Langley Arts Alive Festival

The Arts Alive Festival is a free arts festival that takes place in the City of Langley along the Fraser Highway between 204th and 206th streets in August.

In 2026 the festival celebrates its 30th year on August 15th.

Arts Alive Festival in Downtown Langley

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

The festival includes musicians, artists, art demonstrations, food vendors, market stalls and as many as 25,000 participants over the course of the day. It’s a really nice community event. As many as 200 or more artists and performers usually attend.

Festival Activities

At the Arts Alive Festival there is live music, art displays and artisan vendors. The art exhibits usually feature dozens of area 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 live music and entertainment lineup for this year’s Langley Arts Alive Festival is below.

(Note: Exact times and other details were 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.

Other Things to Do

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:

Langley Community Day (in June)
Langley Community Farmers Market (on Wednesdays between June and August)
National Indigenous Peoples Day (on June 21st)
McBurney Plaza Summer Concert Series (on Tuesdays in July)
Bard in the Valley (in July)
Langley Pride Day (in August)
Heritage Classic Car Show (in August)
Fork & Finger (a food-themed event in August)
Magic of Langley (in December)

Good to note is that August is the start of the harvest season for area vineyards, making mid-August to October the best time of the year to visit local wineries, some of the best of which are located in Langley. Click Lower Mainland Wineries for details.