Media Release

Media Advisory: 13th Annual Fair in the Square

13th annual Fair in the Square – Sunday, May 26 in Victory Square Park

VANCOUVER – Neighbours from around the city are invited to Fair in the Square in Downtown Vancouver for a celebration packed with live music, arts and crafts, a free BBQ lunch, and more. Join us in Victory Square Park at Hastings St. and Cambie St. on Sunday, May 26, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Hosted by Central City Foundation in partnership with Vancouver Community College (VCC), this year's annual celebration of the Downtown neighbourhood will feature live music, an expanded artisan and social enterprise market, and dozens of community groups with information to share.

There will also be thousands of burgers and cupcakes prepared by students from the VCC culinary arts and baking programs, family and kids activities, Brazilian dancing lessons, contests, prizes, and more.

Fair in the Square brings people from across the region to the inner city to offer a meeting place and a space of respite, remembrance, and renewal. This event is an opportunity for neighbours to come together, see the great things happening in the inner city, and to build hope.

What: Fair in the Square, a celebration with free food, music, arts market, and more

When: Sunday, May 26, 2019, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Victory Square Park, Hastings and Cambie in Gastown, Vancouver

Why: Neighbours celebrating with neighbours

Who: Performers include rockers Ronnie and Dynamix Band, Indigenous drumming group Wildflower Women of Turtle Island, rock/fund group Trilojay, and Latin dance group Brazilian Swag.

 

About Vancouver Community College:

VCC has been inspiring students to reach their career and educational goals for over 50 years, offering post-secondary training in over 120 programs including bachelor's degrees, diplomas, certificates and apprenticeships. With three campuses located on Broadway, Downtown, and on Annacis Island, students can choose from hands-on instruction in culinary arts, business, design, health sciences, hospitality, transportation trades, and music.

 

About Central City Foundation: 

Central City Foundation has been bringing neighbours together to build hope in the inner city since 1907. By building housing and other capital projects, investing in social enterprises that create jobs and opportunities as well as funding hundreds of non-profit organizations, Central City Foundation has provided help and hope to our neighbours in the inner city community for 112 years.

 

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Media contacts:

Carla Shore
Central City Foundation  
604.329.0975  
media@centralcityfoundation.ca                                                                                                                                          

Danielle Libonati
Vancouver Community College
604.871.7000, ext. 7531
dlibonati@vcc.ca