BC Culture Days

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This Culture Days, join us in exploring how creativity and connectivity can help support your mental health and wellness. As part of the CARE Series, six artists from across B.C. are offering participatory arts and cultural activities in their communities, and you’re invited to take part.

Culture Days in Coquitlam! Explore the many programs from across the City of Coquitlam, offered by the municipality and its cultural partners as part of Culture Days. Visit our website to explore all the activities and to start planning your Culture Days adventure in Coquitlam! ow.ly/7Y7250WA7aF

Find free, hands-on arts and culture activities and events at Culture Days from September 19 to October 12! Here are the many opportunities happening In B.C. to visit open artist studios, partake in open art creation, and attend art & culture crawls! ow.ly/NTZ750WA9ow

Join the City of Abbotsford and partners, as they host a series of over 35 free, interactive, and family-friendly Culture Days activities and events across the City! Visit our website to explore all the activities and to start planning your Culture Days adventure in Abbotsford! ow.ly/hwPK50WrS7z

Get ready for Culture Days! 🥳 Join millions across the country in sharing how arts, culture & creative expression enrich and define your life and community. From now through Culture Days (Sept 19–Oct 12), we’ll be sharing exciting activities happening across BC on our social media—follow along!

The City of Abbotsford has been selected to host the 2025 launch event for Culture Days in B.C! The launch event at the Reach Gallery Museum will kick off a three-week series of free and interactive cultural programming across the province. 🔗https://ow.ly/pHCr50WsNTN

An artist sketching with marker on a sketchpad. She is sitting on a small stool with a plein air artist easel and palette set up. Photo of Artist Pat Palmer.

💡Did you know? Anyone can organize an event and participate in Culture Days! From grassroots community volunteers, public libraries, and independent artists and collectives to major arts, culture, heritage institutions, specialty festivals, and municipalities: culturedays.ca/en/resources...

Circus, performance artists performing to a crowd on a busy street. Luna Arts Festival. Photo of Murmur Collective by Christine Love-Hewitt.

We’ve already got some amazing events registered for Culture Days 2025 in B.C. — and this is just the beginning! 🎉✨ Stay tuned as more experiences roll in across the province.
Curious what’s coming to your community? Explore the lineup at culturedays.ca/events!

It's Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 Get creative this month while celebrating love, equality, and pride! Here are just a handful of arts & culture-inspired pride events happening in communities across B.C. 🔗https://www.instagram.com/p/DKfUCs3R7t3/

Hello artists! It’s time again to share some upcoming creative opportunities with you. Most of these submissions close in June. Take a look at the link for more information: bc-culture-days.my.canva.site/artist-oppor...

Registration for Culture Days 2025 is officially open! Create an account or sign in to your Dashboard to register an activity! culturedays.ca/dashboard

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Culture Days registration opens very, very soon! In preparation, make sure to click through the images in this post or head to our website to find answers to your frequently asked questions about Culture Days! culturedays.ca/en/resources

Today, May 5 is #RedDressDay, a day to raise awareness for and remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. 🔴 Learn how the the day is being marked around the province: https://f.mtr.cool/woralohgsv

Hello artists! It’s time again to share some upcoming creative opportunities with you. Take a look at the link in our bio for more information about each one. bc-culture-days.my.canva.site

BC Culture Days would like to express its deepest condolences to the victims, families, and community members affected by the tragic events that took place this past weekend in Vancouver at the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party.

Come work with us this summer! The Society to Bridge Arts and Community (BC Culture Days) is hiring a remote, full-time Marketing & Communications Assistant to support the 2025 BC-wide campaign leading up to the Culture Days (September 19-October 12). 🔗https://ow.ly/294p50VGFZ5

Artist residency alert! @mackielakehouse.bsky.social seeking applications for its Summer 2025 Artist in Residence Program (AiR Program)—a collaborative partnership between Mackie Lake House Foundation and Vernon Public Art Gallery. Learn the details here: www.mackiehouse.ca/artist-in-re...!

Save the date! APRIL 15th is #BCBookDay 📚 What is BC Book Day? It's a day to celebrate our province's vibrant literary landscape, including all of the dedicated authors, publishers, bookstores and more that bring us the local stories we love.

Learn more: buff.ly/Mi7lYKs

Vancouver Poetry House presents the 15th annual Verses Festival of Words from April 10–20, 2025, at Chill X Studio!
Get your tickets here: www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/events/

If you're interested in getting your organization or community involved in Culture Days this year, check out our Event Organizer Guide. Learn about how you can participate and plan programming for this year's celebration.

🔗https://culturedays.ca/en/resources/organizer-guide

Get Involved in Culture Days! Connect with your community and showcase local artists, creators, and organizations by hosting arts, culture, and heritage events.

⭐Culture Days runs from September 19 to October 12, 2025.
✨Event registration opens in mid-May!
🔗https://culturedays.ca/en/bc

Communities | Neighbourhood Small Grants Grants are available to all residents of B.C. Each community can be the size of a neighbourhood, a whole city or include several small towns.

The Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) Spring Cycle is underway for many different communities across BC! If you’re looking for a way to participate in Culture Days but are in need of additional funding to see a project through, check out NSG’s offerings: neighbourhoodsmallgrants.ca/communities/.

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Hello artists! We're back again to share some upcoming creative opportunities with you—from calls for artists and residencies, applications to art prizes and grants, auditions for productions, and more. Most of these opportunities close in April. 🔗https://shorturl.at/Y0ZU7

Explore BC’s arts + culture with the free Arts BC app! 🎭 From public art to local galleries + events, it’s your guide to creative discovery across the province.

Now available on iOS + Android.

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A performer holding a guitar while smiling standing at a microphone. People playing instruments in the back. Photo by Herbert Fong.

Grab your pens! Get your keyboards ready! We've got some things to add to your calendar. Here are some arts, culture, & heritage activities happening this month that caught our eye. Visit the link in for times, locations, and pre-registration and ticket details: ow.ly/xT1Y50Vot2U.

Stay up to date on arts and culture opportunities as well as activities across B.C. Keep up with all things Culture Days as we get closer to the 2025 celebration!

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A facilitator wearing an orange "Every Child Matters" t-shirt showing a group of kids and parents how to do an activity. Photo credit: Family Fun Zone at RiverFest 2024 organized by The Fraser River Discovery Centre Society. Photo by Jonathan Garsson.

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