Event Sponsorship

HxBIA celebrates the culture of our community by supporting a variety of events, festivals, and one-offs that bring community members and visitors to HxBIA, helping to define the identity of our unique area.

These events have included in past years: LOCO BC Buy Local Week; Victory Square Block Party; Fair in the Square; Mission Possible Cleanest Day Event; Hub Cycling; and Binners Coffee Cup Revolution.

Things to keep in mind when asking HxBIA to sponsor your event:

HxBIA operates with only two dedicated staff persons, so we are typically supportive of events that require very little staff time on our end, yet deliver big impact.
As we are a BIA that is accountable to its business members, we typically support events that attract patrons to our area, and therefore have potential to generate customers for our members.
As we have a mandate to be a social, cultural, and economic leader in the Downtown Eastside, we support events that help us to fulfill that mission.
Events we support should not be reliant on HxBIA for more than 20% of their operating budget.