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Fort Langley is buzzing this week. The Jazz & Arts Festival is in full swing, and the free weekend programming starts tomorrow — grab a blanket, head to the village, and stay for as long as the music keeps you there.
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The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival is back — but its free days may be on borrowed time
Photo: Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival opened its ninth year yesterday, bringing four days of music, art, and culture to the historic village. Two of those days — Saturday and Sunday — are entirely free, with live performances on two outdoor stages expected to draw thousands of visitors.
This year's free lineup is all-Canadian, featuring nine bands at the Fort Langley Community Hall Main Stage spanning gypsy jazz, Indigenous contemporary music, soulful grooves, and a Joni Mitchell tribute. The Youth and Emerging Artist Stage in the gardens of the Fort Langley Heritage CNR Station will showcase the festival's 2026 Rising Stars, Bea Lagrisola and Rowan, alongside other emerging Canadian musicians.
Beyond the music, the weekend includes face painting, a colouring station, an art show from the Fort Langley Artists Group, and paid workshops in acrylic painting, Salish weaving, and Mehndi.
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Need to Know
🫐 For the second time in a month, crates of blueberries spilled onto a Mission road during harvest season. The driver was ticketed for operating with insecure cargo. [Global News]
🚨 A 94-year-old Hope resident was defrauded by a man in a parking lot selling fake gold jewellery, the latest in a string of similar scams targeting seniors across the region. [Fraser Valley Today]
🚗 BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses and dash cam footage after a woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Abbotsford early Monday morning. [Hope Standard]
🔥 The Brunswick Complex wildfires have grown to over 27,000 hectares combined, with 12 evacuation orders and four evacuation alerts in effect across the Fraser Canyon. Highway 1 remains closed for 45 kilometres between Spuzzum Creek Road and Jackass Summit. [Hope Standard]
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🗓 Things to Do
Abbotsford Flea Market: A flea market runs every Sunday at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford on July 26, hosted by Lully's.
Sweet Summer Fun at Chilliwack Museum: Free daily drop-in programming at the Chilliwack Museum from July 28 to August 8, with hands-on activities, storytelling, and crafts inspired by Chilliwack's film and theatre history.
Mission Twilight Concert Series — The South Central Orchestra: The South Central Orchestra brings authentic 1920s New Orleans jazz to Fraser River Heritage Park in Mission on July 29, part of the free weekly concert series running every Wednesday through September 2.
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