Douglas College Performing Arts
Douglas College offers a range of Theatre, Music, Creative Writing events and Amelia Douglas Gallery exhibits that are open to the public.
For more information about programs in the performing arts at Douglas College, please visit the Faculty of Language, Literature, and the Performing Arts.
Douglas College 2026 Spring Concert Series
Douglas College Choir & Concert Bands
Concert and Student Award Celebration
Friday, March 27, 7:30pm
Jazz Band & Percussion Ensemble
Thursday, April 2, 7:30pm
New Works Concert and Guitar Ensemble
Featuring student composers
Tuesday, April 14, 7:30pm
The Douglas College Guitar Ensemble performs music from Spain, Latin America, and Great Britain, featuring works by Gaspar Sanz, Miguel Matamoros, and Aphex Twin. The second half of the concert features original compositions by students in the Douglas College music program.
Fusion Bands Concert
Featuring students from the Music Technology Diploma Program
Five unique bands, five high-energy sets feature students from the Music Technology Diploma Program. This concert promise to be an explosion of creativity, collaboration, and technical skill.
Friday, April 17, 7:30pm
Douglas College Performance Series
Arts In the Afternoon 2026/2027 – Call for Artists
Submission Deadline: April 17, 2026
The Performing Arts departments at Douglas College are seeking musicians and/or musical groups interested in performing in the 2026/2027 afternoon performance series.
The performance series offers free weekly concerts during the fall and winter semesters for our students, staff and community members. The series features professional musicians based in Metro Vancouver, College faculty, and students from the Douglas College Music Department. Each concert includes a performance of up to 40 minutes and a 15-minute talkback. The mandate of the series is to present music that represents a diversity of genres/styles and performance practices. We also want students to learn about the artistic process and the lived experience of professional artists through storytelling and/or a Q&A. Submissions that demonstrate skill and expertise in this area will be prioritized.
Douglas College is committed to fostering an equitable, accessible, and inclusive campus where all people feel a sense of belonging. We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as a member of an underrepresented or marginalized community, including IBPOC, and 2SLGBTQIA+. We invite applicants to self-identify in their application if they feel comfortable doing so, as priority will be given to these individuals or groups.
Douglas College prioritizes paying artists a fair fee for their work. In the spirit of transparency, we would like to share that our base fee is $250 per performer.
For additional information regarding the application process and the performance series, please contact Saghi Ehteshamzadeh, Arts Events Officer at artsevents@douglascollege.ca.