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Indian Summer Festival "Indian Summer has made a name for itself as one of the city's most vibrant and eclectic {art} festivals."
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If you need us, we'll be reading Abby Govindan's social media feeds for her commentary on...everything. Swipe for just a...
06/01/2026

If you need us, we'll be reading Abby Govindan's social media feeds for her commentary on...everything. Swipe for just an appetizer of Abby's best hot takes.

And if you'd like to catch more of Abby's iconic takes, join us at the equally iconic Rio Theatre on July 15th, where Abby will be offering plenty more side-splitting comedic musings on dating, breaking intergenerational curses, aging, and more.

Pick up your tickets at https://indiansummerfest.ca/events-abby-govindan.

05/31/2026

“You survived the night.”

With a profound title derived from the traditional Secwepemctsín morning greeting, Oscar-nominated director Julian Brave Noisecat's debut book, We Survived the Night, is a gripping wonder that blends history, mythology, memoir and reportage.

NoiseCat made history as the first Indigenous filmmaker from North America to receive an Oscar nomination for his directorial debut, Sugarcane, at the 2025 Academy Awards. He is also the first Indigenous North American author to ever write about healing from intergenerational trauma by getting stoned with his dad, for the The New York Times Magazine.

Join us on Friday July 10 at Waterfront Theatre for a conversation between Julian and our Executive Artist Director, Am Johal, with a book signing to follow. 🎟️⁠
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Thank you to Granville Island , Vancouver Writers Fest , SFU's David Lam Centre, Vancouver Writers Festival, and Iron Dog Books for supporting this event.

Video credit: Democracy Now!

Sri Lankan comedian pushes buttons, challenges conventional wisdom, and leaves you in hysterics, all at once. With his ...
05/30/2026

Sri Lankan comedian pushes buttons, challenges conventional wisdom, and leaves you in hysterics, all at once.

With his signature deadpan delivery, he’s unnervingly sharp and delightful in his comedic commentary. So who better than Vidura to open Indian Summer Festival 2026 with a bang—and unending laughs?

Swipe for a preview of Vidura’s razor-sharp comedy stylings.

See him perform at the opening of the Indian Summer Festival 2026 on July 9 at the Vancouver Playhouse.⁠
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Tickets at indiansummerfest.ca 🎟️⁠
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Thank you to for partnering with us on this event.

What do we inherit from those who came before us? Coast Salish dance and theatre artist Tasha Faye Evans creates nationa...
05/29/2026

What do we inherit from those who came before us? Coast Salish dance and theatre artist Tasha Faye Evans creates nationally and internationally lauded work at the intersection of performance, cultural reclamation, and education.

From Cedar Woman, a dance which honours generations of Coast Salish women, to In the Presence of Ancestors, an enduring exhibition of Coast Salish House posts in Port Moody, her practice bridges ancestral memory with living expression.

Join a dialogue with Evans on Sunday, July 12 at Ocean Artworks Pavilion, as part of Indian Summer Festival's Tiffin Talks.

Thank you to our partners Granville Island and the Hari Sharma Foundation for their support.

Get your tickets at https://indiansummerfest.ca/tiffin-talks.

Envision classical dance that unfolds through ethereal propositions, elemental energies, and alternative perspectives on...
05/29/2026

Envision classical dance that unfolds through ethereal propositions, elemental energies, and alternative perspectives on time. Contemporary dancer Sasha Ashwini brings this perspective to her craft.

Trained in Indian Classical dance from a young age, Sasha Ashwini has boldly re-envisioned her movement practice to explore the power, resilience, and softness that resides in the feminine spirit. In 2025, she receive second-place recognition for the Louise Bentall Award for Emerging Choreographers from DanceHouse Vancouver.

Catch an exclusive excerpt from her work-in-progress, CROSSING DEEP WATERS, on Sunday, July 12 at Ocean Artworks Pavilion, as part of Tiffin Talks.

Thank you to our partners Granville Island and the Hari Sharma Foundation for their support.

Get your tickets at indiansummerfestival.ca/festival

Dance artist and choreographer Sujit Vaidya approaches dance as a living, evolving inheritance; one that is shaped by em...
05/29/2026

Dance artist and choreographer Sujit Vaidya approaches dance as a living, evolving inheritance; one that is shaped by embodied memory and intergenerational lineage.

