Immerse Yourself in Radical & Innovative Performing Arts Shows
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival – Vancouver’s Signature Mid-Winter Cultural Event
January 18–February 4, 2024
Vancouver, British Columbia
Theatre / Dance / Multimedia / Music / Circus / And More!
Watch the Festival Trailer
![A person with dark curly hair dressed in black is stiffly suspended in the air, harnessed by and holding thick rope. Below are three undulating swaths of paper suspended horizontally.](https://pushfestival.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Papier-travail-PLI-4c-Domitille-Martin-Lucie-Brosset-675x380.jpg)
![Five performers onstage all dressed in black, singing emphatically with arms outstretched. The person on the very left plays an acoustic guitar. In the background is a blurry scene of people against a hilly landscape.](https://pushfestival.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/46-LAmourTelleUneCathedraleEnsevelie-c-CHRISTOPHE-PEAN-2022-Cory-Haas-675x450.jpg)
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17 original works from 15 countries come together to compose A Manifesto for Live Art.
For two decades, PuSh Festival has been Vancouver’s signature, mid-winter cultural event delivering radical, innovative, contemporary works of live art by acclaimed local, national, and international artists.
Explore the Full ProgramVisiting Vancouver
Experience all that Vancouver has to offer during PuSh – breathtaking waterfront scenery, world-class dining, and live arts in some of our most unique neighbourhoods.
Vancouver tourist information →
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Vancouver Accommodations
Stay in the heart of downtown Vancouver for easy access to all PuSh events. Our featured hotel partners offer comfortable rooms and suites at great rates.
Vancouver Transportation
Explore Vancouver with one of our transportation partners. Get around in the comfort of a car and park with ease around the city or take advantage of active transport with our bike share partner.
![A person stands up in a theatre facing the screen, with seated audience members around them. On the screen are silhouetted floating islands atop a layer of clouds, with sunlight fiercely shining through heavy clouds.](https://pushfestival.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5_BlenkarnLim-asses.masses_FIBA_Still8-2023-FranciscoCastroPizzo-Milton-Lim-675x380.png)
![Two triptychs of transparent screens facing each other with projected faces and words in blue, pink, and green light. People stand on the floor, bathed in the projected light.](https://pushfestival.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-SameDifference_Spotlights3Photo-by-David-Mesiha-675x506.jpeg)
![Donna-Michelle St. Bernard sings with both arms and hands outstretched.](https://pushfestival.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Photography-Michael-Cooper-Sound-of-the-Beast-Performer-Donna-Michelle-St.-Bernard-3-Indrit-Kasapi-675x451.jpg)
Plan your winter cultural getaway to PuSh Festival
Learn More & Buy TicketsPuSh photo credits, L-R: Pli, credit: Domitille Martin; L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie, credit: Cory Haas; because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it), credit: Olga Segura and Deltebre Dansa
Vancouver photo credits: Second row centre, TOTORORO.RORO / Flickr; all others, Destination Vancouver