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GETI Fest to showcase local and Indigenous entertainment in Maple Ridge
The free 16th annual festival runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Memorial Peace Park, with music, vendors, eco-exhibits and food trucks.
GETI Fest 2026 will bring local and Indigenous singers and musicians to Memorial Peace Park in downtown Maple Ridge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. The 16th annual Golden Ears Transition Initiative event is free to attend.
Vancouver-born singer, guitarist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Beaver Thomas will perform an acoustic set after the 10 a.m. opening ceremonies and Community Spirit Awards. Thomas has performed with Rez Blues All-Stars at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., alongside Juno Award-winning Mohawk blues artist Murray Porter and others.
Bruce Coughlan, a longtime figure in the Maple Ridge music scene, will perform original songs at 11 a.m. Recent Maple Ridge Secondary graduates Sarah Schill and Emma Johnston will perform contemporary folk and pop selections at noon. The Wilds, songwriters Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright, will perform at 1 p.m.
The festival will also include local vendors, eco-exhibitors, a repair cafe and food trucks.