Canada Day on Granville Island
Oh Canada Day on Granville Island!
Why settle for a cultural event when you can have a multicultural event? Granville Island is bursting at the seams with culturally diverse national pride. Around every corner you’ll find entertainment, artwork and food that allows you to wrap yourself in the flag and embrace the rich tapestry of our great nation. Scroll down to see what is going on! Or click on the program PDF for a printable version.
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10th Annual Canada Day Parade | Free
Participate in the most colourful parade ever! The Carnival Band and
spectacular stilt dancers will lead all sorts of characters around the
Island, starting at Ocean Construction Supplies and ending at Ron
Basford Park for the Official Canada Day Ceremony. Get ready to cheer!
1:30pm – 2pm Starting at Ocean Construction Supplies,
ending at Ron Basford Park
Official Canada Day Ceremony | Free
Make sure you exercise those vocal chords so you can belt out our
national anthem loud and proud! Starts with the anthem and ends with
Canada Day cake compliments of the Dockside Restaurant.
2pm – 2.30pm Ron Basford Park, Johnston Street
Jazz on Canada Day courtesy of CMHC – Granville Island and the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival | Free
Ron Basford Park
12 - 2pm: Mimosa
2:30 - 4:30pm: Samworth/Tung/Dhillon
5 - 7pm: Mike Allen Quartet
Performance Works
12 - 2pm: Coat Cooke Trio
2:30 - 4:30pm: Larry Roy/Steve Kirby Group
5 - 7pm: Mike Allen Quartet
7:30 - 9:30pm: Hadouk Trio
10 - 11:30pm: Bomba
Railspur Alley Park
12:30 - 2:30pm: The Colorifics
3 - 5pm: Dalannah Gail Bowen & Straight Up
5:30 - 7:30pm: John Doheny Quartet
Granville Island Brewing Taproom
12 - 2pm: Kevin Elaschuk Trio
3 - 5pm: Kate Hammett-Vaughan & Bill Coon
6 - 8pm: Carmen J. Price Trio
Market Stage
12 - 2pm: The Quaint Hearted
The Number 14 Presented by Axis Theatre and Granville Island | Free
Vancouver’s finest performers strut, swing, sing and talk their way in and out of adventures aboard Vancouver’s #14 bus that is part Monty Pythonesque, part Mr. Bean and wholly engaging for all ages. A special one-hour performance just for Canada Day! Limited tickets. First come, first served. Pick up tickets at the Waterfront Theatre on July 1, 10 am - 2:30 pm.
2:30 pm, Waterfront Theatre, Cartwright Street
Food
This great big Canadian party will be going on all over the Island, and you
can make sure that party is going on in your mouth, too!
Truly Canadian Pancake Breakfast and Great Canadian Barbeque
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and seeing as Canada
Day is one of the most important days of the year, why not eat a Truly
Canadian Breakfast at the Dockside Restaurant in the Granville Island
Hotel? For $8.00, you can enjoy Canadian bacon, fresh pancakes, and
real maple syrup! $1 from each meal goes to Canuck Place. After those
pancakes have settled, come back for lunch and enjoy a Canada Day
patio BBQ!
Breakfast: 7:30am – 11am
Patio BBQ: 11am – 5pm
Dockside Restaurant, Granville Island Hotel, Johnston Street
Pie Fiesta
While some believe that Canada’s greatest food invention is poutine, A la
Mode will be serving up a spectacular culinary creation that just might
match it! One pie with six different flavoured slices combines to make a
delicious pie fiesta! Pie oh my! At 30% off, this treat is a real steal!
9am – 7pm A la Mode, Public Market
Rogers Chocolates | Free
Visit the chocolate fountain for a dip.
10am – 7pm Rogers Chocolates, Johnston Street
Lobster Barbeque
Even lobsters can be patriotic – just as long as you cook them up! Sit by
the sea and enjoy bright red Canadian lobsters at the Bridges Restaurant
Lobster Barbeque.
