Ignite the Arts Festival

03/30/2026

What a weekend. 🔥

Three days. Multiple venues. Thousands of moments that only happen when a community decides that art matters.

To the performers who gave everything on stage, from Fred Penner () and Shane Koyczan () to The Melawmen Collective () and every artist who trusted us with their work, thank you. You reminded us why we show up.

To the venues that opened their doors and made space for something bigger than a typical night out, and to our partners who believed in the vision before the tickets were sold, thank you.

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This festival exists because of the funders who invest in culture when it's still just a plan on paper: Visit Penticton, the City of Penticton, the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen, Creative BC, and the Penticton Arts Council. Your support makes it all possible.



And to everyone who bought a ticket, showed up, laughed, cried, sang along, brought their kids, or just stood still for a moment and let the music find them, you are the reason we do this.

Penticton showed up for the arts. Four years in, and this community keeps proving that culture belongs here.

Now we start to plan next year. :)

03/28/2026

After a day of festival festivities this could be the gravy to top it all off

Lunch time 🔥

Last chance to go ALL OUT with us 😏🎉

We’re open late AGAIN tonight — and we want to see EVERYONE pulling up 👀

If you missed last night… don’t make that mistake twice.
If you were there… you already know how good it was 🔥

Music, energy, late night vibes, and all your Jeffer’s favourites ready to go 🤤

Round up your crew, bring the party, and come make it a night 🔥

🕖 Late Night: 7:00 PM – 2:30 AM

👇 Who’s coming for round two tonight?!

03/28/2026

!!!!UPDATE!!!!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Kate Twa of .theatre will be performing the reading of Facelift on March 29 @ 2 pm at Tempest Theatre.

Summerland's Ryga Arts Festival & Bouche Theatre Collective present

A Staged Reading of FACELIFT
By Nathalie Boisvert
Translated to English by Johanna Nutter
Featuring Kate Twa

SYNOPSIS
First the foundation, then the eyes and finally the mouth!

While leading a YouTube makeup tutorial, a woman is visited by Nelly Arcan and Simone de Beauvoir, transforming the innocent routine of daily makeup into a touching look at women's lives, examining aging, seduction, and freedom. A powerful, funny, elegant, and essential new work from award-winning playwright Nathalie Boisvert.

KATE TWA
Kate began her professional acting career at 17 with the role Estella in The Citadel Theatre’s production of Great Expectations. Shortly after, she travelled overseas to study in London with the British Theatre Association. Training in the classics by day left her evenings open to explore some of London’s newest playwrights and explosive productions. By 18, she was developing a taste for the raw, insightful, and provocative work she is known for today.

Selected stage performances include Birdbath by Leonard Melfi, No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Miss Julie by August Strindberg, and The Sweetest Swing in Baseball by Diana Son. Kate has acted extensively in film and television (The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Killer App, Da Vinci’s Inquest, and The Dead Zone).

Kate has taught thousands of actors in the craft of acting, is a co-founder of Railtown Actors’ Studio in Vancouver, and is currently Artistic Director of Tempest Theatre and Film Society in Penticton.

03/27/2026

TODAY! Friday, March 27, from 2–4 PM at the Penticton Art Gallery -

Get ready to spin, flow, and learn something new at the Ignite the Arts Festival!

Sponsored hula flow artist Christine Nash () will lead an energetic 2-hour Hula Flow Workshop.

03/27/2026

Tonight!

We're open. Ten venues. Seventy-five artists. Three nights of live art in Penticton. Doors open tonight. Kids 12 and under free with a paying adult. Wristbands still available at the door. This is what we built this for. See you tonight.

Wristbands at the door or ignitethearts.ca

- Kids 12 and under free with a paying adult
- One wristband, ten venues, three nights
- 75+ local BC artists.
- No commitment to one show. Follow your curiosity all weekend.

04/02/2025

Thanks for all the support from the City of Penticton. Helping make the creative magic happen all over town this past weekend!!!

03/28/2025

SCHEDULE DROP!
Come Out! Come Out! Come Out!
A few tickets still left for the 4th Annual Ignite the Arts Festival in snpintktn (Penticton, BC). Starts today with the Parade for no Reason at 6pm at the Elks!
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03/28/2025

Emerging from the scenic Okanagan, Jeremy Head (.mcjames) is a folk-rock artist who crafts an immersive blend of indie vibes and spacey soundscapes. With a style reminiscent of influences like Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Pinback, Sufjan Stevens, and Justin Vernon, his acoustic performances invite listeners into an introspective musical journey.

Under the name The Motion Picture, Jeremy released the EP "A Moon Above Your Head," capturing a dreamy aesthetic that resonates deeply with his audience. Now, under the new moniker TASK MANAGER, he’s rolling out a series of singles that showcase his evolving sound and creative vision.

Having played with various bands, including Hardball, Jeremy is set to deliver a captivating set featuring his original songs and a few well-chosen covers. Get ready for authentic music and genuine emotion, as he shares his story through the art of song.

Ignite the Arts is an Arts, Culture and Music Festival in snpintktn (Penticton) BC.
Tickets and full schedule LINK IN BIO

http://ignitethearts.ca/