It's time again for the Mother of All Street Parties, the one that started it all!

In 2007, the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival gave around 35,000 people a glimpse of urban paradise --TWICE! Even in the pouring rain, people came out to dance in the streets, at this glorious free-for- all street party thrown BY the people of East Van, FOR the people of East Van. This year we will only be doing one Fest, on Car-Free Vancouver Day (June 15) -- but it's going to be a goodie.

This landmark grass-roots phenomenon features roving artists and performers of all flavours, spontaneous peculiar occurrences, a Soap Box for speechifying, Commercial Drive Merchant Market, organization info tables, Special Kidzone, the Cooperative Way, street hockey, tons of babies and dogs, more crazy bikes than you can shake a stick at, and general merry mayhem. Three perfomance stages include the Grandview Live Stage boasting an eclectic mix of local performers; the Streetbeat Stage featuring Vancouver's best dj's and other dance- oriented movers; and a spokenword stage dishing up spokenword, storytelling, slam poetry and audience activation.

Please come out and help us party like only East Van can! E-mail: drivefest@carfreevancouver.org

Volunteers please contact Monika at drivefestbarricades@carfreevancouver.org.

Performers please contact Veronica at drivefestperformers@carfreevancouver.org.