This year’s lottery features 20 amazing prizes with a combined value of $ $7,427! See a list of all prizes below, all of which were generously donated or sponsored by longstanding community partners and independent businesses. Proceeds from this lottery fundraiser go toward Powell Street Festival Society and help ensure our ongoing sustainability and resilience.
You can buy tickets at the Festival, or buy in advance from community partners or directly from us on this page! Draws will take place during the Festival: August 2 at 1:30PM, 3:30PM, 5:30PM, and August 3 at 1:30PM, 4:30PM and 6:00PM at Oppenheimer Park*. Attendance is not required and all winners will be contacted.
Prize List & Winners
6:00 PM, August 3
- Grand Prize – Flight for Two: Vancouver — Narita/Sponsored by ZIPAIR
Winner: Dashiell Reid (# 2471)
Prize: 2x Round-trip tickets (NRT–YVR) – Airfare only/Value: $2,600.00 2. Whistler Staycation / Donated by The Listel Hotel Whistler + Sponsored by The Postcard Place
Winner: Stephen Cassells (# 3603)
Prize: 1-night Stay at The Listel Hotel Whistler & $100 Gift Certificate to Teppan Village/Value: $450.00
4:30 PM, August 3
- 3. Dance Festival Pass & Dinner / Sponsored by VIDF + Donated by Mr. Japanese Curry
Winner: Gwen Perkins (# 2961)
Prize: 1x 2026 VIDF Festival Pass & $25 Gift Certificate to Mr. Japanese Curry/Value: $325.00 4. Film Festival Pass & Dinner / Donated by VLAFF + Dosanko
Winner: Vanessa Lowe (# 3653)
Prize: 2x VLAFF Passes & $25 Gift Certificate to Dosanko/Value: $305.005. Performance & Reading / Donated by Firehall Arts Centre + Arsenal Pulp Press + Sponsored by Mint Records
Winner: Sandra Rottler (# 3841)
Prize: 2x Vouchers (Firehall 2025/26 season), 2x $25 Gift Certificate to Lucky’s Comics, 2x Books (Bad Land by Corinna Chong, Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew)/Value: $277.906. The Cinephile & Reader / Donated by VIFF + Guu Izakaya + Arsenal Pulp Press
Winner: John Nguyen (# 870)
Prize: 10x VIFF Centre Vouchers, 2x $25 Gift Certificate to Guu Izakaya, Book (Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai)/Value: $233.95
1:30 PM, August 3
- 7. The Cinephile / Donated by Cinematheque + Guu Izakaya + Tokyo Katsu Sand + Sponsored by Whisk Match
Winner: Brian Nadon (# 2724)
Prize: 5-ticket pass to Cinematheque, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Guu Izakaya, $25 Gift Certificate to Whisk Matcha, $8.50 Gift Certificate to Tokyo Katsu Sand/Value: $138.50 8. Listening Corner / Sponsored by Mint Records
Winner: Catlin Renay (# 3433)
Prize: Audio-Technica AT-LP60X Turntable, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Red Cat Records, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Lucky’s Comics/Value: $300.009. Reading Corner / Donated by Geist Magazine + Iron Dog Books + Arsenal Pulp Press + Moja Coffee + Tokyo Katsu Sand + Sponsored by Mint Records + Whisk Matcha
Winner: Isabella Samaniego (# 1307)
Prize: 2-year Geist Magazine subscription, $25 Gift Certificate to Iron Dog Books, 2x Books, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Lucky’s Comics, $25 Gift Certificate to Moja Coffee, $25 Gift Certificate to Whisk Matcha, $8.50 Gift Certificate to Tokyo Katsu Sand/Value: $297.6010. Music & Literature / Sponsored by Mint Records + Donated by Arsenal Pulp Press
Winner: Jennifer Strugnell (# 3190)
Prize: 4x $25 Gift Certificates to Red Cat Records, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Lucky’s Comics, 2x Books (“The Lost Century”, “The Whole Animal”)/Value: $194.90
5:30 PM, August 2
- 11. Powell Street Festival Anniversary Print / Donated by Kathy Shimizu
Winner: Sayuri Yanagisawa (# 322)
Prize: 40th Anniversary Block Print/Value: $350.00 -
12. Portraits with Friends / Donated by Nami Studio + Capture +
Winner: Daien Ide (# 903)
