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Car Free Day Commercial Drive 2016
June 19, 2016- 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The 12th Annual Car Free Day Comercial Drive Festival is gearing up for an amazing community celebration this summer on Sunday, June 19.
Spanning Grandview to Venables, this 15 block long fest will be packed with amazing local artisans, vendors & community groups, delicious food straight from the Drive, and tonnes of entertanment and activities for all ages.
Here’s what you can expect at this year’ Drive Festival:
2016 Entertainment and Activities featuring:
– Family Fun Zone filled with free activities @ Charles St
– Wishing Wellness Garden @ Napier
– CiTR Radio 101.9FM and Discorder Magazine
– Academie Duello – School of Modern Swordplay Swordplay Demos
– Landyachtz Longboards Bike tune up and bike race
– DJ Soo @ Venables Stage
– Public Domain stage @ Kitchener
– The The Carnival Band parade @ 5:30pm
– Post A Letter Social Activity Club letter writing @ 6th Ave
– Opus Art Supplies art making corner @ Napier
– Paranada Traders drum circle @ Grant
– And SO MUCH MORE!
200+ Vendors and 10+ street patios!
FREE Bike Valet provided by Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST).
Free of charge, free of boring corporate stuff, free of cars and full of community.
Want to VOLUNTEER? If you’d like to help out on the day-of, sign up today we’d love to have you:
www.carfreevancouver.org/
Want to join as a local VENDOR, or PERFORMER? Find out more here:www.carfreevancouver.org/
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY THROUGH RECLAIMED PUBLIC SPACE.
The car free movement is all about reimagining the public realm with new spaces for community to form and thrive. On June 18th & 19th, come on out to celebrate the car free movement and continue pushing for public space improvements that bring people together and make our city a better place to live.
FESTIVAL DATES
Car Free Vancouver spans two days in 4 distinct neighbourhoods.
Car Free Day West End is June 18 from noon – 6pm
Car Free Day Kitsilano is June 18 & 19
Car Free Day Main Street is June 19 from noon – 7pm
Car Free Day Commercial Drive is June 19 from noon – 7pm
For more information visit www.carfreevancouver.org