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It’s that time of year! Block parties, outdoor gatherings and special events are in full swing for June 2022. We’re so excited to welcome the warm weather in Vancouver just in time for outdoor events and celebrations. Strathcona is the place to be for some exciting community events in June.

Continue reading for all the details on the June events happening in Strathcona.

Upcoming Events in Strathcona

Whether you’re looking for a local pop-up with food, drinks and vendors or a block-party collaboration of neighbourhood businesses, keep reading because we have something here for everyone.

Celebrate Strathcona

Saturday, June 11th

12pm – 4pm

Strathcona Park

Celebrate Strathcona is a community event to be held in Strathcona Park on Saturday afternoon, June 11, 2022. The idea is to provide all Strathcona residents with an opportunity to connect, discover and celebrate our diverse community. After two years of CoVid, we could all use a chance to have some fun together.

Celebrate Strathcona will have three parts: Eat, Discover, and Celebrate.

Eat  (12-1 PM)

A mass picnic (imagine a down-home diner en blanc without the dressing). Residents (or small groups) will bring their own picnic baskets and blankets (and maybe something culturally unique to share with neighbours on a potluck table). We will close down Hawks, set up tables and invite several food trucks.

Discover (1-3 PM)

Workshops, tours and activities are sponsored, organized and run by local groups. So far, we have evolving plans for the following:

• A Scavenger Hunt by the Strathcona Community Policing Centre
• A Skateboard Workshop by the Park Board skateboard team
• A Soccer Workshop by the Vancouver Whitecaps coaches
• Garden tours and workshops in gardening, orchard trees, beekeeping, and the wetland project by the Strathcona and Cottonwood Community Garden, EYA and Erthhand Gleaners.
• Hands-on art activity by the Eastside Arts Society
• A Community Air Quality Awareness booth by the Port and the SRA Air Quality Monitoring Project
• A wils eagle info booth.
• Info table by the Working Group for Indigenous Food Sovereignty
• Pedestrian safety obstacle course sponsored by ICBC
• Collaboration station by RecTrek.

Celebrate (3-4 PM)

Live music from Rhumba 7 and dancing.

Crafts & Draughts Patio Party

Saturday, June 18th

1pm – 6pm

Container Brewing, 1216 Franklin Street

Strathcona Block Party

Saturday, June 18^th

12 – 5pm

800 Block of East Hastings

Enjoy music, food trucks, art activations, local businesses, and treats at this family-friendly event to celebrate the community of Strathcona. 

A community celebration for all ages!

First 200 attendees will receive a free event tote (1 per family/group) to use to shop the block.

You’re encouraged to RSVP in advance for the event here.