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World Poetry Day 2023
UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard. Read more about it...
Jewish Heritage Month 2023
Women’s History Month 2023
International Transgender Day of Visibility 2023
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023
March 21, 2023 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality and anti-discrimination. The 2023 theme of the International Day focuses on the urgency of combatting racism and racial...
International Women’s Day 2023
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023
Black History Month 2023
Black History Month is a time to learn, honour and reflect upon the experience and future of Black communities in British Columbia and around the world. Here are some of the ways the creative industries are celebrating, amplifying stories, taking action through...
Lunar New Year 2023
Diwali 2022
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022
We honour Orange Shirt Day each year on September 30, which is marked as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public...
Culture Days 2022
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of free participatory arts and culture events across the country both in-person and online. Culture Days programs invite the public to get...
National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
This year, we join British Columbia's creative sector to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day through storytelling in its various forms; music, literature, film and community. View the list of B.C. events, reading lists and creative content below: Talking Stick...
Reel Greenâ„¢ Carbon Calculator Training – October 2022
Reel Green™ offers free Carbon Calculator training for all film industry professionals in British Columbia and Canada. About this event Derived from one of the motion picture industry’s leading carbon calculators, albert, Reel Green™ has adapted a carbon calculator...
BC Touring Council’s 2022 Pacific Contact Conference: April 7 – 9, 2022
Pacific Contact is the BC Touring Council’s annual showcase and booking conference for the performing arts. The event includes artist showcases, a networking room for artists, agents, and managers, workshops, professional development, and hospitality activities. This...
Indigenous Veterens Day 2022
National Indigenous History Month 2022
June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth. Follow along as the creative sector honours the history and heritage of Indigenous Peoples and territories upon which those in British Columbia’s creative industries live and work. The Westcoast Island Tour with Kym Gouchie and...