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Grouse Mountain is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a festival running from July 23 to August 3, 2026.
Credit: Grouse Mountain
Presented by CIBC, the Centennial Festival brings drone shows, concerts, outdoor movies, wildlife programs and family activities to the mountaintop.
Most scheduled events are included with Mountain Admission or an Annual Pass, although food, zipline tours, the ropes course and selected offers cost extra.
The festival looks back at a century of mountain stories while giving visitors a packed summer schedule, from live entertainment and outdoor yoga to adventure attractions, trails and close-up wildlife experiences.
Here are the highlights of the Centennial Festival:
- A Century of Stories Drone Shows: Hundreds of illuminated drones will fill the sky above the Birds in Motion area on July 23, 24, 25 and August 2. The show combines cinematic music, Indigenous drumming and narration by Squamish Nation member and cultural educator William Nahanee. It explores Grouse Mountain’s history, the surrounding region and the people who shaped it.
- Friday Night Après Bike: Friday Night Après Bike takes place July 24 and 31 at The Rusty Rail BBQ. The Granville Island Brewing event includes live music, beer samples and barbecue. A lager purchase enters visitors in a mountain bike draw, with $1 from each sale supporting the North Shore Mountain Bike Association. Bike Park season passholders receive 20% off food.
- Tribute concerts: Nearly Neil, a Neil Diamond tribute act, performs July 31, followed by Tragically Hip tribute band Nautical Disaster on August 1. The two Music Loud, Mountains Blue concerts will be held in the Plaza, offering visitors a pair of live music evenings during the anniversary celebration.
- Yoga and a grizzly birthday: Complimentary outdoor yoga classes are planned for July 25 and August 1, with mats provided and advance registration required. On July 25, resident grizzly bears Grinder and Coola will celebrate their 25th birthday. Visitors can watch them receive their annual cake, learn from Wildlife Rangers and support the Grizzly Bear Foundation.
- Mingler Wednesday and outdoor movie: Altitudes Bistro hosts Mingler Wednesday on July 29, featuring beer tastings, a live DJ, mountain views and a stand-up paddleboard draw. On July 30, Movies on the Mountain begins with Jurassic Park in the rebuilt Birds in Motion area. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets for the outdoor screening.
- Daily shows and talks: Summer programming includes the World-Famous Lumberjack Show, where performers compete in log rolling, tree climbing, axe throwing and chopping. Visitors can also attend Birds in Motion demonstrations, Ranger Talks and Owl Talks featuring Cleo the Barn Owl, Odin the Barred Owl and Apollo the Great Horned Owl.
Visitors can also enjoy all other summer adventures at the mountain, including visiting Grizzly Bear Habitat, Peak Chairlift, Gravity Coaster, Bike Park, Mountain Ziplines, Mountain Ropes Adventure, Kids Tree Canopy Adventure, Theatre in the Sky, Peak Trail, BCMC Trail, tandem paragliding, and Grouse Grind. Other attractions include
Food trucks will be stationed on Paradise Patio throughout the festival. Adult Annual Passes start at $189 for a limited time. From July 23 to August 3, Mountain Zipline Tours are priced at $100, while the Mountain Ropes Adventure costs $50.
Grouse Mountain takes its name from the sooty grouse found in the area. Non-Indigenous hikers reached peak in 1894. Scandinavians built the first lodge in the 1920s, carrying materials up what became the Grouse Grind. A toll road followed in the 1930s, then chairlifts in 1949 and 1951. After fire destroyed the lodge in 1962, the Blue Tram opened in 1966. The McLaughlin family bought the mountain in 1976 and added the Super Skyride. Northland Properties is the current owner of the resort, having acquired it in 2020.