11am – midnight, Bridges Restaurant, Johnston Street
The following businesses also have some great Canada Day food specials:
Agro Café, Railspur Alley: In-store samples
Cat’s Social House, Old Bridge Street: Outdoor BBQ & in-store specials
Lee’s Donuts, Public Market: In-store sale
The Milkman, Public Market: Coupons for milk and yoghurt
Muffin Granny, Public Market: Special on maple syrup crepes
Olde World Fudge, Public Market: Maple fudge sale
Petit Ami, Public Market: Divine special
Roger’s Chocolate, Creekhouse: In-store samples
Whoopie Dee Doo, Kids Market: In-store special
Activities
False Creek Ferries Ballet | Free
They may be little boats, but they put on a big show! Watch an aquatic
ballet consisting of False Creek Ferry boats sailing gracefully across
False Creek.
8am – 8:30am False Creek
Artists in Action - Federation Gallery | Free
Artists are in action at the Federation Gallery! Come visit our guest artists on site while you browse the vibrant summer show representing some of our most recognized Federation of Canadian Artists.
10 am - 6 pm
Haida Carver: Clarence Mills - Ocean artworks | Free
Watch Haida master carver Clarence Mills and his team in Ocean Artworks as they transform logs salvaged from Stanley Park`s windstorm into monumental works of art.
10 am - 6 pm
Glass Making Workshops
Join the artists on Canada Day and make your very own glass flower! Just purchase a ticket at the front counter, you’ll be given a time slot (approx. 20 minutes), and then you can make magic happen! Ages 14 and up, those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, details available in store.
10am – 6pm New Small and Sterling Studio Glass, Old Bridge Street
False Creek Community Centre | Free
Looking for fun for the whole family? Check out the False Creek
Community Centre, and you’ll find what you’re looking for! From carnival
games to children’s entertainers to a BBQ fundraiser hosted by the youth
program; this bunch of events is a family must-see!
10am – 6pm False Creek Community Centre, Cartwright Street
Craft Association of BC Demonstrations | Free
You don't have to be a professional artist to enjoy this event, but you might have to be a bit crafty to find a good spot in the crowd! A wide array of crafts will be showcased including stain glass windows, paper marbling, polymer clay sculpture and even some hands on basket weaving.
10 am - 6 pm Crafthouse, Cartwright Street
Kids Market & Patriotic Pooches | Free
If you visit the Kids Market on Canada Day, there will be plenty of ways to celebrate the People and Pets of Canada. Learn to foster or adopt orphaned kittens with the help of VOKRA,
Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue.
10am – 6pm Kids Market, Cartwright Street
KVOS TV On Scene | Free
Stop by to see KVOS TV’s On Scene crews for face painting and
exciting contests.
10am – 4pm False Creek Community Centre, Cartwright Street
Tattoos | Free
Don’t worry, they aren’t permanent! Get a Maple Leaf tattoo at our
Canada Day Tattoo Centre.
10am – 6pm Canada Day Tattoo Centre
(by False Creek Community Centre)
Face painting | Free
Come out and have your face painted with funky colours and designs!
Find us in Railspur Alley opposite the Agro Café.
10am – 6pm Railspur Alley
Where Under the Sun are You From? | Free
The people of Canada make up a rich tapestry, decorated by cultures
and peoples from all over the world. You might be a new Canadian, first or fifth generation Canadian, First Nations, or maybe just visiting for
awhile. Whatever the case, come to Ocean Artworks and find your place
on our gigantic interactive world map.
10am – 6pm Picnic Pavilion
Granville Island Buskers | By donation
Witness one-of-a-kind local and international talent in unique outdoor locations on Granville Island. Fire-jugglers, singer-songwriters, magicians, and instrumentalists of all kinds are but a taste of the myriad performances you can expect. If you enjoy what you see and hear, please be generous – these artists rely on your contributions.
10am – 8pm See map for locations.
Make ‘n Take Postcards | Free
Impress yourself and everyone around you with your very own postcard! I’m Impressed will be providing blank postcards, stamps, and ink, all you have to provide is the creativity! Whether you mail it to a special someone or keep it as a Canada Day souvenir is up to you!
