Vancouver City Hall to light up orange for Punjabi Market's 50th anniversary

City Hall will be lit up with a brilliant orange hue on Sunday in honour of Punjabi Market's 50th anniversary. 

On Sunday, May 31, the Punjabi Market invites the community to come and snap some photos after sunset of the illuminated display. On Twitter, they remark that, "If you'll be in the area on Sunday, snap some photos after sunset and tag us in them!"

Vancouver's Little India or "Punjabi Market" has been known since the 1970s as the centre of the South Asian community. The first Indo-Canadian immigrants from Punjab landed in Vancouver around 1890. They settled in Kitsilano near First Avenue and Burrard Street working in lumber mills and at construction sites throughout the Lower Mainland. 

Vancouver’s Punjabi Market was also the first and largest South Asian Market in North America. In 1993, it became home to the world’s first Punjabi street signs outside of Asia.

Now, the market spans roughly six blocks on Main Street, starting at about East 49th Avenue. A feast for the senses, visitors will find a variety of gastronomic delights, beautiful jewelry, colourful fabrics, and much more.