Performance art is a powerful form of expression. Seemingly ordinary scenes become captivating, haunting, and insightful. British Columbia is a creative hub with hundreds of theatres, troupes, orchestras, and teachers across the province.
From Bard on the Beach to Ballet BC, Art-BC.com has the most inclusive list for performance in the province. For example, experience the incredible Kamloops Symphony live orchestra! Or, attend Chutzpah Festival, which delivers over four weeks of comedy, theatre, music, and dance to Vancouver. . Still looking for more? UBC’s Chan Centre exhibits hundreds of hours of performance every year.
British Columbia brings the world to the stage, and with Art-BC.com you can see it all.
New Westminster
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Anvil Centre is a modern and vibrant gathering place conveniently located in the historic cultural district of the City of New Westminster—and the geographical centre of Metro Vancouver. If you’re looking for a boutique venue that ignites the imagination, inspires ideas, and stimulates the senses, Anvil Centre is the place where commerce, culture, and community meet. Anvil Centre features 18,000 Read more...
Vancouver
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Situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the largest theatre company in Western Canada. Each year, over a quarter of a million people experience the best in professional theatre at its three venues: the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Newmont Stage Read more...
Vancouver
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The 2025 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will return to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park in Vancouver from June to September, 2025. The 2025 Season will include four dynamic productions including Much Ado About Nothing, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again), and The Dark Lady. “We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Season,” said Christopher Gaze, Bard Founding Artistic Director. “Whether you’re Read more...
Duncan
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Since 1978, the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre has been the premiere entertainment venue in Cowichan welcoming thousands of visitors, patrons, performers and artists to this exceptional 731-seat venue. With outstanding programming offering music, theatre, comedy, dance and film, we bring local, national and internationally renowned performers to the largest stage on Vancouver Island. Visit our website at www.cowichanpac.ca for a Read more...
Coquitlam
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The Evergreen Cultural Centre is the Tri-Cities premiere venue + cultural hub for live arts events, experiences, and exhibitions. Located beside Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam BC, The Evergreen features a wide variety of arts presentations by local, regional, and international artists every year. Our mission is to provide our community with engaging, quality entertainment, exhibitions, and arts programs in a Read more...
Abbotsford
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Gallery 7 Theatre Abbotsford is a community-based, semi-professional theatre company located in the heart of the Fraser Valley. The team at Gallery 7 Theatre is passionate about creating impactful and entertaining theatre experiences that delve into the spiritual, relational, and social aspects of the human experience, with a focus on hope, reconciliation, and redemption. Each season, Gallery 7 Theatre produces a Read more...
Richmond
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Gateway Theatre enriches the quality of life in Richmond and surrounding communities by creating outstanding professional theatre and serving as a dynamic hub for the performing arts. Incorporated in 1982, Gateway is a vital member of the professional theatre scene in the Lower Mainland providing live performances, high-quality performing arts classes accessible to youth ages 6-18 via the Gateway Academy, Read more...
Hope
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Hope holds over 80 incredible chainsaw carvings through the town, all carved by participants of the bi-annual Hope Chainsaw Carving competition. August 14 to 17, 2025 Hope will once again be hosting their chainsaw carving competition this August in Hope’s Memorial Park, you’ll be able to get your front row seat to world class carvers and the amazing creations that Read more...
Port Moody
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The Inlet Theatre is a unique, intimate space located in the heart of Port Moody. The theatre is home to a number of exciting events and special festivals. From monthly film screenings to musical theatre for youth, you’ll find vibrant local events on stage, year round. The Galleria has a warm atmosphere with high arched beams and floor to ceiling Read more...
Kamloops
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The Kamloops Symphony – started in 1976 – is a community resource providing live orchestral music performances, music education programs and related music services for the citizens of the Kamloops region. Kamloops Symphony presents a main series of 9 full orchestra programmes in Kamloops and Salmon Arm as well as a variety of educational programs. As the major music organization Read more...
Kelowna
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The Kelowna Community Theatre is Kelowna’s professional presenting house and one of the Interior’s largest performing arts venues. Each year the Theatre is home to over 250 events ranging from comedy to music, dance, theatrical performances and everything in between. Since opening its doors on September 13, 1962, the Theatre has grown from a small community theatre to a vibrant performance hub Read more...
Kimberley
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Centre 64 is a vibrant arts and cultural hub located in Canal Flats, British Columbia. The website offers information about the center’s events, art exhibits, and community programs. It serves as a platform for local artists and performers, showcasing a variety of creative works and promoting cultural engagement within the community. Visitors can find details on upcoming workshops, performances, and Read more...
Nanaimo
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Experience the French Canadian cultural traditions through musical performances, children’s entertainment, visual arts, contests, educational videos, and a little history of our traditions. Be sure not to miss our comedian Saturday evening, a one-shot opportunity, Live Streamed! Also, look for our online store where you can order traditional food from Pappy’s Creton as well as a variety of maple products. Experience the Read more...
Penticton
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Taking participants from Canada’s unique desert environment in the south, to the alpine meadows high above the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, the Festival connects people with nature, engaging and inspiring them to protect the unique habitats and species of this region and indeed our planet. Meadowlark Festival is geared to appeal to a wide cross-section of people and interests, and Read more...
