Surrey Car Free Day

Car Free Day Surrey is a street party-style event featuring free entertainment, an artisan market and family-friendly activities along 137th Street in Newton.

In 2024 Car Free Day Surrey returned on Saturday, June 8th. Other free events that happened over that same weekend included the Shipyards Night Market, Langley Community Day, the Fraser Valley Car Show, Fair in the Square, Italian Day on the Drive and the Teddy Bear Picnic. Also that weekend was the Rotary Ride for Rescue which is a fundraising cycling event up Cypress Mountain. From early to mid June there were Queen Tribute Concerts in various BC cities too.

The second week in June is usually a busy time with many fun events happening all over the Lower Mainland. There’s certainly no shortage of events to attend and enjoy.

This article contains the following information about Car Free Day Surrey:

Surrey’s Car Free Day Street Party Event

There are several different Car Free Day events most years across Metro Vancouver. However, there hadn’t been one in the City of Surrey until a couple of years ago.

Similar to other events of the same kind, Car Free Day Surrey is all about driving less and encouraging active modes of transportation such as walking, cycling and public transit. Given the rising prices of fuel and awareness of reducing carbon emissions as much as possible to mitigate against the ongoing climate change crisis, these alternative methods of transportation are especially important to consider!

Car Free Day Surrey is open to the public and completely free to attend. It takes place rain or shine. It’s a giant street party with all kinds of things to see and do!

137th Street in Newton — 137th Street on Car Free Day

When and Where?

The third annual Car Free Day Surrey event took place on Saturday, June 8th in 2024, which was the weekend before Father’s Day. The event ran all afternoon and evening from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Festivities took place along 137th Street between 72A Avenue and 74th Avenue in Newton which is a district in Surrey. The event is about about 4 km south of Bear Creek Park.

Car Free Day on 137th Street — 137th Street on Car Free Day

Who is Performing?

In addition to vendors, food trucks and family-friendly things to see and do, there is live entertainment at Car Free Day Surrey.

The 2024 festival featured two stages as well as a Dance/DJ space. The schedule for this year’s event is listed below.

Main Stage

Groups playing on the Main Stage in 2024 included the following:

12:00 pm – Vanessa Mood
1:00 pm – Victoria Groff
2:00 pm – Matt Hermano
3:00 pm – Gisto and the Grateful Living
4:00 pm – Matt Cook-Contois & Eric Severinson
5:00 pm – Rebecca Sichon
6:00 pm – Peak with Special Guests
7:00 pm – Los Duendes

Kids Zone

Groups playing at the Kids Zone in 2024 included the following:

12:30 pm – Yuki the Juggler
1:30 pm – Terrance Wang
2:30 pm – Magical Kingdom Sing & Dance-Along
3:30 pm – Yuki the Juggler
4:30 pm – Terrance Wang workshop
5:30 pm – Magical Kingdom Sing & Dance-Along

Dance/DJ Space

The Dance/DJ space featured more live music as well as dance battles.

1:20 pm – Bollywood Dance with Flare Dance
2:00 pm – Dance Battle
2:30 pm – Tabletutors
3:00 pm – Sullivan Heights Dance
4:00 pm – Panorama Dance
4:30 pm – Dance Battle
5:00 pm – DJ A-Slam
6:00 pm – Dance Battle Final

Á’a:líya at Car Free Day — Áalíya at Surrey Car Free Day

OTHER SURREY EVENTS

There are lots of other awesome events happening in Surrey in the summer of 2024. For example, the Museum of Surrey hosted Seniors Week activities between June 4th and 9th, as well as a Father’s Day Stay & Play event on June 16th. There was also Sensory Fun at the Museum on June 22nd.

Surrey’s main Canada Day celebrations took place on July 1st at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre. There’s also the Surrey Fusion Festival at Holland Park on July 20th and 21st.

What to Expect

On Car Free Day in Surrey a section of 137th Street is closed to traffic most of the day. This way, pedestrians can walk on the road with no worries while enjoying all of the fun activities at the event. Sticking with the theme of no cars, there is no parking available on-site, which is important to know in advance.

There are a number of things to do for all ages. Lots of families and friends take part in the festivities and have fun! Activities can include a face painting station, balloon twisting opportunities, mini golf games and a bouncy castle.

At Car Free Day Surrey there are also lots of food trucks and market vendors along 137th street between 72A and 74 Avenue.

Family Stage at Car Free Day Surrey — Mom Bop Band on the Family Stage

Tips & Advice

Below are some suggestions to help you make the most of your experience at the car free day event in Surrey.

TIP #1: Try to walk, ride your bike or take public transit if you can. It is a “car free day” event after all! The neighbourhood is about a 30-minute walk and bus ride south of the King George SkyTrain Station.

TIP #2: Go with a group of friends if you can. The more, the merrier!

TIP #3: Go with an appetite. There are food trucks serving tasty food on-site.

TIP #4: Car Free Day Surrey is a great event for all ages. Kids and young families will enjoy the entertainment and activities, but so will older folks and groups of all ages.

Car Free Day Video

To give you a really good idea of what to expect at the event, check out the following video. It shows scenes from Car Free Day Surrey in 2022.

As you’ll see in the video there are lots of vendor stalls and information booths. There are also food trucks, games, live entertainment and lots of people having a great time.

Featured performers in this video are the artist Á’alíya rapping on the Main Stage and the Mom Bop Band dancing and singing on the Family Stage.