Pleasant Day Festival 2025 – Celebrate Mount Pleasant in Style!

📅 Date & Time: Saturday, August 9, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Main Street from 16th Avenue to King Edward Avenue, Vancouver, BC
🎟 Admission: FREE | All Ages Welcome
🌐 Website: pleasantdayfest.com

Event Overview

Celebrate the vibrant spirit of Mount Pleasant at the Pleasant Day Festival 2025!
Presented by the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area (MPBIA), this free, family-friendly street festival takes over Main Street on Saturday, August 9, with a full day of music, community, food, and fun.

Spanning from 16th Avenue to King Edward Avenue, Pleasant Day Festival brings together the best of the neighbourhood’s culture, creativity, and community spirit with live music on four stages, a local vendor marketplace, dozens of food trucks, and interactive activities for all ages.

Festival Highlights

🎶 Live Performances Across 4 Outdoor Stages
Featuring an impressive lineup of mostly local artists, including:

• ACTORS

• Haley Blais

• Fionn

• The Hausplants

• Balkan Shmalkan

• Ayla Tesler-Mabe

• Devours

• Jody Glenham

• DJ Rhonda Hunte
  …and dozens more!

🛍 Local Vendor Market
Shop handmade goods, art, fashion, and lifestyle products from local artisans and entrepreneurs.

🍽 Food Trucks & Pop-Up Restaurants
Taste your way through Mount Pleasant’s diverse culinary scene with dozens of food vendors offering street eats, desserts, and cultural favourites.

🎨 Interactive Zones & Activities
Family-friendly zones with games, art, and entertainment for kids and adults alike.

🍻 Beer Gardens
Relax and unwind with a cold drink in one of the festival’s beer gardens featuring local brews.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All-Ages Community Fun
Bring the whole family! Enjoy street performers, open-air entertainment, and a true community vibe.

Featured Stages & Artists

🎤 Main Stage (16th & Main)
The Hausplants • Balkan Shmalkan • Indigenous Protocol • Kapok • Serengeti • Fionn • ACTORS

🎶 Little Mountain Stage
Stephen Hamm • Space Queen • Elliot C Way & The Band of Beauties • Ayla Tesler-Mabe • Haley Blais

🎸 Neptoon Pop-Up Stage
Elastic Stars • Gadfly • Never Plenty • Pistol Whip the Devil • Himalayan Bear

🎧 Hero's Welcome Stage
DJ Rhonda Hunte • Dogwood & The Shakers • JP Maurice • Rempel • Jody Glenham

Exact set times and artist bios available at pleasantdayfest.com

About the Organizers

Pleasant Day Festival is presented by the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area (MPBIA) — an organization dedicated to supporting local businesses, enhancing the neighbourhood, and creating inclusive events that bring people together.

This annual celebration reflects the heart of Mount Pleasant’s creative community, giving space for artists, businesses, and residents to shine.

How to Get There

🚶‍♀️ Location: Main Street (from 16th Ave to King Edward Ave), Vancouver, BC
🚇 Transit: Accessible via Main Street–Science World SkyTrain Station & bus routes
🚲 Bike-Friendly: Bring your bike and use designated lock-up areas
🚘 Driving: Street closures in effect — consider transit or ride share

Don’t Miss Out

From incredible live music to artisan shopping and great eats, Pleasant Day Festival 2025 is your chance to experience Mount Pleasant like never before — full of energy, creativity, and connection.

Come for the music. Stay for the vibe.

🗓️ Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 9, 2025!

🔗 For full details, lineup, and vendor list visit: www.pleasantdayfest.com

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