Festivals near Salt Spring Island BC (79 Result(s))

The CDMF was started in 1953 on the suggestion of Beryl MacLeod (Founder). At that time the students were participating in the Kiwanis Festival in Vancouver. The parents, children and teachers were weary of driving or taking the train all the way into the city and back, often returning late at night. Beryl suggested, 'Let's put Port Coquitlam on the map and start our own festival'.

Join us for the 27th Annual Mission Folk Music Festival! The festival continues in its quest to present the best, the rarest, the unheard of that should be heard and to nurture local artists while reaching around the globe to bring in the world's great mu

Since its inception in 1982, the Hornby Festival Society has earned a national reputation for artistic excellence and adventurous programming. In its early years, the Festival focused primarily on the classical genre, and has evolved to include jazz, world & traditional music, modern dance, and spoken word. Many of Canada's foremost artists have performed here including Gratien Gelinas, Jane Coop, Loreena McKennitt, Maureen Forrester, Peggy Baker, Richard Margison, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, André Laplante, Michael Kaeshammer, The Puentes Brothers, Gary Comeau, Rick Mercer, the Canadian Opera Children's Chorus, Peggy Baker, Swamperella, Angela Hewitt, Pied Pumkin, Alpha Ya Ya Diallo, Andrea Nann, Jasper Wood, Jim Byrnes, Zubot & Dawson, the Sharon Minemoto Quintet, The Bills, Sara Marreiros, Caravan, Miles Black, Scott White, the Jacques Thibaud Trio, Heather Schmidt, and Andrea Nann & Sarah Chase.

Based in North America's premier mountain resort just two hours north of Vancouver, British Columbia, the Whistler Film Festival Society (WFFS) is a charitable cultural organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, the industry and audiences in Whistler.

Teacher's Report all teachers have been sent an email with instructions on paying all of their entries on once through PayPal. If you didn't get an email the festival office and your email address will be corrected and you will be sent instructions.We have an excellent choice of Adjudicators for 2015, check out the Festival Page and click on adjudicators . New adjudicators and information will be added as it becomes available.Dance We look forward to using the Cleland Theatre again this year. Thank You to the City of Penticton for the Generous Donation that allows us to use this excellent venue.