Westside Food Festival 2019

Tue June 18 - Mon Aug 5 3rd Annual Westside Food Festival 

Over 100 free & low cost activities and workshops in 20+ locations around the Westside

Check back regularly for updated events and schedules!

Tue Jun18 2:30-3:30 pm Gardening at Aberthau Garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

Tue Jun 18 3:30-5:30 pm Seed Packet Party at VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed Jun 19 6-7pm Permaculture Vancouver June Meetup at West Point Grey Community Centre

Wed June 19 6-8pm Kits Community Potluck at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Wed Jun 19 7-9pm Native Edibles Talk and Walk at West Point Grey Community Centre

Thu Jun 20 6:30-8:30pm Fall and Winter Gardening at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Fri Jun 21 1-3 pm VV Table/Seed Library at National Indigenous Peoples Day at Musqueam Cultural Centre

Sat Jun 22 11-3pm Booth at Point Grey Fiesta at Trimble Park (off of West 4 Avenue)

Sun Jun 23 3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall 

Mon Jun 24 10am-noon Seed Savers at West Point Grey Community Centre

Mon Jun 24 5:45-6:30pm Move. Focus. Prepare (disaster prep.) (for location call 604-263-9123)

Tue Jun 25 3:30-4:30pm Introduction to Organic Gardening at Douglas Park Community Centre

Tue Jun 25 6:30-8:30pm Making Beeswax Salves at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed Jun 26 6-9pm Introduction to Canning at Kitsilano Community Centre

Thu Jun 27 3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jun 27 3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Fri Jun 28 3:30-5:30 pm Seed Packet Party at VV Field House in McBride Park

Sun Jun 30 3-5:30 pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden

Mon Jul 1 10-11 am Gardening at VV Green Streets Garden

Wed Jul 3 10am-noon Seed Savers Club at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Wed Jul 3 6:30-8:30pm Making Beeswax Salves at West Point Grey Community Centre

Thu Jul 4 3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 4 3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Fri Jul 5 6:30-8:30pm Balcony, Container, and Small Space Gardening at Kitsilano Community Centre

Sat Jul 6 11am-5pm Booth at Khatsahlano on 4th Avenue

Sun Jul 7 3-5:30pm Kits Village Collaborative Garden Party at Billy Bishop Legion Hall 

Mon Jul 8 6:00-8:00pm First Steps to Prevention at Kitsilano Vancouver Public Library Branch

Tue Jul 9 TBA

Wed Jul 10 6:30-8:30 Pests! Who's Eating My Lettuce & What To Do at False Creek Community Centre

Thu Jul 11 3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 11 3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 11 2-2:45pm Gardening at VV Green Streets Garden

Fri Jul 12 10am-noon Hands in the Dirt! Children's Workshop  at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Fri Jul 12 6:30-8:30pm Healthy Soil For A Great Garden! at Kitsilano Community Centre

Sat Jul13 10am-12:30pm Aberthau Garden Open House at West Point Grey Community Centre

Sat Jul 13 12:30-2pm Westside Urban Garden Club at West Point Grey Community Centre

Sat Jul 13 2-3:30pm Introduction to Organic Gardening at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Sun Jul 14 3-5:30pm Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall 

Mon Jul 15 6:00-8:00pm First Steps to Prevention at Kitsilano Vancouver Public Library Branch

Tue Jul 16 6:30-8:30 The Magic of Wild Yeast! at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed Jul 17 5:30-8:30pm Introduction to Canning at West Point Grey Community Centre

Wed Jul 17 6-8pm Kits Community Potluck at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 18 1:15-2:30pm Grow Your Own Microgreens: Children's Workshop at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Thu Jul 18 2-2:45pm Gardening at VV off Broadway

Thu Jul 18 6:30-8:30pm Pests! Who's Eating My Lettuce & What To Do at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Thu Jul 18 3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 18 3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library @ Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 18 6-7pm Kits Village July Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre)

Fri-Sun Jul 19-21 Folk Festival at Jericho Beach Park

Sun Jul 21 3-5:30pm Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall 

Mon Jul 22 6:00-8:00pm First Steps to Prevention at Kitsilano Vancouver Public Library Branch

Tue Jul 23 3-5pm Seed Packet Party at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed Jul 24 6-7pm Permaculture Vancouver July Meetup at West Point Grey Community Centre

Wed Jul 24 7-8:30pm Grow Your Own Microgreens at West Point Grey Community Centre

Thu Jul 25 3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 25 3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library @ Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Jul 25 2-2:45pm Gardening at VV Green Streets Garden

Fri Jul 26 10am-noon Seed Packet Party at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Sat Jul 27 9-10:30pm VV Goes to the Celebration of Light at the tip of Kits Point (behind the Maritime Museum)

Sun Jul 28 10am-noon Building Solar Greenhouses at Farmers on 57th

Sun Jul 28 1-3 pm Fall & Winter Gardening at West Point Grey Community Centre

Sun Jul 28 3-5:30pm Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall 

Mon Jul 29 6:30-8:30pm The Basics of Seed Saving at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Tue Jul 30 6:30-8:30pm The Secret Life of Wild Yeast at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed Jul 31 6:30-8:30pm Plant Families: Understanding Garden Connections at West Point Grey Community Centre

Wed Jul 31 9-10:30pm VV Goes to the Celebration of Light at the tip of Kits Point (behind the Maritime Museum)

Thu Aug 1 3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Aug 1 3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu Aug 1 2-2:45pm Gardening at VV Green Streets Garden

Fri Aug 2 3-5pm Zero-Waste in the Kitchen & Making Beeswax Wraps at David Eby's Office

Sat Aug 3 9-10:30pm VV Goes to the Celebration of Light at the tip of Kits Point (behind the Maritime Museum)

Sat-Sun Aug 3-4 A (Holiday) Weekend at the Garden near West Point Grey Community Centre

• AUGUST 3

  12-1pm Community Potluck in the Garden

  1- 3pm Zero Waste in the Kitchen & Making Beeswax Wraps

  3:30-5:30pm Menu Planning, Meal Prep & Mason Jar Salads

• AUGUST 4

  9am-5:30pm Aberthau Community Garden: a Day in the Garden

  10am-noon The Secret Life of Wild Yeast: Wildly Delicious Artisan Bread

  12:15-12:45pm Village Vancouver Q&A Session

  1-3pm Food Provenance Dialogue and Potluck Picnic

Sun Aug 4 3-5:30pm Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall 

Mon Aug 5 10-11am Seed Packet Party at Billy Bishop Legion Hall