BC's Cultural and Creative Hubs
British Columbia’s creative life is spread across 146 communities — from Metro Vancouver galleries to a theatre company in Wells. Find yours two ways: by region, if you’re planning a trip and want to see what’s nearby, or alphabetically, if you already know the name.
Find your community by region
Explore creative communities based on what’s nearby and make the most of your visit to the area.
Vancouver & Area
Metro Vancouver, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, and the Fraser Valley.
- Abbotsford
- Agassiz
- Aldergrove
- Bowen Island
- Britannia Beach
- Burnaby
- Chilliwack
- Coquitlam
- Delta
- Fort Langley
- Granville Island
- Harrison River Valley
- Hope
- Langley
- Maple Ridge
- Mission
- New Westminster
- North Vancouver
- Pemberton
- Pitt Meadows
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Moody
- Richmond
- Squamish
- Surrey
- Tsawwassen
- Vancouver
- West Vancouver
- Whistler
- White Rock
The Infinite Coast
Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast, the North Coast and Haida Gwaii.
Vancouver Island 31
Gulf Islands 7
North Coast 4
Nature's Heartland
Cariboo, Chilcotin, Thompson Valley and the Shuswap.
The Great Wilderness
Northern BC, from Highway 16 to the Yukon border.
All 146 creative communities, A–Z
Find the creative community you’re looking for alphabetically. The coloured dot beside each name shows which region it belongs to.
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Join BC's Creative Communities
Is your community missing, or is your gallery, festival, theatre or studio not yet listed? Art-BC is BC’s guide to arts and culture — we’d love to add you.
