LunarFest is a festival celebrating the Lunar New Year in Vancouver. Part of LunarFest is The Lantern City which features lantern-themed art installations.
In 2027 LunarFest happens in February. Celebrating the Year of the Goat, its theme in 2027 is “Rising Together.” There are other activities in downtown Vancouver and on Granville Island. The Lantern City art installations, meanwhile, can typically be seen at five locations throughout most of the festival.
With slightly different start and end dates, special lantern art exhibits usually happen at Granville Island, outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Bentall Centre, Robson Plaza, and the Pendulum Gallery. Details are to be confirmed for 2027.
See our article about LunarFest or visit the LunarFest Vancouver website to learn more about the festival. Continue reading or visit thelanterncity.ca to learn about The Lantern City.
The Lantern City at Lunar New Year in Vancouver
In 2027 Lantern City art installations are at five different venues in the City of Vancouver. You can see lanterns in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery and at Robson Plaza. There’s another installation at Ocean Artworks Pavilion on Granville Island. The fourth art installation is at the Pendulum Gallery. There’s also one at the Bentall Centre. Dates for each location are different, and are to be confirmed.
The lantern art displays outside the Vancouver Art Gallery are in šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square at 750 Hornby Street.
On Granville Island the art installation is expected to be at the Ocean Artworks Pavilion. The venue’s address is 1531 Johnston Street which is just a block or so from the Granville Island Public Market. The displays at the Bentall Centre are at 505 Burrard Street. Meanwhile, Robson Plaza at 800 Robson Street is where you can find another venue.
Unlike the other lantern art installations last year, the displays at the Pendulum Gallery were indoors. The venue is in the HSBC Building at 885 West Georgia Street, so just across the street from the Vancouver Art Gallery. We expect 2027 to be the same.
Click The Lantern City for the event’s official website.
Other Activities at The Lantern City Venues
LunarFest is related to The Lantern City, and it has its own series of events.
In addition to the art displays, there are free LunarFest celebrations at many of the same venues throughout the run of The Lantern City. Activities include artist talks, various workshops, an artists market, and more.
Visit thelanterncity.ca or lunarfestvancouver.ca for the events’ official websites.
Other Information
Visit the lunarfestvancouver.ca and thelanterncity.ca websites to learn more about LunarFest and The Lantern City.
See our article about the Lunar New Year in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver’s January and February calendars of events to learn about other events taking place at the same time of the year.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Free February Events in Vancouver
- LunarFest Vancouver
- Chinatown Spring Festival Parade
- Dine Out Vancouver Festival
LunarFest and The Lantern City are put on by the same people behind TaiwanFest on the Labour Day Weekend in September. It too is a very interesting cultural event.
