See below for past press releases by year.
Celebrate Japanese Canadian art and culture at the 48th Annual Powell Street Festival | August 5-6, 2024. Read More
PSFS Presents StudioProgramsounds’ Kūsou/空相 at Anvil Theatre in New Westminster in association with New Media Gallery, Anvil Theatre, and Formscape Arts Society | This a new immersive audio-visual installation draws on Japanese calligraphy and western flute. Read More
Announcing the 46th Annual Powell Street Festival | What’s old is new at the 46th Annual Powell Street Festival as we gather in-person to celebrate Japanese Canadian art and culture in Oppenheimer Park and Paueru Gai (the Powell Street area) this July 30 and 31! Read More
Road Work: Street Photography from the 70s & 80s | Powell Street Festival Society in association
with DKAM and the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia proudly present Road
Work: Street Photography from the 70s and 80s, a slideshow and talk with photographer Greg Soone. Read more
PSFS Receives Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Sectors Fund Grant from Canadian Heritage | Powell Street Festival Society (PSFS) is proud to announce the support of Canadian Heritage’s Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Sectors Fund… Read More
PSFS Announces Director of Operations Position | The Powell Street Festival Society is excited to share that our organization is growing … Read More
Surrey Art Gallery Partnership | The 45th Powell Street Festival is partnering with the Surrey Art Gallery, also celebrating their 45th anniversary … Read More
45th Annual Powell Street Festival Announcement | Powell Street Festival Society adapts to public health restrictions and revamps its programming so festival-goers can stay bubble-safe yet connected to the historic Japanese Canadian neighbourhood … Read More
Powell Street Festival Society Announces the Stewardship of 360 Riot Walk | PSFS is proud to announce its stewardship of 360 Riot Walk created by artist Henry Tsang … Read More
Powell Street Festival Telethon raised $64,389 for the PowellStFest Community Kitchen Program!! | Due to the COVID19 health crisis, the 44th annual Powell Street Festival pivoted from it’s traditional in-person celebration to an online Telethon … Read More
Announcing: Powell Street Festival Telethon on August 1, 2020 from 2pm –7pm | Celebrate Japanese Canadian culture while giving back to your community! Join us for a LIVE online telethon August 1, 2020 from 2pm – 7pm to watch live performances, highlights from previous festivals, appearances from festival vendors, and so much more. Tune in with your family and friends to experience the spirit of the festival right from your home! … Read More
The 44th Powell Street Festival cancelled as a public gathering event | Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, the 44th Powell Street Festival is cancelled as a public gathering event … Read More
Winners of the 5th Annual Public Art and Design Competition for Powell Street Festival Announced | UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture students Shaheed H. Karim and Amy Wu are the winners of the 5th Annual Public Art and Design Competition for Powell Street Festival Society … Read More
Mask Making Workshop | In partnership with the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation … Read More
Pulling Together | Dear Powell Street Festival friends and family: maintaining community connection and drawing on our individual and collective strengths is essential during this turbulent time. We are committed to employing safe and innovative ways to connect and support communities through Japanese Canadian (JC) arts and culture … Read More
Spring Nikkei Artist Mixer | In order to contribute to public health efforts, and to quickly and effectively comply with recommendations from Health Canada and BC Health, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event until further notice …
Curatorial Applications for the 44th Powell Street Festival are Now OPEN | The Powell Street Festival Society is passionate about providing opportunities for new, emerging, mid-career and senior professional artists of Japanese heritage working in literary, visual, performing, new media, and inter- and community arts fields
Hiring Festival Production Team: Production Associate, Production Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator | Powell Street Festival Society seeks a dedicated team player for the position of Production Associate for the 44th annual Powell Street Festival. This temporary position is a full-time position (35 hr/week) and will start on May 11 and end the last week of August 2020 …
Update from Powell Street Festival | Happy New Year wishes to you all! We are now officially gearing up for the 44th Powell Street Festival, August 1 and 2, 2020. Please welcome our new permanent part–time staff … Read More
Powell Street Festival Issues Statement Regarding Oppenheimer Park (July 4, 2019) – Download PDF ›
43rd Annual Powell Street Festival Lineup (June 20, 2019) – features a wide variety of international and local talent. Musical highlights include Yuni Mori, who will bring her original piano compositions and delicate voice from Yamanashi, Japan, Teke::Teke, a seven-piece band from Montreal who will rock their Takeshi Terauchi-inspired blend of shoe-gaze, post-rock and noise, and from Seattle, Katrina Wolfe will unveil a shape-shifting butoh experience. Download PDF ›
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Powell Street Festival Lineup Announced with Tatsuya Nakatani, Emma Lee Toyoda, Sophia Akiko Stephens, More
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Powell Street Festival Society’s Annual Evening of Experimental Performance Pieces Returns June 15th with Spatial Poetics XVII: ONCE LOST
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SFU Art Students Win Powell Street Festival’s Design Competition with Karakasa Obake
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Powell Street Festival Returns August 5 – 6 with Haruki Murakami’s Top Translators, Almost Asian’s Katie Malia, and a Presentation of Japan’s Third Gender
Musical highlights include Australia’s ‘George & Noriko’, Japan’s ‘Ensemble Liberta’ and numerous taiko groups including California’s ‘JODAIKO’
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Powell Street Festival Society issues a statement regarding its decision in support of censorship Read More >
The Powell Street Festival Society in association with the O k’inādās Collective present: Spatial Poetics XVI: KIYO 生き残り Honouring the living memory of invisible lives
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2017 Festival Program Guide (PDF, 9MB)
Festival 2017 Schedule (PDF, 1MB)
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Powell Street Festival to celebrate 40 years with Diyet and Chordophone on July 30th – 31st
Expanded festival site will include a block party on Alexander Street, interactive games in Oppenheimer Park and more food and craft vendors
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The Powell Street Festival will return to Oppenheimer Park on August 1st and 2nd, 2015
Diverse Lineup of Performances to include Taiko Collaboration “Against The Current,” Pianist Niho Takase, and Author/Environmentalist David Suzuki
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The Powell Street Festival Announces New Site Plans
Main site for this weekend’s festival to be a car-free ‘Block Party’ centered at Alexander St and Jackson Ave; All performances, vendors and activities to continue
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The Powell Street Festival Society issues statement on upcoming festival and state of affairs in Oppenheimer Park
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The Powell Street Festival Returns for 38th Year with Eclectic Program of Artists and Activities:
Kytami, Tomo Nakayama and Sprïng among dozens of artists set to perform; Full line-up including set times and schedule announced
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Powell Street Festival Announces Special Events to Launch this year’s Festival:
SoCal’s GRMLN and Vancouver’s Late Spring to rock festival launch party; Emi Honda and Jordan McKenzie bring ‘Music Temple’ to Centre A
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The Powell Street Festival Society presents Spatial Poetics XIII: WeMix
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