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Vancouver Mural Festival and Mount Pleasant Street Party

Vancouver Mural Festival

The Vancouver Mural Festival features the painting of murals in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. One of its events most years is a giant street party.

Last year, the festival returned with a variety of events between August 4th and 13th, including the popular street party. Other unrelated events that happen in the first half of August include the African Descent Festival in Vancouver and various BC Day Long Weekend events all around the Lower Mainland. Happening at the same time as the last weekend of the Vancouver Mural Festival, in the Fraser Valley there is the Chilliwack Mural Festival.

To learn more about the above events, and others happening in the first half of August, see Vancouver’s August Calendar of Events. To learn about the Vancouver Mural Festival, see below.

 


CHILLIWACK MURAL FESTIVAL

If you like outdoor art, another event you’ll want to check out is Chilliwack Mural Festival. It usually takes place around the second week in August. In 2023, it happened on August 10th to 12th (which included a couple of the same days as the Chilliwack Fair & Rodeo). Also happening on the same weekend in the Fraser Valley are the Chilliwack Corn Maze and Timbersports National Championships.


 

Chilliwack Mural Festival

 

Mural Festival in Vancouver

The Vancouver Mural Festival ran from August 4th to the 13th in 2023. Exact dates for this year’s event are to be confirmed. The festival typically features murals, several pop-up events and the Mount Pleasant Street Party. A new one-day Ricecake Summer Market was introduced last year and happened on August 10th.

When the Vancouver Mural Festival happened a couple of years ago, it featured over 30 new murals to check out in eight different neighbourhoods, all painted by about 50 artists. There were murals all the way from the North Shore to downtown and the West End, as well as in Marpole and the River District further south. The past year was likely similar and may be the same again in 2024.

 

Mural Festival Pop-Up Event
2021 Pop-Up Event

 

Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party

The Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party is a massive event that involves public murals, art, live music and street festival activities.

The Street Party last year took place on August 10th to 13th. Hours on the Thursday and Friday were from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm, whereas hours on the weekend were from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

 

Street Party Location

The street party portion of the festival usually takes place in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Vancouver along Main Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue. Activities take place in the surrounding areas as well.

 

Main Street During Vancouver Mural Festival
Main Street during the Vancouver Mural Festival

 

What to Expect

Folks attending the street party can expect to see thousands of people, artistic murals on buildings, dozens of market vendors, art in the street and live entertainment on a couple of stages.

Live entertainment takes place on a stage during the Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party. There are DJs, musicians, singers, dancers and more. Continue reading to see last year’s performance schedule.

 

Main Street Crowds at Mural Festival

 

2023 Street Party Performance Schedule

Below was the Main Stage schedule for each day of the event. Exact details were subject to change.

 

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

  • 5:00 pm – Ricecake Asian Night Market Takeover (with DJ Kay Ho Ling, Sweet Neens Karaoke, DJ Bella Sie, and more)
  • 6:00 pm – Opening Ceremony with Jonas Jones

 

Friday, August 11th, 2023

  • 5:00 pm – Hyaenas
  • 6:00 pm – Laterdays
  • 7:00 pm – Michaela Slinger
  • 8:00 pm – Mikey Jose
  • 9:00 pm – DJ Niña Mendoza

 

Saturday, August 12th, 2023

  • 2:30 pm – Magic Variety Show
  • 3:00 pm – Kids Dance Party with Rock’n’Beau
  • 4:00 pm – DJ Solreia, Kiki & Jared Roller Dancers
  • 5:30 pm – DJ ZDBT
  • 7:00 pm – DJ Kevin Shiu
  • 8:30 pm – DJ Dane

 

Sunday, August 13th, 2023

  • 2:00 pm – DJ La PosmoBaby
  • 3:00 pm – All Ages Drag Show with ENBY 6
  • 5:00 pm – DJ Del Mar
  • 6:00 pm – Kutapira
  • 7:00 pm – TROPA Takeover with Brazilian DJs and Dancers

 

Painting Project on Main Street

 

Other Information

For more information about the event, see the Vancouver Mural Festival website.

For a list of other events taking place on the same weekend as well as on different days of the year, check out our August Calendar or click Festivals & Events.

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