Vancouver Arts & Music Festival features award winning musicians, visual artists from across the region and talented local performers. Explore stages, pop-up galleries, art demonstrations, family activities and local food vendors in Esther Short Park and downtown Vancouver.

Festival Schedule:

Friday, August 2, 2024

Esther Short Park Main Stage:

6:00 PM: Astral Mixtape

7:00 PM: Cellist Zuill Bailey presents an evening of Tchaikovsky with the VSO, Maestro Salvador Brotons conducting

9:00 PM: Westside Story (1961) - outdoor movie in Esther Short Park

Esther Short Park Community Stage:

12:00 PM: Welcome and Land Acknowledgement with Mayor McEnerny-Ogle and the Traveling Day Society Drum Circle

12:30 PM: Lion Dance with Vietnamese Community of Clark County

1:00 PM: Pakilistli Ballet Folklórico

1:30 PM: Fort Vancouver Pipe Band

2:00 PM: Hip Hop Soulsation Academy

2:30 PM: Cottage Dance Academy

3:00 PM: Metropolitan Performing Arts Ambassadors

3:30 PM: Ballet Folklórico of SW Washington

4:00 PM: Columbia Dance

4:30 PM: Yeates Academy of Irish Dance

Phil Arnold Way Community Stage:

12:00 PM: Carpathian-Pacific Express

1:00 PM: George Colligan and Zyanna

2:00 PM: Seth Moran, Fiddle Looper

3:00 PM: The Bylines

4:00 PM: Bossa PDX

5:00 PM: Darling Radio

6:00 PM: The Juleps

Around the Festival:

12:00 PM: Lend your hands to help create a collaborative community mural with artist Sarah Lynne Hunter in Esther Short Park.

4:00 PM: First Friday Art Walk with Vancouver's Downtown Association

Saturday, August 3, 2024

Esther Short Park Main Stage:

6:00 PM: Astral Mixtape

7:00 PM: Pianist Olga Kern presents an evening of Beethoven with the VSO, Maestro Gerard Schwarz conducting

Esther Short Park Community Stage:

10:00 AM: Riverside Performing Arts

10:45am: Sarada Kala Nilayam Bharatanatyam Dance

11:15am: Vancouver Ballet Folklórico

12:15pm: Ka Lei Hali'a O Ka Lokelani Hula

1:00 PM: Anavai O Te Ora Tahitian Dance

1:45pm: IXIC Aztec Dance

2:30 PM: push/Fold Dance Company

3:15pm: Teva Oriata Polynesian Dance Troupe

4:00 PM: Olga Loktev

4:15pm: Groove Nation Dance

Phil Arnold Way Community Stage:

10:00 AM: Skamokawa Swamp Opera

11:00 AM: Ants Ants Ants

12:00 PM: Bon Bon Vivant

1:00 PM: Festival Brass

2:00 PM: Jam Session

3:00 PM: Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra

4:00 PM: The Departures

5:00 PM: Pamela Jordan Trio

6:00 PM: Conjunto Alegre

Around the Festival:

10:00 AM: Discover over 250 local vendors at the Vancouver Farmers Market

1:00 PM: Music Improvisation and Exploration with Upbeat Music Therapy Services

2:00 PM: Ekphrastic Exploration with Clark County Poet Laureate, Susan Dingle

3:00 PM: Make and Take Your Own Greeting Card with Liz Nye

4:00 PM: Make and Take Your Own Dream Journal with Tamara Dinius

5:00 PM: Make and take You Own Garden Signs with Deborah Nagano

Sunday, August 4, 2024

Esther Short Park Main Stage:

2:00 PM: Astral Mixtape

4:00 PM: Tribute to Leonard Bernstein with the VSO, Maestro Gerard Schwarz conducting

Esther Short Park Community Stage:

10:00 AM: Starbird Theater

10:30 AM: Shaun Keylock and Conduit Dance

11:00 AM: Dr. Sherrie Davis Morningstar and Global Fusion

12:00 PM: Opera on Tap

Phil Arnold Way Community Stage:

11:00 AM: River Divide

Around the Festival:

10:00 AM: Discover over 250 local vendors at the Vancouver Farmers Market

Fest Date: August 2 - 4, 2024

Locations:
Phil Arnold Way, Vancouver, WA 98660
Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St, Vancouver, WA 98660

Admission: Free

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