Celebrating 50th Years

BC Live, originally founded as the BC Touring Council in 1976, has supported professional touring and presenting across British Columbia for 50 years.

Created to strengthen the province’s live performing arts sector, BC Live promotes collaboration, professional development, and connection among artists, presenters, and industry professionals. As we mark this milestone anniversary, we remain dedicated to advancing BC’s vibrant cultural landscape through ongoing support of the live performing arts.

BC Live’s 50th Anniversary: Share Your Memories

To mark this special milestone, we’re gathering memories to share, creating a timeline that captures BC Live’s history, and hosting a 50th Anniversary dinner at Pacific Contact in Snuneymuxw / Nanaimo.

We invite past and current members, showcase artists, staff, board members, and sector colleagues to share your favourite BC Live, Pacific Contact, touring, or presenting-in-BC memory from the past 50 years. Your memory could be an unforgettable showcase or performance, how BC Live helped your career, a meaningful relationship you developed or a favourite touring story.

We encourage you to submit images, videos, testimonials or stories. They may be shared in some of the following:

• website and newsletters
• Pacific Contact 2026 Program Guide
• conference and annual reports
• social media
• as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations and dinner at Pacific Contact 2026

About Submissions

To help us include as many voices as possible, please keep video submissions under 2 minutes. Text submissions should be up to 200 words. Submissions may be shortened as needed, and edited versions won’t be available for advance review.

Please submit by Friday, September 4, 2026 or earlier so we can include them on our website.

Submit Your Memory

You’re Invited: 50th Anniversary Dinner at Pacific Contact

Don’t miss out on this memorable celebration to reflect and to look ahead to the future of BC Live and Pacific Contact. Join us for our 50th Anniversary Dinner and celebration at Pacific Contact 2026 on Saturday, October 3 at the Vancouver Island Convention Centre. Those who are not already registered for Pacific Contact 2026 – including past staff, board, members, and guests – are invited to register for dinner as a flexible ‘choose-your-own-price’ with options ranging from low-cost to no-cost.

 

A Note on Meal Contributions

We offer meals on a sliding scale to ensure everyone can participate regardless of financial capacity. Choose the tier that best reflects what’s possible for you right now – every contribution helps us keep this event accessible. Please note that while we are unable to accommodate individual allergy requests, we will have gluten-free and vegan options available to support those with specific dietary needs.