The 4th Annual Ignite the Arts Festival Weekend is three days of non-stop music, performance, art, and workshops running in nine venues in downtown Penticton. With over 70 musical and performing acts to choose from, festivalgoers can cruise between venues and experience incredible music and art, while soaking up the vibrant community atmosphere of the town. The festival's lineup features something for everyone, from folk and electronic to spoken word and hip hop, as well as live theatre, dance, clowns, workshops, exhibitions, and a good dose of programming for kids and music to get you dancing. The Ignite Festival Weekend is the culmination extravaganza of Ignite Community Week and kicks off with a Parade for No Reason at 6pm on Friday, March 28th and runs till the evening of Sunday, March 30th, 2025.
Ignite proudly takes place in snpintktn (Penticton) on the unceded ancestral territory of the syilx (Okanagan) Peoples.