DTES Heart of the City Festival

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We are pleased to present the 21st Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, taking place Oct 30-Nov 10, 2024, featuring over 100 events at over 40 venues throughout the Downtown Eastside!

We are pleased to announce the 19th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, taking place Oct-26-Nov 6, 2022, featuring over 100 events at over 40 venues throughout the Downtown Eastside!

AND... a massive round of applause for all our artists and participants! 👏 Our festival could not have been done with out you all! Thank you for your hard work and wonderful talent! 🥳

A big, big thank you to everyone who tuned in to our festival online + on the radio... and those who made it out to our live events 💖! Thank you for your continued support throughout the years!

POINTED STICKS performing shortly at Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy)! 🤩 Don't miss out on this one, folks!

It's the end of the festival! Let's celebrate another wonderful year and join the legendary power punk pop band, POINTED STICKS as they perform a special set from the Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy) rooftop! We'll see you all @ 4:45PM! 👏

Set your timers! Don't miss our Festival Closing Ceremony starting at 3PM! 🎉 We'll be featuring a documentary on the Dovbush School of Ukrainian Dance, live music, good cheer and many thanks! bit.ly/3qfiD74

Immerse yourself in the intricate and beautiful cultural costumes of the Ukrainian Hall... Costume Treasures: From Baba's Trunk to the Stage is next starting @ 1PM! ✨ bit.ly/3wlSfcC

Starting @ 11:30 AM, join Ukrainian Hall elders in a lively interweaving of stories, legends and personal histories, and song. bit.ly/3bLSmVt 📖

Join us online with the Association of United Ukrainian Culture to learn recipes, history, and timeless traditional crafts handed down through generations throughout the day! We are starting off by learning how to make delicious pyrohy! bit.ly/3o9fQcV

Also the final day of the launch of a three-year project... Stop by Oppenheimer Park between 10AM - 12PM for: Honouring Our Grandmothers Healing Journey 🤍

The 18th annual Heart of the City Festival sadly comes to a close today, BUT, we've got an exciting line up of events to wrap up! 🥳

Hear about The Story of the Carnegie Newsletter According to Paul Taylor, join us at 8PM: heartofthecityfestival.com/livestream-eve…

Sandy Cameron Memorial Writing Contest Award Ceremony starts at 7pm tonight! Join us: heartofthecityfestival.com/livestream-eve…

The 18th Heart of the City Festival - Opening Ceremony is about to begin in 30 minutes! Join us at 4pm on livestream: heartofthecityfestival.com/livestream-eve… 🙌🏼 GET EXCITED!!

Top Pick #1 - We Live Here is a dramatic, large-scale video project created by 30 #DTES visual artists who were inspired from the phrase "we live here" to create artwork while an overhead video camera captured the process. Oct 27-29, 8 PM at the Jack Chow Insurance parking lot

The annual DTES Heart of the City Festival is back, from October 27 through November 7th! Watch the video to see why the theme is "Stories We Need To Hear" ⬇ youtube.com/watch?v=e9Vz82…

Bah Humbug! is back for another year online! Join @SFU_W @VMT_HOTCF and @fullcirclefnp for this holiday classic from December 15-30. Tickets are available now! #SFU #bahhumbug ow.ly/ryOo50CMy4B

Bah Humbug! is back for another year online! Join @sfu_w, @VMT_HOTCF, and @fullcirclefnp for this holiday classic from December 15-30. Tickets are available now! #sfuw #sfu #bahhumbug ow.ly/m8Lq50CJh1S