Eastside Arts Festival

From July 17–26, 2026, the Eastside Arts Society will present an expanded 6th edition of the Eastside Arts Festival, bringing together local artists and audiences across the Eastside Arts District neighbourhoods, parks, studios, and breweries. A district-wide celebration of the artists, cultural spaces, and creative communities that shape Vancouver’s Eastside, this year’s festival invites people to experience the district in hands-on and unexpected ways through soundwalks, artist-led workshops, public art tours, immersive performances, and live music.

On July 25, the festival will host its annual free, outdoor concert, at MacLean Park from 3:00-8:00 pm, in collaboration with the Rickshaw Theatre, and presented by the Strathcona BIA. The festival will also co-present two events: The popular outdoor summer series, The Dance Deck, in partnership with Belle Spirale Dance Projects (July 18, 19, 25 & 26), and an afternoon of free music at MacLean Park, in partnership with MacLean Park Music (July 26). Tickets and festival schedule at eastsideartsfest.ca