Music on Main 2025/26 Season

Celebrating 20 seasons of Music on Main!

This year, Music on Main proudly celebrates its 20th season of unforgettable concerts. We’ve shared bold sounds, experimental rhythms, and intricate melodies — and we’ve created magnetic new connections, bringing together a vibrant community of music lovers and exceptional artists from Vancouver and around the world.

As we look ahead, we’re excited to keep pushing the boundaries of sonic performance and presenting events that surprise, move, and inspire.

Stay tuned for exciting announcements and new additions to this landmark season including our new partnership with The Only Theatre. Tickets go on sale soon!

In photo: Mark Takeshi McGregor in Doubt is a Way of Knowing (2021). Photo by Jan Gates

Music that resonates.

Modulus Festival 2025
THURSDAY-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6-10, 2025 | VARIOUS VENUES

Music for the Winter Solstice
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 & 11, 2025 | HERITAGE HALL
Featuring Caroline Shaw, Danni Lee Parpan, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and Julia Chien

Vanessa Goodman’s “WAIL”
JANUARY 26 & 27, 2026 | THE DANCE CENTRE
Co-presented with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and The Dance Centre

BIG BANG Festival 2026
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026 | THE ROUNDHOUSE
Co-presented with Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

A Month of Tuesdays: Ringdown
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 2026 | FOX CABARET
Featuring Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan

A Month of Tuesdays: Emerge on Main
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 2026 | FOX CABARET

A Month of Tuesdays: Hildegard Westerkamp @ 80
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 2026 | FOX CABARET
Featuring Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Norman Adams, and Terri Hron

A Month of Tuesdays: Laura Bowler’s “Deconstructing Pierrot”
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 2026 | FOX CABARET
Featuring Standing Wave Ensemble and Laura Bowler

Kessler Academy String Orchestra
AUGUST 2026 | TBD

Summer Pop-Up Concerts with Music on Main
AUGUST 2026 | MOUNT PLEASANT PARK