Festival du Bois 2025 in Coquitlam
byRooted in the French-Canadian community and heritage of the Maillardville area in Coquitlam, Festival du Bois is the largest and most popular celebration of francophone music and culture in BC.
Festival du Bois 2025 in Coquitlam
- When: March 7-9, 2025
- Where: Mackin Park/Maillardville
- (1046 Brunette Ave, Coquitlam across the highway from IKEA)
- Tickets: Early bird pricing is in effect until February2nd.
- Single day and full festival passes available. Children under 5 years are free.
- Sunday, enjoy a pancake breakfast for $10 (adults) & $5 (children) – not included in admission (purchase tickets on site).
This year’s lineup of performers offers music and dance rooted in French Canadian, Celtic, Folk and World traditions, along with new and contemporary sounds for all ages. From New Brunswick to BC, the 2025 festival artists promise an exciting weekend featuring both the familiar and well-loved and some musical adventures.
The festival opens Friday March 7th with a contradance – now a very popular festival tradition – in the Grand Chapiteau (Big Tent) in Mackin Park. You can can attend this evening for free to dance to the music of Vancouver’s premiere contradance group, The Sybaritic String Band.
On Saturday and Sunday the festival presents outstanding music artists from Québec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and BC. The concert Main Stage and dance floor of the Grand Chapiteau welcomes the following groups and artists: LeFLOFRANCO, Jocelyn Pettit, La Patente, La Déferlance, Kutapira, Alouest, and more. View the full schedule and lineup of artists online.
In the Children’s Tent (Petit Chapiteau), kids and families will thrill to performances and presentations by Will’s James, Isabelle Kirouac, Micah and Profaqua.
Also on-site in Mackin Park, audiences can enjoy exhibits, participatory activities, food truck fare including French Canadian cuisine traditionnelle – tourtière, maple taffy on snow, poutine and other delicacies, licensed beverages, as well as some unique shopping.
Nearby Mackin House, located across the street from the festival’s main gate, hosts a range of fun and informative workshops with festival artists.
