Get Involved

 Performer Applications

If you are a performer who wishes to be considered for the 2024 Islands Folk Festival, July 19, 21 & 22nd. Please send your promo material and cover letter to: artisticdirector@cowichanfolkguild.ca. We listen to all submissions and while we can’t promise a booking, we will get back to you.

Become a  Volunteer

Volunteering for the Festival

All Volunteers are expected to work a minimum of 12 festival hours, set up and tear down. There is an awesome volunteer party right after teardown on the Sunday of the festival. If you have physical limitations we can work with that.

There are also opportunities to help with site preparation, usually the two Sundays before the festival.

In return, you get a pass to the festival, camping, parking and a chance to be a part of an awesome festival team.

Volunteer spots go fast so if you are interested in volunteering please fill in an on-line application by clicking on the "Apply to be a Volunteer" button below.     

 Become a Vendor

The Islands Folk Festival is a community-oriented, non-commercial event. Please note that participation in the Festival will be better rewarded if your motivation is from a desire to experience a wonderful weekend of great music, while generating revenue from sales.

Click on the button below to find out details and apply to become a vendor

 Sponsor our Festival


Support the Festival!

Islands Folk Festival is a major part of the cultural economy of the Cowichan Valley and over 3,000 people come to be part of the Festival each summer. All sponsors receive excellent exposure to an audience of community minded music lovers.

The Islands Folk Festival produces thousands of brochures, programs and posters to reach as wide an audience as possible. These are distributed all over Vancouver Island and many other areas of the Pacific Northwest. People with a love for our islands visit our web site everyday when making plans for the summer. But more importantly, the people here in the Valley do the same.

If you want to show your support for this wonderful event which has celebrated folk and community for more than three decades please contact  the Cowichan Folk Guild office at (250) 748-3975. 

Download the sponsorship package details by clicking the button below: