October 30, 2025
Be among the first to discover the 25 performances and events taking place across Vancouver from January 22-February 8. Join us on Wednesday, November 19 to celebrate the launch of the 2026 PuSh Festival program. Launch […]
Read MoreOctober 23, 2025
PuSh Festival invites emerging artists and arts critics aged 25-35 to join In Dialogue—a week-long intensive of shared viewing, conversation, and critical exchange during the 2026 Festival. Over seven days, a cohort of 10–12 participants […]
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2025
Everyone in Vancouver deserves access to great art. At PuSh, we have a policy that no one is turned away for lack of funds. And we take action towards equity by providing hundreds of free […]
Read MoreSeptember 09, 2025
Artist Walks invite visiting PuSh Industry delegates to slow down, take a walk, and experience Vancouver through the eyes of a local artist. These are not guided tours or performances. They are informal, artist-led walks […]
Read MoreJuly 07, 2025
We’ve just published our 2025 Impact Report, highlighting a 20th anniversary Festival that gave us so much to celebrate. As we work towards our full 2026 programming announcement in the fall, we invite you to […]
Read MoreJune 17, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Gabrielle Martin, Artistic Director of PuSh Festival, has been awarded the John Hobday Award in Arts Management by the Canada Council for the Arts. The announcement, made today (Tuesday, […]
Read MoreJune 11, 2025
Over the past few months, the PuSh team has been lucky enough to visit other fabulous international festivals in Canada and abroad: Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting, Taiwan Week, Festival TransAmériques (FTA) in Montreal and […]
Read MoreMarch 25, 2025
by Andrea Cownden Providing transformative performing arts experiences to as broad an audience as possible is a PuSh core value. We remove physical, social and financial barriers wherever possible to ensure everyone has an opportunity […]
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