BIG BANG Festival

BIG BANG Festival

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2025
12:00PM to 5:00PM
THE ROUNDHOUSE | 181 ROUNDHOUSE MEWS | Google map
Doors at 11:30AM | Festival starts at 12:00PM

TICKETS | Free + $5 events!

Entry to the BIG BANG Festival is free with various free activities such as face painting, the Bounce House, a lively carnival band, plus our ticketed events, two music rooms where you’ll discover a variety of musical genres, each creating a unique and immersive experience. Check out the festival schedule here.

TICKETED EVENTS ($5):

Saina’s Music Room – Online sales have ended. A limited number of tickets will be available at the Box Office on the day of the Festival.

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FREE EVENTS:

Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack)
The Carnival Band
Bounce House
Tone the Colours
The Musical Playground
Origami with Yukiko Tosa
Chill Zone, a low-sensory calming room
plus face painting, temporary tattoos, and more!

Click here for the full BIG BANG Festival schedule.

FOOD TRUCKS
Craving something delicious during the festival? Mama’s Fish and Chips and Planted will be located right outside the venue on the Roundhouse Turntable Plaza!

Music on Main offers a limited number of complimentary tickets for all self-identifying Indigenous peoples. This policy is informed by our commitment to recognize and honour the original and ongoing stewards of these lands. Tickets can be reserved by contacting [email protected] or by calling 604-879-9888.

By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or promotion of Music on Main and Roundhouse programs and events. If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform a Festival staff member on site.

Adventurous music festival for young audiences.

Welcome to BIG BANG Festival, a festive ode to adventurous music and sound art for young audiences!

This joyful music festival promises a vibrant journey through colourful experiences: mini-concerts; interactive fun; surprise performances; and more! Children don’t just have to sit still and listen, but are swept up in the magic and excitement of music.

BIG BANG has already enchanted audiences across Europe, Canada, and Brazil. Now, it’s Vancouver’s turn to host this one-of-a-kind event: an unforgettable day of musical adventure for young audiences. For the first edition in Vancouver, Music on Main brings together local artists and international performers for a day filled with unique sounds and creativity.

Ages 5 and up can join in with free and ticketed concerts, hands-on activities, and more. With bouncing rhythms and colourful scores, the festival will fill the Roundhouse on Family Day weekend with sounds and celebration! This event is part of the Roundhouse Family Day.

Presented by Music on Main and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre.

With the support of RBC, Alan & Elizabeth Bell, the Deux Mille Foundation, and the Beech Foundation.

Music on Main gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia.

BIG BANG is a creation of Zonzo Compagnie with the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances Naomi Beeldens is unable to perform “Meredith’s Music Room”. Instead of the previously scheduled Musical Journey with three performances, we are delighted to offer two Music Rooms. Tickets for each Music Room can be purchased for just $5 per person. Click here to purchase tickets.

To access the BIG BANG Festival Visual Story, click here.

Accessibility
The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (located at 181 Roundhouse Mews) is located at street level through the entrance off Roundhouse Mews, or accessible via a ramp or stairs through the entrance off Pacific Boulevard.

The venue is 200 metres from the Yaletown-Roundhouse Skytrain Station, and within feet of bus routes 6 and C23. There is also an underground parking lot on the premises, with an entrance off Drake Street. Parking is $4 per hour.

The Roundhouse features accessible rooms, an elevator to reach the second floor, and accessible washrooms. For more information, please contact the Roundhouse at [email protected]

Do you want to become a BIG BANG Ambassador? 

The deadline for the BIG BANG Ambassador program 2025 has passed. Stay tuned for the Ambassador program in 2026.