Harrison Festival of the Arts
Harrison Festival Society
World Music & Art. Small Town Roots.
The 47th Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts is coming July 10th-19th, 2026
Our Festival Lineup Full of International Flare!
An Artist for Every Audience. Here’s a taste of who’s coming to Town! Click here for the Festival full artist lineup for the free Beach Stage and ticketed Hall Performances!
Our Season of Performing Arts
From World Stage to Local Artists, there’s something for everyone during our Season of the Performing Arts!
For 37 years, the Harrison Festival Society has presented a lively Season of Performing Arts between September and May. The Season consists of eight to ten shows featuring local, national and international performers at the Harrison Memorial Hall in our beautiful lakeside community. the 2025/26 Season Lineup will be announced in August.
More artists will be added in time!
Did Someone Say Sponsorship?
Learn how we can partner in bringing the arts to Harrison.
With world-class music and art like this of course we need Sponsors. Every donation we receive helps us put on a great show! We also want to spread the word about Music & Art as we support the next Gen of artists. We value all levels of sponsorship, from the spare change you have in your back pocket, to our higher levels of community sponsors. The Harrison Festival of the Arts thanks all of its partners and the community of Harrison, for letting us take over your beautiful village as we bring the best international Art & Music to your tranquil river shores!
A big bucketful of thanks to all our sponsors and community partners. You ARE the Fest! You help bring the best of the arts to BC!
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Postcards: An Invitation to Memory
Join us for the 47th Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts. We are excited to welcome everyone back to Harrison this year. For full details on the festival such as Schedule, Music Lineup, Children’s Day, the Artisan Market and more… continue on to the Homepage. Time: Saturday, July 11th – 1:00pm & Saturday, July 18th…
Uzume Taiko
Uzume Taiko is West Coast Canada’s premiere professional taiko drumming group. Performing both nationally and internationally since 1988, the group has toured their unique West Coast Canadian taiko drumming styles internationally. Led by Artistic Director Bonnie Soon, Uzumer Taiko are especially known for their collaborative and artistically open aesthetic, within the context of multicultural BC. Musical Ensemble collaborators have ranged from Chor Leoni to the SFU Pipe Band and South Asian Arts (dhol drums and Bhangra dance) and they have collaborated with solo performers from African drummers to flamenco dancers.
The Bills
The Bills are one of Canada’s most musically impressive and well-rounded folk music ensembles. The band features five virtuosic and highly creative musicians coming together to create an instrumental and vocal tour de force, with compelling arrangements of dance tunes from around the world alongside self-penned songs sung in full-throated harmony. As BC’ers, this is a group that speaks to our experience, with its diverse cultural influences, sense of freedom and creativity, and stories that tell of life on the west coast. We are excited to finish our festival with one of the finest folk music exports this province has ever produced.
Rhythm, Melody, and Musical Expression with Waleed Kush
This masterclass explores the deep relationship between rhythm, melody, and phrasing, and how these elements shape musical expression across traditions. Through guided exercises and live demonstrations, participants will engage with rhythm not only as a structural foundation, but as a physical, embodied experience connected to the human body and mind. Participants are encouraged to bring an instrument, but it is not required.
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