Maillardville's Music & Culture Festival
Thanks to all who took part in the 33rd annual Festival du Bois, April 1 to 3, 2022, making it a weekend full of joy, discovery and entertainment. It was wonderful to once again see our Mackin Park home full of happy people, the air filled with amazing music from French Canada and beyond. The Grand Chapiteau (big tent) once again echoed with the sound of dancing feet. We hope to see as many of you dancing and having fun next year.
Special thanks to the artists, volunteers, technicians, exhibitors and vendors for their bon esprits, making this Festival a great success.
Enjoy a selection of happy memories from this year's Festival below, or view the whole set HERE. You can also listen to an episode of our podcast recorded at Festival du Bois!
Geneviève Kyle-Lefebvre and the entire podcast team were at the Festival du Bois. Live or relive the experience by listening to Geneviève walking around the festival meeting reviewers, spectators and artists, including exclusive interviews with Le Diable à 5 and the Winston Band!
Festival Artists
We acknowledge that Festival du Bois is taking place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem First Nation). We thank the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm who continue to live on these lands and care for them, along with the waters and all that is above and below.
Festival Schedule
Friday April 1
7:00-10:00pm (gates open 6pm)
Opening Jocelyn Pettit Band
Friday Night Contra Dance Sybaritic String Band with Maureen Collier, caller
FREE / registration required
Saturday April 2
Grand Chapiteau/Main Stage
12:30pm – 1:15pm
North Shore Celtic Ensemble
1:30pm – 2:15pm
The McDades
2:30pm – 3:15pm
Le Winston Band
3:30pm – 4:15pm
Locarno
4:30pm – 5:15pm
Le Diable à Cinq
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Alpha Yaya Diallo
6:45pm – 7:30pm
Collage Trad
Petit Chapiteau/Children's Tent
12:00pm – 12:45pm
Les Petits Matins
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Ginalina
2:00pm – 2:45pm
Yoro Noukoussi
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Will’s Jams
Workshops at Mackin House
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Locarno
1:30pm – 2:00pm
Alpha Yaya Diallo
2:30pm – 3pm
North Shore Celtic Ensemble
3:30pm – 4pm
The McDades
Sunday April 3
Grand Chapiteau/Main Stage
9:00am – 10:00am
Mass / Messe
10:00 am – 11:00am
Pancake breakfast
10:10am – 10:50am
Alouest
11:10am – 11:40am
Métis Jiggers
11:50am – 12:15pm
Salutations officielles
12:20pm – 1:00pm
Le Winston Band
1:15pm – 1:55pm
The McDades
2:15pm – 2:55pm
Alpha Yaya Diallo
3:10pm – 3:50pm
Le Diable à Cinq
4:00pm – 4:40pm
Collage Trad
Petit Chapiteau/Children's Tent
12:00pm – 12:45pm
Les Petits Matins
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Ginalina
2:00pm – 2:45pm
Yoro Noukoussi
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Will’s Jams
Workshops at Mackin House
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Le Diable à Cinq
1:30pm – 2:00pm
Métis Jiggers
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Collage Trad
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Le Winston Band
Festival Hours & Tickets
Festival du Bois runs April 1 to 3, 2022 in Mackin Park, Coquitlam
Friday April 1: 7pm to 10pm (gates 6pm)
Saturday April 2: 11:30am to 8pm
Sunday April 3: 10am to 5pm
French Mass: 9am
Pancake Breakfast: 10am
Save time and money now by buying your tickets online.
You will receive an emailed ticket bar-code that will allow you faster entry!
Prices will be higher on the day of the event.
ADMISSION
All prices include taxes
Friday Opening Night: FREE
ONLINE TICKETS
Adults: $20 per day
Students & Seniors: $13 per day
Kids 5 – 12: $8 per day / Kids under 5: Free
Single Day Family Package: $50
(2 adults and 2 kids)
ON-SITE TICKETS
Adults: $22 per day
Students & Seniors: $15 per day
Kids 5 – 12: $10 per day / Kids under 5: Free
Single Day Family Package: $55
(2 adults and 2 kids)
SUNDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST
$5 (children), $10 (adults)
(not included in Festival admission)
COVID-19 policies
The festival will be held in compliance with all current BC public health protocols, requirements and directives with respect to COVID-19.
• Proof of vaccination required for entry to Festival du Bois site and shuttles from IKEA’s parking (12+)
• Masks are not required, though encouraged on Festival shuttles
View in: French
