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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 Wednesdays 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) was on Tuesday, February 17th. The mall celebrations took place on the weekend of February 21st and 22nd.

Activities on both days this past year included an artisan market and arts and crafts. On the Saturday, there was 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 had a Peach Tree Forest Photo Experience and a Lunar New Year Lucky Draw running from February 10th until March 3rd in 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 took place from March 26th until April 12th. This year’s schedule is below.

Carnival Hours and Rates

Hours of operation for the rides in 2026 were the following (weather permitting):

Thursday, March 26th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, March 27th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, March 28th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, March 29th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 1st – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, April 2nd – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, April 3rd – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, April 4th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 5th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Monday, April 6th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, April 9th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, April 10th – 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, April 11th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 12th – 12:00 pm to 10:00 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 hosts outdoor drive-in movie nights on Wednesdays in the summer. Last year the mall had indoor movie nights instead, but it’s back to the normal outdoor version in 2026. The screenings happen between July 22nd and September 2nd in the mall’s northwest parking lot.

Outdoor Summer Nights at Lansdowne Centre take place at sunset each Wednesday evening. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

Outdoor Summer Nights Movies

The 2026 movie lineup is in part determined by a public vote! For each Wednesday there are two options to choose between and the one with the most votes gets played on the big screen. You can have your say on the Lansdowne Centre website. Voting for each movie pair closes one week before the screening.

As of mid-July, these are what the options are for this summer’s schedule:

22nd of July – Everything Everywhere All At Once
29th of July – Goat or Zootopia 2
12th of August – Twisters or Superman
19th of August – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings or Avatar: Fire and Ash
26th of August – Hoppers or Turning Red
2nd of September – Titanic or Wicked

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 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 2026 Royal Canadian Circus shows were in a giant Big Top in the Lansdowne Centre parking lot from May 7th to 10th. Circo Osorio will set up at the same location from October 8th to 12th.

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: