9 key location venues, 10 stages and
auxiliary events too!
Key Locations
Key Locations 2024
PENTICTON ART GALLERY
199 Marina Way. Located right on the shores of Okanagan Lake. It serves as the location for live art demonstrations, intimate sets accompanied by tea, our triple Exhibition Opening Gala, and so much more! Check out the gift shop while you are at it! and some more great news, every event during community week and festival weekend that is held at PAG is completely free and open to the public, wristband passes or otherwise!
DREAM CAFÉ
67 Front St. Enjoy a comfortable place to hang out, with plants, pillows & good music playing in the background.
CANNERY BREWING
198 Ellis Street. Cannery Brewing will fill you full of delicious nachos and beer in the brew room’s “Ale-Catraz” all while you listen to in the round sessions, enjoy the Mini Mural Unveiling, and enjoy a forgery event with the whole family. The best and friendliest staff in all of Penticton!
HIGHWAY 97 BREWING
200 Ellis St. Love dogs? Love beer? This is the place for you. Highway 97 Brewing joins us as a venue for 2024, an will play host to our spoken word and unplugged artists throughout the festival weekend! And did we mention, the food is great too!
BRITBAR
67 Nanaimo Ave East. Britbar is a fashionable, yet approachable British themed bar/restaurant with a focus on inclusivity, combining all the fun of a lounge with an outrageous punk attitude towards life. With a late night liquor license, Britbar will close out each night of the festival weekend, having us dancing till the wee hours of the morning!
LEGACY DEN
441 Main St. Legacy Den celebrates the legacy of artists like Dennis Winkelman, known for his rustic elegance and folk art culture. This venue, primarily hosting ambient and experimental artists, embodies a reverence for traditional techniques like Blacksmithing and Wood Carving. It's a space where visitors can explore history through exquisite artworks and sound!
ELKS HALL (WARRYN BERRY STAGE) AND ELKS HALL DOWNSTAIRS STAGE
343 Ellis St. A national, fraternal and charitable organization promoting and supporting community needs through volunteer efforts of local members & community. The Warryn Berry Stage is the Dance floor upstairs which we have named after a dear member of our community we lost too soon. This is where the creative forces of Ignite the Arts will come together to celebrate, listen, create, and dance!
For all you last minute people, Elks Hall will also be our weekend Ticket Booth and Merch area during the course of the festival!
TEMPEST THEATRE
125 Eckhardt Ave E. This is the Place to check out the “One Minute Play Festival”, a series of 10 minute plays, some fantastic improv, spoken word, and some of our more intimate performances.
Auxiliary Event Locations
THE HUB ON MARTIN
260 Martin St. The Party never stops at The Hub, so it only made sense to join forces for some Ignite the Arts activities! The Hub has generously offered free or discounted entry into numerous events over community week and the Festival Weekend, including an official ITA After Party! More info about all their events, HERE!
SLACKWATER BREWING
218 Martin St. Why not a little entertainment before you get going on the Festival Saturday? Join Slackwater Brewing to check out Frieda Whales her Pod’s Drag Brunch or later in the evening, stop over to check out Conroy Ross take the stage!
CLELAND THEATRE
325 Power St. Cleland Theatre plays host to a myriad of events during Community Week, including the PAMDA “From EH to ZED” showcase and the unmissable 2RMX Moveable Feast!
S.S. SICAMOUS
1099 Lakeshore Dr W. On festival weekend Saturday, The SS Sicamous Marine Heritage Society and the ULLUS Collective are teaming up to bring an amazing new collaboration, celebrating the works of indigenous textile artists in the form of a fashion show! Not to be missed!