Cultivate Festival Performing & Arts Festival

Cultivate Festival Performing & Arts Festival Join music and island lovers at this theatre, music, and arts festival on beautiful Gabriola Island.

Join us on Gabriola Island for Cultivate on July 1 - 9th, 2023: celebration of music, theatre, art, and our community.

DEADLINE is COMING up THIS WEEK!!!!!!! 🎤 CALLING ALL PERFORMERS! 🎭We’re thrilled to announce that performer submissions ...
01/07/2026

DEADLINE is COMING up THIS WEEK!!!!!!!

🎤 CALLING ALL PERFORMERS! 🎭

We’re thrilled to announce that performer submissions are now officially OPEN for the Gabriola Arts Council’s 2026 Cultivate Performing & Arts Festival!

✨ Cultivate 2026 takes place Saturday & Sunday, July 11–12, and we can’t wait to welcome local and visiting musical and performing artists to our stages.

If you’re interested in performing at this vibrant, community-driven festival, we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Submit your proposal by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, February 4, 2026:
🔗 https://artsgabriola.ca/cultivate-festival/

Help us make Cultivate 2026 unforgettable! 🎶🎪

🎶 Tonight’s the Night — Don’t Miss This Triple Bill at Cultivate! 🎉📍 Gabriola Commons – 675 North Road🎟️ $40 at the door...
07/13/2025

🎶 Tonight’s the Night — Don’t Miss This Triple Bill at Cultivate! 🎉
📍 Gabriola Commons – 675 North Road
🎟️ $40 at the door (for all 3 shows!)

We’re closing out Cultivate in style with an epic evening of live music and community celebration:

🕕 6:15 PM – Gabriola Pops! Choir with Harrison Way, led by the incredible Leah Hokanson. You’ll be amazed at how many of your friends and neighbours are in this high-energy, feel-good show!

🎸 7:05 PM – Local legends broadband bring their signature mix of folk, R&B, and country to the stage. A Gabriola favourite!

🕺 8:00 PM – Our grand finale: Wunderbread!
Get ready for a full-on Disco Dance Party with this powerhouse 7-piece band that knows how to light up a stage!

🍴 HoJo's Eats food truck will be serving up delicious street food and cold drinks all night, and yes — we’ve got alcoholic bevies too!

Let’s end Cultivate with a bang. See you tonight! ✨

07/13/2025

The Kerplunks are on! Favourite fruit and veggie time at the Commons.

07/13/2025

The Kerplunks are on! Come down to the Commons! 675 North Rd. Hojo’s Food truck is here until 9 PM serving up cool drinks and tasty street food.

Power is out but The Kerplunks are still on at noon today! Come on down for what could be an acoustic set with this awar...
07/13/2025

Power is out but The Kerplunks are still on at noon today! Come on down for what could be an acoustic set with this award-winning group. They will do anything to entertain the kiddos!

Hojo’s food truck is here and will be up and running with tasty treats from noon - 9 PM.

This is a free show, generously supported by Mid Island Co-Op.

Power is out and Cultivate is still on! The Kerplunks will do an acoustic set at noon and Hojo’s food truck will be on s...
07/13/2025

Power is out and Cultivate is still on! The Kerplunks will do an acoustic set at noon and Hojo’s food truck will be on site as well.

Come down and watch a free show, generously sponsored by Mid Island Co-Op.

07/13/2025

Coalmont performing live at Cultivate! Hurry down to catch headliner Joel Plaskett at 8:00 PM at the Gabriola Commons, 675 North Rd.

The Steel Pan food truck is on site until 9 PM for some tasty treats and cool beverages.

🎟️ Still looking for tickets to see Bryce Lalonde & Andreas Kahre, Coalmont, and headliner Joel Plaskett? Show up at the...
07/12/2025

🎟️ Still looking for tickets to see Bryce Lalonde & Andreas Kahre, Coalmont, and headliner Joel Plaskett?

Show up at the Gabriola Commons (675 North Road) around 6 PM or earlier—limited tickets will be available at the door! Online ticket sales have now closed.

🍽️ Come early and grab dinner at The Steel Pan food truck, serving up delicious Trinidadian street food from now until 9 PM.

🗓️ Saturday, July 12 | 🎶 Music starts at 6:15 PM
More info: https://artsgabriola.ca/cultivate-festival/

If you're looking for something to do with the kids today, 🎶The EnviroSongsters are performing live at 2:00 PM TODAY! We...
07/12/2025

If you're looking for something to do with the kids today,
🎶The EnviroSongsters are performing live at 2:00 PM TODAY! We still have about 15 spots available if you want to show up at the door.

Join this award-winning duo for a fun, musical, and eco-inspired show the whole family will love!

🗓️ Saturday, July 12 | 🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre - 476 South Road
🎟️ Free indoor ticketed event

If you're looking for something to do with the kids today, 🎶The EnviroSongsters are performing live at 2:00 PM TODAY!Joi...
07/12/2025

If you're looking for something to do with the kids today,
🎶The EnviroSongsters are performing live at 2:00 PM TODAY!

Join this award-winning duo for a fun, musical, and eco-inspired show the whole family will love!

🗓️ Saturday, July 12 | 🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre - 476 South Road
🎟️ Free indoor ticketed event

Reserve your spot here: https://artsgabriola.ca/cultivate-festival/

🌿 Cultivate 2025 officially opens TODAY!Join us for a powerful and heartfelt Festival Opening led by Snuneymuxw Elder C’...
07/12/2025

🌿 Cultivate 2025 officially opens TODAY!

Join us for a powerful and heartfelt Festival Opening led by Snuneymuxw Elder C’tasi:a Geraldine Manson and the Salish Sisters.

🗓️ Saturday, July 12
🕧 12:30 – 1:30 PM
📍 Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre - 476 South Road
🎟️ Free ticketed event – NOW INDOORS

Let’s come together to open the festival in a good way—with prayer, song, and drumming to honour the land, held within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

Reserve your spot and be part of this meaningful start to Cultivate:
👉 https://artsgabriola.ca/cultivate-festival/

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476 South Road
Gabriola, BC
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