What B.C. Music’s Friends, Members, and Volunteers are currently attending.
Music Festivals
| Festival Name | City or Town | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Metalfest | Armstrong, BC | |
| Atmosphere Gathering | Comox, BC | |
| Aboriginal Arts Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Accordion Noir Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| ArtsWells Festival | Wells, BC | |
| Atlin Arts and Music Festival | Atlin, BC | |
| Bass Coast Festival | Merritt, BC | |
| BC Legion Highland Games | Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| Bella Coola Music Festival | Bella Coola, BC | |
| Blue Mountain Music Festival | Coquitlam, BC | |
| Blues Bash | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Boonstock Music and Arts Festival | Penticton, BC | in South Okanagan Valley |
| Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival | Burnaby, BC | Deer Lake Park |
| Caribbean Days Festival | North Vancouver, BC | Waterfront Park |
| Cariboo Highland Games | Quesnel, BC | |
| Carnaval del Sol | Vancouver, BC | |
| Castlegar Bluegrass Jamboree | Castlegar, BC | |
| CBC Music Festival | Burnaby, BC | Deer Lake Park |
| CeltFest | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Center of Gravity | Kelowna, BC | |
| Chinatown Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| City of Bhangra Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| *ex Comox Highland Games | Comox, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Coombs Bluegrass Festival | Coombs, BC | |
| CYMC Summer Music Camp and Festival | Courtenay, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| *ex Discovery Coast Music Festival | Bella Coola, BC | see Bella Coola Music Festival |
| Edge of the World Music Festival | Tlell, BC | on Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii |
| Faces of the World Arts and Culture Festival | Port Moody, BC | |
| Festival d’ ete francophone de Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | |
| Festival du Bois | Coquitlam, BC | |
| Festival Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | |
| Filberg Festival, | Comox, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Five Acre Shaker Music Festival | Port Alberni, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Folkwest | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Funtastic Summer Festival | Vernon, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Fusion Festival | Surrey, BC | |
| The Gathering Festival | Fernie, BC | |
| The Gathering Of The Clans | Prince George, BC | |
| Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival | Sechelt, BC | |
| Great Outdoors Festival (“GO Fest”) | Whistler, BC | |
| Harmony Arts Festival | West Vancouver, BC | John Lawson Park |
| Harrison Festival of the Arts | Harrison Hot Springs, BC | |
| Hornby Festival Society | Hornby Island, BC | |
| ICA Folkfest | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Indian Summer Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Islands Folk Festival | Duncan, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts (KFPA) | Kamloops, BC | |
| Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival | Kaslo, BC | in the Kootenays |
| Keloha Music and Arts Festival | Kelowna, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Khatsahlano! Music and Arts Festival | Vancouver, BC | West 4th Avenue |
| Kiwanis Music Festival | BC | |
| Komasket Music Festival (KMF) | Vernon, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Latin Summer Fest | Vancouver, BC | |
| ex Live at Squamish | Squamish, BC | Squamish Valley Music Festival |
| Mela! Festivals: Canada, Vancouver | BC | on Granville Island |
| Merritt Mountain Music Festival | Merritt, BC | |
| Mid-Summer Music Festival | Smithers, BC | |
| Mission Folk Music Festival | Mission, BC | |
| Modulus Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Motion Notion, Golden | BC | |
| MusicFest Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | |
| Music Festival | Chilliwack, BC | |
| Music on the Mountain Festival | Fort St. James, BC | |
| Music Waste | Vancouver, BC | |
| Nakusp Music Fest | Nakusp, BC | |
| New Forms Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Otalith Music Festival | Tofino, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Pemberton Music Festival, | Pemberton, BC | in the Pemberton Valley |
| Pentastic Jazz Festival, | Penticton, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Penticton Peach Festival, | Penticton, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Ponderosa Festival | Rock Creek, BC | |
