Vancouver: Car Free Day

Hi all, here are some pics from "Car Free Day" in Vancouver yesterday. Essentially it is a day every summer where several prominent streets around the city get shut down to car traffic and turned into pedestrian malls with markets, music, performances etc. I believe people are trying to get this to become a more common occurence, such as during every Sunday throughout the summer. I went to the one on Commercial Drive.

Some info about the event: http://www.carfreevancouver.org/

My pics:





I didn't quite understand what the story was with this roller derby thing


One thing I loved was how many different bands there were playing all sorts of different styles of music representing a wide range of cultures










I'd say she was a fan of the music


This guy was great






He could pretty well balance anything anywhere


There was a little side street called the "Healing Garden" where there were a bunch of stalls setup to showcase alternative and new age "healing" techniques


This woman was getting some sort of smoke feathered onto her


There's nothing quite like a session of "sound healing"


More live music












Dinosaurs don't like freeways






Some jumprope action








Some intense dancin goin on










The end.