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
Jun 14-15 Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival / Duncan BC
Mainstage, workshops and jam sessions, all about bluegrass on Vancouver Island.
Jun 15-27 PRISMA Festival / Powell River BC
Two weeks of orchestral music on the Sunshine Coast.
Jun 24-28 Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest / Victoria British Columbia
Coastal skankin' at its best.
Jun 19-28 TD Victoria International Jazz Festival / Victoria BC
The port city comes alive with jazz as GeminiCrab, Shebad, BEATrio, The Rumble and more headline the 2026 festival!
Jun 26-29 Funtastic Sport and Music Festival / Vernon BC
Slo-pitch and rock 'n' roll go hand in hand, no?
Jun 26-Jul 5 Vancouver International Jazz Festival / Vancouver BC
The city of Vancouver will be grooving and bopping with the sound of jazz for 10 days!
Jun 27-29 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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Jul 3-5 Smithers Midsummer Music Festival / Smithers BC
This chill northern BC town is a great place to dance like no one's watching.
Jul 10-12 Atlin Arts and Music Festival / Atlin BC
The tiny town of Atlin (pop. 450) overflows with two days of music and fun.
Jul 10-13 Bass Coast / Merrit BC
A "thoughtfully curated boutique music and art festival" featuring new electronic artists.
Jul 18-19 Texada Roots & Blues Festival / Texada Island BC
Island grooves dominate Texada.
Jul 24-26 Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival / Salmon Arm BC
One of the summer's biggest tickets in the heart of the Shuswap.
Jul 24-27 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
Jul 31-Aug 2 Filberg Festival / Comox BC
Arts, crafts and live music in Comox.
Aug 7-8 Wapiti Music Festival / Fernie BC
Fernie's big summer music fest.
Aug 7-9 Nanaimo Blues Festival / Nanaimo BC
The annual festival is back again in 2025 with some great blues for the summer.
Aug 8-9 *estimated Five Acre Shaker / Port Alberni, BC
An epic coastal shaker full of groove and good vibes.
Sept 11-13 *estimated Rifflandia 2025 / Victoria BC
This fall fest brings some of music's biggest names to wrap up the summer.
Are you going to some music fests this summer? Which are you most excited for? Share your fave fest moments with us at #festivalseekers
