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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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FESTIVAL DU BOIS 2021 – Festival à la Cabane Starting April 16!
VirtualFor more than three decades, Festival du Bois has welcomed Spring with a popular, vibrant, and tune-filled outdoor celebration in Coquitlam. This year, the magic and vitality of BC’s largest festival of French Canadian and francophone music and culture moves online! Wherever you are, get ready for a special virtual... Read more
VIRTUAL NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY CELEBRATION
Place Maillardville Community Centre 1200 Cartier Avenue, Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaFREE under 12 months - Registration deadline June 12th. Join us in acknowledging the original peoples of the land that is today known as Canada. Featuring Pat Calihou, Métis Artist, who grew up in Maillardville, and other stories from Indigenous artists. This program will be held over Zoom and a... Read more
Kaleidoscope Arts Festival
The sixth annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival returns with a mix of arts and culture pre-registered and drop-in activities throughout the community. Drop-in activities are free, while pre-registered activities are $2 per person. Due to the changing nature of the pandemic, activities or schedules may change. Masks are not required but... Read more
#SupportLocalCQ
Support Local this Holiday Season Local businesses are the heart of the community, and your holiday shopping dollars can go a long way to helping them make it through these challenging times. Tune in to @visitcoquitlam on social media for amazing contests, insider shopping tips and spotlights on local retailers,... Read more
Coquitlam Heritage Society: Indigenous Voices
Coquitlam Public Library - City Centre Branch 1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaColonial heritage has left many scars on our collective knowledge and history. The impacts on our past, present, and future are complex, leaving many of us feeling overwhelmed. Join us for a series of three presentations that will increase knowledge, share stories, and foster understanding and reconciliation in our community.... Read more
A Celebration of Robbie Burns Concert
Place des Arts 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaJoin us for our annual celebration of Scotland’s National Bard, Robbie Burns! Fiddler Rosie Carver with Celtic band Blackthorn and a special guest piper feature the musical traditions of Scotland with a special focus on Burns’ songs and poems. Heart-wrenching airs and ballads, humorous songs with rousing choruses and lively... Read more
A Robert Burns Celebration
VirtualPresented by ScotFestBC and SFU's Centre for Scottish Studies Dust off your kilts, grab your tartans and charge your whisky glasses for the second annual ScotFestBC Robert Burns Celebration, an online presentation in collaboration with SFU’s Centre for Scottish Studies. Enjoy piping, poetry, sing-alongs and fiddling — just the way Scotland’s... Read more
Chinese New Year Wishes
Maillardville Community Centre 1200 Cartier Avenue, Coquitlam, British ColumbiaSubmit your New Year’s wish to be displayed on our Chinese New Year Wishing Tree and be entered into a draw to win a gift card. We will be collecting wishes via email to events@placemaillardville.ca before January 31 or in person up until January 29th. Wishes will be on display... Read more
Heritage Week – Mackin House Virtual Tour in Mandarin
VirtualVisit the museum and learn the history of early Maillardville settlers, Fraser Mills Lumber Company, and how people lived in the Edwardian era of Coquitlam. This presentation takes you through each room of the house highlighting the functions of the rooms and artifacts that tell the stories of those that... Read more
Còig
Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, CanadaABOUT THE SHOW When the creative juices are flowing, there’s no holding back the talented quartet that makes up the Celtic supergroup Còig. Hot on the heels of the group’s award-winning 2017 album Rove comes the brand-new release, ASHLAR. Brimming with new ideas, and lots of energy built up from their hundreds of... Read more