Squamish Wind Festival

The Squamish Arts Festival is a community event in the summer. It features concerts, art displays, the performing arts, an outdoor movie and other activities.

Formerly called the Squamish Wind Festival, the Squamish Arts Festival runs from July 26th to August 16th in 2025.

To learn about other events happening this month, see our August Calendar of Events. To learn about the Squamish Arts Festival, continue reading.

Squamish Arts Festival

The Squamish Arts Festival is an annual event with a focus on both visual and performing arts. In previous years, it happened in either July or August. The 2025 festival, however, begins in late July and runs until the middle of August.

Where and When

The Squamish Arts Festival takes place in the summer in the town of Squamish. The area is about a 45-minute drive from Vancouver along the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

The festival runs from Sunday, July 26th, to Saturday, August 16th in 2025. Venues include Junction Park and Sp’akw’us Feather Park.

Known as the “Outdoor Recreation Capital of the World,” Squamish is home to some of the region’s premier outdoor recreation venues, including Stawamus Chief Mountain (for hiking), the Sea to Sky Gondola, and Squamish Spit (for kite boarding).

For more information on the area, click Squamish or the Sea to Sky region.

Squamish Arts Festival All-Day Events

In 2025 there are art workshops between July 28th and August 15th. The main Squamish Arts Festival event happens on July 26th at Junction Park. Lastly, the Sp’akw’us Feather Shakedown is on August 16th.

As of early June, daily schedules for the 2025 festival have yet to be announced. For an idea of what to expect, below are details about two of the biggest events that happened last year.

Junction Park Event (2024)

The main event ran for one day in 2024. It began at 10:00 am and continued until 6:00 pm. Below is a list of the free activities that took place. There was also an artisan market, bar and an area with food trucks.

The following activities all began at 10:00 am:

Gabriel Ostapchuk Live Painting
Alixandra Jade
Squamish Circus Collective
Liz Sax Ceramics

Activities and performances that happened at other times of the day included the following:

10:30 am – Ira Pettle
11:40 am – Cat Madden
12:50 pm – The Beating of The Unborn Drum
1:00 pm – Paintertainment
1:30 pm – Olin Brix
2:40 pm – Dhol Nation Drummers
4:40 pm – Blonde Diamond

2025 event details are to be confirmed.

Squamish Wind Festival at Junction Park — Festival Activities at Junction Park

Sp’akw’us Feather Park Event (2024)

The final day of the 2024 festival took place at Sp’akw’us Feather Park from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm. The day’s live entertainment schedule from last year is listed below. There was a bar at the event from 4:00 pm onward. Food trucks were also on-site. 2025 details are to be confirmed.

5:10 pm – Bitterly Divine
5:50 pm – Squamish National Cultural Dancers
6:20 pm – DJ OShow
7:10 pm – Mark Woodyard
8:15 pm – SLB B2B LERMA
9:00 pm – DJ KOOKUM
9:50 pm – The Funk Hunters

Vendors

For an idea of which vendors to expect at the festival, food trucks and vendors that attended in previous years are listed below.

Vendors

Charcoal & Grain – selling handmade gifts made from reclaimed wood.
Dogwood Letterpress – specializing in handmade vintage stationary.
Fox Fibers – featuring hand-crafted woven plant and wall hangers.
Geojab Bowls – West Coast Indigenous-designed bowls made from reclaimed wood.
Hollow Tree – hand-crafted candles.
Sons of Vancouver Distillery – a Vancouver-based small batch distillery.

Food Trucks

Alice & Brohm Real Fruit Ice Cream – a New Zealand treat made with real fruit!
Carte Diem – Seize the Souvlaki – a food truck serving traditional Greek cuisine.
Chickpea – a food truck specializing in plant-based food.
Luz Tacos – fun and delicious tacos served out of a converted airstream trailer.
Mr. Bannock – a food truck serving traditional Indigenous foods.