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HOLD ON LET GO Festival 2026
Independent Performance, Theatre & Dance in Vancouver
Vancouverβs boundary-pushing performance scene takes centre stage at HOLD ON LET GO 2026, a five-day gathering of experimental theatre, dance, and interdisciplinary performance that invites audiences to lean into uncertainty, imagination, and connection.
π Festival Dates
February 3β7, 2026
π Venue
Russian Hall
600 Campbell Avenue, Vancouver
For five days and nights, the Russian Hall transforms into a shared creative studio β an open, porous space where artists test new forms, cross disciplines, and present work that resists easy categorization.
π About the Festival
HOLD ON LET GO celebrates the persistence and imagination of independent artists at a time when creating experimental performance is increasingly challenging. This festival protects a fragile but vital space for contemporary work that asks both artists and audiences to sit with complexity, embrace uncertainty, and imagine new possibilities in a rapidly changing world.
Across the program, artists explore deeply personal ecosystems while holding larger systems to account. Performances zoom in and out β from intimate reflection to expansive social questions β revealing how collapse can also hold transformation, connection, and renewal.
Festival gatherings are designed to create room for reflection, agitation, dialogue, and shared experience. And yes β there will be music, too.
π What to Expect
- Innovative theatre, dance, and interdisciplinary performance
- Works that cross genres and challenge traditional formats
- A collaborative festival atmosphere that encourages conversation and connection
- Emerging and established artists sharing bold new ideas
- A welcoming space for audiences curious about contemporary experimental art
π Tickets & Passes
The best way to experience the festival is with an All Access Pass:
All Access Pass β $55
Attend as many events as you wish (up to 11 performances β less than $5 per event if you see them all).
Emerging Artist All Access Pass β $35
Includes access to the Emerging Artist Series curated and hosted by Amanda Sum.
π Buy passes and view the full schedule on the official festival website
HOLD ON LET GO is more than a festival β itβs a gathering space for artists and audiences to hold on, let go, and stay with each other through everything that is shifting.
π Discover more arts and cultural events happening around the city on Vancouver Page, your local guide to events in Vancouver.
