In collaboration with the City of Vancouver
The new trial Plaza at Main and 50th: a public outdoor gathering and event space!
Upcoming Events
Indian Summer Festival: Rishta
Sunday, July 13, 2025
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Punjabi Market Plaza: Main & 50th
Step into a living archive of Punjabi expression at Rishta, a vibrant afternoon where poetry, music, memory, and community converge. This gathering honours the enduring love story between verse and music in Punjabi culture and is free to attend.
Sher Vancouver: Desi Pride Block Party
Saturday, July 19, 2025
4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Punjabi Market Plaza: Main & 50th
Come to the FIRST-EVER Desi Pride Block Party in Vancouver! A free outdoor celebration of queer South Asian & IBPOC joy — right in the heart of Punjabi Market.
BC Day with MLA Sunita Dhir!
Saturday, August 2, 2025
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Punjabi Market Plaza: Main & 50th
Free food, entertainment, prize draws, and more! Meet your local MLA, community partners, and learn how you can get involved!
The Punjabi Market Collective (PMC) is a non-profit organization made up of passionate advocates, artists and entrepreneurs who are working towards revitalizing Vancouver’s historic Punjabi Market through placemaking, cultural programming, and artistic initiatives.
Once a booming cultural hub, over the last few decades, the market has become overlooked. In an effort to prevent gentrification and displacement, with the help of Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry, the PMC was able to bring forward a motion to help revitalize the Punjabi Market neighbourhood by directing city resources to the market. The motion was unanimously passed by council on June 19th, 2019.
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