This year, the Cowichan Folk Guild is set to celebrate a milestone anniversary: 40 years of its Islands Folk Festival. 

Held on Providence Farm in Duncan, the annual Islands Folk Festival brings together the community to see local and international performers across five stages, while also providing interactive workshops, kid-friendly zones, and onsite camping.

“We are incredibly excited to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islands Folk Festival,” artistic director Jack Connolly says in a statement. “Providence Farm has been the perfect backdrop for this event, and we look forward to welcoming both returning and new festival-goers for a weekend of fantastic music, food, and camaraderie.”

Visitors can expect folk and blues music from the following performers:

• Valdy
• James Keelaghan
• Eileen McGann
• Big Little Lions
• Scotland’s Shooglenifty
• Mel Parsons
• Murray Porter
• The Sacred Steel Summit Revue featuring The Lee Boys and Calvin Cooke
• Firebird
• Twin Embers
• Clanna Morna
• Tai Williams
• Infinite Atom, Ed Peekeekoot
• Jenny Allen
• Claire Coupland
• Shineolas
• Hardly Handsome
• From the Earth
• Luke Wallace
• King Cardiac
• Eugene Smith
• Richard Garvey
• Marina Avros
• Ghostly Hounds
• Desmond Day
• Eileen McGann

Islands Folk Festival 2024

When: July 19 to July 21

Where: Providence Farm, Duncan

Tickets: $35+ for day admission, weekend passes and camping passes also available here; kids under 12 get in free