペースは、各パフォーマンス会場に設置されています。ダイアモンドステージの最前列には、優先席のあるシニアテントを用意しています。
救急ステーションも設置されています。ナロキソン投与のトレーニングを受けたボランティアとスタッフが待機しています。
アルコールは販売されません。
Hospitality and Security volunteers help to ensure everyone feels safe and welcome. If you witness or experience distress or discrimination, this team can assist with de-escalation and accessing resources. They will be wearing an orange hachimaki.
You can alternatively find an Ambassador if you need assistance.
Have a question? Look out for our friendly Festival Ambassadors stationed throughout the site wearing bright blue happi vests and carrying a radio. Ambassadors have great knowledge of the festival, and if they don’t know the answer to your question, they’ll have a radio handy to call for assistance.
Hospitality and Security volunteers help to ensure everyone feels safe and welcome. If you witness or experience distress or discrimination, this team can assist with de-escalation and accessing resources. They will be wearing an orange hachimaki.
You can alternatively find an Ambassador if you need assistance.
Have a question? Look out for our friendly Festival Ambassadors stationed throughout the site wearing bright blue happi vests and carrying a radio. Ambassadors have great knowledge of the festival, and if they don’t know the answer to your question, they’ll have a radio handy to call for assistance.
ホスピタリティー＆セキュリティーのメンバーは来場者全員が安全に過ごせるようにフェスティバル中巡回しています。もし、ストレスを感じたり、差別に遭われたり目撃された場合はこちらのチームにお知らせて下さい。彼らは状況緩和とリソースへのアクセスを支援します。ホスピタリティー＆セキュリティーチームはオレンジのハチマキが目印です。
また、お困りの場合は近くのアンバサダーにもお声掛けください。
何かお困りですか？真っ青なハッピを着て無線機を持った、フレンドリーなパウエル祭アンバサダーが会場のあちこちにいます！アンバサダーはパウエル祭のことを熟知しており、もし質問に対する答えがなければ、手元にある無線機で援助を求めることができます。
Accessibility & Programming プログラムについて
Japanese-speaking MCs are present at various stages, and Japanese programming can be identified with an icon in our Festival Schedule. Staff and volunteers who speak multiple languages have this noted on their nametag.
ASL interpretation is available for some events. See our Festival Schedule for more details. Potential content and audio-visual triggers are listed for most events.
ステージには日本語を話すMCがいます。日本語のプログラムはフェスティバルスケジュールに目印で示されています。会場のスタッフ、ボランティアが話せる言語はスタッフの名札に表示されています。
アメリカ式手話の通訳つきのプログラムもあります。詳しくはフェスティバルスケジュールをご参照ください。
内容や視聴覚トリガーの可能性のあるプログラムについても一覧でご覧になれます。
Venue Information 会場情報
In addition to Oppenheimer Park, festival programming also takes place at three neighbouring indoor venues.
- Firehall Arts Centre – 280 E Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1L3
- The main theatre is accessible via the side door on Gore Avenue, access to this door can be requested from the box office via a ramp at the front of the building, or by calling (604) 689-0926. Accessible bathrooms are available backstage. The Firehall Courtyard can be accessed upon request via gate access.
- Vancouver Buddhist Temple – 220 Jackson Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3B3
- There are several steps at the entrance of the Buddhist Temple, and no ramps at this time. Public bathrooms are not available at this venue.
- Vancouver Japanese Language School – 487 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6
- There are no steps at the entrance of the Japanese Language School, and an elevator with access to the upper floors. Public bathrooms are not available at this venue.
