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Granville Island, Vancouver BC

Granville Island Reviews

Granville Island is a small island and shopping district in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

It is located in False Creek directly across from Downtown Vancouver's peninsula, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge. The island is now more or less connected with the mainland so it is not technically an island. Granvilleisland.com is the official website for Granville Island.

Granville Island Hotel and the Granville Island Brewery are the main tourist attractions as is the Public Market.

Granville Island

Over one hundred permanent and temporary vendors sell a variety of food and crafts in the market buildings. Hours of operation are 9:00am to 7:00pm, seven days per week, except Christmas and New Years.

Edible British Columbia is just one of the many vendors in the Public Market that offer locally produced and specialty food products. This permanent retail store is located at the southeast end of the market, next to the Stock Market soup stand and the Granville Island Tea Company. Products include handmade jams, BC honey, real balsamic vinegar, artisan chocolate and travel-ready smoked salmon. Cooking classes and exclusive tours of Granville Island, [Vancouver's Chinatown] and [Commercial Drive] are also offered through Edible British Columbia.

Granville Island plays host to a variety of buskers throughout the year. Busking is encouraged by the Granville Island administration, and a group has been created to oversee the activity. Performers must purchase a license prior to busking, and are restricted to specific areas of the island.

As of 2007, approximately 100 performers are registered to busk, including musicians, jugglers, magicians and other street performers. Buskers can be found most of the day at two main outdoor locations. One being the triangle square in front of the La Baguette Bakery, and the other being the Market Courtyard behind the public market on the waterfront.

Unamplified buskers can also be found at various indoor and outdoor locations throughout the island. Performances take place year-round with the majority taking place during the busy tourist season (May-September).

Where else in the world can rusty tin-sided factories boast rebirth as a Public Market, an art school, shops, restaurants, theatres, galleries, a hotel (Granville Island Hotel), and a great deal more?

It's a remarkable thing, this island in the middle of a city of two million. Embracing the surrounding metropolitan bustle, Granville Island's ambiance is matchless; its gritty, industrial past is proudly displayed in today's people-friendly, artistic, and energetic incarnation.

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