--- title: "Community Spaces, Arts and Festivals: the Vote Vancouver plan | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/public-services/community-spaces-and-festivals" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:01:00.696Z" meta: description: "Vote Vancouver would build more public washrooms, create small outdoor music and performance spaces, push for dog-friendly patios and park areas, raise the..." "og:description": "Vote Vancouver would build more public washrooms, create small outdoor music and performance spaces, push for dog-friendly patios and park areas, raise the..." "og:title": "Community Spaces, Arts and Festivals: the Vote Vancouver plan | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "Vote Vancouver would build more public washrooms, create small outdoor music and performance spaces, push for dog-friendly patios and park areas, raise the..." "twitter:title": "Community Spaces, Arts and Festivals: the Vote Vancouver plan | Vancouver 2026" --- ** Vote Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # Vote Vancouver: public washrooms, dog-friendly spaces and a Festivals Vancouver Fund Vote Vancouver would build more public washrooms, create small outdoor music and performance spaces, push for dog-friendly patios and park areas, raise the funding cap for arts events with matching security money, and create a Festivals Vancouver Fund for neighbourhood festivals. All 5 commitments [Read pages 29 to 30 of the PDF ](https://votevancouver.ca/s/VV-PolicyPriorities_260915.pdf#page=29) [**12**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform) [**6**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered PUBLIC SERVICES · PAGES 29 TO 30 ## Community Spaces, Arts and Festivals: what the Policy Priorities says This page joins two short lists from Vote Vancouver's Public Services section: one on community spaces and one on arts and culture. The first starts with public washrooms. The party would build more of them in and near shopping districts, parks, the Downtown Eastside, community centres, pedestrian plazas and other busy public areas. The party would also create more small outdoor spaces for music and performance. It would push for more dog-friendly patios across the city and more areas in parks where dogs are allowed. On arts and culture, Vote Vancouver would raise the funding cap for arts and culture events, with more money for event security so that security inside an event's fence is funded at the same rate as security outside it. It would create a Festivals Vancouver Fund to help deliver neighbourhood festivals, and keep supporting large festivals, naming the Vancouver Film Festival, the Vancouver Fringe Festival and Khatsilano. Council funds cultural grants, licenses events and builds city facilities, so it can act on washrooms, event funding and the festivals fund. Spaces inside parks are run by the Park Board, and the party describes the patio item as advocacy. 5 COMMITMENTS ## What the party says it would do 1. ### More public washrooms Vote Vancouver would build more public washrooms in and near commercial districts, parks, the Downtown Eastside, community centres, pedestrian plazas and other high-use public areas.
Who has the power
City, with others Council funds washrooms on streets and plazas, while those in parks and community centres would need the Park Board.
Source
Policy Priorities, page 29
2. ### Small outdoor music and performance spaces The party would create more small outdoor music and performance spaces.
Who has the power
City Council The city sets the rules for public spaces, noise and events, and funds cultural spaces.
Source
Policy Priorities, page 29
3. ### Dog-friendly patios and park spaces Vote Vancouver would advocate for more dog-friendly patios across the city and increase the number of designated dog-friendly spaces in Vancouver's parks.
Who has the power
City, with others The platform calls the patio item advocacy, and dog areas in parks are decided by the Park Board.
Source
Policy Priorities, page 29
4. ### Higher funding cap for arts events and security The party would increase the funding cap for arts and culture events, with more event security funding so that inside-perimeter security is funded at the same rate as outside-perimeter security.
Who has the power
City Council Event grants and their limits are city money, set by Council in the budget.
Source
Policy Priorities, page 30
5. ### Festivals Vancouver Fund Vote Vancouver would create a Festivals Vancouver Fund to support neighbourhood festivals throughout Vancouver, and continue to support large festivals such as the Vancouver Film Festival, the Vancouver Fringe Festival and Khatsilano.
Who has the power
City Council Council funds cultural grants and can create a new city fund in its budget.
Source
Policy Priorities, page 30
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT ## Where the power sits for this chapter City Council3 City, with others2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Questions about community spaces, arts and festivals
Does Vote Vancouver promise more public washrooms? Yes. Vote Vancouver would build more public washrooms in and near commercial districts, parks, the Downtown Eastside, community centres, pedestrian plazas and other busy public areas (Policy Priorities, page 29).
What is Vote Vancouver's Festivals Vancouver Fund? It is a fund the party would create to support neighbourhood festivals across the city. Vote Vancouver says it would also keep supporting large festivals such as the Vancouver Film Festival, the Vancouver Fringe Festival and Khatsilano (Policy Priorities, page 30).
What does Vote Vancouver propose for dog owners? Vote Vancouver would advocate for more dog-friendly patios across the city and add more designated dog-friendly spaces in Vancouver's parks (Policy Priorities, page 29).
What would Vote Vancouver change about event security funding? The party would raise the funding cap for arts and culture events and add security funding, so that security inside an event's perimeter is funded at the same rate as security outside it (Policy Priorities, page 30).
Does Vote Vancouver support live music spaces? The party would create more small outdoor music and performance spaces in the city (Policy Priorities, page 29).
Who would build Vote Vancouver's washrooms and dog areas in parks? Council can fund washrooms on city streets and plazas. Washrooms and dog areas inside parks and community centres are run by the separately elected Park Board, so those parts of Vote Vancouver's list would need it to act (Policy Priorities, page 29).
ON THE BALLOT ## The Vote Vancouver candidates behind this ### Mayor [52**Rebecca Bligh**Ballot 52 · Vancouver city councillor](https://voche.me/candidates/rebecca-bligh) ### City Council [105**Geoff Teoli**Ballot 105](https://voche.me/candidates/geoff-teoli) [106**Keerit Jutla**Ballot 106](https://voche.me/candidates/keerit-jutla) [112**Steve Jedreicich**Ballot 112](https://voche.me/candidates/steve-jedreicich) [114**Rebecca Hasdell**Ballot 114](https://voche.me/candidates/rebecca-hasdell) [115**Bhavna Solecki**Ballot 115](https://voche.me/candidates/bhavna-solecki) [132**John Boychuk**Ballot 132](https://voche.me/candidates/john-boychuk) ## Sources Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it. 1. [Vote Vancouver Policy Priorities ](https://votevancouver.ca/s/VV-PolicyPriorities_260915.pdf#page=29)SAYS SO ITSELFVote Vancouver · pages 29 to 30 · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.