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Philippine Days Festival in Metro Vancouver in 2024

Philippine Days in North Vancouver

The largest gathering of the Filipino community in BC, Philippine Days used to happen in North Vancouver. As of 2024, however, it takes place in Burnaby.

In 2024 the festival took place on August 24th and 25th at Central Park in Burnaby.

To learn about the above and other events that happen this month, see Vancouver’s August Events Calendar. To learn about the Philippine Days Festival, keep reading.

 

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Philippine Days Festival in Burnaby

The Philippine Days Festival takes place annually, almost always in June or July. In 2024, however, things were a little bit different. The festival took place at the end of the summer instead, on August 24th and 25th.

Most years the event runs from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm on the Saturday and from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on the Sunday. 2024 hours were to be confirmed at the time of writing.

The event includes live entertainment, demonstrations, and dozens of food, merchandise and community vendors. Admission is free.

 

Food Vendors at Philippine Days at the Shipyards

 

About Philippine Days

Taking place since the turn of the previous century, Philippine Days is one of the Lower Mainland’s longest-running annual events and is worth checking out. In good years, with sunny weather, the festival attracts as many as 20,000 people over the two days from across the Lower Mainland and further afield.

Philippine Days is a fairly simple festival, but interesting, especially for people with Filipino connections. Expect to see lots of businesses and other types of vendor and information booths.

The festival usually takes place on the second weekend in June. That’s because June 12th is Philippine Independence Day (and has been ever since 1898). However, the 2024 festival happened about two months later.

The festival used to take place at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver. Last year, Philippine Days took place at the Shipyards, which is just a few blocks away. In 2024, howerver, it’s in a new city entirely! Philippine Days is now at Central Park in Burnaby, at least for the 2024 edition.

Interesting to note is the fact that over five percent of the population of Metro Vancouver claims Filipino decent, which places it in ninth place among countries of ancestry in the region.

 

Philippine Days in Shipbuilders' Square
Philippine Days (At the Old North Vancouver Location)

 

Philippine Festival Entertainment

Philippine Days features entertainment from a wide range of Filipino and other local artists and performing arts groups. A few years ago there were short promotional concerts by the Day Trippers – a Beatles Tribute Band – and the Music of ABBA by the group ARRIVAL.

There was also a special guest appearance by the Filipino actor Richard Gomez, and performances by numerous other singers, bands and dance groups, as well as just random people from the audience from time to time.

If you like Filipino food, music and/or culture, want to experience them for the first time, then Philippine Days is a great place to be.

 

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Philippine Days at North Vancouver's Shipyards

 

Other Information

For more information about the Filipino event, see the Philippine Days website.

For other festivals and major events at other times of the year, check out Vancouver’s Festivals and Events Calendar. And for ideas on other things to do while in the area, check out Vancouver’s North Shore.

Another event you might also want to check put is the Pinoy Fiesta in June.

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