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Public Market Courtyard Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFind your way down to the Public Market Courtyard on select days to meet the educators from Vancouver Island’s The Raptors and their feathered friends.
Find your way down to the Public Market Courtyard on select days to meet the educators from Vancouver Island’s The Raptors and their feathered friends.
Join Carousel Theatre for Young People every weekend as their talented artists bring their favourite stories to life, just for you. Watch out for some of your favourite performers from award winning CTYP shows! Once recorded, videos remain on site. For more information, visit www.carouseltheatre.ca. Click the link below for stories: Story Time
Vancouver Children’s Festival is thrilled to announce their first ever online Kids Fest Pop Up! From Tuesday, May 26 to Sunday, May 31, children and teachers will be able to take part in daily online events that will delight, engage, and entertain. It’s all free and parking will be a breeze! There are exciting shows […]
Opus Art Supplies continues to inspire everyone to keep making art. They have collected and put together a list of fun projects and informative how-tos, including Projects to Inspire Kids, to keep you creating while you’re social distancing. Click the links below for more information: Projects to Inspire Projects to Inspire Kids
Words shape our worlds. They can delight, inspire, provoke, comfort and unite – as do the authors, journalists and poets who wield them. The Vancouver Writers Festival has been encouraging readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling and books, through events with local and international writers. We can’t enjoy the Festival in […]
Running from October 19-25, the Vancouver Writers Fest goes virtual this year, with 40+ events featuring Kevin Kwan, Tegan and Sara Quin, Megha Majumdar, Thomas King, Charles Yu and many more. With pay-what-you-can events for adults and free events for youth, there’s a little something for everyone, book lovers and idea seekers alike!
Visit Carousel Theatre for Young People’s website for a selection of storytelling and craft video. Once recorded, videos remain onsite: Storytime Saturday Watch out for some of your favourite performers from award-winning CTYP shows, reading stories just for you! Randi Makes… Explore new ideas through crafts, baking, art history, science, writing, theatre and more with […]
Step into the new year with one of January’s most-anticipated releases: Gutter Child by literary powerhouse and FOLD Artistic Director Jael Richardson. In conversation with the Globe and Mail’s Western Arts Correspondent, Marsha Lederman, this will be an evening in appreciation of the compelling, oftentimes harrowing power of the dystopian novel, and the real-world devastations […]
There are certain stories and characters that reach far beyond the pages of the books they inhabit. Join us for a riveting evening of discussion with some of the literary world’s most buzzworthy authors of the season, including Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind; HarperCollins Canada), Ashley Audrain (The Push; Penguin Random House Canada) and […]
Think you know Vancouver’s hidden history? Put your knowledge to the test with a night of books celebrating the city’s wildest bygone days. Intrepid reporter and acclaimed author Eve Lazarus peels back the layers of Vancouver’s forgotten and consistently weird architecture in Vancouver Exposed (Arsenal Pulp Press). Bestselling author, musician, and cultural historian Aaron Chapman […]
Join Vancouver Writers Festival on March 31 for a special edition of Incite featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Salt Sugar Fat, Michael Moss, as he takes us on a journey to discover how food companies have exploited our most fundamental evolutionary instincts to get us hooked on processed foods. In this special presentation, […]
Nurture the artist in you while you remain indoors by attending free workshops hosted online by Opus Art Supplies. Learn about different techniques from professional artists, using an assortment of mediums and tools, and create art while you do it. Courses are available for all levels, from beginner to intermediate. Visit their website for information […]
Boca del Lupo’s Net Zero invites you, our community, to visit us this summer on Granville Island and engage in a discussion about our big questions and for you to bring yours. It’s a free interactive installation and first real-world attempt to drive the technology of our space with the Pedal Power of our community. […]
The Reconciliation Wall at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church will feature a cedar house post carved by renowned Squamish Nation artist, Xwalacktun, O.B.C. Bring your family and friends, hear the story of the house post, meet Xwalacktun, see the house post as it is being carved, and help carve some wood off! Hosted by Reconciliation Matters […]
Join us in Ocean Artworks while Carvers from Squamish, Musqueam and Snuneymuxw First Nations honour the strong cultural connection the canoe has to the lands and the waters. Carvers will be working on their newest design, a cedar strip family canoe. They will also be working on paddles and other associated art work. The experience […]
“No Children Will Be Forgotten” is a weekend-long fundraiser, exhibit, and art show hosted by Indigenous artist D’Arcy Basil and CMHC-Granville Island, September 25 & 26, 2021. The art exhibit, with silent auctions on both days, will be held from 10am to 6pm in the new Hives for Humanity parklet, in front of co-host, i.e. […]
For the third consecutive year, Latincouver will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month in BC, and we are excited to say that Granville Island will be playing host to many events this year, including the art exhibition Perceptions of Mother Earth and Altar des Muertos in Ocean Artworks. Learn about and enjoy Latin American history and […]
Words shape our world: they can delight, inspire, provoke, comfort and unite—as do the authors, journalists and poets who wield them. The Vancouver Writers Festival, which runs from October 18 to 24, encourages readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through dozens of events with local and international writers. This […]
Visit the Kids Market for Zoo Day! Get to learn all about the wonders of animals with two 30 minute shows at 12:30 and 1:30, plus stay after for a meet and greet with the animals.
