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20+ BC summer 2025 music festivals all about good vibes
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Summer music festivals in BC amp up the seasonal vibes with international and homegrown musical talent rocking the stages from mountains to beach to forest.
With the temperate coastal climate and chill community vibes, BC is a great destination for weekend music festivals.
Here are some big name fests as well as maybe a few you haven’t heard of yet, all worth putting on your BC event calendar for this summer.
WATCH: Five Acre Shaker in Port Alberni, one of over 20 epic BC music fests this summer
JUNE Music fests in BC
Jun 14-15 Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival / Duncan BC
Mainstage, workshops and jam sessions, all about bluegrass on Vancouver Island.
Jun 16-28 PRISMA Festival / Powell River BC
Two weeks of orchestral music on the Sunshine Coast.
Jun 18-22 Victoria Ska Fest / Victoria British Columbia
Coastal skankin' at its best.
Jun 20-29 TD Victoria International Jazz Festival / Victoria BC
The port city comes alive with jazz as Madeleine Peyroux and other incredible artists headline the 2025 festival!
Jun 20-29 Vancouver International Jazz Festival / Vancouver BC
The city of Vancouver will be grooving and bopping with the sound of jazz for 10 whole days!
Jun 27-30 Laketown Shakedown / Cowichan Valley BC
It's back, back, back again! Stay tuned for this annual event at Laketown Ranch Music Park in Lake Cowichan, BC.
Jun 27-Jun 30 Funtastic Sport and Music Festival / Vernon BC
Slo-pitch and rock'n'roll go hand in hand, no?
Jun 27-Jun 30 Funtastic Alberni / Port Alberni BC
It's such a good party, they had it twice! Enjoy three days of slo-pitch and live music.
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JULY music fests in BC
Jul 1-5 Kathaumixw / Powell River BC
A five-day choral fest with concerts, competitions, workshops and socials.
(TBD; Est: Jul 5-7) Smithers Midsummer Music Festival / Smithers BC
This chill northern BC town is a great place to dance like no one's watching.
(TBD; Est: Jul 5-7) Atlin Arts and Music Festival / Atlin BC
The tiny town of Atlin (pop. 450) overflows with two days of music and fun.
Jul 11-14 Bass Coast / Merrit BC
A "thoughtfully curated boutique music and art festival" featuring new electronic artists.
Jul 25-27 Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival / Salmon Arm BC
One of the summer's biggest tickets in the heart of the Shuswap.
Jul 25-28 Shambhala Music Fest / Salmo BC
IYKYK: it's been named the best music festival in North America by DJ Mag (2019).
WATCH: Shambhala, one of BC's biggest music festivals
AUGUST music fests in BC
Aug 1-3 Filberg Festival / Comox BC
Arts, crafts and live music in Comox.
Aug 2-3 Texada Roots & Blues Festival / Texada Island BC
Island grooves dominate Texada.
Aug 8-10 Nanaimo Blues Festival / Nanaimo BC
The annual festival is back again in 2025 with some great blues for the summer.
Aug 8-9 Wapiti Music Festival / Fernie BC
Fernie's big summer music fest.
(TBD; Est: Aug 9-10) Five Acre Shaker / Port Alberni, BC
An epic coastal shaker full of groove and good vibes.
Aug 29-31 Robson Valley Music Festival / Dunster BC
A fest with a loyal following, for its friendly, funky, fun community and great shows.
September music fests in BC
Sept 12-14 Rifflandia 2025 / Victoria BC
This fall fest brings some of music's biggest names to wrap up the summer.
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