Provincial Performing Arts Festivals
1. CARIBOO CHILCOTIN COAST
2. KOOTENAY ROCKIES
3. NORTHERN BC
4. THE ISLANDS
5. THOMPSON OKANAGAN
6. VANCOUVER, COAST AND MOUNTAINS
FESTIVAL DIRECTORY (BY REGION) Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
100 Mile House Festival of the Arts
Mailing address: Box 2122, 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0
Contact Person: Ginny Alexander
Tel: 250.395.3555
E-mail: ginny-lou@shaw.ca
Festival dates: April 18 - 28, 2005
Registration deadline: February 14/05
Bella Coola Valley Festival of the Arts
Mailing Address: Box 70, Bella Coola, BC V0T 1C0
Festival Phone: 250.982.2244
Festival Fax: 250.799.5801
Elizabeth Andicott (President): 250.982.2410
John Morton(Provincial Contact): 250.982.2328
Cariboo Festival Society
Mailing Address: 1265 Pigeon Ave., Williams Lake, BC V2G 2C3
Dawn Merrett (President): 250.398.8555
Sherry Johnson (Provincial Contact): 250.392.2563
Festival dates:April 11 - May 7, 2005
Registration deadline: Mid February
Quesnel Festival of the Performing Arts
Mailing address: Box 4374, Quesnel, BC V2J 7B4
Cheryl Jefferson (President): 250.249.5669
Jane Munsell (Provincial Contact): 250.992.3409
Fax: (Jane) 250.992.3486
Email: Cheryl freska@telus.net ; Jane munsell@telus.net
President: Cheryl Jefferson
Contact person: Jane Munsell
Festival dates:Feb 25 - mar 15, 2005
Registration deadline: Jan 20
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Kootenay Rockies
East Kootenay Performing Arts Festival
Mailing address: 3201 5th Steet South, Cranbrook, BC V1C 6H7
Tel: 250.489.0213 (day) 250.489.4477 (eve)
Email: pinnell@city.cranbrook.bc.ca
President: Mark Pinnell
Contact person: Mark Pinnell
Kootenay Festival of the Arts (Trail)
Mailing Address: Box 223, Trail, BC V1R 4L5
Beth Lloyd (President): 250.364.3103
Shirley Mendoza(Co President): 250.367.9376
E-mail: box106@telus.net
Nelson Music Festival
Mailing address: 1101 Forin Rd, Nelson, BC V1L 5V1
Lily Howes: 250.352.3407
Email: lilyhowes@telus.net
Festival dates: April 9 - 16, 2005
Registration deadline: January 31, 2005
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Northern BC
BC Annual Dance Competition
Mailing address: P.O. Box 670, Prince Rupert, BC
Teresa Mackereth (President): 250.627.7982
Elaine Jackson(Contact): 250.627.4866
Email: dance@citytel.net Teresa: tm@citytel.net Elaine: lainey@citytel.net
Website: www.bcadc.com
Festival dates:May 1 - 7, 2005
Registration deadline: Feb. 22/05
Community Speech and Drama Festival of Prince George
Mailing address: 2621 Carlisle Way, Prince George, BC V2K 4B5
Tel: 250.962.8952
Fax: 250.962.5356
Email: jmcpg@shaw.ca
President: Iris West
Contact person: Debbie McGladdery
Festival dates: April 19 - 29, 2005
Registration deadline: February 5, 2005
Lakes District Performing Arts Festival
Mailing address: Box 169, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
Terri Dickson (Provincial Contact): 250.695.6684
Email: tdickson@telus.net
Website:http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/ldfestival
Festival dates: March 30 - April 3; May 6 - 7, 2005
Registration deadline:TBA
Nechako Valley Festival of the Performing Arts
Mailing Address: Box 2145, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 1P0
Maggie Fitzpatrick (President): 250.567.4160
