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BlackGate brings new sounds from Ireland to the Music on Main stage, November 3

Acclaimed double bassist Caimin Gilmore performs compositions from his debut album alongside cellist Kate Ellis and harpist Lavinia Meijer

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 5, 2026Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, music on main

Vancouver Youth Choir takes it outside for Music on Main’s Summer Pop-Up Concerts series

Artistic director and founder Carrie Tennant says the choir helps its young members make authentic human connections in an era when that is more challenging than ever

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 4, 2026Music on Main, Vancouver Youth Choir, Summer 2026

Summer Arts Guide 2026: Must-see Vancouver festivals this soccer-mad season

From world-renowned folk, jazz, and classical musicians to up-and-coming local dance performers and visual artists, make it your goal this summer to catch them all

FESTSJanet SmithJune 11, 2026Bard on the Beach, Queer Arts Festival, 5X Fest, Dancing on the Edge, Pinoy Festival, Strathcona Blocks Party, Gastown Sunday Set, Kitsilano Showboat, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, North Shore Jazz, Alliance Française Vancouver, Polygon Gallery, The Polygon, theatre under the stars, TUTS, Steveston, Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival, Vancouver Greek Summerfest, Indian Summer Festival, Khatsahlano Street Party, West Coast Modern WEek, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Carnaval del Sol, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Eastside Arts, CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, New Works, Mission Folk Music Festival, Early Music Vancouver, Harmony Arts Festival, Powell Street Festival, Vines Art Festival, African Descent Festival, Wreck Beach Butoh, Music on Main, Vancouver Fringe Festival, SUMMER 2025, Summer 2025, Homepage feature, Summer 2026, SUMMEr 2026, SUMMER 2026

Stir Cheat Sheet: Four boundary-busting concerts to experience at Music on Main's Month of Tuesdays

From Caroline Shaw’s pop-tinged Ringdown project to Ryan Davis’s heady looping viola, April means aural adventure at the intimate Fox Cabaret

MUSICStir VancouverApril 1, 2026Music on Main, MUSIC ON THE MAIN

At mesmerizing concert, Music on Main and David Pay honoured with Barbara Pentland awards

All-star team of vocalists and instrumentalists successfully brings to life Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, a technical feat acting as a pulsing reaffirmation of humanity

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 26, 2026Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Steve Reich, Vern Griffiths, David Pay

Music on Main hosts A Month of Tuesdays at the Fox Cabaret, April 7 to 28

Series features concerts by Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan of Ringdown, composer-vocalist Laura Bowler, and more

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 24, 2026Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, music on main

Pulsing instruments and voices weave dreamlike patterns in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Renowned percussionist Vern Griffiths and a group of musical luminaries take on the groundbreaking 1976 piece in celebration of Music on Main’s 20th anniversary

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2026Music on Main, Steve Reich, experimental music

Music on Main fetes 20 seasons of programming with Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, March 23

Percussionist Vern Griffiths leads a rare performance of the rhythmic composition

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 24, 2026Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 aural adventures to catch at Music on Main’s kid-friendly BIG BANG Festival

Visitors can hit gamelan and percussion rooms, plus custom DJ sets and more, at the Roundhouse on February 15

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2026Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Dance review: Coregulation and calm, as Action at a Distance’s WAIL sculpts vocal sound and movement

In this PuSh Fest, Music on Main, and Dance Centre premiere, humming songs, whispered words, and hypnotic movement bring a sense of serenity and connection to a chaotic world

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2026Action at a Distance, DANCE CENTRE, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, PuSh Festival

Juno Award–winning singer Tanya Tagaq expands on beloved book with Split Tooth: Saputjiji, February 5

Copresentation by Music on Main, PuSh Festival, and Chan Centre features Inuit throat singers in new performance language

MUSIC, READStir VancouverJanuary 9, 2026Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Chan Centre, CHAN CENTRE, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts

Action at a Distance merges sound and movement with world premiere of WAIL, January 26 and 27

Vanessa Goodman directs the copresentation by Music on Main, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, and The Dance Centre

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Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11

Music on Main’s annual holiday offering features performances from Grammy Award–winning Caroline Shaw, returning favourite Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and more

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Music for the Winter Solstice, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, Holiday 2025

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils program with works by Tanya Tagaq, Alan Lake, and more

Discipline-crossing shows from as far away as Zimbabwe and Argentina hit a variety of stages from January 22 to February 8, 2026

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 19, 2025PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Touchstone Theatre, The Dance Centre, THE DANCE CENTRE, CHAN CENTRE, VLACC, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Holiday shows 2025: Stir’s ultimate guide to Vancouver’s merriest performances and events

The local arts and culture scene has bright gifts in store this season, from music by candlelight to wintry ballets

MUSIC, HOLIDAY25, FESTS, DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 18, 2025Holiday 2025, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir, Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir, Vancouver Men's Chorus, Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, Evergreen Cultural Centre, musica intima, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Orpheum Theatre, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, Christmas with Chor Leoni, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Massey Theatre, Winter Harp, Anvil Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, Krystle Dos Santos, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, HOLIDAY 2025, Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club, Metro Theatre, Centennial Theatre, Theatre Replacement, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, East Van Panto, WONDERHEADS, The Improv Centre, Gateway Theatre, Pacific Theatre, The Gingerbread Men, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Nutcracker, Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Goh Ballet, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Christmas Market, VanDusen, Homepage feature

Music on Main hosts annual holiday concert Music for the Winter Solstice, December 10 and 11

Event at Heritage Hall features vocalist-violinist Caroline Shaw, vocalist Danni Lee Parpan, percussionist Julia Chien, and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 12, 2025Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, Holiday 2025

Gun barrels become instruments of life in Modulus Festival’s Resonant Transmutations

Responding to childhood memories of war, Kurdish-American artist Pedram Baldari forges dulcimers and woodwinds from decommissioned firearms

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 29, 2025Modulus Festival, Pedram Baldari, Music on Main, Homepage feature, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre

Music on Main explores the future of sound with biennial Modulus Festival, November 7 to 10

Offerings range from the world premiere of Hildegard Westerkamp’s cinematic tone poem Klavierklang to the multidisciplinary project Resonant Transmutations

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 8, 2025Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Modulus Festival