Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 - Opening Night Celebration

6-9pm The Fugitives & Sofia Sol

We're bringing fabulous musical storytellers, longtime East Van favourites, and 2022 JUNO nominees The Fugitives from Vancouver for this very special event!

With a welcome by Brianna Bear, drumming by Gordy Bear, spoken word by our emcee for the evening, renowned local spoken word artist Marie Metaphor and music by Sofia Sol, you won't want to miss this one-of-a-kind summer evening event!

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022

Special Features:
1-3pm Island Circus Space
6:30pm Lantern Parade

Musical Performances:
11:00am Big Tree Band
Noon Zonnis
12:30pm Pearl McClelland
1-3pm Island Circus Space
3:30pm Rebecca Lynn Wells
4:00pm Iminah Kani
5:00pm Zuber
5:30pm Richard Garvey

Activities:
10:00am Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris
10:30am The Art Lark
11:00am Parade puppet Babadook will be out and about
11:30am Flow Arts Workshop - Learn to spin staff with Jon
1-3pm Interact with Parade Puppets Lolly Pup & KitKat
Noon-1pm Drum Making Demonstration with Gordy Bear
2-4pm Acro Yoga Workshop & Jam
4:00pm Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris
3-5pm Community Mural Painting with Andrea Fritz
4:30pm Lantern Making with Supply Victoria
6:00pm Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris
6:30pm Lantern parade

Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022

Special Features:

1:30 & 3:30pm - Spoken Word Showcase - Words! Sounds! Thoughts! Feelings! A curated showcase of emerging spoken word poets.

Activities:
10:00am Jennifer Ferris
10:30am Family Yoga with Nikki from Wild Roots Dance & Yoga
11:30am Flow Arts Workshop - Learn to hoop with Renn
11am-1pm Community Mural Painting with Andrea Fritz
1:00pm The Art Lark
1:30pm Meet the Author - Rumpa and the Snufflewort
2:00pm Improv with Dave Morris from Paper Street Theatre
2-4pm Dano the Clown
3:00pm Improv with Dave Morris from Paper Street Theatre
3:30pm Meet the Author - Rumpa and the Snufflewort
4:00pm Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris
4:30pm Contact Improv workshop
11am-9pm Groovy Beats Among the Trees

Join us among the trees in Quadra Village for an afternoon of art, tunes, and good times with some amazing local DJs.

Labour Day - Monday, Sept. 5, 2022

Special Features:

11:30 & 12:35pm - Roller Skate Victoria

1:35 & 3:05pm - Victoria Academy of Ballet

Performances:
11:30am Roller Skate Victoria
12:30pm Puppetry with comedienne Kirsten Van Ritzen
12:35pm Roller Skate Victoria
1:30pm Puppetry with comedienne Kirsten Van Ritzen
1:35pm Victoria Academy of Ballet
2:00pm Music by Fox Effect
3:00pm Puppetry with comedienne Kirsten Van Ritzen
3:05pm Victoria Academy of Ballet
3:30pm Performance by Cleo Madelaine
4:00pm Music by Ga Grant
4:30pm Music by Claire Coupland
5:00pm Music by Glenn J MacDonald

Activities:
11:00am Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris
11am-2pm Community Mural Painting with Andrea Fritz
11:30am Flow Arts Workshop - Learn to spin poi with Ellery
Noon Join the Hootenanny
1:00pm Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris
1:00pm Flow Arts Workshop - Learn to juggle with Dano
2-4pm Dano the Clown
3-4pm Giant Parade Puppets KitKat and LollyPup
4:00pm Storytelling with Jennifer Ferris

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