Vancouver celebrates Car Free Days on Main Street, Commercial Drive, Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam. Other municipalities host similar events.

There are also events outside of Vancouver including in Surrey, Port Moody, North Vancouver and New Westminster.

Continue reading to learn about all of the Lower Mainland’s various Car Free Day events.

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Lower Mainland Car Free Days

During their respective Car Free Days, there are family-friendly festivities of all kinds going on in most of the above neighbourhoods.

Car Free Day Dates

In 2026 Car Free Days take place on the following dates:

Saturday, June 6th, 2026 – Car Free Day Surrey in Newton
Saturday, July 27th, 2026 – in North Vancouver as part of the Shipyards Festival
Sunday, August 16th, 2026 – Port Moody Car Free Day
Saturday, August 29th, 2026 – Port Coquitlam Car Free Day
Sunday, August 30th, 2026 – Burnaby Car Free Day
Saturday, September 5th, 2026 – in Maple Ridge and on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive
Sunday, September 13th, 2026 – Main Street Car Free Day

Surrey Car Free Day in Newton — Car Free Day in Surrey

About Car Free Days

Car Free Days are volunteer-run festivals where specific streets are closed for the day. People are discouraged from driving and there is entertainment and celebrations on the roads. There are street entertainers, food vendors, live music performances and sometimes even dancing.

Each year the combined events in Vancouver attract crowds of over a quarter of a million people.

Port Coquitlam Car Free Day

Hosted by the City of Port Coquitlam, Car Free Day Port Coquitlam is presented by the Downtown PoCo BIA and TransLink. The event celebrates its fourth year on Saturday, August 29th in 2026.

This year, Car Free Day Port Coquitlam runs from 1:00 to 8:00 pm. It happens along McAllister Avenue and features live entertainment, electric vehicle displays and other family-friendly activities.

To learn more about the event, see our article about Car Free Day in Port Coquitlam or visit the City of Port Coquitlam‘s website.

Maple Ridge Car Free Day

Maple Ridge Car Free Day runs as one part of the city’s Our Neck of the Woods event.

In 2026 the event runs from 2:00 until 10:00 pm on Saturday, September 5th. Based on previous editions of the event, expect to see food trucks, market vendors, a beer garden, activities for kids, and multiple stages with live entertainment.

For the latest information see our Maple Ridge Car Free Day article or the City of Maple Ridge’s website at mapleridge.ca.

Car Free Day Surrey

In 2026 the fifth annual Car-Free Day Surrey event is in the Newton district from noon until 8:00 pm on Saturday, June 6th.

Festivities normally take place along 137th Street between 74th Avenue and 72nd Avenue. Similar to other Car Free Day events, admission is free and activities include live music, food trucks and other family-friendly fun.

For more information about this event, see our article about Car Free Day Surrey.

To see what the event in Newton looks like, check out the following video.

Port Moody Car Free Day

Port Moody celebrates its own Car Free Day in August. It’s a free event that takes place along St. Johns Street between Moody Street and Queens Street.

In 2026 Port Moody Car Free Day runs from noon until 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 16th.

The event isn’t as large or well-attended as some of the other ones in this article, but it’s still pretty good and interesting.

For further details click Port Moody Car Free Day.

Car Free Day Surrey — Car Free Day in Surrey

North Vancouver Car Free Day

The Car Free Day North Vancouver event normally takes place along Carrie Cates Road.

In 2026 it happens on Saturday, June 27th. Activities run from noon until 8:00 pm. There are live performances, activations, food trucks and more to enjoy. This year’s Car Free Day event is one part of the larger Shipyards Festival.

Burnaby Car Free Day

New since 2025, Burnaby Car Free Day returns on Sunday, August 30th in 2026.

This year’s event happens from noon until 5:00 pm along Edmonds Street between Kingsway and Mary Avenue. Expect to see live entertainment, games and other activities for all ages. Food and drink vendors are also on site.

For more information about the event, see our Burnaby Car Free Day article.

New Westminster Car Free Day

Car Free Day New West is an annual event put together by the City of New Westminster and the Downtown New West Business Improvement Association.

Festivities are normally held along Columbia Street between 4th and 8th Street. After not happening in 2024, Car Free Day New West returned on July 25th in 2025. Dates and details about the 2026 edition of the event are to be confirmed. There’s usually live entertainment, an artisan market, beer garden and food trucks.

See our article about Car Free Day in New West to learn more about the event in general.

New West Car Free Day on Columbia Street

Commercial Drive Festival

In 2026 the Commercial Drive event takes place on Saturday, September 5th.

The festivities are normally spread across eight or so blocks on Commercial Drive between 1st Avenue and Grandview Highway.

Running since 2005, the Commercial Drive event was Vancouver’s original Car Free Day festival. It was also an environmentally responsible festival. Not only did its organizers encourage people to go car free for the day, but in recent years they managed to divert over 65% of the event’s garbage in their efforts toward becoming a zero-waste event.

Commercial Drive on Car Free Day — Car Free Day on Commercial Drive

Main Street Car Free Festival

In 2026 the Main Street Festival is held on Sunday, September 13th.

Of all of the Lower Mainland’s various Car Free Day events, the one on Main Street is typically the largest. The festivities are known to stretch over 20 full blocks from 10th to 30th Avenue! At the event there’s usually live music, street performers, artisan markets and kids’ activities.

See our article about Main Street Car Free Day to learn more about the event.

West End Car Free Festival

(NOTE: This event isn’t happening in 2026. It may return in the future, although exact details are to be confirmed.)

In years when it did happen, the West End Festival ran along Vancouver’s Denman Street between Davie and Robson. There were usually thousands of people, street performers, artisans and food vendors filling the street. On a sunny day, the beach at English Bay became especially busy too.

The event on Denman Street used to take place in June, on the Father’s Day Weekend, but not anymore. Sadly, the event was cancelled in 2024 and it didn’t happen in 2025. It’s not taking place in 2026 either.

For more details about what the event was like in previous years, click Denman Street Car Free Day.