Saturday, June 20, 2026
Saturday, June 20th, the Comox Valley celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds.
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The community’s invited to a full afternoon & evening of culture, music, food & community. Organizers say the event is an opportunity to celebrate the unique cultures & contributions of First Nations, Inuit & Métis peoples both locally & across Canada. K'ómoks First Nation, along with a number of community and cultural partners, is hosting the festivities, opening with the K'ómoks Cultural Group & feature performances throughout the day by Tsimka & Michael Red, Little Jiggers, The Spiritual Warriors, LOV, the Kumugwe Cultural Society & 4-time Juno Award winner Aysanabee. In addition to live entertainment, the celebration will include youth & elder activity zones, K'ómoks cultural & archaeology displays, guided walks to the Tsolum River, storytelling & knowledge-sharing opportunities, live screen printing, more than 30 Indigenous craft vendors & a variety of food options, including a traditional salmon barbecue. The celebration is being supported by a number of local Indigenous organizations & local governments, including the City of Courtenay, Town of Comox, Village of Cumberland, and the Comox Valley Regional District. The event runs from 2-9pm, it’s free to attend & everyone’s welcome.
Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds
4839 Headquarters Road
Courtenay
The event runs from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM on the following dates.
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The word "éy7á7juuthem" means “Language of our People” and is the ancestral tongue of the Homalco, Tla’amin, Klahoose and K’ómoks First Nations, with dialectic differences in each community.
It is pronounced "eye-ya-jooth-hem."