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In Vancouver: 3rd Annual Setsubun New Year Event!

Community Event
In Person
Oppenheimer Park
488 Powell St. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date: Feb. 3, 2025

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.


Sunday, February 2 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Oppenheimer Park | 488 Powell St.
FREE Event

Join us for our annual community care event, Setsubun (節分)! This special event will feature a sacred fire, held in collaboration with local Indigenous leader, Elder Veronica, to honour the connections between our communities. We’ll also honour Elder Clint, practice mamemaki (豆まき), and a warm and comforting meal of Japanese curry rice will be served! (Mamemaki is a traditional Japanese ritual, where roasted soybeans are thrown at an oni (鬼, demon) to drive away bad luck and welcome good fortune for the new year.)

This is a family-friendly event, and everyone is welcome!

Thank you to Oppenheimer Park, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Carnegie Community Centre, City of Vancouver, and WePress for their support of this event.

Location & Directions

This event will take place in Oppenheimer Park, on Powell Street between Jackson and Dunlevy Avenue—the site of the Powell Street Festival and some of our off-season events. There are many options to get here, and we encourage you to consider carpooling, walking, biking, or taking public transportation.

By Bicycle

Oppenheimer Park is located one block south of the Powell/Alexander bike route. View the City of Vancouver’s bike route map here.

By Public Transport

Bus

  • Bus routes 3, 7, 209 stop at WB Powell St. @ Jackson Ave (stop 50515) and EB Cordova St. & Dunlevy Ave (stop 50426)
  • Bus routes 14, 16, 20 stop at WB E. Hastings @ Jackson (stop 50506) and EB Hastings @ Gore (stop 50935) and are a short walk to the event

SkyTrain

  • 17 minute walk from the Expo and Canada lines, as well as SeaBus and West Coast Express, at Waterfront Station
  • 20 Minute walk from Expo Line at Stadium-Chinatown

Check TransLink for all options, to plan your trip, or for service advisories.

Driving & Parking

Limited 1 & 2-hour metered and street parking is available around Oppenheimer Park and on neighbouring streets.


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