HOLD FAST Contemporary Arts Festival

HOLD FAST culminates in a Saturday afternoon Art Crawl, a series of performances, installations, and interactive pop-ups staged outdoors and in non-gallery venues across downtown St. John’s. Past programming has included performances, interactive installations, artist talks, workshops, dance, drag, burlesque, film screenings, and free community events for people of all ages. Below you can find a map of all the festivities for 2026.

This year’s festival takes place August 12-15, 2026.
Our core values are:
Facilitating community engagement and meaningful exchange
Increasing public arts literacy
Creating opportunities for artists
Critiquing and subverting structural oppressions & systems of power, with emphasis on:
queer, feminist, and anti-racist perspectives
Newfoundland & Labrador regional identity
and Indigenous resistance to colonialism

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : Free

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Email: easternedgegallery@gmail.com

 

Date: Wednesday August 12, 2026 to Saturday August 15, 2026

Wednesday Aug 12- Featured Artist Workshop and Launch Party
Thursday Aug 13- Featured Artist Workshop
Friday Aug 14- Featured Artist Workshop and Fancy Artist Talks
Saturday Aug 15- Art Crawl

Venue & Address

Eastern Edge artist-run centre, 72 Harbour Dr, St. John’s

Wheelchair accessible

Free Parking

Street Parking

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport