One of Canada’s ‘most important new music events’ to bring four days of live music and art to Vancouver

The internationally renowned Modulus Festival returns to Vancouver next month, bringing four days of free and ticketed music and arts events to spots across the city. Considered one of the country’s most important new music events, the biennial celebration embraces all things music, visual arts, and immersive experiences to highlight the best of Vancouver’s creative community.

From Nov. 7 to 10, 2025, the Modulus Festival will transform locations across Vancouver into venues for live music, interactive textile crafting, collaborative arts workshops, art exhibits, and much more. This year, there will be an extra emphasis on connection, co-creation, and reflection, allowing creatives of all kinds to bond over small and large-scale experiences.

Free events

Let’s start with the arts events that are completely free to enjoy. The Opening Night Celebration will take place on Nov. 7, 2025, at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, welcoming all to kick off the festivities.

Next up, there’s a free family concert on Nov. 9 featuring Terry Riley’s “In C,” inviting guests of all ages to experience live experimental music.

Finally, there will be a special Industry Night, also on Nov. 9 at the Roundhouse, connecting artists, creators, and music professionals.

2025 festival highlights

Other festival highlights include a new showcase of sound sculptures, instruments, and sonic objects called “Building Together II: Acoustic Reactions,” which opens Nov. 7, 2025.

There will also be a new large-scale plant-dyed textile installation called “Luddite Land Assembly,” guided by The Only Animal Theatre. This will weave together natural dyeing processes and creative storytelling into a piece of living art.

“Resonant Transmutations” is a multidisciplinary project by Pedram Baldari and Matt Rahaim that will transform objects of systemic violence into instruments of reflection and healing.

Oh, and don’t forget to catch the premiere of Klavierklang, a film poem by Hildegard Westerkamp that will feature on-screen performer Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, directed by Nettie Wild. The film celebrates the piano as an extraordinary instrument, according to festival organizers.

Looking for even more events to check out? Here are all the musical experiences to look forward to this year:

• “Mad in Moonlight” by Standing Wave Ensemble, featuring world premieres by Linda Caitlin Smith, Marcus Goddard’s arrangement of Terry Riley’s “Half-Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight,” and tributes to Keith Hamel
• “Shelter” by Dorothy Chang — a program reflecting the emotional spectrum of composer Dorothy Chang’s work, with flute, harp, piano, and cello, performed by Vancouver’s finest artists.
• “Luddite Land Assembly Concert” by The Only Animal Theatre — a night of music from Tsimka Martin and Michael Red, and Caley Watts.

All-access tickets to this year’s festival are priced at $169.66 per person and available online. Tickets to the opening-night concert start at $27 a pop, with individual ticketed events priced similarly.

Mark your calendars and consider checking out one or a couple of events this fall.

Music on Main’s 2025 Modulus Festival 

When: Nov. 7 to 10, 2025
Time: Times vary per event
Where: Locations across Vancouver
Cost: Free and ticketed events

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