Arts Alive Festival in Downtown Langley

The Arts Alive Festival takes place on Saturday, August 15th, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. The event is open to all and admission is free.

The festival includes musicians, artists, art demonstrations, food vendors, market stalls and as many as 25,000 attendees over the course of the day. It’s a really nice community event. More than 200 artists and other performers take part in the festival.

Click Arts Alive Festival or continue reading below to learn more about the event.

Festival Activities

At the Arts Alive Festival there is live music, art displays and artisan vendors. The art exhibits usually feature dozens of local artists including jewellery designers, potters and painters of all kinds.

The artists have stalls along the two blocks of the highway, which is really just a small town main street. It’s a family-friendly event with face painting, crafts and various other fun activities for kids.

2026 Performance Schedule

The main stage live music and entertainment lineup for this year’s Langley Arts Alive Festival is below.

(Note: Exact times and other details are subject to change.)

10:00 am to 11:00 am – JIMI (a blues and modern pop musician)
11:30 am to 1:00 pm – Coco Jafro (an Afro Funk – Latin Soul band)
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm – Robyn Froese Band (a Canadian soul-folk group)
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm – Daniel Wesley (an alternative rock/country musician from White Rock)

In addition to the above, DJ Steve plays throughout the day in the food truck area. There are also different roving performers and demonstrations happening throughout the festival area.

More Things to Do in Langley

The Arts Alive Festival is a community event that’s popular with locals as well as people visiting from out of town.

Lots of other great events also happen in Downtown Langley. They include the following in 2026:

Langley Community Day (on June 13th)
Langley Community Farmers Market (on Wednesdays and Thursdays between June and August)
National Indigenous Peoples Day (on June 21st)
McBurney Plaza Summer Concert Series (on Tuesdays in July)
Bard in the Valley (June 25th to July 26th)
Langley Pride Day (on August 8th)
Heritage Classic Car Show (August 21st to 23rd)
Fork & Finger (on August 22nd)
Magic of Langley (in December)

Something else that’s good to note is that August is the start of the harvest season for area vineyards. That makes mid-August to October the best time of the year to visit local wineries! Some of the best are located in Langley. Click Lower Mainland Wineries for details.