A Celebration of Young Musicians: 2026 Vancouver International Music Festival-Competition
2026 Vancouver International Music Festival


The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is thrilled to announce the most unique winter celebration in BC, the brand new PNE Winter Fair. The ten-day event features guest
favourites from the PNE Summer Fair and the PNE has translated them into a unique winter holiday experience including nightly indoor concerts by your favourite artists, holiday themed food and beverages, an outdoor Holiday Marketplace, carollers, a Holiday Theatre with live kids show and local performing groups, nightly tree lighting ceremony, a Christmas edition of Duelling Pianos, WinterLights walk through light display, and holiday-themed ice skating in the Agrodome featuring live music (*).

The event will run December 14th to 23rd from 4:30pm to 10:30pm each night. Tickets are $15 for the Winter Fair (does not include admission to the nightly concert).
Concert tickets range from $39.00 – $69.00 each concert ticket DOES include Winter Fair admission. All entertainment elements, outside of the nightly concerts, in the Winter Fair are free with admission!
Some of the world’s most popular holiday artists will be featured at the debut Winter Fair, sharing their special Christmas and holiday music:

“We are very excited to announce the inaugural PNE Winter Fair, building on the 112-year summer Fair tradition we believe that our new winter event will be a place where British Columbians will build memories celebrating the holiday season,” says PNE President and CEO Shelley Frost. “After 2 years of COVID drive through winter events, it was important for us to define our permanent place in the holiday event landscape. This event will be is a significant annual addition to the PNE’s year-long programming and will mean that hundreds of new jobs will be created and millions of dollars in positive economic impact will be generated into the regional economy.”

2026 Vancouver International Music Festival

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