Society News
Join our 2025 Annual General Meeting!
The Powell Street Festival Society’s Annual General Meeting will take place online via Zoom this year, Monday, May 26, 2025, at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. Please register through the link below to receive
Meet the 2025 Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort
Powell Street Festival Society is excited to announce the members of our fourth Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort! This expenses-paid program brings three young Japanese Canadians aged
Standing Together in Grief and Resilience: The Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy
The Powell Street Festival Society is heartbroken by the tragic events and loss of life that unfolded at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party. Our
Reflections on Our Outgoing ED, Emiko’s Legacy
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
Powell Street Festival Society Welcomes Sophie Yamauchi Latimer as Executive Director
For Immediate Release — The Powell Street Festival Society (PSFS) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Sophie Kristveig Yamauchi Latimer as its new Executive
paueru gaizette No. 6
paueru gaizette no. 6 Read this edition This edition of the zine explores the duality of grief and healing. Like a coin the print version
Thank you for coming to the 48th Annual Powell Street Festival!!
48th Annual Powell Street Festival 48th Powell Street Festival Artwork by Nicole Larsen (https://rippleandrise.ca/) It’s official! The 48th Powell Street Festival returns on August 3rd
Celebrate Japanese Canadian art and culture at the 48th Annual Powell Street Festival!
2024 Festival Program The Powell Street Festival, Vancouver’s annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts and culture, is set to return August 3 – 4, 2024
Reflections from the 2023 Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort
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
paueru gaizette No. 5
paueru gaizette no. 5 Read this edition The next edition of the paueru gaizette invites you to Begin Again “As both a place of joy
paueru gaizette No. 4
paueru gaizette no. 4 Read this edition After a brief hiatus, the paueru gaizette zine is back with another issue, “sounds like home”. What sounds
Catching Up with Volunteers at Godzilla
Catching Up with Volunteers at Godzilla Written by Vanessa Matsubara, 2022-2023 Powell Street Festival production staff This October, Powell Street Festival Society (PSFS) partnered with