Usually, I just stumble into it. We’re driving to Main or through Denman to do this or that, and suddenly we’re in the middle of a street party.

Instead of cars, the streets are filled with couples doing salsa, locals selling their honey and chocolate, shoppers modelling jewellery in tiny hand mirrors and artists signing one-of-a-kinds. In clump after clump, you see familiar faces from the different corners of your life.

Vancouver’s Car-Free Days started eleven years ago on Commercial Drive as a statement against highway expansion. It has evolved into a community celebration of arts, food and local business. The three key locations are:

1. Denman Street – Saturday, June 20th. Noon to 6 pm

2. Commercial Drive – Sunday, June 21st. Noon to 7 pm and they are promising roller disco!

3. Main Street – Sunday, June 21st. Noon to 7 pm.

Artist Marcus Wild – the subject of one of our recent profiles – will be selling his work at the Denman Street event on Saturday and the Main Street location on Sunday.

https://creatorsvancouver.com/marcus-wild/

Another local artist, Dana Mooney, will be selling her prints and pillows Sunday on Main street, between 16th and 17th Avenue.

https://creatorsvancouver.com/dana-mooney/

Written by Elizabeth Newton
www.creatorsvancouver.com

* Artwork by Marcus Wild and Dana Mooney