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Description
Jade Music Fest 2025
Location: Multiple Venues Across Vancouver, BC
Dates: November 5–8, 2025
Admission: Mix of Free and Ticketed Events
Official Website: Jade Music Fest
Event Overview
Jade Music Fest returns to Vancouver for its fourth annual edition, showcasing and uplifting Chinese-language music and artists across Canada and around the world. The festival was founded to create visible stages and professional pathways for artists who compose and perform in languages tied to their cultural heritage, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Taiwanese, and other dialects spoken throughout the Chinese diaspora.
Taking place across several venues from November 5 to 8, Jade Music Fest blends live performances, industry networking, professional development workshops, showcases, and community-building events. The festival aims to make Vancouver a North American hub for Chinese-language music and to highlight the voices of IBPOC artists within British Columbia’s music ecosystem.
Festival Mission
Jade Music Fest focuses on building bridges between emerging musicians, established artists, industry professionals, and global music audiences. By providing performance stages, international collaboration opportunities, and music industry visibility, the festival strengthens cultural exchange while amplifying underrepresented voices.
In Mandarin:
Jade Music Fest 是在溫哥華發起的音樂倡議，致力於為亞裔音樂人提供母語創作與表演的平台，讓華語音樂能夠在加拿大音樂產業與主流社會中被看見。今年踏入第四年，音樂節持續透過表演舞台、藝術家交流與國際合作網絡，培育能夠走向世界的加拿大華語音樂。
Key Program Streams
Industry Speed Dating
A networking platform where music makers, emerging artists, managers, and producers can meet directly with industry professionals.
Showcase Performances
Ticketed concerts featuring local and international Chinese-language artists presenting original work.
Panels and Workshops
Discussions and educational sessions covering songwriting, audience-building, artist identity, creative collaboration, music distribution, and careers across borders.
Community Highlights
Meet-ups, pop-ups, playlist listening sessions, and special programming emphasizing artistic exchange and cross-cultural perspectives.
Venues & Schedule
Festival events take place across multiple venues in Vancouver, including cultural spaces, performance halls, and arts hubs. Final schedule and venue lineup will be available on the festival website.
View program updates and lineup releases at:
Jade Music Fest (https://jmfa.ca/vancouver/)
Why Attend
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Discover emerging and established Chinese-language artists.
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Explore global perspectives on music, identity, and cultural storytelling.
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Participate in workshops designed for musicians, producers, and audiences.
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Experience Vancouver’s positioning as a cultural connector in the Pacific region.
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Support creative expression, multilingual performance, and inclusive stages.
Cultural Acknowledgment
Jade Music Fest takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. The festival acknowledges this responsibility and commits to respectful collaboration with Indigenous communities whose creativity and culture continue to inspire shared artistic dialogue.