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Healing Festival Planned After Tragedy Hits Vancouver
8 Jan
Summary
- Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival will focus on healing after a deadly vehicle attack.
- The 2026 festival aims to honor victims and support community recovery.
- Safety measures and victim family involvement are central to planning.
The Filipino B.C. community is organizing the 2026 Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, emphasizing its importance for collective healing following a devastating vehicle attack that claimed 11 lives.
RJ Aquino, chair of Filipino B.C., stated the festival, scheduled for April 17-19, 2026, one week before the anniversary of the tragedy, will serve as both a celebration and a healing event. It aims to ensure the community's remembrance is not solely defined by the April 26, 2025, incident.
The organization has engaged victims and their families in the planning, with a memorial gathering planned. Collaborations with the City of Vancouver, the province, and first responders are underway to implement robust safety measures for the event.
