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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!
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Squamish Artwalk | Explore Squamish

Squamish
Squamish
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October 17, 2026
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October 18, 2026
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The annual Squamish ArtWalk takes place in October and comprises four elements: Open Artist Studios; ArtTalks; Arts Workshops; and an Anonymous Art Show. The month-long celebration, presented by Squamish Arts, offers accessible opportunities for residents and visitors alike to engage with local artists, participate in art experiences, and create share work themselves. This inclusive program takes place in various venues Read more...
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Sunshine Coast Art Crawl

Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
Sunshine Coast
Date:
October 23, 2026
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October 25, 2026
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The Crawl is a free, self-guided tour you can take at your own pace, a perfect opportunity to bring your family and friends together to experience Coast Life and uncover some unique, often hidden, spots. Explore the online listings and pick up a printed brochure to plan your visits. “Did you Know” the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl’” was listed as Read more...
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Studio 2880 Craft Fair

Studio 2880
Prince George
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October 30, 2026
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October 31, 2026
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Prince George, BC · CN Centre 2026 • Friday, October 30 ~ 10 am – 8 pm • Saturday, October 31 ~ 10 am – 6 pm • Sunday, November 1 ~ 10 am – 4 pm Admission is $10 • Children under 12 free. We also collect non-perishable food items for our local food bank. More than 300 local, provincial, Read more...
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Granville Island Festive Lights

Granville Island
Vancouver
Date:
November 11, 2026
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January 3, 2027
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Daily from sunset, we invite you to stroll our warm and elegant holiday light display. With complimentary parking after 6pm, and of course no entrance fee, family and friends can walk the expansive grounds of Granville Island’s almost 40 acres, under the stars, or under an umbrella (after all, it is winter in Vancouver), and take in a relaxed evening Read more...
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Winter Gift Gallery

Seymour Art Gallery
North Vancouver
Date:
November 14, 2026
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December 23, 2026
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Shop local this holiday season! We’ve brought together an amazing group of artists to inspire your holiday shopping. Find unique, handmade gifts like ceramics, jewelry, paintings, textiles, and much more. Your support helps local artists and our non-profit art gallery! We will be open Tuesday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. during Winter Gift Gallery. Read more...
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Nanaimo Art Walk

Nanaimo Arts Council
Nanaimo
Date:
November 21, 2026
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November 22, 2026
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Since 1998, the Downtown Nanaimo Artwalk has been an exciting cultural event for visual artists to display works of art for sale. This is a self-guided tour through artists studios and host locations, featuring a great variety of art with something for everybody’s budget. Read more...
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Shipyards Christmas Market | North Vancouver

Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism
North Vancouver
Date:
November 27, 2026
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December 27, 2026
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Join us at the Shipyards Christmas Market in North Vancouver for a delightful holiday experience. Elevate your festive experience and immerse yourself in holiday cheer. Weave your way through the sparkling lights and aisles of 100+ wooden stalls selling unique artisanal gifts, enjoy festive music, skate on the ice rink, admire the City’s Christmas tree, appreciate community entertainment, and indulging Read more...
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Nanoose Bay Christmas Crawl Studio Tour

Nanoose Bay Studio Tour
Nanoose Bay
Date:
December 5, 2026
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December 6, 2026
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December 5 & 6, 2026                                                                                                                Read more...
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Form, Function, and Fantasy: Narrative Threads from the Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild

City of Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge
Date:
January 16, 2027
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March 6, 2027
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January 16 – March 6, 2027 The Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild is a fibre art group formed in 1975. For 50 years the Guild has been recognized as an established and valued group within the Maple Ridge arts community. Works relating to the theme of Form, Function, and Fantasy will include woven pieces, wearables, tapestries, sculptural pieces, and basketry. Read more...
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Becoming Not a Mother

City of Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge
Date:
March 20, 2027
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A solo exhibition by Jackie Dives March 20 – May 1, 2027 Becoming Not a Mother is a photo-based series about the artist’s choice to not have children, originating from an artist residency at Burrard Arts Foundation in 2020. Working with analog photography techniques, the series has expanded to include textiles and short films alongside photographs reflecting a new chapter in Read more...
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Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour
Maple Ridge
Date:
May 8, 2027
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May 9, 2027
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Our 26th annual tour promises to be a unique experience with over 80 local and visiting artists in 26 locations. The tour winds through urban neighbourhoods and rural landscapes nestled against the Golden Ears Mountains. Enjoy a variety of art mediums including stained glass, photography, sculpture, pottery, painting, textiles, woodwork, and jewellery. Below you will find links to our artists’ information Read more...
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Takao Tanabe: Inside Passage | Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 
Victoria
Date:
May 29, 2027, 10:00 am
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October 10, 2027, 6:00 pm
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Takao Tanabe: Inside Passage is a major retrospective exhibition celebrating one of Canada’s most influential painters, Takao Tanabe. Marking the artist’s centennial, the exhibition brings together over sixty works created across more than seven decades, offering a comprehensive look at his evolving artistic practice. Spanning abstract compositions, prairie scenes, and iconic West Coast landscapes, Inside Passage highlights Tanabe’s ability to Read more...
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Arts club Theatre Company | Summer Musical

Arts club Theatre
Vancouver
Date:
June 24, 2027, 10:00 am
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August 22, 2027, 6:00 pm
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Arts Club Theatre Company has unveiled its highly anticipated 2026–2027 season finale: a brand-new production of Les Misérables, running June 24 to August 22, 2027, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Directed by Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran, this reimagined staging of the iconic musical promises a fresh creative vision, with entirely new sets, costumes, and design elements. Widely regarded as Read more...
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Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour

Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour
Sechelt
Date:
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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That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature | Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
February 6, 2026
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November 8, 2026
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That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature is the largest solo exhibition of iconic British Columbia artist Emily Carr (1871–1945) at the Vancouver Art Gallery in over twenty years. Featuring more than 100 works, it explores in-depth the artist’s obsession with the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, using close analysis of her paintings and writings to investigate how 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:
February 14, 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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Prince George Symphony Orchestra

Prince George
Prince George
Date:
March 17, 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:
March 19, 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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Jamie Gentry: Blossoming I Bill Reid Gallery

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
Date:
March 22, 2026
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August 10, 2026
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This solo exhibition features the work of Jamie Gentry, a Kwakwaka’wakw artist based on Vancouver Island, whose practice is grounded in patience, precision, and personal meaning. On view is a striking series of handmade moccasins adorned with intricate floral beadwork, reflecting both technical mastery and a deep connection to the natural world. After more than a decade of creating custom Read more...
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Return to Paueru Gai: 50 Years of Powell Street Festival | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Burnaby
Date:
March 26, 2026
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September 5, 2026
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The Powell Street Festival, which began in 1977 to honour the early Japanese settlers and reinvigorate the Japanese Canadian community, takes place every BC Day long weekend in the historic Japanese neighbourhood, Paueru Gai (Powell Street), in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Through traditional and contemporary music, dance, traditional practices, interdisciplinary arts and cultural activities, the festival provides an accessible, diverse, innovative, and Read more...
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Free Admission Fridays I Bill Reid Gallery

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
Date:
March 27, 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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Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places | Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
April 1, 2026, 10:00 am
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July 19, 2026, 6:00 pm
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Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places is a major photography exhibition presented at the Vancouver Art Gallery from March 27 to July 19, 2026. It features a compelling selection of works from Shore’s iconic series, created during road trips across North America between 1973 and 1981. Widely regarded as a landmark in the history of photography, Uncommon Places helped establish colour photography Read more...
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