Persephone Beer Farm: Fibre Farm Launch!

Please join the Sunshine Coast Arts Council to celebrate the launch of the Sunshine Coast’s newest fibre arts and culture hub: Fibre Farm an Indigenous-led, disability justice centered, growing and gathering space! Art and fibre demos, storytelling, music, and a chance to participate in invasive species removal as you check-out the new accessible pathways, garden bed, fire pit, art studio, and deck.

It has taken a village to get this project off the ground, with funding from the Island Coastal Economic Trust, the BC Arts Council, alongside work from the incredible team at the SCAC and Persephone, and the generosity of local businesses like Salish Soils and Gibsons Building Supply, and the supportive community buzzing around this project- we couldn’t have done it without you! Please come out and celebrate the work that has been done, and the work that has just begun!

Songs of the People Through the Ages

Friday May 29, 7 PM at Chatelech Secondary School *new venue*, Sechelt and Saturday May 30, 2 PM at Calvary Baptist Church, Gibsons.

Join Suncoast Phoenix Community Choir for their spring concert featuring popular songs from the renaissance through to modern day. Lots of beautiful music, many familiar songs and, of course, a sing-a-long.  Admission by donation at the door (suggested donation $20)

Raven’s Cry Theatre: Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Annual Spring Concert

The Coast’s community orchestra – a membership including your family/friends/neighbors/colleagues – is presenting for your enjoyment the Dvorak 8th symphony in its entirety for the first time. They have also prepared some of the most iconic themes in movie history. Come to the Raven’s Cry Theatre on Sunday May 31st. Doors open at 2 pm for the 2:30 concert. Tickets are available at both the Sechelt and Gibsons Pet Valu outlets (Trail Bay Centre and Sunnycrest Mall). Adults $30, Children and Students to Grade 12 receive free tickets. Advance tickets may be arranged by e-transfers to terifest@telus.net until May 30th.

Gibsons Public Market: Saturday Live Music- May Line Up

Join us at the Gibsons Public Market on Saturdays for free live music by local performers.

Spring is in full swing — so time for some more live musicians to swing on by! Please join us for 2 relaxing Saturday afternoons in May with great local music talent alongside Emelle’s Market Bistro happy hour. Here is our marvelous lineup for May Live Music at Gibsons Public Market:

May 2 — No music (private event)
May 9 — No music (private event)
May 16 — Stephan La Casse (Atrium)
May 23 — No music (private event)
May 30 — Dave Roughley (Atrium)

Join us after a seaside walk to gather with friends, enjoy a refreshing drink, and let the live music set the tone for your weekend!

For more info visit www.gibsonspublicmarket.com

Lions Park: Harbour Market

Sundays, 9-2pm. Inside & outside vendors. Live music.

• local makers + handmade goods
• fresh food + baked treats
• live music + a little wander
• a big playground for the kids

Voices of Resistance and Resolution – A Cappella Strait and Choralations – 2 performances

Friday May 22 @ 7pm at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt; Saturday May 23 @ 7 pm at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Gibsons.

Bringing together A Cappella Strait and Choralations Children’s Choir in a program tracing the long tradition of people using music to reflect the conflicts of their times.
From the Renaissance era until today, choral music has been used to both protect and challenge the status quo, to push for social change, and to provide hope and inspiration for the future.
In this program the common thread is the struggle: as inspiration for the music, or as a protest of a perceived injustice.
With styles ranging from motets and madrigals, spirituals and protest songs, to choral compositions, this program should have something for everyone.

Tickets: (with cash) at Sechelt Visitors Centre in Sechelt and One Flower One Leaf Gallery in Gibsons or reserve seats and pay by e-transfer by emailing ACStrait21@gmail.com
(Tickets will also be available at the door). Tickets $20.
Children under 12 free. Please email ACStrait21@gmail.com with any questions.

St Barts: Steve Strongman w/ Deanna Knight

Deanna Knight presents international bluesman Steve Strongman. Join Deanna as she reconnects with her friend from 30+ yrs. and learns of all Steve’s musical adventures including his Grammy nominations of 2025.

7pm Doors 7:30 Show

Tickets are a sliding scale starting at $25 to benefit the artists. Please give generously if you are able and reach out if the ticket price is a barrier 🙂

Steve Strongman BIO = Canadian Guitar Ace, JUNO winner, and Multiple Maple Blues Award winner Steve Strongman has just co-produced, co-written, and guested on the Fabulous Thunderbird’s 50th Anniversary 2024 release “Struck Down, on Stony Plain records.

This record debuted at #1 in both the United States and Canada, and features Strongman with guests Bonnie Raitt, Billy Gibbons, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Mick Fleetwood, Elvin Bishop and Terrence Simien. Strongman will be on tour supporting the Thunderbirds in 2024/2025.

