Join us for VHF’s 9th Places That Matter Community Celebration on Sunday, February 22nd at Heritage Hall.
You are invited to participate as a community site or organization. Organizations must be based within the City of Vancouver and/or have a heritage/historical connection.
The Community Fair takes place during Heritage Week – a week-long celebration that offers a chance to explore heritage across BC and Canada and take part in programming that provides opportunities to learn and share about Vancouver’s history, diverse cultural heritage and historic places and spaces. Every year there is a unique theme that helps to encapsulate different aspects of heritage. In 2026 , we will be celebrating the theme “Stir the Pot” and invite you to dig deeper and think about how food is a vessel of memory, identity, and meaning in your community.
February is Black History Month so we invite you to consider incorporating this as along with the Heritage Week theme. Places That Matter values the interconnected histories and experiences of Indigenous peoples and all settler communities who call this place home. We hope you can find ways to incorporate, acknowledge and highlight these perspectives in your table displays and shared resources and research.
We will be doing our best to accommodate every group and community that applies but we have recognized that our most recent Heritage Fairs have stretched the capacity of Heritage Hall. Please note that applying does not guarantee you a spot at the fair.
2026 is the 15th anniversary of the Places That Matter Project, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Please note that the deadline to apply is October 31st 2025. Applications will be reviewed and those accepted will be notified in November. Thank You!
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