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BC’s Best Festivals & Events

Discover the local culture makers at festivals happening throughout the year across BC’s Creative Communities. Visit exhibitions and the work of contemporary Canadian artists at local galleries, or stop by an art studio for an intimate experience. In town for a short time? Plan a self guided one-day art walk!
Our list of festivals and events are your gateway to an immersive cultural deep dive into the inner workings of the culture keepers and culture makers of the West Coast. Experience performance, dance, film festivals, studio tours, farm tours, visual arts, and music of all genres, all while exploring some of the most beautiful landscapes the world has to offer in every region of the province.
Art-BC.com is your source for all of the best BC festivals and events in the province!
Abbotsford | Agassiz | Aldergrove | Alert Bay | Armstrong | Barkerville | Bowen Island | Britannia Beach | Bowser | Boundary Country | Burnaby | Burns Lake | Cache Creek | Campbell River | Castlegar | Chase | Chemainus | Chetwynd | Chilliwack | Christina Lake | Comox | Comox Valley | Cowichan Valley | Coquitlam | Courtenay | Crawford Bay | Creston | Cumberland | Dawson Creek | Delta | Duncan | Enderby | Explore Cariboo | Esquimalt | Fort Langley | Fort Nelson | Fort Steele | Fernie | Fort St. John | Gabriola Island | Galiano Island | Garden Bay | Gibsons | Golden | Gold Country | Granville Island | Grand Forks | Haida Gwaii | Halfmoon Bay | Harrison Hot Springs | Hazelton | Hope | Hornby Island | Invermere | Kaslo | Kamloops | Kitimat | Kelowna | Kimberley | Lake Country | Lake Cowichan | Langley | Ladysmith | Lantzville | Lillooet | Lone Butte | Lumby | Madeira Park | Maple Ridge | Mayne Island | McBride | Merritt | Mission | Nakusp | Nanaimo | Nanoose Bay | Naramata | Nelson | New Westminster | Nisga’a Nation | North Vancouver | Northern Rockies | Oak Bay | Oliver | Osoyoos | Parksville | Peachland | Pender Island | Pemberton | Penticton | Pitt Meadows | Port Alberni | Port Coquitlam | Port Edward | Port Hardy | Port McNeill | Port Moody | Powell River | Princeton | Prince George | Prince Rupert | Quadra Island | Quesnel | Revelstoke | Richmond | Rossland | Salmon Arm | Saanich | Salt Spring Island | Savona | Sechelt | Shuswap | Sidney | Sicamous | Smithers | Sooke | Southern Gulf Islands | Squamish | Sunshine Coast | Surrey | Summerland | Tofino | Tobiano | Trail | Ucluelet | Valemount | Vancouver | Vanderhoof | Victoria | West Kelowna | West Vancouver | White Rock | Whistler | Williams Lake

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Columbia Basin Culture Tour

Columbia Basin Culture Tour | West Kootenay Arts Council

West Kootenay Arts Council
Nelson
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August 14, 2027, 10:00 am
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August 15, 2027, 4:00 pm
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August 14 & 15, 2027 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Each year, the tour invites you to:  meet people behind the scenes at galleries and museums  visit studios and venues not normally open to the public shop for original art or fine crafts  enjoy special events Self-directed and free of charge, the tour features the work of skilled Read more...
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North Island Music Fest

Vancouver Island North
Port McNeill
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August 21, 2027
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August 22, 2027
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North Island Music Festival is set to return to Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, promising an unforgettable day of live music, community spirit, and island vibes. Scheduled for August 2026, this year’s festival will take place at the scenic Centennial Ball Field, offering a family-friendly atmosphere filled with diverse musical performances, local vendors, food trucks, a beer garden, and a Read more...
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Arts on the Avenue | Ladysmith Gallery & Arts Council

Ladysmith Gallery
Ladysmith
Date:
August 22, 2027, 10:00 am
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4:00 pm
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Arts on the Avenue Festival Welcome to our Annual Arts on the Avenue Festival! We are celebrating art, all kinds of art, on Sunday August 22nd, 2027 with our Arts on the Avenue Show & Sale. It will be bigger and better this year!. It all takes place on Ladysmith historic 1st Avenue from Warren St to Buller St.  Early on Sunday morning, Read more...
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Lake Country ArtWalk

Lake Country ArtWalk
Lake Country
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September 11, 2027
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September 12, 2027
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The Okanagan’s Largest Art Show. Artists, Galleries, Fibre Arts, Live Music, Special Displays, Live Auction, Prizes, and so much more! This intriguing two day multi-arts festival offers an enormous amount of creative artworks of all forms and styles, along with music on four stages, and many special events. Follow the coloured gates to the two school sites within a park Read more...
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Sundog Festival of Arts and Culture | Arts Council of North Okanagan

Sundog Festival of Arts and Culture | Arts Council of North Okanagan
Vernon
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September 17, 2027
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September 19, 2027
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The Sundog Festival is a vibrant, community-driven celebration of arts and culture in the North Okanagan. Rooted in collaboration and creativity, the festival offers inclusive and inspiring opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate, perform, and connect. Running over three weeks and aligned with BC Culture Days, the festival brings together local artists, cultural heritage carriers, community Read more...
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Splash 2027 – Arts Umbrella

Arts Umbrella Programs
Vancouver
Date:
September 17, 2027
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October 1, 2027
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From September 8 to October 2, the Pendulum Gallery will host a free exhibition of the Splash 2027 Art Collection – a stunning preview of artworks that will be auctioned off at Arts Umbrella’s iconic annual Splash Art Auction, which has become the largest charitable art auction in Canada. This is a rare opportunity for the community to experience one-of-a-kind pieces from 92 incredible Canadian and international Read more...
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VIFF – Vancouver International Film Festival

