2013 is here! Come celebrate with us for what is shaping up to be the biggest street party ever held on Main. We expanded our footprint to 21 blocks and are currently in the process of filling those blocks with as many awesome things as we possibly can. Several mini-festivals, over a dozen community supported stages with dozens of bands, a full kids zone and other kids activities throughout the site. Things like kids’ yoga, button making, art zones, bike lessons, and chalk art. Three full artisan markets, a fashion show, roller derby, dance zones, as well as hundreds of non-profits, local artisans and businesses. See below for more details on participants and please consider getting involved by volunteering or participating in some way. This festival is produced 100% by volunteers so we could use the help!

• Date: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 (Father’s Day)
• Location: Broadway to 30th Ave
• Time: Noon to 7pm

Volunteer Orientation Dates (feel free to drop in!):

• Sunday, June 9th from 3:30 to 5:00pm in Multipurpose Room 3 at the Mount Pleasant Community Center (1 Kingsway)
• Monday, June 10th from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the Art Room at the Mount Pleasant Community Center (1 Kingsway)

Volunteers

This is not a festival that comes to Main Street but a festival that is built by the people of Main Street! We are 100% volunteer organized and run and we need your help! If you are interested and Main Street Car Free’s car-free, celebratory, fun for free, local community, ecological, non-corporate ideals appeal to you, fill out one of our volunteer forms today:

Day-of Festival Volunteers:
Core Festival Organizers:

Businesses, Non-profits and Artisans

If you are a business, non-profit organization or artisan and want to be involved with this year’s Car Free Vancouver Day on Main Street, please fill out this participation formand an organizer will be in touch.

Some of This Year’s Features on Main Street

• LOVE Youth Against Violence Festival
• Village Vancouver Demonstration Village
• The Beaumont Studios Picnic Area and Stage
• Granville Island Toy Company Kids Zone
• Rifflandia Festival Stage
• Neptoon Records Stage
• Red Cat Records Stage
• Anza Club Stage
• Cottage Bistro Stage
• Our Community Bikes Pedal Powered Stage
• Bohemia Gallery Acoustic Stage
• Gratitude Groupies Positivity Party
• Giving Gifts Stage and Market
• Roller Derby
• Temple of the Modern Girl Fashion Show
• Sonic Planet Rock School Stage
• Lily Stage
• The Reef Restaurant Caribbean Zone and Stage
• BLIM Market
• Canvas Handmade: A modern local market
• OMG (On Main Gallery) Social Media Art Zone
• The Drift
• Green Markets
• Ache Brasil
• Vancouver Swing Society Dance
• Victory Gardens Zone
• much, much more

Connect With the Main Street Festival…

• Facebook
• Twitter @carfreemain : use hashtag #CFMain and see #carfreeteaser for Main Street-specific info and updates!
• Tag Your Pics on Flickr: “carfreemain”
• Join Our Group on Flickr: carfreemainvancouver
• Post Your Pics on our Facebook page
• See some pics from last year!

Main Street’s Contacts

Volunteer: mainstreetvol@carfreevancouver.org
Vendors: mainstreetvendors@carfreevancouver.org
General: mainstreet@carfreevancouver.org
Music, Bands, and Entertainment: Fill out this form