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The Mural Festival is Vancouver’s Annual Paint Party

Every summer, Vancouver’s most talented artists paint the town rainbow for the annual Vancouver Mural Festival.

By: NEXT Magazine

Art mural of woman with butterfly covering face

Vancouver
Mural Festival
Wed., Aug. 4–Sun., Aug. 22
Public art festival
Free
vanmuralfest.ca/blog/vancouver-mural-festival-2021

Every summer, Vancouver’s most talented artists paint the town rainbow for the annual Vancouver Mural Festival. The event, which started as a way to show off the city’s artistic diversity, has now expanded to cover 11 neighborhoods (including Mount Pleasant, Downtown, Cambie Village, South Granville, and more), feature more than 60 new murals, and host over 40 live shows and events over the course of three weeks.

Viewing the murals is free, with ticketed options available for a variety of sizzling summer events such as drag and burlesque shows, enriching cultural and political talks, and patio parties. Don’t miss performances by RICECAKE, Vancouver’s queer Asian drag collective (Fri., Aug. 6), an opening ceremony celebrating Afro-diasporic identities (Wed., Aug. 4), a concert by Vancouver artists Prado and Devours (Tues., Aug. 19), and much, much more.