Public Disco Block Party: Downtown
Schedule
Sat Aug 29 2026 at 02:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza | Vancouver, BC
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Public Disco Block Party: Downtown📍 šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square (North Plaza at Vancouver Art Gallery)
🗓️ Saturday, August 29 | 2:00–10:00pm
🎟️ Free | All Ages
Public Disco closes out its 10th Summer Season with a free, all-ages day at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square, in the heart of Downtown Van. This is where underground electronic music culture meets the city at large.
Curated for the second year by Dairy Free, the lineup brings all-vinyl sets from some of the city's most trusted selectors. An expanded record market returns after last year's success, joining a food market and the wide open steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
This is what Public Disco does best, placing dance music where it doesn't typically live, and making it feel like it belongs there.
Part of the 2026 Public Disco Summer Block Party series presented by Olé Cocktail Co.
✦ BEYOND THE DANCEFLOOR
• Record sale featuring local shops, labels and collectors
• Vintage market by Granville Flea
• Public Disco 10-Year Merch Collection on sale at the Public Disco Pop-Up Shop
• Main Bar Presented by Olé Cocktail Co. & 604 Now
• Dinosaur Bar Presented by Phillips Brewing
• Food Market: Chai Wagon, Taco Tigre, Yo Bones, Magical Ring Donuts, Il Sambotica
• Kid-friendly activities by Pattern Nation
✦ KNOW BEFORE YOU GO [PRESENTED BY EVO CAR SHARE]
• Free and all ages welcome
• Park your Evo for free at city meters, residents-only, and permit-only spots. Find dedicated Evo parking nearby at CF Pacific Centre, 700 W Georgia St P2
• Bike & scooter share within a 1-minute walk
• No outside alcohol permitted, bag checks on entry
• Free water on site, empty water bottles allowed
✦ ACCESIBILITY INFO
• Event located on flat concrete & asphalt
• Wheelchair accessible washrooms available
• Picnic tables & bistro chairs for seating & umbrellas for shade
• Lower stimulation zones with less or no direct music
✦ CODE OF CONDUCT
Public Disco is committed to creating a safer, more inclusive dance floor for everyone. Respect personal space, look out for one another, and keep our events free from discrimination, harassment, or violence. If you ever need support, our harm reduction team is on site to help.
☞ Read our full Code of Conduct: publicdisco.ca/code-of-conduct
✦ LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Public Disco Society acknowledges that our events take place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. We honour the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded these lands for generations and continue to do so today. We recognize that the public spaces where we gather are situated on stolen land, and we commit to operating with care, respect, and responsibility.
✦ ABOUT PUBLIC DISCO
Public Disco reclaims public space for dance music, creating inclusive environments where people can gather, connect, and celebrate. Rooted in the underground culture that shaped house and disco, we bring artist-led dance floors into the open—accessible, community-driven, and grounded in place.
☞ publicdisco.ca/our-mission
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Where is it happening?
Šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza, 850 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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