Join us for our annual community care event, Setsubun (節分)! This special event will feature a sacred fire, held in collaboration with local Indigenous leader, Elder Veronica, to honour the connections between our communities. We’ll also honour Elder Clint, practice mamemaki (豆まき), and a warm and comforting meal of Japanese curry rice will be served! (Mamemaki is a traditional Japanese ritual, where roasted soybeans are thrown at an oni (鬼, demon) to drive away bad luck and welcome good fortune for the new year.)
This is a family-friendly event, and everyone is welcome!
Thank you to Oppenheimer Park, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Carnegie Community Centre, City of Vancouver, and WePress for their support of this event.
This event will take place in Oppenheimer Park, on Powell Street between Jackson and Dunlevy Avenue—the site of the Powell Street Festival and some of our off-season events. There are many options to get here, and we encourage you to consider carpooling, walking, biking, or taking public transportation.
Oppenheimer Park is located one block south of the Powell/Alexander bike route. View the City of Vancouver’s bike route map here.
Bus
SkyTrain
Check TransLink for all options, to plan your trip, or for service advisories.
Limited 1 & 2-hour metered and street parking is available around Oppenheimer Park and on neighbouring streets.