Peble Fehr (Provincial Contact): 250.567.4923
Email: pbabij@hwy16.com
Festival dates: Feb 20 - 26, 2005
Pacific Northwest Music Festival
Mailing address: PO Box 456, Terrace, BC V8G 4B5
Tel: 250.635.1579 (President's home)
Email: manny&kelly@telus.net
President: Kelly Lima
Contact person: same
Festival dates: April 7 - May 23, 2005
Registration deadline: January 15/05
Peace River North Festival of the Arts
Mailing address: 10015 - 100th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M4
Tel: 250.785.4476
Fax: 250.785.6982
Email: janiceclosson@hotmail.com
President : Janice Closson
Festival dates: April 7 - 16, 2005
Registration deadline: February 28/05
Peace River South Festival of the Arts
Mailing Address: C/O The Kiwanis Art Center, 1100 95th Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3V4
Calvin Kruk: 250.782.9325
Email: ckruk@mail.sd59.bc.ca
Festival dates: TBA
Prince George and District Music Festival
Mailing address: Box 1533, Prince George, BC V2L 4V5
Peggy O'Brennan (President): 250.962.7927
Barb Mulligan (Provincial Contact): 250.563.0901
Email: obdon@shaw.ca brmulligan@shaw.ca
Festival dates: March 1 - 12, 2005
Registration deadline: January 10/05
Prince George Dance Festival Association
Mailing address: PO Box 2202, Prince George, BC
Linda Herman: (President): 250.563.0293
Laura Jacobs (Past President): 250.963.8318
Festival dates: March 19 - 26, 2005
Registration deadline: January 15/05
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The Islands
Cowichan Music Festival
Mailing Address: 450 Arbutus Ave W, Duncan, BC V9L 1J2
Leslie Sjoberg (President): 250.748.8833
Email: cmfest@shaw.ca
Festival dates: February 5 - March 9, 2005
Registration deadline: December 4/04
DanceArts 2004 Festival (Greater Victoria Danceworks Association)
Mailing address: PO Box 31020, University Heights RPO, Victoria BC V8N 6J3
Wendy Vernon (President): 250.652.3580
Email: wendyvernon@hotmail.com
Website: www.greatervictoriadanceworks.com
Festival dates: May 13 - 20, 2005
Registration deadline: January 15/05
Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival
Mailing address: PO Box 32065 - 3651 Shelbourne Street, Victoria V 8P 5S2
Tel: 250.386.9223
Fax: 250.386.9224
Email: festival@gvpaf.org
Website: www.gvpaf.org
President: John McVie
Contact person: Kim Pearce
Festival dates: March 30 - May 11, 2005
Registration deadline: January 15/05
North Island Festival of Performing Arts
Mailing Address: 787 Thorpe Ave, Courtenay, BC V9N 8C9
Sam Marshall (President): 250.334.2882
Email: info@nifpa.org
Website: www.nifpa.org
Festival dates: Feb 7 - Mar 4, 2005
Registration deadline: Nov 30, 2004
Upper Island Musical Festival
Mailing address: 6367 Groveland Dr, Nanaimo, BC V9V 1N5
Tel: 250.758.6961
Email: uimfestival@hotmail.com
Website: www.nanaimomusicfestival.com
President: Deanna Thompson
Contact person: Lu Clark
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Thompson Okanagan
Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts
Mailing address: Box 162, Kamloops, BC V2C 5K6
Tel: 250.374.3491
Fax: 250.374.3491
Email: suzykew@shaw.ca
Website: www.kfpa.ca
President: Marilyn Wiwcharuk
Contact person: Sue Reedman
Festival dates: February 20 - Mar 13, 2005
Other important dates: meetings, 1st Tuesday of each month at 8:30pm. Call Sue Reedman for info.
