Festivals in British Columbia

From the peaks of the Kootenays to the beaches of the Pacific, British Columbia has turned its forests into a stage. Tucked into the southern valleys a few hours' drive from Vancouver, Shambhala Music Festival built on a remote farm an electro utopia the rest of the world keeps imitating but never matches, while Bass Coast carves out a riverside, art-draped strain of techno all its own. Deeper inland, Wicked Woods Festival carries that open-air rave culture beneath the pines — proof that out here, the province is something you dance to as much as you gaze upon.

Yet BC is far more than its electronic nights; it is also a province of roots. In Vancouver, the Vancouver Folk Festival fills Jericho Beach with song against a mountain backdrop, while Salmon Arm Roots & Blues and the capital, Victoria — home to the Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival — keep West Coast folk and reggae alive and loud. FestT calculates your FestiScore — the affinity between a lineup and your favourite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date, so you can find your next weekend somewhere between ocean and summit.