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The first-ever day-long ScotFestBC World Music Festival will take place across four stages at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park June 18, following two days of Scottish and Celtic music, competition and culture.
This year come for the SFU Pipe Band “in-concert” Friday night, Irish great Sharon Shannon, the Yukon’s Gurdeep Pandher, “Piper to the Stars” Lorne Cousin, the world famous REMAX Scottish heavy events, highland dancing and more.
NEW THIS YEAR: a free World Music Festival on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18! Music for everyone and something for everyone. Come for the weekend, come for one day, it all takes place at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam on the shores of LaFarge Lake.
Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon will host the festival from the Main Stage starting at 11am – and get the crown on their feet for a dance session.
A few of the events planned for the festival:
- The Git Hayetsk Dancers will bring the traditions of the Haida, Tlingit, Haisla, and Musqueam Nations to the main stage at 4pm.
- Earlier in the day on the same stage the Kvitka Ukranian dancers will dazzle with their gravity-defying leaps and spins.
- The Mariachi Los Dorados ensemble are back again, welcoming visitors at the main entry gate.
- Sansho Daiko will bring their fresh take on Japanese taiko drumming to the meadow at 2pm.
- Forro do Cana will bring the sounds of Brazil to both the Main Stage and Heritage Stage.
- Ireland’s Sharon Shannon will close the day in the Big Tent at 5pm.
- And, of course, the JP Fell Pipe Band will provide some Scottish piping, ‘Shot of Scotch’ will demonstrate Scottish Highland dancing plus plenty of changes to Scottish Country dance.
Cultural presentations and workshops will take place in the workshop tent throughout the day, while the Meadow will host inclusive events and larger groups such as Jai Yoga and the Sweet Pan Entertainment Steel Drum Band.
Who is it for?
All ages – Family
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
$11.15 to $26.98
Tasting events – Varies
Sunday: Free
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
June 16 – 18, 2023
Friday evening (3 – 9:30pm)
- Opening ceremony – 6 pm with 78th Fraser Highlander’s cannon blast.
- The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band on the Main Stage to perform a full concert starting 6:15pm.
- Irish great Sharon Shannon will follow the pipe band on The Big Tent stage
- Whisky & Oysters. Presented by Macaloney Distillery (ticketed event)
- Highland Dance Choreography
- Also on Friday, the Big Tent and beverage service will open in the afternoon with Blackthorn as the Games warm-up act starting at 5:15pm.
Saturday (7am – 10pm)
- The 91st British Columbia Highland Games – piping, drumming, highland dancing, Scottish heavy events, massed pipe bands, cultural workshops, children’s activities.
- Piping – Solo piping, drumming and pipe bands will compete throughout the day on The Meadow, wrapping up with a Drum Major demo and massed pipe band performance at 5:15 pm.
- Celtic music on The Big Tent Stage – Celtic bands throughout the day.
- Heritage Stage, Irish & Scottish dancers, singers
- Whisky School – Bill Diamond is back with four unique afternoon whisky tasting classes
- Cultural Tent – topics that will inform, educate and entertain, starting at 10am
- Vendors – Scottish and world vendors & artisans offering a range of interesting items
- Saturday Whisky & Oysters, presented by Macaloney Distillery (ticketed event)
- Food trucks – Something for everyone.
Sunday (10am – 5pm)
- A full day of world music, hosted by Gurdeep Pandher on the Main Stage, including
- Foro Do Cana (Brazil)
- Royal Academy of Bhangra (Indian)
- Git Hayetsk Dancers (First Nations)
- Sade’ Awele & Serengeti (African infused R&B)
- Robin Laine & the Rhythm Makers (World jazz, folk, trad)
- Jai Yoga
- Mariachi Los Dorados (Mexico)
- Pierre Schryer & Adam Dombres (French)
- Silk Road Music (Asian)
- Bero Saker Fusion (Middle Eastern)
- JP Fell Pipe Band (Scottish)
- Gaelic/Hindustani Fusion
- Sweet Pan Entertainment (Caribbean)
- Roots Peruvian Folk Dance
- Kvitka Ukranian Dance
Venue & Address :
Town Centre Park, 3099 Trevor Wingrove Way, Coquitlam
Transportation: We highly encourage people to use Skytrain as parking space is very limited. The Skytrain takes you directly to Lafarge Lake station. There are some free parking spaces in the area, but you are advised to get there early for these spots.
Pay parking ($5.50/day) is available at Douglas College, across the street (Pinetree) from Lafarge Lake.
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