Art-BC | BC's Guide to Arts & Culture

In addition to awe-inspiring views, Arts and Culture in BC is complimented by Galleries and artist studios, which are plentiful and can be discovered in remote places, hiding under wharfs, or in major cities, housed in monumental buildings.

Thriving performance art organizations produce events ranging from music festivals surrounded by the wilderness, to Shakespearean plays on the beach.

The natural abundance of the province lends itself to a vibrant and creative culinary scene with flavors inspired by West Coast fare and multicultural influence. Sprawling vineyards and artisanal wineries can be found all over the province, producing world-renowned wines that are distinctly West Coast. 

Unique places to stay, and luxury accommodations across the province range from B&B’s nestled in the forest, to converted heritage homes, from an inn at a vineyard, to rugged coastal resorts and in the city, artist designed rooms in boutique hotels.

Aboriginal culture is prominent in the province and represented in the form of heritage sites displaying longhouses, totems and other impressive artifacts, to cultural centres, built to engage and educate. Aboriginal craft can be discovered in places all over the province from streetside markets, to unique, contemporary galleries.