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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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Children’s Christmas Celebration
Poirier Community Centre 630 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaCome join us for a family afternoon with Santa! We'll keep you busy with Christmas crafts, snacks, story time with Santa, great photo opportunities and active play with your family!
Exhibitions Opening at Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaDrop by the opening reception for a glass of wine and three incredible exhibitions! Collaborative Alchemy - an exhibition of plant-based visual art, Photography and Sculptures by Pierre Leichner, Edward Peck and Phyllis Schwartz; Happiness is a thing called..., Watercolours and Water Media by Tammy Pilon; and The Influencer, Oil... Read more
Family Day at Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaGather up the clan and drop by Family Day at Place des Arts to immerse yourself in art! Tour the galleries and create your own masterpieces in a variety of all-ages, drop-in-style art activities based on the subject matter and/or mediums of the exhibitions. Admission is free. Registration required.
Heritage Valentine’s Day Card Making – Coquitlam Heritage Society
Mackin House 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, BC, CanadaVictorians made elaborate Valentine's Cards for their friends, family and acquaintances. Join Coquitlam Heritage Society at Mackin House to make two cards of your own with wonderful Victorian cut outs, lace ribbons and stamps. Refreshments provided. By donation, registration required. Two time slots available: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. and 2... Read more
Exhibitions Opening Reception at Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaDrop by the opening reception for three new shows: Blind Contour Homage Series, oil paintings by Marlene Lowden; The Human Landscape, various mediums by Suite E Life Drawing Society; and The Endless Braid..., acrylic paintings by Clarissa Banos. All three exhibitions will be on display until March 12.
Family Day at Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaGather up the clan and drop by the final Family Day of the season at Place des Arts during BC Family Day weekend. Tour the galleries and participate in three drop-in style art activities based on the subject matter and mediums of the exhibitions. Admission is free. Registration required.
Day of the Arts: Rainforest Adventure at Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaGet inspired by the rainforest at PdA's Day of the Arts. Through a variety of visual and performing arts activities, kids will have fun using their imaginations to make an origami forest, draw and paint animals, create rhythmic soundscapes using jungle noises, learn a song inspired by the rainforest and... Read more
Gwenessa Lam & Hyung-Min Yoon: Trace – Art Gallery at Evergreen (Opening Reception)
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaThe art exhibition Trace brings together artworks by Gwenessa Lam & Hyung-Min Yoon that explore the circulation of images and the evolution of their meaning across time, countries & platforms. Drop by the Art Gallery at Evergreen Cultural Centre on Saturday Feb. 29, 2 - 4:30 p.m. for an artist... Read more
Festival du Bois – Mackin Park, Maillardville
Mackin Park - Maillardville' 1046 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaFestival du Bois celebrates its 31st birthday! Join in this annual francophone festival which has grown to become BC's premiere celebration of francophone music, dance, craft, entertainment, activities, cuisine and culture. The festival presents some of the finest Quebecois, francophone and folk artists, all under the heated tent stages around... Read more
International Women’s Day with Marlene Lowden at Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaIn celebration of International Women's Day, join exhibiting artist Marlene Lowden for an artist talk about her exhibition Blind Contour Homage Series, then try your hand at blind contour drawing. Lowden's exhibition celebrates Canadian female artists. Admission is free. Registration required.