Join us for our main ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) festival day!
Date/Time: Sep 19 2026, 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Vancouver, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | Event calendarCost: Free
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For this family-friendly celebration, we invite you to experience Indigenous cultures and voices from across the continent with live music, dance, film screenings, hands-on workshops, storytellers, an artisan market, food trucks, and more!
Wristbands are required for entry and are free.
Everyone is welcome! Wristbands are required for entry and are free.
Live Music at the Telus Studio Theatre:
12:30PM - 12:50PM : Eagle Ex Machina
1PM - 1:20PM : Francis Baptiste
1:30PM - 1:50PM : Burnstick
2:30PM - 2:50PM : Semiah
3PM - 3:20PM : LOV
3:30PM - 3:50PM : Kalyn Fay
4PM - 4:20PM : G̱a̱mksimoon
4:30PM - 4:50PM : Caley Watts
5PM - 5:20PM : Joey Stylez
5:30PM - 6PM : Curtis Clearsky & the Constellationz
Storytelling at the Cedar Grove Stage
12PM - 12:10PM : Musqueam Welcome
12:10PM - 12:40PM : Quelemia Sparrow
1PM - 1:45PM : Storyteller Cee Peal
2PM - 4PM : Iron Dog Books
4:15PM - 5PM : Storyteller Les George
5:15PM - 5:45PM : Miss Christie Lee
Workshops at Salal Plaza
12:30PM - 1:30PM : Slahal Bones Games
2PM - 3PM : Cedar Weaving
4PM - 5:30PM : Quarter Bag Workshop
Films at the Royal Bank Cinema
12PM - 12:30PM : Welcome and Musqueam Short Films
12:30PM - 1:30PM : imagineNATIVE Family Shorts Program
1:30PM - 2:15PM : The Secret Path
2:15PM - 2:45PM : Welcome and Musqueam Short Films
2:45PM - 3:45PM : imagineNATIVE Family Shorts Program
3:45PM - 4:30PM : The Secret Path
4:30PM - 5:45PM : c̓əsnaʔəm - The City Before the City
Activations at the Flagpole
12PM - 6PM : Nations Skate Youth
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