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Coquitlam is a hub of cultural, arts, sporting and family-friendly events, with plenty of festivities to keep you entertained year round. Browse our Festivals & Events calendar below.
While we do our best to keep our Calendar of Events up to date, with the current rapid changes in event decisions, please visit the actual event website or contact the event organizers to confirm the event is happening.
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Calendar of Events
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Exhibitions – Place des Arts
Experience the first three exhibitions of the season: 도취 (DooChi), traditional Korean ceramics by Clay For You; Creative Connections, various mediums by SD43 Teachers; and Sovereign Elevations, acrylics, inks and sculptures by Kiranjot Kaur. 도취 (DooChi) will be on view from September 3 – November 4, 2021 We encourage visitors to make an appointment to... Read more
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Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Catch the Express live at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.
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Van Django – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Van Django – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Van Django is a Vancouver based quartet well-rooted in the jazz of 1930’s Paris France, but beyond that it’s all pure blue-skying; flights of dazzling fancy, driving rhythms and boundless creativity, featuring original compositions and arrangements including humorous mash-ups wearing their eclectic influences in full regalia. Since the group’s formation... Read more
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Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
The Coquitlam Farmer's Market has been a Coquitlam tradition for 24 years. Join the market weekly on Sundays for a great selection of local produce, baked goods, prepared foods, and one of a kind artisan crafts. Operating under covid19 protocols, the Farmers Market offers a safe, open air, shopping experience.... Read more
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“Seedling (Cedar)” Tours every Saturday at 1PM – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Join the Art Gallery at Evergreen Cultural Centre for a FREE tour, every Saturday, of Hyung-min Yoon's "Seedling (cedar)" (2021) augmented reality project at Lafarge Lake. Each tour will be 30 minutes long, starting outside the doors of the Art Gallery at Evergreen, moving to the viewing platforms and ending... Read more
3 events,
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
The Coquitlam Farmer's Market has been a Coquitlam tradition for 24 years. Join the market weekly on Sundays for a great selection of local produce, baked goods, prepared foods, and one of a kind artisan crafts. Operating under covid19 protocols, the Farmers Market offers a safe, open air, shopping experience.... Read more
3 events,
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Catch the Express live at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.
5 events,
Blue Moon Marquee
Blue Moon Marquee
A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) write & perform original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves.
LGBTQ History Month Family Day
LGBTQ History Month Family Day
October is LGBTQ History Month and we are pleased to host a presentation by the Storytelling with Drag Queens Foundation. The Storytelling with Drag Queens Foundation started in Vancouver as a program to encourage literacy in a diverse and inclusive environment by having Drag performers read stories to adults and... Read more
Blue Moon Marquee
Blue Moon Marquee
A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) write & perform original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves.
5 events,
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
The Coquitlam Farmer's Market has been a Coquitlam tradition for 24 years. Join the market weekly on Sundays for a great selection of local produce, baked goods, prepared foods, and one of a kind artisan crafts. Operating under covid19 protocols, the Farmers Market offers a safe, open air, shopping experience.... Read more
Strings and Winds Workshops with the North Shore Celtic Ensemble
Strings and Winds Workshops with the North Shore Celtic Ensemble
Come and make music with the North Shore Celtic Ensemble (NSCE)! This group is a dynamic community of young musicians whose goal is to help kids develop good musicianship in a fun and inspiring environment. In these workshops, students will get together in similarly skilled groups to play and share... Read more
Artist Talk with Hyung-min Yoon and Joni Low – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Artist Talk with Hyung-min Yoon and Joni Low – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Please join us for a talk with artist Hyung-min Yoon and independent curator and critic Joni Low as they discuss Yoon’s new augmented reality sculpture Seedling (cedar), and its connection to Yoon’s previous works around language, signification, reflection, and enigma. An artist-led tour of the artwork at Lafarge Lake will conclude the... Read more
2 events,
Place des Arts’ Online Auction
Place des Arts is aiming to raise $5,000 which will be used to increase access to the arts! With some of the highest rates of working poverty in Metro Vancouver, the need for low-barrier and inclusive arts programs is greater than ever in Maillardville. Funds raised will support Place des... Read more
4 events,
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market
The Coquitlam Farmer's Market has been a Coquitlam tradition for 24 years. Join the market weekly on Sundays for a great selection of local produce, baked goods, prepared foods, and one of a kind artisan crafts. Operating under covid19 protocols, the Farmers Market offers a safe, open air, shopping experience.... Read more
Salmon Come Home
Salmon Come Home
The name Coquitlam comes from the Coast Salish word “kwikwetlem,” which means “red fish up the river.” This is the time of year when salmon return to spawn in our local rivers – and one location to view this natural wonder is along the Hoy Creek trail, walking toward Hoy... Read more
3 events,
One Hour Photo – Evergreen Cultural Centre
1 Hour Photo by Tetsuro Shigematsu is a moving portrait of one man’s quest to find beauty in the depths of a savage century. This special online event includes a live Q&A with the artist on zoom after each performance.
4 events,
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Catch the Express live at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.
4 events,
October Exhibitions Opening Reception – Place des Arts
Celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions: Figurative Abstractions, charcoal, pastels and acrylics by Elsa Chesnel; and Nature in Watercolour, watercolours by Carol Rui. Individually packaged wine and soft drinks will be available from the cash bar. This event will be held in accordance with the current Provincial Health Order.... Read more
6 events,
Heritage Halloween Haunted Train Station – Mackin Museum
Heritage Halloween Haunted Train Station – Mackin Museum
Join us for our annual Heritage Halloween celebration and get spooky. Take a tour of the haunted train station, enjoy some refreshments & create a craft. Masks are required inside the train station and museum. This is a rain or shine event. FREE - no registration required.
Coquitlam Kinsmen Trunk Or Treat
Coquitlam Kinsmen Trunk Or Treat
Calling all vehicles! The Coquitlam Kinsmen are holding a ‘Trunk Or Treat’ at Coquitlam's Town Centre Park. This is the first physically distanced, safe Halloween event so they're putting a call-out for all vehicles to join in the fun. By Donation - all proceeds go back to the amazing local... Read more
5 events,
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market – Last One of the Season
Coquitlam Farmer’s Market – Last One of the Season
The Coquitlam Farmer's Market has been a Coquitlam tradition for 24 years. Join the market weekly on Sundays for a great selection of local produce, baked goods, prepared foods, and one of a kind artisan crafts. Operating under covid19 protocols, the Farmers Market offers a safe, open air, shopping experience.... Read more
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Coquitlam Express Hockey Game
Catch the Express live at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.