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Lansdowne Mall

The second biggest shopping mall in Richmond, after Richmond Centre, is Lansdowne Centre, an older mall with the largest parking lot in Vancouver.

In this article you’ll find information about the mall and its various events.

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Lansdowne Centre Shopping Mall

Lansdowne Centre is a pretty typical large-scale 1970s mall. It has big box anchor stores at each corner and 100-plus stores in between.

Built in the late 1970s, the mall has over 130 stores, including a Winners, Toys R Us, HomeSense, Best Buy, and a T&T (Asian-style) Supermarket.

What makes the mall a destination is its hosting of several special events each year. That includes summer movie nights, which run on Thursdays in the summer and/or early fall.

Mall Location and Hours

Located at 5300 No.3 Road, close to the Lansdowne SkyTrain Station, Lansdowne Centre is bordered by Alderbridge Road to the north and Lansdowne Road to the south.

The mall’s regular hours are from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Sundays to Thursdays, and from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

Events at the Mall

Most years, in either January or February, the Lansdowne Centre offers Lunar New Year entertainment on a weekend. During the school Spring Break, the mall’s large parking lot is sometimes taken over by a chalk art festival featuring a carousel and train that children can ride. In the summer, the mall’s Centre Court becomes an indoor park. A couple of circuses also set up for shows in the parking lot at different times of the year.

See below for details on each seasonal special event.

Lansdowne Mall at Chinese New Year — Chinese New Year Performances

Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year at Lansdowne Centre

Lansdowne Centre celebrates the Lunar New Year in January or February with a traditional Lion Dance and an afternoon of activities.

In 2026 Chinese New Year’s Day (or Lunar New Year) is on Tuesday, February 17th. The mall celebrations take place on the weekend of February 21st and 22nd.

Activities on both days this year include an artisan market and arts and crafts. On Saturday, there’s a Dragon Dance at 12:00 pm and an interactive Fire Horse Gold Rush game from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

The mall also has a Peach Tree Forest Photo Experience and a Lunar New Year Lucky Draw running from February 10th until March 3rd, 2026.

Click Chinese New Year for information about all the many Lunar New Year celebrations that take place in Metro Vancouver most years, including at Lansdowne Centre.

Spring Carnival at Lansdowne Centre — WCA Amusements at Lansdowne Centre in Spring

Spring Carnival at the Mall

Most years, either during or after Spring Break in March, West Coast Amusements (WCA) sets up its rides and carnival midway in the parking lot of Lansdowne Centre.

The Spring Carnival is a medium-sized fair with the typical assortment of rides, candy floss vendors, and midway games. There is usually a Ferris wheel, Tilt-a-Whirl, kiddy rides, and the typical selection of rides that go up and down and round and round.

In 2026, the carnival is likely to take place again. (Details are yet to be confirmed.) Below is information about the 2025 Carnival to give you an idea of what to expect this year.

The event took place at the Lansdowne Centre from March 28th to April 13th (which is after Spring Break).

Carnival Hours and Rates

Hours of operation for the rides in 2025 were the following (weather permitting):

Friday, March 28th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, March 29th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, March 30th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tuesday, April 1st – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 2nd – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, April 3rd – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, April 4th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, April 5th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 6th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tuesday, April 8th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 9th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, April 10th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, April 11th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, April 12th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 13th – 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

For full details about the carnival, see our article about Amusement Rides at Lansdowne Centre in Spring.

West Coast Amusements at Lansdowne Centre — Spring Break Carnival

Indoor Movie Nights

Numerous free movie screenings take place in the Lower Mainland each summer. Most take place in parks and shopping malls, convention centres, and municipal plazas.

Lansdowne Centre previously hosted outdoor drive-in movie nights on Wednesdays in the summer. However, in 2025, the mall hosted indoor movie nights on Thursdays instead. The screenings took place at Lansdowne’s indoor summer park at Centre Court. The area was complete with artificial turf and air conditioning.

Indoor Summer Nights at Lansdowne Centre took place at 7:00 pm on Thursday evenings last year. Admission was free, and no tickets were required. Seating was available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Outdoor Movie Night at Lansdowne Centre — Movie Night at Lansdowne Centre

Indoor Summer Nights Movies

The 2025 movie schedule at Lansdowne was as follows:

7th of August – Top Gun: Maverick
14th of August – Wild Robot
21st of August – High School Musical
28th of August – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Details of the 2026 event are yet to be confirmed. For a list of dozens of free summer films at other locations, click Vancouver Outdoor Movies.

Circuses at Lansdowne Mall

Two circuses set up their tents for shows outside the Lansdowne Centre most years. The Royal Canadian Circus usually visits in the spring, while Circo Osorio is usually in town during the fall. Both circuses put on great shows that are fun for the whole family.

In 2025, Royal Canadian Circus shows were held in the Lansdowne Centre parking lot from May 15th to 19th. Circo Osorio set up at the same location from October 9th to 13th last year. Details for the 2026 circuses are yet to be announced.

To learn more about both touring circuses, see our articles about the Royal Canadian Circus and Circo Osorio.

Royal Canadian Circus at Lansdowne Mall

Other Information

For more information about the mall, click Lansdowne Centre.

Other shopping malls in Richmond include Richmond Centre (the city’s largest) and Aberdeen Centre (arguably the most distinctive in its Chinese character).

Another shopping place of interest in the summer is the Richmond Night Market.

Other Metro Vancouver shopping malls you might be interested in include the following: