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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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The Shape of Our Memories: Exhibit Opening Reception
Mackin House 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, BC, CanadaJoin us for our The Shape of Our Memories opening reception! This exhibit partners local artists with Coquitlam Heritage's collection of artifacts to create new pieces of art. How do individual objects help us remember, and how do they shape our memories? Celebrate Heritage Week by enjoying the transformative magic... Read more
Music/Art Mash-Up • Classic Concert Party @ Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaCreate beautiful cards or frameable artworks by combining alcohol inks with pressed flowers and botanicals. You will learn how to work with alcohol ink, blowing and blending to the beautiful sounds of live string music. Enjoy this meditative, fulfilling process and embrace the music around you. Learn how to collage... Read more
Oktopus: Créature – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaOktopus is a major presence on the Canadian world music scene, with over 250 performances to its credit at home and abroad. The group is primarily devoted to klezmer distinguished by a novel approach that incorporates various components of the classical and Quebecois repertoire, with some jazz and Balkan accents.... Read more
Driving Me Crazy – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaDriving Me Crazy, a notable new play by Linda A. Carson and Suzanne Ristic received honourable mention in the 2019 National Theatre B.C. Playwriting competition. It has received several staged readings since (Kay Meek Theatre, Gibson’s, Off the Page, Nanaimo’s Theatre One, and North Vancouver’s Bodacious reading series) and was... Read more
Alex Zerbe: Zaniac! – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaWhen was the last time you laughed as hard as your kids? With captivating amounts of energy, Alex Zerbe moves like a rubber band from one end of the stage to the other. Beatboxing, juggling, dancing, singing, music and magic are just a few of the things that led Piers... Read more
Place des Arts 2023 Spring Break Arts Camp
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaRegistration for our 2023 camp opens on January 29 This one-of-a-kind Spring Break camp for children ages 5-14 is a great way to ignite creativity! Register your child for a block of activities in the visual, literary and performing arts. Our small camp sizes ensure that attendees receive individualized attention.... Read more
Festival du Bois – Mackin Park – Maillardville
Mackin Park - Maillardville' 1046 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaRooted in the French-Canadian community and heritage of the Maillardville area in Coquitlam, Festival du Bois is the largest and most popular celebration of francophone music and culture in BC. The festival presents some of the finest Québécois, francophone, and roots music artists in the Grand Chapiteau (Big Tent), Children's... Read more
Rehearsal Hall Sessions | Wayang Kulit: Japanese Shadow Puppetry – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaWitness shadows, puppets, myths, and legends come to life in this spectacular adaptation of one of the oldest forms of puppet theatre in the world. Sutrisno Hartana, a master Indonesian dalang (or puppeteer) who was appointed court musician at the Paku Alaman Palace in 2004, performs a solo version of... Read more
John Reischman & The Jaybirds – Evergreen Cultural Centre
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaLike the powerful mandolinist and composer at its helm, John Reischman and the Jaybirds fashion a stylish take on bluegrass that seamlessly blends original songs and instrumentals with Appalachian old-time music for a truly unique band sound. Now in their 20th year, with seven acclaimed albums and two Juno nominations,... Read more
March Exhibitions Opening Reception – Place des Arts
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaAttend our free opening reception for four exhibitions! Corner Stores curated by Coquitlam Heritage Society; I want to think about feminism, but I have to think about climate change by Alex Sandvoss; Trash by Jeongmin Ahn and Meltdown: The Second Wave by Vin Arora. The exhibitions will be on view... Read more