Saturday, August 5

12:00 noon - Opening Ceremony

MCs: Ms. Betty Chin & Mr. William Ho, Fairchild Television Program Host

- Greetings from Government Officials and Guests

- Roast Piglet Carving Ceremony
(Roast Piglet donated by Dollars Group)

- Lion Eye Dotting Ceremony

Lion Dance
(Western Canada Chinese Arts Association)

- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

1:00 pm ~ 6:30pm – Program
MCs: Ms. Betty Chin & Mr. Andy Lung

- Traditional Chinese Dance (Strathcona Chinese Dance Company)

- Ballroom Dance (DanceSport BC)

- Egyptian Belly Dance (Venus Belly Dance)

- Singing & Dancing (Canadian Multicultural Society of Arts.)

- Philippine Dance (La Riva Dance Studio)

- Hip Hop Dance Hip Hop (Garen)

- Dancing (Sky Horse Martial Arts and Dancing Studio)

- Philippine Folk Dance (Babe)

- Punjab Cultural Dance Punjab (Punjab Cultural Arts Centre)

- Singing (Sing)

- Lucky Draw


Sunday, August 6

1:00 pm – Program

- Youth Talent Showdown 2004 First Place Winner Theresa Fenger (Singing & Dance by Theresa Marie's Angel)

- Chinese Martial Arts Demo (Kin Fung Athletic Group)

2:00 pm – Youth Talent Showdown 2006 Finals

Hosts: Miss Tarannum Thind, Channel M &
Mr. Andy Cheung, CHMB AM1320 Program Host

- Presentations by Contestants

- Special Presentation (Youth Talent Showdown 2005 First Place Winner Cameron Gordon (Hip Hop Dance))

- Award Presentation

- Lucky Draw

5:00 pm ~ 6:30pm – Program

- Singing & Dance (Cezar Tantoco)

The 8th Vancouver Chinatown Festival will take place in the heart of Vancouver's historic Chinatown on Columbia Street (the segment between Keefer & Pender Street) and on Keefer Street (the segment between Carrall and Columbia Street). Traffic to Columbia and Keefer Street where the Festival is taking place will be closed starting from 6 a.m. on August 11 until 9 p.m. on August 12.

Located east of downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Chinatown is easy to get to.

By SkyTrain*:

The closest SkyTrain stop is the " Stadium - Chinatown " Station.   Look for the sign "Chinatown" and walk east down Keefer Street for three blocks.

By Bus*:

Either #22 Knight or #19 Metrotown from Downtown Vancouver.   Get off the bus at the first stop after the Millennium Gate.

*Detailed instructions and schedules on Skytrain and buses are available at www.translink.bc.ca.

Walk:

Follow the Silk Road banners from Downtown Vancouver Public Library.   Click here for Silk Road Route Map .

The route proceeds north and east from Library Square to the Keefer Steps where it descends towards Chinatown. Follow the Silk Road banners to Pender or Keefer Street and you are at the Festival once you hit Columbia Street.

< click here to for a printable map >

Still have questions?   Feel free to contact the Vancouver Chinatown BIA Society:

508 Taylor Street

Vancouver, BC   V6B 6M4

Tel: 604-632-3808

Fax: 604-632-3809

E-mail: events@vancouver-chinatown.com

 


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