Prize: Self-portrait session for up to 4 people, YORU Earrings, HINODE Earrings/Value: $243.00 -
13. The Fashion Lover / Donated by Siamurai Apparel + Santel Communications + Sponsored by Pac West Kimono
Winner: Richard Singleton (# 2861)
Prize: Noragi Kimono, Watch, 2x Shoulder Bags/Value: $215.00
3:30 PM, August 2
- 14. Craft Classes & Shoulder Bags / Donated by Baad Anna’s Yarn Store + Vancouver Ikebana Association + Sponsored by Pac West Kimono
Winner: Nadine Ozaki (# 3008)
Prize: Beginner Knitting Class, 2x Ikebana workshops, 2x Shoulder Bags/Value: $258.00 15. Ikebana Flowers & Kimono / Donated by Siamurai Apparel + Vancouver Ikebana Association + Sponsored by The Postcard Place
Winner: Kimberley Kalanj (# 1145)
Prize: Noragi Kimono, Ikebana workshop for two, $40 Gift Certificate to Postcard Place/Value: $230.0016. Dinner and a Game / Donated by Vancouver Bandits + Guu Izakaya
Winner: Denise Jeffrey (# 1603)
Prize: 4-ticket pass to Vancouver Bandits, $25 Gift Certificate to Guu Izakaya/Value: $145.00
1:30 PM, August 2
- 17. The Foodie / Sponsored by The Postcard Place + Donated by Guu Izakaya + Dosanko + Mr. Japanese Curry + Cadeaux Bakery + Tokyo Katsu Sand
Winner: Sharon Sakai (# 1968)
Prize: $200 Gift Certificate to Kissa Tanto, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Guu Izakaya, $25 Gift Certificate to Dosanko, $25 Gift Certificate to Mr. Japanese Curry, $25 Gift Certificate to Cadeaux Bakery, $8.50 Gift Certificate to Tokyo Katsu Sand/Value: $333.50 -
18. Japanese Traditional Craft / Donated by Kisyuu Calligraphy + Murata + Vancouver Ikebana Association + Sponsored by The Postcard Place
Winner: Lisa Mah (# 1698)
Prize: Calligraphy class, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Murata, $40 Gift Certificate to Postcard Place, Ikebana workshop/Value: $205.00 -
19. Japanese Fashion & Craft / Donated by Siamurai Apparel + Murata + Sponsored by The Postcard Place
Winner: Larissa Kondo (# 118)
Prize: Noragi Kimono, 2x $25 Gift Certificates to Murata, $40 Gift Certificate to Postcard Place/Value: $190.00 -
20. Handy Dandy Toolkit / Donated by Santel Communications
Winner: Parker Erickson (# 3553)
Prize: Tool bag including 13 items (incl. hammer, drill bit set, utility knife, digital multimeter, etc.)/Value: $135.00
The festival lottery is the lifeblood of Powell Street Festival. It was launched in the early 1980s and, for many years, was the main source of income to cover the festival production costs. These days, it is the lottery’s intrinsic value that continues to fuel the festival as it represents the symbiotic relationship of community stakeholders. The lottery:
- keeps us connected to our community partners who donate the prizes;
- supports grassroots community groups who sell the tickets as a fundraiser for themselves;
- provides an inexpensive and easy way for festival goers to show their support.
“As a young intern 30 years ago, I phoned community supporters such as Tad’s Sporting Goods and Iwata Travel to confirm their donations. I then met a variety of small business owners as I travelled about town to collect the prizes,” explains former executive director Emiko Morita. “Since then, many factors such as the seismic changes in the travel industry and competing community lotteries—not to mention a global pandemic—have threatened to diminish the lottery program. However, to this day, our festival interns are on the telephone and tripping about town to collect prizes! We’ve been tenacious about keeping it going because it represents the strength of the Japanese Canadian community network, the very essence of Powell Street Festival.”
True to Powell Street Festival’s grassroots charm, while we offer online ticket sales, the lottery remains analog: we’ll have dedicated interns and volunteers handwriting and mailing your ticket stubs to each purchaser!