PODIUM Festival 2026

Podium, Canada’s national bilingual choral Conference and Festival, is the premier gathering place for the country’s choral and group singing arts sector and community. Presented by Choral Canada and the British Columbia Choral Federation, this multi-day celebration from May 14-17, 2026 will take place at the University of Victoria, which is located on the unceded territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) peoples and is the traditional gathering place of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.

PERFORMING GROUPS

2026 National Youth Choir of Canada, Bach Children’s Chorus/Victoria Children’s Choir, The Braille Tones, Capital Chamber Choir, Chorale Saint-Jean, Chronos Vocal Ensemble, Coastal Sound Youth Choir, Esprit Singers, Fern Hill Chorus, Intertidal Vocal Ensemble, Konektis, Les Décibels, Luminous Voices, Students of the Greater Victoria School District No. 61, The Choirs YYJ, UBC University Singers, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Youth Choir, Ventus Women’s Choir, Voix des Rocheuses and Wascana Voices.
A concert featuring performances by students of the Greater Victoria School District No. 61, a massed Francophone choir (including singers from Chorale Saint-Jean, Voix des Rocheuses and Les Décibels), and The Choirs YYJ.

Learn more about each group: https://www.podium2026.ca/en/singing-groups

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CONCERT SCHEDULE

Concert #1: Thu, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. at Farquhar Auditorium
Featuring performances by students of the Greater Victoria School District No. 61, a massed Francophone choir (including singers from Chorale Saint-Jean, Voix des Rocheuses and Les Décibels), and The Choirs YYJ.

Concert #2: Fri, May 15 at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
The Braille Tones, Esprit Singers, UBC University Singers

Concert #3: Fri, May 15 at 4:00 p.m. or Sat, May 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
Capital Chamber Choir, Chorale Saint-Jean, Intertidal Vocal Ensemble

Concert #4: Fri, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral
National Youth Choir of Canada

Concert #5: Sat, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. at Farquhar Auditorium
Coastal Sound Youth Choir, Fern Hill Chorus, Ventus Women’s Choir

Concert #6: Sat, May 16 at 8:00 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral
Chronos Vocal Ensemble, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Concert #7: Sun, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
Bach Children’s Chorus/Victoria Children’s Choir, Konektis, Wascana Voices

Concert #8: Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. at Farquhar Auditorium
Join us as we bring PODIUM 2026 to a joyful close, with Calgary’s Luminous Voices and the Vancouver Youth Choir.

Individual tickets: ADULT $35 • 60+/RETIREE $25 • STUDENT $15

Festival passes save 20%: ADULT $224 • 60+/RETIREE $160 • STUDENT $96

Taxes and service fees will be added at checkout.

For more information and tickets: podium2026.ca/en/box-office