As a q***r artist of colour, his work emerges from lived experience, often inhabiting discomfort as a generative space for dialogue, reflection and reimagination. He has performed primarily as a soloist and created OFF CENTRE (2018), Sacred Sacrilegious (2021), Śṛṅgāra (2023) and Breathe In The Fragrance (2023).

We are thrilled to welcome Vaidya to Indian Summer Festival this July with Tiffin Talks, taking place on Sunday, July 12 at Ocean Artworks Pavilion.

Thank you to our partners Granville Island and the Hari Sharma Foundation for their support.

Get your tickets at https://indiansummerfest.ca/tiffin-talks.

How might we think of grammars of return through language, water, and intergenerational inheritances? Acclaimed author a...
05/27/2026

How might we think of grammars of return through language, water, and intergenerational inheritances?

Acclaimed author and professor Jasbir K. Puar's groundbreaking work on disability, q***r politics, social justice, and gender studies has shaped global conversations. With distinguished teaching posts at University of British Columbia, University of the Western Cape, and Rutgers University, Puar's impact can be deeply felt both in the classroom and on the page.

In 2019, Puar received the Kessler Award from the Center for Gay and Le***an Studies (CLAGS) at CUNY, which recognizes lifetime achievement in and impact on q***r research and organizing.

Witness Puar's incisive reflections at Tiffin Talks on Sunday, July 12 at Ocean Artworks Pavilion.

Photo credit: Coco van Oppens

Thank you to our partners Granville Island and the Hari Sharma Foundation for their support.

Get your tickets at https://indiansummerfest.ca/tiffin-talks.

Through video, textile, installation, and performance, Farheen Haq explores the histories we inherit, and the futures we...
05/27/2026

Through video, textile, installation, and performance, Farheen Haq explores the histories we inherit, and the futures we create.

Rooted in lineages from Bihar and Karachi and raised on Haudenosaunee territory, her work engages Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb as a living framework for cultural synthesis and relation-making on Turtle Island.

As a celebrated artist, Haq has exhibited her work in galleries and festivals throughout Canada and internationally including New York, Paris, Buenos Aires, Lahore, Hungary, and Romania.

We are thrilled to have Haq with us at Tiffin Talks on Sunday, July 12 at Ocean Artworks Pavilion.

Thank you to our partners Granville Island and the Hari Sharma Foundation for their support.

Get your tickets at https://indiansummerfest.ca/tiffin-talks.

Photo credit: Stephen Barker

The Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Histories and a Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia...
05/27/2026

The Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Histories and a Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Renisa Mawani's studies in Colonial History, Critical Theory, Race and Racism invite us to think more deeply about our world and the concept of placemaking.

Mawani is the author of Colonial Proximities (University of British Columbia Press, 2009) and Across Oceans of Law (Duke University Press, 2018), which was a finalist for the U.K. Socio-Legal Studies Association Theory and History Book Prize (2020) and winner of the Association of Asian American Studies Book Prize for Outstanding Contribution to History.

Hear Mawani's powerful insights at Tiffin Talks on Sunday, July 12 at Ocean Artworks Pavilion.

Thank you to our partners Granville Island and the Hari Sharma Foundation for their support.

Get your tickets at https://indiansummerfest.ca/tiffin-talks.

Photo Credit: Julie Doro

An acting graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Anita Majumdar is a powerhouse actor, playwright, and multi...
05/26/2026

An acting graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Anita Majumdar is a powerhouse actor, playwright, and multidisciplinary artist whose work has lit up stages around the world.

With honours that include the Governor General’s Protégé Prize, Outstanding Actress at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore as well as the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Performance, Anita's performances have been proven to be captivating and deeply resonant, drawing on connections between critical moments in her diasporic lived experience, her own body, and beyond.

It is a joy to welcome her highly physical, immersive theatre performance Why We Work Out to Indian Summer Festival 2026. Catch one of the dazzlings showings between from Wednesday, July 15th to Saturday, July 18 at The Fishbowl.

https://indiansummerfest.ca/events-why-we-work-out
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Thank you to our co-presenter Boca del Lupo and partner Granville Island for their support!

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