| Powell Street Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Rareearth Music Fest | Vernon, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Rifflandia Festival | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Rock of the Woods Music Festival, | Duncan, BC | on Vancouver Island in the Cowichan Valley |
| Rock the Peach Festival, | Penticton, BC | in the Okanagan |
| Rock the Shores, | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, | Salmon Arm, BC | |
| Shambhala Music Festival, | Salmo, BC | |
| Ska Fest, | Victoria, BC | see Victoria Ska Fest |
| Smithers Midsummer Music Festival | Smithers, BC | in the Bulkley Valley |
| Squamish Valley Music Festival, | Squamish, BC | |
| Starbelly Jam Music Festival, | Crawford Bay, BC | in the Kootenay Lake Valley |
| Sturgis North - Motorcycle Rally & Music Festival, | Salmon Arm, BC | Motoplex Speedway in Vernon |
| Summer Sundays Concerts, | Port Moody, BC | |
| Surrey Fusion Festival, | Surrey, BC | |
| TAIWANfest Vancouver, | Vancouver, BC | via Telus in 2010 |
| Talking Stick Festival, | Vancouver, BC | |
| Tall Tree Music Festival, | Port Renfrew, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, | Vancouver, BC | |
| TD Victoria International Jazzfest, | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| The Fair at the PNE, | Vancouver, BC | summer night concerts plus |
| The Gathering Festival, | Vancouver, BC | Emery Barnes Park |
| Time Flies Improvised Music Festival, | Vancouver, BC | |
| Tiny Lights Festival, | Ymir, BC | |
| Vancouver Early Music Festival, | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF), | Vancouver, BC | Jericho Beach Park |
| Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration, | Vancouver, BC | |
| *Vancouver International Folk Music Festival | see Vancouver Folk Music Festival | |
| Vancouver International Jazz Festival | Vancouver, BC | see TD |
| Vancouver International New Music Festival, | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Island Music Fest (VIMF), | Courtenay, BC | on Vancouver Island) (in the Comox Valley |
| Vancouver Latin Summer Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| *ex Vancouver Pop Festival | Squamish, BC | |
| Folkwest | Victoria, BC | see TD |
| Victoria Ska Fest | Victoria, BC | on Vancouver Island |
| Victory Square Block Party | Vancouver, BC | |
| Wanderlust Festival | Whistler, BC | |
| Whistler Presents Outdoor Concert Series | Whistler, BC | Whistler Olympic Plaza |
| Winterruption Festival | Vancouver, BC | on Granville Island |
| *ex Yale Cariboo Music Festival | Kamloops, BC | see Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts |
Other Festivals
| Festival Name | City or Town | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A Culinary Wine & Dinner Adventure | Penticton, BC | (in the Okanagan) |
| Autumn Shift Festival | Vancouver, BC | (Mt. Pleasant area) |
| Bard on the Beach (Shakespeare Festival) | Vancouver, BC | (Vanier Park) |
| BC Buds Springs Arts Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| BC Highland Games and Festival | Coquitlam, BC | |
| Beach Soccer Blast | Vancouver, BC | |
| Brock House Summer Fair | Vancouver, BC | |
| Canada Cup of Beer | Vancouver, BC | (at UBC Thunderbird Stadium) |
| Canada Day | Surrey, BC + | (on July 1)(Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre Park) |
| Canada Day | Vancouver, BC + | (on July 1) (Canada Place and Granville Island) |
| Car-Free Day Main Street | Vancouver, BC | |
| Caribbean Days | North Vancouver, BC | (Waterfront Park) |
| Celebration of Light | Vancouver, BC | |
| Chevron Summer Cinema | Vancouver, BC | (Second Beach in Stanley Park) |
| Chutzpah! Festival | Vancouver, BC | (Jewish Performing Arts) |
| Circle Craft | Vancouver, BC | (Vancouver Convention Centre) |
| City of Bhangra Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair | Cloverdale, BC | |
| Collingwood Days Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Country Celebration | Langley, BC | |
| Cranberry Festival | Fort Langley, BC | |
| Culture Days | Vancouver, BC | |
| Diner en Blanc | Vancouver, BC | (pop-up dinner) |
| Doors Open Richmond | Richmond, BC | |
| DOXA Documentary Film Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Dragon Boat Festival | [see Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival] | |
| Eat!Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | |
| EnvironmentFestival! | Burnaby, BC | |
| Euro Fest | Burnaby, BC | |
| Food Cart Fest | Vancouver, BC | |
| Fringetastic Theatre Festival | Nanaimo, BC | (on Vancouver Island) |
