Festival du Bois

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Festival du Bois
Genre Francophone festival
DatesFinal weekend in March
Location(s) Maillardville, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Years activeMarch 1990 – present
Website FestivalduBois.ca/

Festival du Bois is an annual Francophone festival held in the Maillardville neighbourhood of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. In 2025, Festival du Bois was held from March 7 to 9. [1] Produced by Societe francophone de Maillardville, the festival celebrates French Canadian history, art and culture. [2]

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The festival site in Mackin Park includes a main stage tent where mostly Canadian folk, Celtic, and world music artists perform. There is also a children's stage, a workshop tent, art and history displays, tours of the Mackin House Museum, and traditional food including tourtière, poutine, smoked meat sandwiches, maple taffy, and maple sugar pies. [3]

The "Festival du Bois headgear" is a green tuque embossed with a frog. [4]

Over 17,000 people attended Festival du Bois in 2008, and was recognized as one of the "biggest festivals and cultural events in Metro Vancouver" by Business in Vancouver magazine. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Festival du Bois". Festival du Bois. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  2. ↑ Tourism Vancouver: Festival du Bois Retrieved on 22 February 2009
  3. ↑ Festival du Bois: Activities Retrieved on 22 February 2009
  4. ↑ MaillardvileResidents.ca Festival du Bois photos Retrieved on 22 February 2009
  5. ↑ Maillardville 100: Festival du Bois Retrieved on 22 February 2009


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