Presented by the Eastside Arts Society, the will bring local artists and community members together to explore, learn, and create in Strathcona Park and in studios within Vancouver’s Eastside Arts District throughout the weekend of July 22 and 23.
The two-day arts festival is Vancouver’s only outdoor art-making event, designed to foster creativity in everyone of all ages and abilities.
Kicking off in Strathcona Park on Saturday, July 22, the first day of the CREATE! Arts Festival will feature over 60 visual and performing arts workshops, art demos, public art presentations by Eastside artists, and more fun and accessible activities. Attendees are invited to check out the general admission CREATE! Art Zone, complete with the Festival Art Shop, public participation art activations, food trucks, and a fully licensed site with beer, cider, and wine from .
The festival activities will move indoors the next day on Sunday, July 23, when neighbouring studios will host art-making workshops in their art production spaces. This year’s participating Eastside art studios include Mergatroid Building, Georgia Art Studios , and 1000 Parker.
CREATE! attendees can both produce visual art and engage in the performing arts by exploring art forms such as watercolour painting, printmaking, glass fusing, Salish singing, and ukulele. For the full schedule of art-making workshops, visit .
If you love art, bikes, AND beer, don’t miss the on July 22, a ridiculously fun annual fundraiser benefitting the Eastside Arts Society. The 8th annual crawl will involve a bike or walking tour of East Van's best breweries and will end at the CREATE! Arts Festival grounds, where crawlers can enjoy a final tasting pint, food, raffle prizes and the Create! Art Zone.
CREATE! Arts Festival:
- When: July 22-23, 2023
- Where: Strathcona Park at 857 Malkin Ave., and various Eastside art studios
- Admission: CREATE! Art Zone tickets are $5 for adults, and free for kids 12 and under. Workshops tickets are $35 for adults/youth and $20 for the kids workshop. For Art Zone tickets and workshop tickets, visit
Art! Beer! Bike! Crawl:
- When: July 22, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Where: Start and end at Strathcona Park
- Event tickets are available at
