The 21st Vancouver Chinatown Festival is returning this year on July 15th and 16th.    This community event welcomes thousands and thousands of families, visitors, and volunteers every year.    We celebrate the diversity of the community and showcase Chinatown as an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient neighbourhood.   Vancouver Chinatown Festival has grown into a highly anticipated summer signature event for Vancouverites as well as tourists from around the world.

The Vancouver Chinatown Festival is a free 2-day event that takes visitors through this historic neighbourhood to shop for unique specialty offerings from our local merchants and many more attractions.  Every year, we bring new ideas and activities to make this event an interesting and fun-filled experience for families and visitors, and to include the diversity of our community.

Event Location and Time

106 Keefer Street and neighboring street throughout Chinatown

• Saturday, July 15th – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Sunday, July 16th – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

This is a community celebration and can only be made possible with the help of our amazing volunteers, like you.

Positions & Duties:

Greeter/Event Helper

• light event set-up/clean up
• welcome visitors as they arrive
• answer any wayfinding or event question

 Kids Corner Activities Helper

• light event set-up/clean up
• engagement and manning the assigned activities booth

BIA Booth Attendant

• checking Instagram contest answers, or Chinatown merchants receipt and handing out tokens to qualifying guests
• maintaining the panda figurine capsule machine in good condition
• replenish the panda figurine capsule machine as needed
• support Chinatown BIA staff with merchandise sales
• replenish merchandise, capsules and supplies as needed

Van Van Mascot Character Dress-up Ambassador 

• dressed up in Van Van Mascot
• roaming around festival area to meet and greet visitors
• act as Chinatown Festival Ambassador

Van Van Mascot Character Helper

• assist Mascot Ambassador in dressing up as the Van Van Mascot
• accompany the Van Van Mascot while roaming the festival area

Photographers

• Capture the essence of this community festival in still images.   The photos will be used for eblast, donor, and sponsorship communications, post-event and future event marking.
• Focusing on exciting moments on VIP reception, Opening Ceremony, Main stage live entertainment, and visitors interact with Van Van, Food truck, Food vendors, kids corner, animal farm, mahjong game.
• Especially the traffic generated in this Festival.

Roamers

• light event set up/clean-up
• roam throughout the neighbourhood directing people to our event
• alert staff to any major clean-ups that require immediate attention
• recommend restaurants/stores etc.

Volunteer Tent Attendant

• light set-up/clean-up
• be mindful of volunteers’ backpacks/belongings
• check volunteers in and out at the beginning and end of their shifts
• help with volunteer t-shirt sizing
• replenish water and snacks for volunteers as needed

Cleaner/Monitors

• light set-up/clean up
• monitor the food and washroom area
• provide light cleaning as necessary
• alert event staff of any required major clean-ups.

Pre and Post Event Helper

• assist with inspecting, sorting and prepping the decor installations for pre-event
• assist set-up and tear down the vendor tent
• assist with sorting, inspection, inventory and storage of event decor for post-event

Please email info@vancouver-chinatown.com and be part of our celebration.

With gratitude,

The Team at the Vancouver Chinatown BIA