This summer, the South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) is pleased to partner with The Nooks, Got Craft?, and Portobello West, to present a beautiful summer street fair experience. A craft pop-up series dubbed Market will be presented by a different craft collective each Saturday on July 24th, August 7th and August 28th from 11am – 4pm.
Inspired by famous street markets in Europe, Market will be free and open to the public. Locals and visitors alike are invited to browse curated collections of handcrafted pottery, illustrations, clothing, jewelry and more under the cover of shady trees in the middle of Vancouver’s premiere lifestyle neighbourhood. Each market day will be a little different and sure to satisfy all tastes.
Market x The Nooks
Jul 24, 2021
A creative collective that showcases Canadian artists and entrepreneurs to sell their handmade items both in-store and online. 100% Canadian, 100% handmade, 100% of the time.
Market x Got Craft?
Aug 7, 2021
By makers, for makers. Over the past 12 years, it has supported over hundreds of makers and small businesses and has been proud to represent the handmade community by producing and partnering with various events.
Market x Portobello West
Aug 28, 2021
Vancouver’s premiere shop local market, introducing Vancouver’s style conscious shoppers to the creative pool of artists and designers.
The event will be hosted on Granville at W. 10th and 11th Ave and is served by nearby transit, ample parking, and the great shopping and restaurants of South Granville. After enjoying the market, visitors are invited to refresh on sunny patios, browse exclusive homeware shops such as Ming Wo, Williams Sonoma, West Elm, Goodge Place, EQ3 and Le Creuset, and grab wardrobe essentials from charming boutiques and unique shops like Black Goat Cashmere, Turnabout Luxury, Suetables and Eileen Fisher.
The popular new popup food truck pod – TGIFood Trucks will also be serving up delicious eats at Fir x W. 10th on Saturdays, a mere stone’s throw away from Market. Check out the food truck line up at instagram.com/tgifoodtrucks Don’t forget to bring your picnic blanket!
Take-out and bottles of wine can be purchased from local restaurants and enjoyed at the Drinking Permitted Pilot Plazas on 13th and 14th. Or you can grab a chilled single of craft beer, cider, or premixed cocktails from Jak’s at 11th.
South Granville Summer
During the ongoing ‘South Granville Summer’ Vancouverites can experience South Granville in many new ways: hang out or enjoy free programming at the beautiful public plazas and parks all summer long.
- Summer Sessions: listen to local musicians on Thursday nights (Plaza on 13th or 14th)
- Bend and Flow: attend free yoga classes on Sunday mornings (Plaza on 14th).
- TGIFood Trucks: Every Friday and Saturday TGIF – Thank Granville It’s Food Trucks serves up a rotating selection of food trucks (Fir x W. 10th)
- Patio Vancouver: Enjoy a libation on one of the many new temporary COVID Recovery patios. (See @patiovancouver on IG)
- Vancouver Mural Fest: As part of the city wide festival, new murals will be added to the neighbourhood in August. There will also be a live painting demonstration on the Plaza on 13th on August 18-20.
- From July 12 to October 11, Drinking is permitted at Plaza on 13th, Plaza on 14th, Granville Park as part of a pilot. Bring drinks from home, purchase a bottle of wine with your take out, or grab some cool singles from Jak’s to enjoy responsibly in the outdoors. For all details on the summer events in the neighbourhood, visit southgranville.org/summer.
Photo Credit: southgranville.org
About South Granville
Centrally located from the Granville Bridge to 16th, South Granville is a premier boutique and lifestyle neighbourhood serving Vancouver for over 100 years! Explore fascinating art galleries, visit incredible fashion boutiques, be pampered in beauty salons and spas and enjoy delicious food from the eclectic cuisines of our eateries. South Granville has great taste – in every sense of the word! The South Granville BIA represents 591 business and property owners and $2.2 billion in assessed commercial property value.
