A two-day celebration of Indigenous culture, creativity, and community
Musqueam and the Chan Centre present the 4th annual ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) Festival, with free, family-friendly daytime programming on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21. Join us for our finale on Sunday evening with legendary powwow and round dance drum group Northern Cree and rising star Tia Wood. Tickets are required for the finale concert.
Further details will be released later this summer, with more artists, vendors, and activities to be announced!
See Northern Cree and Tia Wood
Support the Festival
Save the Date
MUSIC • DANCE • FILM • FOOD TRUCKS
INDIGENOUS ARTISAN MARKET • CHILDREN’S AUTHORS
STORYTELLERS • DJS • WORKSHOPS • AND MORE!
All daytime programming is free, everyone is welcome! Join us at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, located on the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.
WATCH THE 2024 DOCUMENTARY
Hear from Indigenous artists and festival programmers about the festival’s impact and get a behind-the-scenes look at how it came together