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title: "Eastside Culture Crawl opens free to the public November 19 to 22 in Vancouver"
description: "More than 500 artists open their studios across Vancouver's Eastside for the 30th annual Eastside Culture Crawl, running Thursday through Sunday."
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last_updated: "2026-11-13T04:59:36.920Z"
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The 30th annual Eastside Culture Crawl opens Thursday, November 19, 2026, and runs through Sunday, November 22, with more than 500 artists opening their studios free to the public across Vancouver's Eastside.

The Eastside Arts Society, which organizes the event, says studios run Thursday and Friday from 5pm to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm. All four days are free to attend, with no tickets or registration required.

The festival takes place in the area bounded by Columbia Street, First Avenue, Victoria Drive, and the Waterfront. Studios are in buildings spread across this part of the Eastside, and a map of participating locations is available at culturecrawl.ca/buildings.

## What the crawl is

The Culture Crawl gives the public direct access to working artists in their own spaces. Participating artists include painters, jewellers, sculptors, furniture makers, weavers, potters, printmakers, photographers, glassblowers, and creators in many other disciplines. The event features emerging artists alongside those who show internationally.

The 2026 edition is presented by the Audain Foundation. The Eastside Arts Society has organized the crawl since its first year in 1996, and the 30th edition marks three decades of the same format: studios open, the public walks in.

## How to visit

Visitors do not need to book ahead or buy anything. The studio map at culturecrawl.ca/buildings shows which buildings are participating and their locations. Studios across the full area are open during the event hours each day.

If you plan to visit Thursday or Friday evening, studios are open until 10pm. Weekend hours end at 6pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

The crawl covers a large area of the Eastside, so many visitors choose to attend more than once during the four days rather than trying to reach every building in a single visit. Studio locations and participating artist names are listed at culturecrawl.ca.

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