annual FESTIVAL

 

TICKETS & PROGRAM SCHEDULE
(program subject to change)

[CONCLUDED] “Body Archive” with lost + found - Sunday, April 3, 2022 @ 2:00PM - 4:00PM PDT & Tuesday, April 12, 2022 from 10:00AM - 12:00PM PDT

Through a set of workshops, Justine A. Chambers and Alana Gerecke (lost + found) will support partner organizations in tapping into their physical archive of lost gestures along the walking tour route, adding a layer to the embodied experience of the tour. Maximum of 12 participants per workshop. Registration is required. Honoraria provided. Participants must be a sponsor or partner organizational rep of the Cross Cultural Walking Tours.

 

[SOLD OUT] Cross Cultural Mountain View Cemetery Tour - Sunday, April 10, 2022 @ 10:00AM - 12:15PM PDT

Join representatives of the Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown) and Wongs' Benevolent Association; Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre; and the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC for a cross-cultural tour of historic Mountain View Cemetery. Maximum of 50 60 participants. Ticketed event. Registration is required.

 

[SOLD OUT] Cross Cultural Walking Tours - Sunday, May 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2022 @ 2:00PM - 4:30PM PDT

Join us in celebration of Jewish and Asian Heritage Months for a handful of Cross Cultural Walking Tours in May through Chinatown, Downtown Eastside, Paueru-Gai, Jewish Strathcona and Hogan’s Alley! Maximum of 25 participants per tour. Ticketed event. Registration is required. Ticket includes free admission to the Chinatown Storytelling Centre (expires June 30, 2022)

With representatives from Binners’ Project, Carnegie Community Centre, St. James Music Academy, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter, Punjabi Market Collective, Hogan’s Alley Society, and Wongs’ Benevolent Association. Click here for a full list of our 2022 Community Partners.
Supported by Vancouver Heritage Foundation.

 

[100% SOLD OUT] Lunch & Learn with Knowledge Network - Sunday, May 29, 2022 @ 11:00AM - 4:00PM PDT

Join the Cross Cultural Walking Tours in a lunch and learn with Knowledge Network’s “British Columbia: An Untold Story” at Hon Hsing Athletic Club and representatives from PCHC-MoM and GVJCCA. Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at the complicated histories that shaped BC as we know it today. Maximum 50 participants. Free event includes lunch catered from local business. Registration is required.
Sponsored by Knowledge Network.
Episode 1 (Change + Resistance) & Episode 2 (Labour + Persistence) from 11:00AM-1:00PM PDT
Episode 3 (Migration + Resilience) & Episode 4 (Nature + Co-Existence) from 1:30PM-3:30PM PDT

 

Cross Cultural Queer & Trans Walking Tours - Sunday, June 19 & 26, 2022 @ 2:00PM - 4:30PM PDT

Join us in celebration of Pride Month for two Cross Cultural Queer & Trans Walking Tours in June! Maximum of 25 participants per tour. Ticketed event. Registration is required. Ticket includes free admission to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

With representatives from Queer Arts Festival, Massy Books, Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods, JQT Vancouver, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Sher Vancouver, Forbidden Vancouver’s The Really Gay History Tour, and diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ community voices! Click here for a full list of our 2022 Community Partners.
Supported by Vancouver Heritage Foundation and Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

 
 
 

PAST annual FESTIVALS

Testimonials

“The content of the tour is so rich that 2 or 2.5 hours is not enough, please add more time to it. Thanks a lot for organising this tour.”

— Svetlana Ershov, 2019 Participant

“Very well organized and the presenters were all informative and friendly. Water and washroom availability at the Chinese language school was well timed!”

— Karen Hallett, 2019 Participant

“Really enjoyed the participation of guides from different communities, organizations and projects. Very well done!”

— Ruth Leckie, 2019 Participant

“We discovered areas and places that we would not have found on our own. Carmel was very well-organized, and we learned a great deal about the history and the area’s diversity”

Rob Baker & Holly Sykes, 2022 Participants