43rd Annual Powell Street Festival
Vancouver's annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts & culture. All events are free!
Date/Time: Aug 4 2019, 11:30 am to 7:00 pm
Vancouver, Powell Street area410 - 111 West Hastings Street
P: (604) 739-9388
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Cost: Free
The Powell Street Festival is the largest Japanese Canadian festival in the country and the longest running community arts celebration in Vancouver! Enjoy traditional and contemporary Japanese Canadian performances and demonstrations, including taiko drumming, sumo wrestling, martial arts, bonsai and ikebana, folk and modern dance, alternative pop/rock/urban music, visual arts, film/video, as well as historical walking tours, tea ceremonies, and a fantastic array of Japanese food, crafts, & displays.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
11:30AM - 7:00PM DAILY
Paueru Gai (Powell Street area) centred at Alexander Street & Jackson Avenue
Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova Street)
Vancouver Japanese Language School (475 Alexander St)
Vancouver Buddhist Temple (220 Jackson Avenue)
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Live Music ☼ Japanese Food ☼ Sumo Wrestling ☼ Literary Events ☼ Dance ☼ Film ☼ Martial Arts ☼ Craft Vendors ☼ Omikoshi ☼ Theatre ☼ Taiko Drumming ☼ Walking Tours ☼ Anime ☼ IIkebana & Bonsai Demos ☼ Children’s Activities
Yuni Mori will bring her original piano compositions and delicate voice from Yamanashi, Japan
Teke::Teke, a seven-piece band from Montreal, will rock their Takeshi Terauchi-inspired blend of shoe-gaze, post-rock and noise
Seattle's Katrina Wolfe will unveil a shape-shifting butoh experience
June Fukumura will appear as her dark humoured, clown alter-ego Sumiko for a quirky interactive Japanese game show.
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