Granville Island

Home
Canada
Vancouver, BC
Granville Island

Vancouver’s art and culture experience, Granville Island offers the very best in unique shopping, dining and entertainment.
(11680)

08/07/2026

Heading to Granville Island this weekend? Here’s what you need to know:

🚨 Traffic alert for Saturday, August 8: The lululemon Seawheeze Marathon is taking place in the early morning tomorrow. The race is scheduled from 6 AM - 9:30 AM. During this time, vehicle access is restricted to specific detour routes via Burrard St or the Cambie Bridge.

🚲 Pedestrians and cyclists can still cross the marathon course, and there will be marshals at each intersection to guide crossings.

Our tip: skip parking if you can! Bike, boat, scoot or stroll your way here. Our free Bike Valet is open 10 AM – 7 PM, and both False Creek Ferries and Aquabus Ferries Vancouver are running extended summer hours.

🔗 For more transit options and details, head to the link in our bio or visit granvilleisland.com/transportation.

08/06/2026

Join us this weekend for the Canoe Cultures Indigenous Artisan & Food Market on Granville Island! In addition to the canoe carving demos in Ocean Artworks, explore a pop-up artisan market featuring a variety of talented Indigenous crafters and makers on August 8th & 9th.

📆 Saturday, August 8th: 9 AM - 7 PM
📆 Sunday, August 9th: 9 AM - 6 PM
📍 West Anderson Street and Chain & Forge Plaza, Granville Island

08/05/2026

Join the authors of FREECOUVER: 101 Free Things to Do in & Around Vancouver for a free tour of Granville Island on August 16!

Award-winning travel writer John Lee and Rebecca Bollwitt (aka Rebecca Bollwitt) will visit locations they mentioned in the book, share insights, and lead a photowalk. Bring a camera to join the fun, and don’t forget your copy of FREECOUVER to get it signed.

RSVP for free at FREECOUVER.

📅 Sunday, August 16
🕥 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
🎟️ Free, open to all ages
📍 Meetup location: 1550 Anderson St. (by the welcome sign), Granville Island

07/31/2026

Summer Lights in English Bay is happening tonight! 🎆 Did you know Granville Island has a stunning waterfront view of the fireworks? Here’s everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s event:

🎆 Fireworks start at approximately 10pm

⛴️ False Creek Ferries is running extended late-night sailings tonight! The last ferry departs Granville Island at 11:30 PM after the show

🍽️ Plenty of late-night dining options (11pm or later) are available at Granville Island Brewing Tap & Barrel Bridges The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant The Keg & The Vancouver Fish Company

🔗 For full transit details and a complete directory of late-night restaurants, click the link in our bio or visit granvilleisland.com.

07/30/2026

Canoe Cultures returns to Ocean Artworks this Wednesday, August 5!

Carvers from Squamish and Snuneymuxw First Nations honour the strong cultural connection the canoe has to the lands and the waters. Canoe carving demonstrations for their newest project, a cedar strip 6-person war canoe, will take place in Ocean Artworks August 5-9 from 11am to 6pm.

For more details, check out Canoe Cultures.

07/29/2026

Extended by popular demand, Arts Club Theatre Company is now playing THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG until August 30! Don’t miss the international Broadway hit now playing on our Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island 🎭

📸: [1] Zander Eke, Ben Elliott, Genevieve Fleming & Andrew McNee [2] Zander Eke, Ben Elliott & Praneet Akilla [3] Scott Bellis, Andrew McNee & Genevieve Fleming [4] Kelli Ogmundson [5] Scott Bellis [6] Praneet Akilla & Andrew McNee; All photos from THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, 2026; set design by Ryan Cormack; costume design by Jessica Oostergo; lighting design by Sophie Tang; photography by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company

07/28/2026

Join us tomorrow night at the Craft Council of BC for Craft & Cocktails! Unwind with a drink, get crafty, and connect with community.

All materials are provided, so just bring your curiosity (and maybe a friend or two!). The event is by donation, and everyone is welcome.

🍸 Craft & Cocktails
📆 Wednesday, July 29
🕖 7 PM - 9 PM
📍 1386 Cartwright St., Granville Island

07/27/2026

Laurelle Nelson and Alvin Bissett met while working in the Public Market. Years later, they married and opened Laurelle's Fine Foods. Their four children, all of whom grew up around the market, remain involved and are carrying on the work their parents began more than 35 years ago.

Feast. Write. Grow. writes about Laurelle’s legacy business in her article for edibleVancouver & WineCountry, titled “The Magic of the Market”.

“For the Bissett family, Granville Island Public Market is more than a workplace — it’s where they met, raised a family and built a lasting legacy.”

Read more in the July issue of edibleVancouver & WineCountry.

07/24/2026

Visit VWA Tours & Rentals on Granville Island for a Light the Night guided sunset kayak tour. Explore False Creek aboard a kayak fitted with LED lights for nighttime viewing and watch the sunset from the water 🌅

For details and bookings, visit VWA Tours & Rentals.

📍 1812 Boatlift Ln, Granville Island

07/23/2026

Lunch with a soundtrack 🎶 Today’s busker performance by Anaconda (Luis Martos) in the Public Market Courtyard!

Address

1661 Duranleau
Vancouver, BC
V6H3S3

Website

http://www.granvilleisland.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Granville Island posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Granville Island:

Want your business to be the top-listed Shop in Vancouver?