Strongman, also a Memphis International Blues Challenge award winner for best solo/duo guitarist, is one of the most talented Blues based artists in the world today. Beyond his undeniable strengths as a songwriter, guitarist and front man is his ability to engage his audience and deliver incredible performances at every live show. With his inimitable guitar playing and soulful vocals, Strongman delivers incredible performances with power and passion. Steve Strongman has a way of stirring a crowd that evokes the emotion, maturity and authenticity of classic blues themes.

Steve has shared the stage with International blues royalty including B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe Cocker, Robert Cray, Jeff Healey, James Cotton, Roy Clark, and Jimmie Vaughan to name a few. Steve Strongman is warmly regarded as Mississippi guitar legend Mel Brown’s “Blues son”.

“This is as good as Lenny Kravitz version of “American Woman” – Randy Bachman regarding Steve’s version of “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”

“Steve Strongman is the “Real Blues Deal” guy in vocals, guitar and credentials. We’ve jammed out many times and it’s always a giant explosion of energy and riffs galore” – Randy Bachman

Backeddy Pub: Joe Stanton

This seasoned singer-songwriter blends folk, bluegrass, country, and blues with intricate fingerstyle guitar and heartfelt lyrics. Relax, listen, and let the music set the mood.

 

81st Annual Pender Harbour May Day

2026 Theme: Mardi Gras Street Party.

The day kicks off with a 4KM Fun Run, Kids Fishing Derby and Pancake Breakfast, followed by a parade through Madeira Park at 11AM and a day filled with games, music and good times.

With the school field closed, we’re taking things to the streets—literally. This year’s celebration will be a full-on street party and a massive community gathering, honouring Pender Harbour’s longboarding legacy and celebrating the final chapter of an incredible 25-year run of Attack of Danger Bay.

Heritage Playhouse: Suncoast Concert Band

Annual spring concert of the Suncoast Concert Band conducted by Tak Maeda. Hear music titles by composers from the 1800’s to recent years. Advance tickets (cash only) are available in person from Pet Valu outlets (Sunnycrest Mall Gibsons and Trail Bay Centre Sechelt). Tickets can be reserved by e-transfer to terifest@telus.net. $25 Adults, $5 Children & Students to Grade 12.

PR – Blackberry Festival

Fri Aug 21 – 6-10pm – Street Party

Sat Aug 22 – 12-8pm – Blackberry Jam + Fireworks at 10pm.

Explore a vibrant marketplace featuring local businesses, artisans, and community organizations.
From handcrafted goods to delicious treats, the Blackberry Festival is a great place to discover what Powell River has to offer.

Chatelech School Theatre: Into the Woods (jr)

The Chatelech Music Theatre Ensemble presents, “Into the Woods” Jr. on Friday, April 17 at 7 pm, Saturday, April 18 at 2 pm and 7 pm and Sunday April 19 at 2 pm. Admission is by donation.

This hour-long musical combines the tales of several fairy tale characters in song and dance and lessons. Will Cinderella and Rapunzel find their princes? Will Little Red Riding Hood escape the Wolf? Will the Baker and his Wife foil the Witch and have a child? Come to the theatre and find out!

SCAC: Artesia Coffee House

Doors 6:45pm. Celebrating youth in music,  Chorolations Children’s Choir, under the direction of Janice Brunson opens the night followed by a duo featuring Jane Allan and Randy Shepherd performing classic country.

Johanna Goldenberg, a high school writer will read from her first published novella, The Sharp Edge of Seashells. Closing the night our much-loved “Definitely Diva,” featuring Lynn Dickson, Wendy Hibbert, and Patrice Pollack accompanied by Boyd Norman, bass, Reg Dickson, guitar/harmonica and Anneka Bonser. Performing together for over 20 years, the Divas continue to delight audiences with beautiful harmonies, great songs, and have way too much fun with their audiences.

Sunday Cider: Live on the Grass May Schedule

Fridays – enjoy the musical vibe. Support your local Coaster artists (along with some fabulous travelling Canadian musical gems). Always FREE, no cover. Pets on leash & kiddos welcome. Shows at 6 pm. Food & Treats with Seamonkey until 7pm. Vegan eats + Little Spoon ice cream. Rain or shine.
May 1 ➜ Dee Brown – Blues, R&B and pop.
May 8 ➜ Aline Deanna – Beautiful, melodic country folk.
May 15 ➜ Estelle Honeywell – Singer/Songwriter. Romantic-ocean-folk-fusion.
May 22 ➜ Celia Machado. Brazilian music. Incredible guitarist and percussionist.

PR – Max Cameron: Collective Singers from Namibia

An unforgettable night of rhythm, harmony, and soul. Namibia’s renowned Collective Singers Choir is brings their high-energy tour.

These 36 powerful vocalists are known for performances that move the spirit (and the feet!). This isn’t just a concert—it’s a collaboration. Collective will be joined by our very own Brooks Secondary Chamber Choir.