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Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival 2026

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Lake Cowichan, Canada
10 artists

Key facts

Dates
19 – 21 June 2026
Where
Lake Cowichan, Canada
Tickets
edition over
Headliners
Big Richard, Black Rabbit Rounders, Paul Silveria

Data updated on 17 April 2026

🎤Lineup

Big Richard – Bluegrass
Big Richard
Bluegrass
Black Rabbit Rounders
Paul Silveria
Folk
Shari Ulrich with The Unfaithful Servants
Showman and Coole
The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee
The Barrel Boys – Folk
The Barrel Boys
Folk
The Eli West Quartet
The Unfaithful Servants – Folk
The Unfaithful Servants
Folk
The Western Thistles – Singer-Songwriter
The Western Thistles
Singer-Songwriter

✈️How to get to Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival 2026

Planning your trip to Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival 2026? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.

  • Nearest airport: Nanaimo Airport (YCD), about 29 km from the venue.
  • Major international airport nearby: Victoria International Airport (YYJ), about 50 km away (more routes).
  • Allow about 41 min by car from the airport to the site.
  • By train, head for Nanaimo or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
  • By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
Lake Cowichan, Canada
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🌤️Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival 2026 weather

Weather in Lake Cowichan in June 2026?

Actual weather at the 2026 edition

From June 19 to June 21, 2026: up to 29°, low of 11°, 0.6 mm of rain in total.

no day with 1 mm of rain or more
  1. Fri, Jun 19Mainly clear29° / 14° 0 mm
  2. Sat, Jun 20Overcast25° / 11° 0 mm
  3. Sun, Jun 21Light drizzle26° / 11° 0.6 mm

Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).

Typical weather

Light drizzle
Typical high20°
Typical low10°

Chance of rain: about 56% of days

2025Light drizzle19° / 10°2 rainy days
2024Light drizzle22° / 11°2 rainy days
2023Light drizzle18° / 9°1 rainy day

Based on the last 3 years over the same period.

Hour by hour

Tap a day to see how temperature and rain changed across 24 hours.

Same week in 2025: Fri June 20 → Sun June 22 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).

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📋Practical info

Dates
—
Country
Region
British Columbia
City
Lake Cowichan
Artists
10 artists
Main genre
Leading style
50%

Lineup focus score

Focused on Folk (50%) with touches of Country, Blues. Explore Folk festivals

10%

Newgrass is the leading genre (1 artists). Explore Newgrass festivals

5 of 10 artists tagged.

Musical footprint

As a % of the 5 identified artists in the lineup (known genre), by genre — not to be confused with the focus score, computed on the whole lineup.

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