Success Stories from the 8th Annual BC Cultural Crawl

This year’s cultural crawls were the most successful ever with more community-initiated events and festivals than before! More than 50 individual crawls, touching over 80 communities, took place throughout the province from Burnaby to Creston Valley. Participating communities are already looking forward to next year! If you didn’t get a chance to participate in person this year please visit the Cultural Crawls online!

We’d like to extend a big Thank You to our media partners, cultural

crawl ambassadors and cultural enthusiasts that participated and helped to get the word out! We’d like also like to congratulate three outstanding communities that really engaged the spirit of the cultural crawl. They serve as an exemplary example for us all.

We remain committed to raising the spotlight on arts & culture in BC and have developed more tools to make it easier for communities to participate in the 9th Annual BC Cultural Crawl with our new partner, the Assembly of BC Arts Councils.


As we head into our Fall / Winter season remember to always provide your clients with unique and memorable experiences. Think outside the box, be creative and continue to be optimistic. Remember we are all in this for the long term.

Warmest wishes for a great fall season,






Your cultural adventures to BC don’t have to end in August.
Visit our Calendar of Events online to view ongoing arts & cultural events.






Send us your summer getaway stories for a chance to win three nights at one of Victoria’s Historic Inns. We all need a little R & R, even if it’s only a short drive away.
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