10am – 2pm (while supplies last), I’m Impressed, Kids Market
Maple Leaf Mania | Free
On Granville Island there are hundreds of artists, and on Canada Day, you can be one of them! Make your very own maple leaf design with the help of artists from Salt Water Studio and paint supplied by Kroma Artists Acrylics and display it on a special tree. At the end of the day, hand-picked jurors from Michael Dean Design, The Hangout Place, and Justin Stitches will hand-pick the best leaf. The winner will receive a t-shirt with their design silk-screened on it courtesy of Justin Stitches.
11am – 4pm, Outside Justin Stitches, Duranleau Street
MELA! Festivals & Granville Island present
World Celebration
Join Mela! to celebrate cultures from around the world! Visitors get ready to be transported into a lively bazaar filled with music, dance, arts, crafts and of course mouth-watering food!
For performance times and information go to www.melafestivals.ca
11am - 8 pm Under the Crane (east of Emily Carr University of Art and Design)
Textile Demonstrations
Visit Textile Context and witness the magic of textile surface design techniques, including block printing and itajime (fold and dye).
11am, 1pm, and 3pm Textile Context, Old Bridge Street (weather permitting)
Roving Performers | Free
Granville Island’s wildly popular nine-foot tall Captain Canada and
Duh Hockey Guys are back to bring out the cool and quintessential Canadian in us all. Mortal Coil’s high energy Latin-inspired Carmen
Mirandas will heat up the festival with spectacular stilt dancing igniting our imaginations. Anything can happen on Granville Island so watch out for larger than life characters and wacky clowns that entertain the child within us all.
11am – 7pm All over Granville Island
Pins and Flags | Free
Pick up a free flag or pin from many of our Granville Island merchants.
10am – 6pm All over Granville Island
Sales and Special Draws
False Creek Ferries and the Aquabus offer 2 for 1 Ferry Rides
Head and shoulders, knees and toes – and everywhere in between – must be covered in red and white in order to take advantage of this deal.
If you and a friend are both completely decked out in the colours of the
Canadian flag, (and we mean completely: not just a little bit of paint on your fingernails!) you can enjoy a 2 for 1 ride across False Creek, courtesy of the Aquabus and False Creek Ferries!
7am – 10:30pm Aquabus, docks behind the Public Market,
Johnston Street
False Creek Ferries behind Bridges Restaurant,
Johnston Street
Lobster Sale
Come on over and celebrate Canada Daywith the friendly staff at the Lobster Man! Canadian lobsters will be on sale, and hey, if you don’t feel like cooking them yourself, they’ll boil them up – free of charge!
10am – 5pm Lobsterman,
Mast Tower Road, Maritime Market
Psychic Studio Prize Draw
They know you want to win this! Visit the Psychic Studio on Duranleau Street and enter to win a free reading from their gifted psychics.
11am – 4pm Psychic Studio, Duranleau Street
Looking for more Canada Day specials? Stop by these locations:
Artisan Sake Maker, Railspur Alley: In-store promotion
Ecomarine, Maritime Market: Sidewalk Sale
Footprints Healing Arts, Maritime Market: In-store special
Poultryland, Public Market: In-store special
Oyama Sausage, Public Market: Promoting Canadian selection
Transportation – keep it green!
Come to Granville Island by bike and lock it up for free at the GIBCA
secure bike lock up at Ocean Construction Supplies.
9am – 7pm Complimentary Bike lockup, Ocean Construction Supplies,
Johnston Street – Sponsored by the GIBCA and Ocean Construction Supplies
Public Transit – the #50 will bring you to the entrance of the Island.
The Aquabus and False Creek Ferries will bring you here by water.
Parking is free all over the Island all day.
Translink Information 604-953-3333 or www.translink.bc.ca
False Creek Ferries 604-684-7781 or www.granvilleislandferries.bc.ca
Aquabus 604-689-5858 or www.theaquabus.com
