Presented by Olé Cocktail Co.

📍 šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square (North Plaza at Vancouver Art Gallery)
🗓️ Saturday, August 29 | 2:00–10:00pm
🎟️ Free EVENT
👨‍👩‍👧 All Ages Welcome

Public Disco closes out its 10th Summer Season with a free, all-ages day at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square, in the heart of Downtown Van. This is where underground electronic music culture meets the city at large.

Curated for the second year by Dairy Free, the lineup brings all-vinyl sets from some of the city's most trusted selectors. An expanded record market returns after last year's success, joining a food market and the wide open steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

This is what Public Disco does best, placing dance music where it doesn't typically live, and making it feel like it belongs there.

Part of the 2026 Public Disco Summer Block Party series presented by Olé Cocktail Co.

CURATION

DAIRY FREE

Dairy Free shapes the lineup with a sharp ear for sound and a soft spot for good music.
A DJ and raver known for eclectic selections and #insanoblends, they bring together all-vinyl sets from some of the city’s most trusted selectors. Expect unexpected rhythms and feel-good grooves that keep the energy just right, with a steady flow across the day.

THE VENUE

Set at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, the North Plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery opens into one of the city’s most recognizable public gathering spaces. Wide concrete steps, open sight lines, and constant downtown movement create a setting that feels both expansive and immediate.

Here, the dance floor meets the city at full scale. Pedestrian flow, street energy, and public space fold into the music, shaping a site that feels less contained and more embedded in the rhythm of downtown itself.

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- Record sale featuring local shops, labels and collectors
- Vintage market by Granville Flea
- Public Disco 10-Year Merch Collection on sale at the Public Disco Pop-Up Shop
- Main Bar Presented by Olé Cocktail Co. & 604 Now
- Dinosaur Bar Presented by Phillips Brewing
- Food Market: Chai Wagon, Taco Tigre, Yo Bones, Magical Ring Donuts, Il Sambotica
- Kid-friendly activities by Pattern Nation
Presented by Evo Car Share
- Free and all ages welcome
- Park your Evo for free at city meters, residents-only, and permit-only spots. Find dedicated Evo parking nearby at CF Pacific Centre, 700 W Georgia St P2
- Bike & scooter share within a 1-minute walk
- No outside alcohol permitted, bag checks on entry
- Free water on site, empty water bottles allowed
- Event located on flat concrete & asphalt
- Wheelchair accessible washrooms available
- Picnic tables & bistro chairs for seating & umbrellas for shadeLower stimulation zones with less or no direct music
Public Disco is committed to creating a safer, inclusive dance floor for everyone.
Respect personal space. Look out for one another.
Harassment, discrimination, or violence will not be tolerated.
Harm reduction team on site.
Read full Code of Conduct → publicdisco.ca/code-of-conduct
Public Disco reclaims public space for dance music, creating inclusive environments where people gather and connect. Rooted in the underground culture that shaped house and disco, we bring artist-led dance floors into the open, accessible, community-driven, and grounded in place.
publicdisco.ca/our-mission
At Public Disco Society, we recognize that our events and gatherings primarily take place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Additionally, we acknowledge that we are sometimes contracted to host events on Indigenous lands outside of these territories. We honor and respect the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded these lands for generations and continue to do so today.
We acknowledge that the land on which we operate, celebrate, and build community is stolen land. Our events and parties are held in public spaces that have been home to Indigenous Nations long before the arrival of settlers. As team members, it is our responsibility to tread softly on the land and respect it, always leaving the spaces we occupy better than how we found them. We encourage all members of our community to take this acknowledgment to heart, reflect on its significance, and actively engage in respectful and meaningful actions that support Indigenous sovereignty and rights.
Public Disco Society is dedicated to making this acknowledgment a living practice, ensuring that it informs and enriches all our activities and interactions.