Bands on the Beach is a music festival that happens in Harrison Hot Springs over the Labour Day long weekend in September each year.
TIP: If heading to Harrison Hot Springs for Bands on the Beach, stop at the Sasquatch Museum. It’s right in the town and has free admission. About a 20-minute drive away, there is also Kilby Historic Site which is very interesting and well worth a visit.
Bands on the Beach in 2026
Free concerts take place in the afternoon along the waterfront during Bands on the Beach. A usual headliner performer each year is the local country rock star Todd Richard who is exceptional. In 2026 there are six other featured artists and groups playing live music too.
When and Where?
Bands on the Beach takes place on the Labour Day Long Weekend, which in 2026 is on September 5th to 7th. This year’s concerts take place from 1:00 to 6:00 pm on the Saturday and Sunday. The live music is at the waterfront, which makes for a beautiful setting.
The Resort Town
Harrison Hot Springs is located in the Fraser Valley about a two-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
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 sit on as they listen to the music and admire the views.
Bands on the Beach Schedule
Harrison’s Bands on the Beach is a fairly simple, yet really nice festival with a series of free concerts outdoors. It’s a most enjoyable event in a spectacular setting.
Listed below is the 2026 schedule of live music.
Saturday, September 5th, 2026
- 1:00 pm – Alison May
- 2:15 pm – SPENDO
- 3:30 pm – Ahshï
- 4:30 pm – Todd Richard
Sunday, September 6th, 2026
- 1:00 pm – Peter James Band
- 2:15 pm – Hyaenas
- 3:30 pm – Ben Thorne
- 4:30 pm – Todd Richard
Other Information
Check out the Tourism Harrison website for more information about events in the region. See our article about Harrison Hot Springs for more information about this resort town.
Check out any of the following pages for other events going on in various parts of the Lower Mainland:
