A Mother’s Day Powwow takes place at the Trout Lake Community Centre on the Mother’s Day Weekend in May each year. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Trout Lake Mother’s Day Traditional Powwow
The annual Mother’s Day Powwow at Trout Lake usually takes place over three days. However, due to funding limitations, the 2026 event only happens on one day. This year’s gathering runs from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm on Sunday, May 10th.
The event is hosted by the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council. The powwow honours local First Nations’ matriarchs, especially those impacted by the MMIWGT2S+ and opioid crises. There are drum groups, dancers and more.
Where Does the Powwow Happen?
Trout Lake is the more commonly used name for John Hendry Park. Technically the lake is only a part of the park, but most people in the area simply refer to the whole park as Trout Lake.
In 2026 the event takes place at the park’s south-west baseball diamond. Expect to see drumming and dancing, as well as a few market vendors. The powwow is entirely free to attend and open to everyone.
In previous years, most of the activities took place inside the Trout Lake Community Centre at 3360 Victoria Drive in Vancouver. The community centre is between a 15 and 30-minute walk from the Commercial-Broadway and Nanaimo SkyTrain Stations. The stations are both approximately 1.2 km away from the community centre, but in different directions.
Inside the centre there was an Indigenous market during previous events, as well as an Elder room and meal service to enjoy as a community. This may or may not be the case again in future years.
Other Information
To learn more about the event, see the Trout Lake Community Centre‘s website.
This event, and all events at the Trout Lake Community Centre, take place on the traditional and unceded territories of the xÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“ É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sə̓ lÃlwÉ™taʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Coast Salish Nations.
(Note: MMIWGT2S+ refers to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and other related persons.)
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Vancouver’s May Calendar of Events
- Mother’s Day Weekend in Vancouver
- Lower Mainland First Nations
- Lower Mainland Powwows
- National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Trout Lake on National Indigenous Peoples Day
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