| Gastown Barbecue and Chili Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gateway Theatre Pacific Festival | Richmond, BC | |
| Greek Day | Vancouver, BC | |
| Hats Off Day | North Burnaby, BC | |
| Greek Day | Burnaby, BC | |
| Heart of the City Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Honda Celebration of Light | Vancouver, BC | (English Bay) |
| Hopscotch Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| In The House Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| International Summer Night Market | Richmond, BC | |
| Italian Day | Vancouver, BC | (Commercial Drive) |
| Italian Film Fest Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | (Italian Cultural Centre) |
| Jewish Book Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Kerrisdale Carnival Days | Vancouver, BC | (Kerrisdale Business Association) |
| Kitsfest | Vancouver, BC | |
| Latin Summer Fest | Vancouver, BC | |
| Marpole Community Day | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mid-Autumn Moon Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mount Pleasant Farmers Market | Vancouver, BC | |
| One Wave Festival | Victoria, BC | |
| Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) | Vancouver, BC | Fair - Playland rides) |
| Penticton Rotary Sandcastle Competition | Penticton, BC | (in the Okanagan) |
| Penticton Square Dance Festival | Penticton, BC | (in the Okanagan) |
| Play On! Vancouver | Coquitlam, BC | (street hockey) |
| Point Grey Fiesta | Vancouver, BC | |
| Powell Street Festival | Vancouver, BC | (Japanese-Canadian heritage) |
| Push International Performing Arts Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Retro and Relevant | Vancouver, BC | (toy show) |
| Richmond Maritime Festival | Richmond, BC | |
| Richmond Night Market | Richmond, BC | |
| Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival | Vancouver, BC | (False Creek) |
| Sapperton Day Street Festival | New Westminster, BC | |
| Scandinavian Midsummer Festival | Burnaby, BC | |
| Shipyards Night Market | North Vancouver, BC | |
| Spirit of the Sea Festival | White Rock, BC | |
| Squamish Nation Youth PowWow | West Vancouver, BC | |
| Steveston Dragon Boat Festival | Richmond, BC | |
| Steveston Salmon Festival | Richmond, BC | |
| Strawberry Festival | Vancouver, BC | (West End) |
| Strawberry Tea | Vancouver, BC | (South Granville Seniors Centre) |
| ex? Summer PlayDays | Richmond, BC | |
| Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts | Sechelt, BC | |
| Surrey Children’s Festival | Surrey, BC | |
| Telus Taiwanfest | Vancouver, BC | |
| The Deighton Cup | Vancouver, BC | (Hastings Racecourse) |
| The Vancouver Writers Fest | Vancouver, BC | |
| The Word on the Street | Vancouver, BC | (Vancouver Book and Magazine Festival) |
| Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) | Vancouver, BC | (at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park) |
| Tomato Festival | Delta, BC | |
| Valley First Polson Pouring | Vernon, BC | (in the Okanagan) |
| Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Children’s Festival | [see Vancouver International] | |
| Vancouver Draw Down | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver French Film Festival (VFFF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Fringe Festival | Vancouver, BC | (Granville Island +) |
| ex? Vancouver Health Expo | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver International Burlesque Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver International Children’s Festival | Vancouver, BC | (Granville Island) |
| Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Fringe Festival | [see Vancouver Fringe Festival] | |
| Vancouver International Improv Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver International Tap Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival | Vancouver, BC | (on Granville Island) |
| Vancouver Jewish Film Festival (VJFF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Pride Parade | Vancouver, BC | (ends at Sunset Beach) |
| Vancouver Short Film Fest | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Triathlon | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vancouver Writers (& Readers) Festival (VWRF) | Vancouver, BC | (Granville Island) |
| Vegexpo | Vancouver, BC | |
| Velopalooza | Vancouver, BC | |
| Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival | Victoria, BC | (on Vancouver Island) |
| Whistler Film Festival (WFF) | Whistler, BC | |
| Whistler Readers & Writers Festival (WRWF) | Whistler, BC | |
| Whistler Wellness Fair | Whistler, BC | |
| Women in Film Festival | Vancouver, BC | |
| Word Vancouver | Vancouver, BC |