Vancouver Flamenco Festival

The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival celebrates the Spanish dance art with a series of performances each year that showcase both music and dance.

The festival ran from September 20th to 28th in 2025. Visit the vancouverflamencofestival.org website or continue reading below to learn more.

Some of the featured performers at this year’s festival included Flamenco Rosario, José ‘El Cachito’ Diaz, Caroline Planté and Karen Flamenco.

Rosario Flamenco

Vancouver’s Flamenco Festival

Flamenco is synonymous with traditional Spanish dancing. This art form originated from the various folklore music traditions of southern Spain. It comprises three elements – song (cante), dance (baile) and music (toque). Flamenco is closely associated with the traditional dance and music of the Andalusian gitanos, also known as gypsies.

The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival burst onto the scene in the 1990s and continues to entertain audiences to this day with its robust dancing. There are both free and ticketed performances as well as other types of events.

The 2025 festival took place between September 20th and 28th. Along with a couple of days of free shows, there were around six ticketed performances and some workshops. The festival’s 2026 dates are to be confirmed.

The main hub for the festival is Granville Island. There are a series of ticketed shows at Waterfront Theatre while the free shows happen at Picnic Pavilion. The festival is produced by the Vancouver-based dance company, Flamenco Rosario.

Visit the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival website for full details about the performances.

Admission for the Shows

Prices for the shows typically range from around $30 up to $70 depending on which shows you attend and which seats you select. There is no registration needed for the free performances. You can just show up and enjoy them whenever you want and for as long as you’d like.

Schedule of Events

Below were the dates for both the free and ticketed shows in 2025.

Ticketed Shows in 2025

The following shows took place as ticketed events. Three of them were at the Waterfront Theatre at 1412 Cartwright Street on Granville Island.

Tuesday, September 23rd – Be/Sois Short Film at 7:00 pm at Alliance Française Vancouver (Note: This event was free to attend but tickets could be reserved online.)
Wednesday, September 24th – Palabra Flamenco at 8:00 pm at Waterfront Theatre
Thursday, September 25th – Seffarine at 8:00 pm at Waterfront Theatre
Friday, September 26th – Karen Flamenco at 8:00 pm at Waterfront Theatre
Saturday, September 27th – Rosario Flamenco & Guest Artist at 8:00 pm at Vancouver Playhouse
Sunday, September 28th – La Música del Flamenco at 8:00 pm at St. James Community Square

Flamenco at Granville Island Picnic Shelter — Flamenco Performance at Granville Island

Free Shows

The free shows took place at Picnic Pavilion at 267 Old Bridge Walk on Granville Island. In 2025 the free outdoor performances ran on the weekend of September 20th and 21st. Performances happened between 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm on the Saturday and from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm on the Sunday.

The schedule of free performances in 2025 is below. Exact details were subject to change.

Saturday, September 20th, 2025

2:00 pm – Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy
3:00 pm – Linda Hayes Flamenco
4:00 pm – Isabel Pacheco
5:00 pm – Yurie Kaneko and Katia Flores

Sunday, September 21st, 2025

1:00 pm – Karen Flamenco
2:00 pm – Calle Verde El Mar Contempla
3:00 pm – En Lo Nuestro
4:00 pm – Kara La Picante
5:00 pm – Ehab Guitarrista

Visit the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival website for full details about the performances.

Flamenco Masterclasses

In addition to all of the performances, 2025’s festival also featured Masterclass sessions where professional flamenco dancers gave flamenco dancing lessons. The schedule for 2025 is below.

Saturday, September 20th – Intro to Flamenco with Rosario Ancer at 10:00 am at the Scotiabank Dance Centre
Wednesday, September 24th – Flamenco Masterclass with Manuel Gutierrez at 5:00 pm at the Scotiabank Dance Centre
Sunday, September 28th – Macarena López Workshops at the Scotiabank Dance Centre between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, as well as Cante & Palmas Masterclass with Cachito at St. James Community Square from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Visit the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival website for full details about the performances.