VIFF Centre – Vancouver International Film Centre
Vancouver
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October 1, 2027
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October 10, 2027
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The annual Vancouver International Film Festival showcases exceptional cinema in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Our spectacular roster includes some of the best cinema from around the globe, one-of-a-kind live performances, talks, industry sessions, and other unique events celebrating film and film culture. With over 600 screenings and events each year, VIFF brings together curious audiences and passionate Read more...
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New West Cultural Crawl

New West Cultural Crawl
New Westminster
Date:
October 2, 2027
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October 3, 2027
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The New West Cultural Crawl is back, and this time, it’s bigger and more vibrant than ever as the annual family-friendly event celebrates their 24th year. From October 2 to 3 the city of New Westminster will come alive with a vibrant array of events and activities that highlight the city’s rich artistic community. This year’s event promises to inspire attendees Read more...
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Gabriola Arts Council’s Annual Thanksgiving Studio Tour | Gabriola

Gabriola Arts Council
Gabriola
Date:
October 9, 2027, 10:00 am
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October 11, 2027, 5:00 pm
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Mark your calendars for Gabriola’s Annual Thanksgiving Studio Tour! Explore a network of 70+ artists working in painting, ceramics, textiles, sculpture, and much more—from participants who have been on the Tour since day one to artists making their debut this year. Start your adventure at Tour Central on the top floor of Nova Boutique & Gallery, located at 575 North Read more...
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Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour

Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour
Sechelt
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October 31, 2027
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December 31, 2027
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EXPLORE THE ARTS + CULTURE LANDSCAPE OF THE SUNSHINE COAST The Coast Cultural Alliance’s role is to enhance arts and cultural tourism on the Sunshine Coast and to project a single, strong voice for local culture. The Alliance includes groups and individuals from the visual, performing, literary, and media arts on the Sunshine Coast. ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS ON THE Read more...

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Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports | Chinese Canadian Museum

Chinese Canadian Museum
Vancouver
Date:
June 10, 2026
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September 5, 2027
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Sport is where identity, belonging, and national pride are put on the line. Momentum transforms the gallery into an electrified, sports bar–inspired environment that captures the energy of collective spectatorship, where history, media, and contemporary art collide. Through archival objects, striking photographic portraits, and a newly commissioned moving image work, the exhibition traces over a century of Chinese Canadian presence in Read more...
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Desirée Patterson: Interglacial | The Reach Gallery

The Reach Gallery Museum
Abbotsford
Date:
July 11, 2026
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March 20, 2027
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Interglacial, a solo exhibition by Vancouver-based environmental artist Desirée Patterson, focuses on the present as a critical moment in deep history, one in which the global climate crisis puts the future well-being of our planet, and all the living beings it hosts, in the balance. Crucial to the regeneration of our planet, ice ages are expansive cycles of geologic time, in Read more...
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Prince George Symphony Orchestra

Prince George
Prince George
Date:
July 21, 2026
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December 31, 2026
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The Prince George Symphony Orchestra (PGSO) is a cornerstone of northern British Columbia’s arts and culture scene, bringing live orchestral music to the region for over 50 years. As a unique blend of professional musicians and talented community performers, the orchestra presents a dynamic range of concerts from classical masterworks to family-friendly and contemporary programs, across multiple venues in Prince Read more...
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Tupananchiskama

MOA | Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver
Date:
July 21, 2026
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November 30, 2026
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Ancient Andean Cosmovision Cosmovisión Ancestral Andina Opens March 19, 2026 Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision explores the enduring worldviews of ancient Andean civilizations through nearly 100 exquisite pre-Columbian ceramic, textile, bone and wood works, some dating back more than 2,500 years. These works were collected by former UBC Professor Alan R. Sawyer and donated to MOA. The Andes are home to some of the world’s most complex cultural traditions, and its knowledge lives Read more...
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Highlights from the Collection | Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
July 21, 2026, 10:00 am
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January 6, 2030, 6:00 pm
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Highlights from the Collection April 1, 2026–January 6, 2030 Highlights from the Collection at the Vancouver Art Gallery is a long-term exhibition (2026–2030) that showcases works drawn entirely from the Gallery’s permanent collection. This exhibition offers a dynamic overview of the Gallery’s holdings, presenting a visual history of British Columbia while connecting it to broader global art movements. Featuring everything Read more...
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Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
Date:
July 21, 2026, 10:00 am
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February 14, 2027, 6:00 pm
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Guest curated by Salish artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun, the exhibition will showcase 11 Coast and Interior Salish artists working across sculpture, printmaking, textiles, painting, and mixed media. This unique exhibition will illuminate the deep cultural, linguistic, and artistic connections shared across the Salish world. To date, most institutions have focused on Coastal Salish art; however, with this exhibition, the Bill Read more...
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Free Admission Fridays I Bill Reid Gallery

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
Date:
August 7, 2026
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March 31, 2028
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Every first Friday of the month from 2 to 5 pm, enjoy complimentary admission to the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Admission includes all our current exhibitions, as well as our permanent Bill Reid collection. Make sure to have a look at our Shop when you’re here! We would like to thank our Community Access Partner, Downtown Van, Read more...
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Vancouver Now! Emily Hermant

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
August 7, 2026
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November 22, 2026
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Emily Hermant is the inaugural artist in our new Vancouver Now! exhibition series, highlighting artists whose work is both timely and closely tied to this city. Since arriving in Vancouver in 2016, Hermant has steadily built a reputation as an artist to watch. The exhibition will highlight her weavings, which are laboriously crafted from the wires and data cables of the technologies Read more...
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