In this two-day workshop, you will learn basic wet felting and needle-felting techniques, which can be combined to make sculptural flowers or objects of your choosing. Artists Christina Norberg and Jessica de Haas will be co-teaching this fun and exploratory workshop. All materials provided, including felting needle, foam, and a variety of merino and corriedale […]
For the fourth consecutive year, Latincouver will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month in BC, by bringing a series of interactive events that include a combination of artists performances, art exhibitions, online workshops, forums, Video mapping and events to commemorate the rich and fascinating Latin American heritage and its influence in BC and Canada. Latin American […]
The Vancouver Writers Fest celebrates their 35th anniversary this year by welcoming audiences back to Granville Island for their flagship Festival from October 17–23. This year's Festival features 80 events, including 6 curated by the 2022 Guest Curator: journalist and 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Omar El Akkad. Youth events can be attended in-person or […]
Opus recognizes the importance of creativity in life, as an activity to enjoy and entertain, and as an outlet for stress. In order to meet your creative needs, they have included a number of free workshops and tutorials on their website to help fill them. Indulge in self-care and calm while learning new things and […]
Let’s hop into a colourful and bright new year with LunarFest! CMHC is partnering with the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association for this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations, to bring The Lantern City to Granville Island. In the fourth year of this city-wide project, with Granville Island’s support, the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association will be creating […]
Brand new this year, LunarFest Vancouver is moving their Lunar New Year Celebrations to Granville Island – Ocean Artworks and will host cultural activities on the weekends, free to the public, from Jan 21-Feb 21. Activities will range from craft workshops to music performances. More information will be posted on their website in the coming […]
A transformational experience in self expression and creativity, disguised as a sculpture workshop. Every child is a fully self expressed artist up until the moment that they decide they are not, and that’s when the practice stops. This course is about giving your adult self the opportunity to practice and play and to create whatever […]
At Soumak Boutique, we are so excited to be running our first Traditional Turkish Ceramic Painting (underglaze) Workshop to help you take that leap into learning how to paint ceramic in 2023! The art of Turkish tile and ceramic-making has developed over the centuries incorporating many different techniques and styles. Using a different type of […]
Circle Craft has brought back their popular meet the artist pop-up event. Kicking off this weekend is long-time ceramic artist and teacher Charmian Nimmo. Clay has always been a sort of freedom for her, turning mud into something beautiful or useful still gives her a big thrill. A lover of nature and animals, Tuxedo Cat […]
Join us Saturday and Sunday April 29-30th for a delightful showcase of coop member Elaine Brewer-White's playful ceramics at the Circle Craft Store! Elaine's unique creations bring joy and fun to any space, and we're thrilled to host her Pop Up event. Be sure to catch her live clay demonstration, and explore her range of […]
This Red Dress Day Project in Ron Basford Park is a collaboration between Chepximiya Siyam/Chief Janice George and Granville Island. Chepximiya has used fabric in a two-dimensional design that evokes missing women, who should, in life, fill all three dimensions of the dress. The installation was done by visual display artist, Kamila Gougain. Red Dress […]
The concept for this tango immersion week is to delve deeper into the dance, the culture, and the music; to be able to come to a heightened place of understanding and confidence in our individual dance. We will be breaking down the building blocks of tango: the walk, the embrace, the musicality, and the pause, […]
One of Circle Craft's newest member artists, Martha Casey-Knight will be popping up at Circle Craft this weekend with her ’a little gritty but pretty' ceramic business Hell Wench. Each piece unique in design, never entirely symmetrical and exploding with personality! Come meet Martha at Circle Craft May 6th and 7th and see her fabulous […]
Tracey-Mae Chambers is a Métis installation artist, a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario, who travels through Canada and the USA creating site specific art installations at residential school historical sites, cultural centres, museums, art galleries and other public spaces. The goal of these works is to broach the subject of decolonization with viewers and staff. The […]
Get up close to the Giants and explore the inner workings of a Concrete Plant! Heidelberg Materials is celebrating over 100 years on Granville Island! Get up close to the Giants and explore the inner workings of a concrete plant during our Annual Open House! Join us for live music, big trucks, plant tours, face […]
Celebrate Ballet BC’s new home! For one weekend only (May 27 + 28), new Granville Island tenant Ballet BC is opening their doors to visitors. Explore and experience the inspiring environment of one of the world’s leading contemporary dance companies. On Saturday May 27, the company invites you to discover a day in the life of […]
The art of Turkish tile and ceramic-making developed over the centuries incorporating many different techniques and styles. Using a different type of paint and glaze from the usual ceramic materials, Turkish ceramic painting is truly such a fun, unique and creative skill to learn. In this workshop you will briefly learn the history of traditional […]
Enjoy spectacular performances from around the globe for kids and families of all ages at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival. The 2023 Festival will offer a mix of in-person (on Granville Island) and Online Performances featuring circus arts, puppetry, theatre, dance, music and lots of arts activities created just for children.