Richmond
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Built for the Games. Designed for Legacy. The Richmond Olympic Oval is now one of the most heavily used Olympic Legacy facilities in the world, featuring facilities, programs and services for sport, health, wellness, culture and entertainment activities. Among the most recent additions to the Oval is the Olympic Experience: Canada’s only Olympic Museum. A highly interactive and dynamic museum, Read more...
Salmon Arm
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Check out amazing playlist for the upcoming festival here. Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES is more than just a leading BC music festival. It’s a place where music lovers of all ages and backgrounds express themselves. It’s a festival where kids dance and play while parents and grandparents reconnect with old friends and swap stories of performances from the past three decades. Read more...
Kelowna
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Located in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural District, the Rotary Centre for the Arts is a multidisciplinary visual and performing arts centre. At the Rotary Centre for the Arts, the community can experience artists and performers in action or take part in courses and workshops year-round. This City of Kelowna facility includes the Mary Irwin Theatre, a set-building workshop, artist Read more...
Trail
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Want to know more about this majestic theatre? Keep reading! We fell in love. Not in a way you might think, but in a way we never thought we would. Let us explain…. When we purchased our run down, desolate, dirty theatre in 2009, we wanted to clean it up and hopefully breath new life into it. With very little knowledge Read more...
Summerland
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Looking ahead to next year, excitement is already building for what promises to be another unforgettable experience. The festival is committed to showcasing a range of artists. Visitors can explore the artists featured this year by checking out the Artist page on the Ryga Arts Festival website, where they’ll find a dynamic roster of talent to get inspired by. Stay Read more...
Vancouver
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The Dance Centre is the resource centre for dance in British Columbia and offers a range of activities that is unparalleled in Canadian dance. We present a season of performances and public events featuring all styles of dance, support artists through residencies and professional development opportunities, and provide information about dance in BC. We also operate Scotiabank Dance Centre, Canada’s Read more...
Sooke
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The Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1997 by Norman Nelson and is now in its 26th year. It performed its first concert in June 1998. The orchestra has more than 60 members, ranging between 30 and 80 years of age, coming from all over the region. The SPO includes the Sooke Philharmonic Chorus, led by Choral Director Nicholas Fairbank. Read more...
Crawford Bay
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One day right before the new millennium, some of our culturally creative citizenries were hanging out at Starbelly Beach, twiddling their toes in the water and basking in the sun, wondering what they could do to liven things up around here and celebrate how wonderful it all was. It must have been an idea whose time had come because one Read more...
Vancouver
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Welcome to the Comedy Department, Vancouver’s premier, world-class comedy entertainment company. Founded by Vancouver comedians and collaborators Denise Jones and David Milchard, it has quickly become the destination for big laughs in the city, garnering rave reviews from clients and audiences. We are a world-class special event and corporate comedy company. As a professional entertainment team with decades of experience Read more...
Surrey
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Excellent, affordable, locally produced family theatre. The Royal Canadian Theatre Company is a not-for-profit society with a focus on: professional & semi-professional Theatre productions live entertainment events theatrical training and skills workshops youth mentor-ship and involvement Royal Canadian Theatre Company’s goal is to leave you wanting more each and every time you experience one of its productions – whether it be the big-stage Read more...
Vancouver
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So much more than just a night at the theatre, Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) interweaves a kaleidoscope of elements – setting, scenery, concessions, and quality art – into a fun, encompassing experience much greater than the sum of its parts. Read more...
Vancouver
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Enjoy great movies at the luxurious VIFF Centre, voted one of the best cinemas in Vancouver and home to the prestigious Vancouver International Film Festival Read more...
Vancouver
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Dive into 2023-2024 season from Vancouver Opera: Carmen The blood of passion surges and spills in one of the most beloved and widely performed works in operatic history. Animated by an all-star cast and audacious stagecraft, the conflicting worlds and failed romance of the sensual, rebellious Carmen and the possessive military man Don José absolutely burst off the stage. Don Read more...
Vernon
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The Vernon Jazz Club is operated by the Vernon Jazz Society, which is a completely volunteer-run, non-profit society. We host around 20 live music events each year, usually occurring every other Saturday from September through to June. We have a superb venue, located on the second floor of a wonderful heritage building in Downtown Vernon at 3000 – 31st Street (above Nolan’s Pharmasave). Read more...
Vernon
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Vernon Winter Carnival is one of the largest events of its kind in Canada. They are proud to deliver over 100 events throughout the community during the first two weeks in February each year. Some of the signature events include the parade, balloon glow, kids play park, fireworks, chili cook-off and carnival days at the Historic O’Keefe Ranch. Check out Read more...
Fernie
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Wapiti, Fernie’s summer iconic celebration, transforms the serene riverside park nestled at the base of majestic mountains into an Canadian indie music haven. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking backdrop as phenomenal tunes set the tone for an unforgettable experience An indie music festival in a park by a river at the foot of a mountain with a beautiful setting for some Read more...
