Bands on the Beach is a music festival that happens in Harrison Hot Springs over the Labour Day Long Weekend in September each year.
Due to concerns about COVID-19 the festival was unable to run in-person in 2020. Instead, organizers livestreamed artists online. The festival returned to its in-person format in 2021 with shows on Saturday, September 4th and Sunday, September 5th.
Bands on the Beach
Free concerts take place along the waterfront in the afternoons during Bands on the Beach. A usual headliner performer each year is the local country rock star Todd Richard who is exceptional.
When and Where
Bands on the Beach takes place on the first Saturday and Sunday of September (which is also the Labour Day Long Weekend).
The 2020 event was not able to take place in its usual form. Instead, the concert took place online on Saturday, September 5th, 2020.
The 2021 edition returned to the event’s normal scheduling, as it took place on September 4th and 5th.
2022 dates will likely be similar, but exact details are to be confirmed.
The Resort Town
Harrison Hot Springs is located in the Fraser Valley about a 2-hour drive east of downtown Vancouver. It’s a resort town right on beautiful Harrison Lake and worth checking out any time of year, but especially when there is an event like Bands on the Beach going on.
Concert Venues
In years when it does take place, the free concerts during the Bands on the Beach event happen in the park by the beach near Esplanade Avenue. There is an outdoor stage there and people bring their lawn chairs to listen to the music and admire the views.
Bands on the Beach Schedule
Harrison’s Bands on the Beach is a fairly simple festival with a series of free concerts outdoors on two afternoons, but it’s an enjoyable event in a spectacular setting.
Live music scheduled for 2021 included performances by the following bands starting at 1:00 pm each day. Details for future years may be comparable.
2021 Saturday Concerts
- 1:00 pm – Turncliff McCoy
- 3:00 pm – Brandon Isaak
- 5:00 pm – Todd Richard and the TR Band
2021 Sunday Concerts
- 1:00 pm – Jessica Mai
- 3:00 pm – Johnny Bootleg
- 5:00 pm – Todd Richard and the TR Band
Other Information
For more information on the Bands on the Beach event check out the Tourism Harrison website, and for more information on the resort town click Harrison Hot Springs.
For other events going on in various parts of the Lower Mainland, check out any of the following pages:
