The 18th annual DTES Heart of the City Festival takes place October 27 to November 7 with over 100 no-cost/low-cost events in the Downtown Eastside Community

Employ To Empower is hosting the Cardboard Project 3.0 — featuring a talk show-style event and a new online gallery May 15, 2021.

Powell Street Festival Society announces stewardship of 360 Riot Walk with online panel discussions and live walking tours May to September, 2021.

Dine Strathcona November 18-30, 2020 with unique offerings from restaurants, cafes and breweries supporting WISH Drop-In Centre.

The 17th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival presents over 50 cultural events and artistic activities to enjoy Oct 28 to Nov 8, 2020

The 44th annual Powell Street Festival was cancelled this year as a physical gathering, but its spirit lives on in the new online telethon happening August 1, 2020.

DTES Response is a coordinated groundwork effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Organizations in the Downtown Eastside are uniting to help the most vulnerable.

The 16th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival features over 100 events at over 40 locations over 12 days from October 30th to November 10th

CiTR 101.9FM and Music Waste are teaming up for their annual summer wrap-up, Victory Square Block Party (“VSBP”) on September 4th. This free community music festival in the DTES is celebrating its 12th anniversary by highlighting emerging artists, local vendors, and independent media. Victory Square Block Party Where: Victory Square (Cambie @ West Hastings, Vancouver) […]

Homelessness Action Week (“HAW”) is coming up Saturday, October 12th to Sunday, October 20th and to participate, the Union Gospel Mission will be hosting a series of Downtown Eastside walking tours, called the Eastside Stride. Visitors will be hosted by a local guide on a two-hour tour around the neighbourhood to learn about its history. […]