Every year, around mid-June, Vancouver celebrates a possible car-free future for the city with street festivals in four of the city's biggest neighbourhoods: Commercial Drive, Kitsilano, the West End, and Main Street.
This year, Car-Free Day and the Car-Free Festivals are Sunday, June 14.
The original festival site--which saw upwards of 35,000 people in past years--has live music, street hockey, revolutionary knitting circles, roller disco, a Healing Garden, and more.
When: 12pm - 6pm
Where: Commercial Drive, between Venables and 1st Ave
Main Street's fest has seven music stages, tons of vendors, food, arts, crafts and a "grafitti wall."
When: 12pm - 8pm
Where: Main Street, between 12th Avenue and 25th Avenue
The very-popular West End fest has world music, dance classes, parades, and a spoken-word tent.
When: 12pm - 6pm
Where: Denman Street, between Davie and Robson
Rather than a single street party, Kits neighbours are throwing a series of block parties all around the community. Last year, there were 20 block parties, and Car-Free Vancouver hopes this year there will be even more.
When: Various times
Where: Various locations
To throw your own Kits block party or to get more information:
- By phone: Mel Lehan at 604-731-0599
- By email: kitsilano@carfreevancouver.org
These are car-free festivals--and they all have valet bike parking--so for goodness sake, don't drive!
