Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Date/Time: Nov 2 2016, 11:00 am to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, The Downtown Eastside
The theme of this year’s Festival, Living on Shared Territory, pays tribute to the Downtown Eastside’s founding peoples, cultures and diverse neighbourhoods as we live, learn and create together on unceded Coast Salish territories under the long shadow of our colonial past and present.
A special feature this year is the installation of the 27 ft. Survivors Totem Pole in Pigeon Park at Hastings and Carrall. This grass roots initiative led by Sacred Circle Society, in the words of carver Skundaal Bernie Williams (Haida/Coast Salish), “honours the many people who have arrived and lived in the Downtown Eastside as survivors”.
Most events are free, but some require pre-registration or do have a ticket price, so please check event details before attending.
11am – 3pm Big Print Project Chinatown Raven’s Eye Studio, 456 E. Hastings
11am Project Soul Lord Strathcona Elementary School, 592 E. Pender
Please Note: This School Performance Is For Students, Parents, And Teachers Only.
11am – 1pm Food Policy 101 Woodward’s Atrium, 111 W. Hastings
1pm – 4pm Day Of The Dead Fiesta Oppenheimer Park, 488 Powell
2pm – 2:30pm Wax Poetic Live Broadcast Co-Op Radio 100.5fm
2pm – 4pm Underwater Chinatown: Digital Stories Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, 555 Columbia
6:30pm All Souls’ Day Mass St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova
4pm – 6:30pm Coast Salish Protocol SFU Harbour Centre, 555 W. Hastings
7pm – 9:30pm Barrio Flamenco: Flamenco For The People Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main
More info