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Summer Pop-Up Concerts with Music on Main

2022 Summer Pop-Up Concerts with Music on Main

For the 2023 Summer Pop-Up schedule, click here.

AUGUST 9-12 & 16-18 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT PARK | WEST 16TH AVENUE AT ONTARIO STREET IN VANCOUVER | Google map
Concerts start at 6:30PM

Free Events!
See the full schedule below.
Wondering about the weather? If a concert needs to be postponed due to weather, we’ll post an update online just after 5:00 PM on the day of the concert.


“People sat on the grass, perhaps eating dinner. Neighbours strolled by and stopped to listen. Sometimes, children got up and danced. Music slid easily into everyday life, and we all loved it.”

Audience Member

Back by popular demand!

Music on Main returns to Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant Park August 9-12 & 16-18, 2022 to brighten your summer evenings with live music.

In the summer of 2021, we shared ten free pop-up events in the park, and neighbours, new friends, and passersbyers loved it.  It was a breather out of their busy days and a chance to safely listen together again. David Pay spoke to CKNW’s The Jill Bennett Show last August and described the feeling of listening outdoors as “a moment of being centred.”

This summer you can capture that feeling again.

Whether you come on your own or bring a group of friends, why not pack a picnic, lay out your blanket, take a deep breath, and simply listen?  Music on Main’s free Summer Pop-Up Concerts are a great way to hear some of Vancouver’s favourite musicians playing music they love.

We can’t wait to spend evenings with you again.

 

Music on Main’s Summer Pop-Up Concert Series has been generously supported by Creative BC and The Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation.

Music on Main’s August 16-18, 2022 Pop-Up Concerts have been generously sponsored by our presenting community sponsor, Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area.

 


Summer pop-up schedule

All pop-up events are free!
Mount Pleasant Park
West 16th Avenue at Ontario Street in Vancouver
Concerts start at 6:30PM (PDT) 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022
Paolo Bortolussi (flute), Min Jee Yoon, (cello), and Lani Krantz (harp)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022
Microcosmos String Quartet
featuring: Marc Destrubé, violin; Andrea Siradze, violin; Tawnya Popoff, viola; Rebecca Wenham, cello

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022
Cedar String Quartet
plus Brooklyn Wood (violin) and Bruno Quezada Chávez (cello)
featuring: Norah Mix, violin; Mio Nakajo, violin; Johnny Huang, viola; Julian Lee De Vita, cello
Brooklyn Wood, violin; Bruno Quezada Chávez, cello

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022
Bogdan Dulu (piano)
The grand piano at this concert has been generously provided by Showcase Pianos – Fazioli.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
Vancouver Youth Choir, Carrie Tennant, Artistic Director
Sponsored by the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022
BC Chinese Music Ensemble
featuring: Bruce Bai, vocals; Dailin Hsieh, zheng; Geling Jiang, liuqin/ruan/sanxian; Charlie Lui, dizi; Yun Song, erhu; Zhongxi Wu, suona/sheng
Sponsored by the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
Saina Khaledi, santour; Ali Razmi, tar/setar/vocals; Kenton Loewen, drums; Ali Sajjadi, oud
Sponsored by the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area



FOOD TRUCK SCHEDULE
Craving something delicious at the park? Check out these local food trucks available on these dates:

Wednesday, August 10: Mama’s Fish and Chips

Friday, August 12: Holi Masala

Tuesday, August 16: Indish Foods

Thursday, August 18: Indish Foods