False Creek
Festival 2026

Celebrate World Oceans Week with us on Sunday June 7, from 12pm-5pm in Leg-in-Boot Square!

Join us for an amazing day of family-friendly marine stewardship, with more than a little help from our friends: Atelier Aloera, CoSphere, Georgia Strait Alliance, Langara College Applied Research Centre, Ocean Wise, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Water Rangers, plus a video installation by artist Julie Kim.

From 12-5PM, come learn about ocean health, water stewardship, citizen science, and build your connection with Vancouver’s most visible waterbody: False Creek. Expect water testing demonstrations, kid-friendly activities, face painting, and a giant, augmented reality floor map exploring "Ocean, Freshwater, and Us".

From 7-10PM, return for the premiere installation of YOU ARE HERE on Market Hill (a short walk South from the plaza). Inspired by the kelp forests of the Pacific Northwest, this video installation creates a quiet space where sound and movement unfold like water: steady, rhythmic, and grounding. A sound-led sensory environment, grounded by a living visual, YOU ARE HERE offers a brief pause within a fast-moving world, a place to reset, even for a moment.

Special thanks to the Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration, Water Rangers, and Ocean Week Canada for making this event possible!