Kelowna Kiwanis Music Festival
Kiwanis Music Festival Society of Kelowna
Mailing address: PO Box 143, Station A, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7N3
Office address: 203 - 1889 Springfield Road, Kelowna BC V1Y 5V5
Tel: 250.860.5033
Fax: 250.860.5033
Email: kmfest@telus.net
President: Marion Bremner
Contact person: Margett Goward, Executive Director
Festival dates: April 3 - 30, 2005
Registration deadline: January 22 & February 1, 2005
Penticton Kiwanis Music, Dance and Speech Arts Festival
Okanagan Valley Music Festival Society
Mailing address: Box 20077, Penticton, BC V2A 8K3
Tel: 250.493.8322
Email: pkmf@vip.net
Website: www.pkmf.org
President: Janice Baker
Contact person: Antonia Mahon, Coordinator
Festival dates: March 3 - April 25, 2005
Registration deadline: January 17 & 24, 2005
Shuswap Music Festival Society
Mailing address: PO Box 397, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N5
Tel: 250.832.9172
Fax: 250.832.7616
Email: bohaker@telus.net
President: Greg Bohaker
Contact person: Marge Duncan
Festival dates: April 18 - 30, 2005
Registration deadline: January 31/05
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Vancouver, Coast & Mountains
CDMF Performing Arts Festival (Coquitlam)
Mailing address: 205 - 13541 102 nd Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 4X8
Tel: 604.589.2363
Fax: 604.589.2366
Email: cdmf@telus.net
President: Ann Bloye
Contact person: Colleen Adie
Festival dates: February 19 - April 6, 2005
Registration deadline: December 1, 2004
Chilliwack Lions Club Music & Dance Festival
Mailing addresses:
• c/o 48185 Ryder Lake Road, Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1E3
• Box 66, Chilliwack, BC V2P 6H7
Tel: 604.858.3147
Fax: 604.858.3145 (call 604.858.3147 first)
Chairperson: Bonnie Mason
Contact person: Laurie Dean Hirschman
Festival dates: February 11 - March 19, 2005
Registration deadline: December 15, 2004.
Howe Sound Music Festival
Howe Sound Arts Association
Mailing address: Box 365, Garibaldi Highlands, BC V0N 1T0
Tel: 604.898.5981
Email: eckoop@telus.net
Website: www.howesoundarts.org
Executive Director: Colleen Koop
Contact person: same as above
Festival dates: April 8 - 17, 2005
Registration deadline: February 4, 2005
Kiwanis Fraser Valley International Music Festival
Mailing address: 33381 Best Avenue, Mission, BC V2V 5Z7
Tel: 604.820.4413
Fax: 604.820.4413
Toll free Tel/Fax: 1.866.532.3809
Email: kiwanis@yahoo.com
Website: www.kfv.ca
President: Bob Rompre
Festival dates: April 18 - May 14, 2005
Registration deadline: February 4, 2005
Pacific West Festival
Pacific West Performing Arts Society
Mailing address: 8965 - 15th Avenue, Burnaby, BC
Tel: 604.584.4477, 604.597.1532
Fax: 604.540.8583
Email: pacwestpaf@netscape.net ; info@pacwestpaf.org
Website: www.pacwestpaf.org
President: Harriet Tuey
Contact person: Marie Swales, Nori Labrecque
Festival dates: April 15 - May 1, 2005
Registration deadline: February 01, 2005
Powell River Festival of the Performing Arts
Mailing Address: Box 74, Powell River, BC V8A 4Z5
Warren Wiley (President): warren@shaw.ca
Jill Ehgoetz (Provincial Contact): jill.ehgoetz@rbc.com
Website: www.powellriverrotary.org
Festival dates: March 4 - 16, 2005
Registration deadline: February 10, 2005
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts
Mailing Address: Box 632, Powell River, BC V0N 3A0
Sue Milne (President): 604.886.1225
Dorothy Fraser (Provincial Contact): 604.885.7637
Email: milnesue@telus.net; dotogo@dccnet.com
Festival dates: March 3 - 18, 2005
Registration Deadline: February 22, 2005
Surrey Festival of Dance
Mailing address: #203 - 13541 102nd Ave., Surrey, BC V3T 4X8
Tel: 604.585.3320
Fax: 604.585.3329
Email: info@surreyfestival.com
Website URL: www.surreyfestival.com
President: Robin Smith
Contact person: As above
Festival dates: April 4 - 30, 2005
Registration deadline: December 15, 2004
Honours Perfomance: May 14, 2005, at the Bell Theater of Performing Arts
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival
Mailing address: 505 - 8840 - 210th Street, Suite 411, Langley, BC V1M 2Y2
Tel: 604.881.6062
Fax: 604.888.7853
Email: Sandy Ennis, sandraennis@shaw.ca ; Sam Balden, sbalden@blgcanada.com
Website: www.musicfestivals.kiwanisbc.com
President: Sam Balden
Contact person: Sandy Ennis, Administrator
Festival dates:
Jazz: February 12, 14 & 15, 2005
Band: February 28 - March 4, 2005
Choral: April 7 - 9, 2005
Solo and Small Ensemble: April 13 - 30, 2005
Registration deadline: January 11, 2005
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