Festival du Bois is an annual Francophone festival held in the Maillardville neighbourhood of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. This year, Festival du Bois will be held from March 24 to 26.[1] Produced by Societe francophone de Maillardville, the festival celebrates French Canadian history, art and culture.[2]

Festival du Bois
GenreFrancophone festival
DatesFinal weekend in March
Location(s)Maillardville, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Years activeMarch 1990 – present
WebsiteFestivalduBois.ca/

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The festival site in Mackin Park includes a main stage tent where mostly Canadian folk, Celtic, and world music artists perform. There is also a children's stage, a workshop tent, art and history displays, tours of the Mackin House Museum, and traditional food including tourtière, poutine, smoked meat sandwiches, maple taffy, and maple sugar pies.[3]

The "Festival du Bois headgear" is a green tuque embossed with a frog.[4]

Over 17,000 people attended Festival du Bois in 2008, and was recognized as one of the "biggest festivals and cultural events in Metro Vancouver" by Business in Vancouver magazine.[5]

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  1. ^ "Festival du Bois". Festival du Bois. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ Tourism Vancouver: Festival du Bois Retrieved on 22 February 2009
  3. ^ Festival du Bois: Activities Retrieved on 22 February 2009
  4. ^ MaillardvileResidents.ca Festival du Bois photos Retrieved on 22 February 2009
  5. ^ Maillardville 100: Festival du Bois Retrieved on 22 February 2009
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