Urbanarium is a local non-profit that hosts public dialogue on city planning and urban design. This public studio will explore the idea of connecting Granville Island to the Granville Bridge… by a staircase. Come share your ideas and meet like-minded urban enthusiasts. Open to everyone. Register at urbanarium.org
The art of Turkish tile and ceramic-making developed over the centuries incorporating many different techniques and styles. Using a different type of paint and glaze from the usual ceramic materials, Turkish ceramic painting is truly such a fun, unique and creative skill to learn. In this workshop you will briefly learn the history of traditional […]
Join the Parks Canada Southern Resident Killer Whale Outreach team to learn all about Southern Resident Killer Whales, the ocean ecosystem, and actions we can take to help protect them. […]
Join us for an extraordinary journey into the realms of inter/dependence at the 13th Annual Indian Summer Festival, set to take place from July 6-16th in Vancouver. Prepare to immerse […]
Come one, come all to FOOLS AT PLAY, a clown spectacular on Granville Island, presented by Axis Theatre Company and Granville Island. A celebration of nonsense, silliness and complete absurdity, […]
We look forward to welcoming back Canoe Cultures for their third year of programming on Granville Island. Canoe Cultures is an Indigenous lead organization, dedicated to the art and culture of the canoe, and the artists who create them. They present visual and performing arts as their primary means of transmitting Indigenous culture and communicating […]
Kids as young as 18 months are invited to practice riding our balance bikes in a fun interactive riding course! We also provide helmets — kids just need to show […]
A transformational experience in self expression and creativity, disguised as a sculpture workshop. This course is for artists and aspiring artists of all skill and experience levels. Although there is some instruction on technique, the emphasis is mostly on learning to move past the barriers that keep us creatively stuck and to actually ‘see’ like […]
Join Arts Umbrella on Saturday, September 9, 2023, from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM for an Open House and Registration Fair! This event will take place at 1400 Johnston Street, […]
Ballet BC's new classes and workshops program features drop-in classes in ballet and yoga, plus progressive series in ballet, tango, contemporary, Pilates, and creative immersion. Learn from the top instructors in […]
Ballet BC invites you to an exciting open studio rehearsal as the company prepares for its tour to the Fall for Dance Festivals in New York City and Toronto. Get […]
On September 30th, all Arts Umbrella students, families, and friends are invited and encouraged to join them for a meaningful day of reflection and education. Activities and talks will be […]
Latino Heritage Month celebrates its 4th year on Granville Island! Join us for events and installations all over Granville Island, celebrating the enriching Latino culture and our connection and influence […]
Celebrate the 36th year of the Vancouver Writers Fest! Over 115 authors appearing in-person at over 80 events across Granville Island. Events for students, youth, families, and adults, including events curated by Guest Curator Elamin Adbelmahmoud, featuring topics ranging from Blackness as a portal, and witchy novels, to the precariousness of our modern state and […]
Part of the Chutzpah Festival’s exploration of how artists address difficult histories, FORGE is a captivating multi-day performance piece examining how places of trauma are memorialized. Jewish, Queer UK Artist […]
Join us for an extraordinary pop-up event featuring ArtPen Studio's holiday collection, where you'll find fun holiday gifts like Tangram-inspired puzzle sets – the perfect holiday presents! Plus, you'll have […]
Colour the Dragon Dragons come in different shapes, sizes, and colours! Which one represents you the most? A group project using polarized film and our imaginations to create dragon scales that are as unique as each one of us. Dragon Charm of Freedom Dragons symbolize many things in different cultures. They are majestic and fearsome […]
Colour the Dragon Dragons come in different shapes, sizes, and colours! Which one represents you the most? A group project using polarized film and our imaginations to create dragon scales that are as unique as each one of us. Dragon Charm of Freedom Dragons symbolize many things in different cultures. They are majestic and fearsome […]
This gentle light is the fruit of traditional knowledge paired with modern interpretations. Founder of the Bamboo Says brand Huei-Ting Tsai believes that the natural beauty of bamboo can speak for itself. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced weaver, this is a workshop not to be missed: learn about the weaving culture of […]
Construction of FLEET studios one and two is currently underway on Granville Island. Come visit the team in January, say hello, and learn more about what is happening with FLEET […]
Join us for an immersive and interactive fashion experience with Vancouver’s leading designers and fashion students in innovation and sustainability. Featuring designs by Nicole Dextras, Ana D’Carvalho, Valentina Valor Ruiz […]
Join this well known, philanthropic culinary & hospitality association on Sunday, April 14th as they facilitate a ‘Chef Speed Dating’ long table, offering young cooks & culinary students a mentorship […]