A modern Turkish tradition: The International Children’s Festival

The Vancouver Turks are celebrating this year’s children’s festival with unprecedented vigour. Organized by the Turkish Canadian Society of Vancouver, the celebrations will draw people from diverse cultural backgrounds to CBC Studio in downtown on April 26. Turkish people are no stranger to celebrating this festival in Vancouver. It has been celebrated here for more…

Spoken magic: festival celebrates poetry as performance

Vancouver’s Verses Festival of Words, which runs from April 5 to 12, allows poetry to jump off the page and come alive as both a theatrical performance and an interactive, transformative experience for the audience. In addition to events and workshops, the festival features The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship, where poets are judged by randomly…

A taste of French-Canadian culture at the Festival du Bois!

When spring arrives in March you may want to tap those feet and clap to a beat, and you might as well add clanging spoons and a crashing tambourine. French Canada’s festive spirit swirls into the Lower Mainland this time of year, and encourages everyone to wear a plaid shirt and loosen their belt for…

Year of the Horse Ringing in the Chinese New Year

In their second eco-friendly artist-led community art project in collaboration with the Community Art Centre of Vancouver (CACV) and the UBC Learning Exchange program, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden is preparing for the exhibition of The Horse Sculpture on Feb. 2, to celebrate the beginning of the new Year of the Horse.

Festival unifies roots and communities

The 11th annual New Westminster DiverseCity Festival kicks off May 18 with food, art, entertainment, and history.

Kendra Johnston, executive director of the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association (BIA), says the idea of the festival started with a group of local business owners who wanted a family oriented outdoor festival along the boardwalk.

Vancouver jumps into Persian New Year

This year marks the 23rd Annual Persian Fire Festival in Vancouver. With popularity growing rapidly in recent years, organizers are expecting more participants than ever to turn up and take part in the traditions.