When everything changed in the blink of an eye, Secret Lantern Society artists stayed home and developed a series of workshop videos to help you create lanterns, headdresses, and sun-coloured foods in the warmth and safety of your own homes. On Monday, December 21st, you can share your homemade creations as we Zoom into a […]
All Aboard is excited to welcome skaters (19 and under) back to the Green Mini Ramp in Ocean Artworks. Due to COVID 19, this year will be pre-registration only in order to ensure social distancing; unfortunately this means that we won’t be able to have everyone in the Vancouver skate community participate just yet. Must […]
Salvadorian dance coach and choreographer, Gustavo Ferman offers an introduction to Latin Funk Dance. Latin Funk Dance is an original, explosive tropical mix of 8 Latin dance styles: Salsa, Cumbia, Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha, Reggeaton, Merengue, Bachata & Rumba, with a splash of Funk/Jazz. This 45min class for young beginners focuses on creating an energetic and fun […]
Who: Families with Preschool and School aged children What: Fun DIY Craft Kit (One per family) When: Kits available Monday, February 8th – Saturday, February 13th Where: Craft Kit pick up at False Creek Community Centre Why: So we can still celebrate with you safely It’s no PROB-LLAMA that we can’t gather this year to […]
蝦仔 Little Shrimp is a bilingual audio play about intergenerational relationships within Chinese culture. Where do stories live? How are stories passed on from one generation to the next? Do our ancestors live within us? The show’s Cantonese title, 蝦仔 (“little shrimp” in English), is an endearing, diminutive, and gender-neutral term for a small child. […]
Granville Island is pleased to be the virtual home of the 44th annual Children’s Festival, and is proud to support arts, culture, community & family. Get your tickets today and reimagine fun at the 2021 Vancouver International Children’s Festival! The reimagined 2021 Festival will offer online performances with an extra 7 days of extended show […]
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 […]
The Granville Island Turkey Trot Kids Run invites kids to experience race day excitement. This run inspires kids to get moving, make healthy choices, and feel confident. Each child receives fun race bonuses, including a RUNVAN® race wrap and a $25 gift card from Rackets & Runners valid on a minimum $75 spend. Race 2.5KM, […]
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 […]
Vancouver Skateboard Coalition and Granville Island presents All Aboard 2021, a two-day family friendly celebration of skateboard community and culture. All Aboard brings together diverse groups within Vancouver including all-women’s skateboard organizations, adult beginner skateboarders, children’s groups, BIPOC and LGBTQ skateboarding community. Following the success of the All Aboard event in 2019 and the limited […]
The Winter Solstice Lantern Festival is now in its 28th year and celebrates Vancouver’s diverse multicultural heritage, bringing together people from neighbourhoods around Vancouver. This year’s festival will consist of virtual, live-stream, and in-person events. Video and Live-stream Festival Components Throughout December lantern making and other instructional videos will be available on the Secret Lantern […]
Create a Treasure Box Lantern while supplies last!
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
