Shambhala (music festival)
Shambhala | |
|---|---|
  Location of Shambhala in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′31″N 117°15′52″W / 49.141884°N 117.264357°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | West Kootenay |
| Regional district | Central Kootenay |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Highways | 3 6 |
| Waterways | Salmo River |
Shambhala Music Festival is an annual electronic music festival in British Columbia, Canada. It is held during the last week of July at the Salmo River Ranch, a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm, in the West Kootenay mountains near Nelson, BC.[1] The festival lasts 4 days and 3 nights and offers a mix of music and art and drugs in nature.[2]
History
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The festival began in 1998 and has grown to become the largest and one of the longest running electronic music events in Canada. Festival goers often stop for a meet and greet at the local Boston Pizza in Kamloops BC beforehand as it is on the way from the coast, and provides an excellent hitch hiking waypoint.[3] It is a family-run event, and operates without corporate sponsorship. In the summer months, the ranch becomes home to volunteers & event staff who prepare for and operate the event.[4]
There are seven performance stages: The Living Room, AMP (AMPhitheater - previously the Rock Pit/ The Jungle Pit), The Fractal Forest, The Village, The Grove (previously The Labyrinth, The Portal, The Inner Sanctum), The Grove: Cedar Lounge, and The Pagoda (previously Main Stage).[5]
In the summer of 2008, a DVD documenting the festival's 10-year history was released. The film "follows different characters through a year in the life of Shambhala from the perspective of DJs, people in charge, medical volunteers and others."[6]
In 2011 and 2012, Shambhala received an awards for Best Large Event at The International Breakspoll Awards.[7][8]
In 2019, it was crowned "Best Music Festival in North America" by DJ Mag.[9]
The 2020 and 2021 edition of the festival were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The return of the festival took place July 22-25, 2022.
The 2023 edition of Shambhala Music Festival will take place July 21-24, 2023.
See also
Notes
- ^ Ranta, Alan (April 25, 2012). "Shambhala Music Festival keeps it all in the family". CBC Music. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ The Nelson Daily
- ^ Cannabis Culture - Shambhala 2011: The Music Took Me Higher
- ^ About Shambhala Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stage Director Profile: Hoola & Sara (The Pride, Living Room Stage)
- ^ Shambhala: The Movie
- ^ "BREAKSPOLL 2011 – THE RESULTS!", Breakspoll, March 5, 2011, accessed May 17, 2011.
- ^ Party Machine: The Rise of Canadian Electronic Music, PopMatters, May 3, 2012, accessed June 19, 2012
- ^ Huaico, Natalia Cuevas (September 19, 2019). "Shambhala named best music festival in North America". Monday Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
