New Westminster’s On Your Block Festival in 2022

Tickets

Cost: Free

The goal of the festival is to bring the community together in a safe space and to foster, celebrate and promote unity, collaboration, togetherness, diversity and multiculturalism. The event is hosted by Odihi which is a Black-led not-for-profit organization that helps educate, equip, and empower black girls and women.

The On Your Block Festival takes place in Tipperary Park at 315 Queens Avenue in New Westminster. It’s the same park where the New West Farmers Market happens on Thursdays for much of the year. The park is just a few blocks (and an 8-minute walk) up the hill from the Columbia SkyTrain Station. It’s also just a block or so from New Westminster’s City Hall.

What to Expect:
The On Your Block Festival takes place outdoors in Tipperary Park with various activities to enjoy including some specifically for children. There are food trucks and artisan vendors selling their products. As well there is a beer garden with drinks on tap from Yellow Dog Brewing, Studio Brewing and the Strathcona Beer Company.

At the festival plenty of DJs and other musicians perform over the course of the day. They include DJ Oga Rossco, Sam Chimes, Brotha Jason, DJ Costa Besta, Tony Ramirez, Owabowa and more. For the full lineup click On Your Block Festival.

2022 Entertainment Schedule

Below is the entertainment lineup for the festival on the Artist Stage.
1:00 pm – Opening Ceremony
1:30 pm – Tamami, Emilio & Jonathan
2:30 pm – Doaa Magdy & Beebs
3:00 pm – Elizabeth Irving
4:00 pm – Owabowa, Brotha Jason, Tony Ramirez & Mickey Mars
5:30 pm – Andrew Murphy
6:30 pm – DJ Oga Rossco
7:30 pm – DJ Costa Besta
8:30 pm – Closing Ceremony and Raffle Winner Announcements

And entertaining in the Acoustic Beer Garden for about an hour each are the following artists:
2:00 pm – Danny Gascho
4:00 pm – Sam Chimes
6:00 pm – Jamie J
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