The Vancouver Mural Festival returns August 7 to 11, 2024 to celebrate Vancouver’s diverse communities through art and live events. During the festival’s Mount Pleasant Street Party, you can watch the walls be transformed around you as part of the 7th Annual Holden Courage Graffiti Jam.
Holden Courage Graffiti Jam
- Dates: August 10-11, 2024 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm
- Street Party Dates August 8-11, 2024
- Location: Main & East 5th Ave
- Part of the Mount Pleasant Street Party at City Centre Artist Lodge ( 2111 Main St, Vancouver) and surrounding lots and streets
- Tickets: Free!
The Graffiti Jam will be part of the new Craft and Canvas Corner presented by the BC Ale Trail. Visitors can sample brews from some of Mount Pleasant’s legends and other top-notch breweries. Sip on your favorite craft beers and enjoy the live graffiti art.
The event is in honour of Holden Courage, a local graffiti artist who passed away in 2015 at the age of 21. The project is funded by the Holden Courage Memorial Fund for Artists, which was created by Tara McGuire, Holden Courage’s mother:
“Since 2017, writers have been creating street art in Holden‘s name at Main & East 5th Ave. It makes me feel grateful and sad and joyful and angry and happy and overwhelmed all at the same time. Thank you for being a valuable part of Holden’s legacy of colour, fun, paint, music, trouble, community, friendship, and the unforgettable sound of a rattling can.”
Read Tara’s blog post The Biggest Headstone and follow The Sefer Project on Instagram for more information.
The Mount Pleasant Street Party will have live art and music, multiple stages, food trucks, local vendors, a kids zone, a zero proof bar, licensed bars, craft beer tasting market, open artist studios, cozy hangout spots, and more. Download the VMF app for all of the event info, mural locations, and more.