Here’s what’s happening this Canada Day long weekend
False Creek Ferries Canada Day Water Ballet 9:15am – 9:30am
Taking place between 8:30 am and 10am, the `dance` will start down in the eastern basin of False Creek, working its way west towards Granville Island Ferry Dock (Bridges/Tap & Barrel)
Buskers, Free Bike Valet (10AM – 11PM)
TD International Vancouver Jazz Festival
- 1:00PM Sharon Minemoto Quartet, Ocean Artworks |Free
- 2:30PM Andy Milne & Unison, Performance Works |Free
- 4:00PM Strange Worlds Trio, Ocean Artworks |Free
- 4:30PM Strange Worlds Trio, Performance Works |Free
- 7:30PM Sam Tudor + Kandle Featuring Kendel Carson and Debra-Jean Creelman, Performance Works $37
- 9:00 PM Dawn Pemberton and Francis Baptiste, Ocean Artworks $10
- 11:00 PM DJ Handsome Tiger, Ocean Artworks |Free
Around the “Island”
- The Lobster Man – Annual Lobster Cook Out, 9am – 6pm (or while quantities last)
Maples Sugar Shack 10am – 4pm, Kid’s Water Park - Say Hello (Vegan) Ice Cream Truck, 10am – 4pm (Daily) Kid’s Water Park
- Lee’s Donuts – Canada Day Donut!
Muffin Granny – Canada Day Crepe! Granville Island Public Market - Granville Island Delivery Co. Puzzle Challenge 10am – 6pm, Picnic Pavilion, Behind Kids Market
- Opus Art Supplies Plein Air Painting Adventure 12pm- 4:30pm, start at Opus
- The Rare Return – A 3D Painting, live painting between 8am – 4pm, Picnic Pavilion
- Flowers of Canada, all day, Railspur Alley West
Kids Market Canada Day Celebrations, 11 am – 5:30pm
-Hula Hoop Demonstration, Balloon Twisting, Face Painting
-Kaboodles Arts + Crafts table,
-Beanstalk Bistro Hotdog and cold drinks stand,
-Cotton Candy Concession Stand
Net Loft – 10AM – 6PM
- Little Mountain Shop Pop Up (feature local merchant Home Coming Candles
- Circle Craft Artists in Residence Pop Up, Net Loft 10 AM – 5 PM Weekends (This weekend, Wendy Van Riesen will have her @dahliadriveclothing line at her Pop Up exhibition, a collaboration with Reg Davidson where Haida art meets Dahlia Drive)
