5X Fest is back for their 6th annual flagship festival! From June 11th-18th, immerse yourself in all things creative and South Asian. This year’s festival is setting the stage for a portal back to our collective selves. Their signature line-up brings together storytelling, dreaming, conversations, pride, music, art, and most importantly, joy.
5X Festival is the essential festival and digital community elevating South Asian youth culture. vision is to build a world where we belong and thrive. Their flagship event is a multi-day, multi-venue festival covering music, visual art, fashion, and culture. 5X also builds an online community through social media, 5X Press, and created content.
At a time when South Asian Music is taking the world by storm. Diljit Dosanjh selling out Rogers Arena and being announced as a performer for Coachella 2023, AP Dhillon making history with the first Punjabi performance at the Juno Awards, Canadian singer and rapper Drake paying tribute to the late Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, and Surrey-based lyricist Chani Nattan working on a collaboration with TVGucci are just a few of the indications that South Asian artistry is breaking through to the forefront. Within that, Surrey is one of the fastest growing cities and arts & culture hubs in Canada, particularly for South Asian diaspora music.
With events taking place in both Vancouver and Surrey, the 6th annual 5X Festival’s week-long lineup includes all their signature events, such as the5X Blockparty, 5X Art Party, and 5X Pride. Bringing some new flavour into the lineup are two finely curated events. The first is 5X Storytelling: An Evening with Robyn Sandhu, a showcase of Sandhu’s finest work, who came to Canada as an international student and became a global, viral sensation for his spoken word and writings. The second is a 5X Press Panel: Imagining a New World with Desi Futurism, facilitated by Juno-nominee and multi-disciplinary artist Ruby Singh, where attendees will be asked to blue sky the kind of desi world they’d like to live in.
Once again, the 5X Blockparty will be free to the public. New this year, attendees are invited to RSVP. Your RSVP will enter you into a chance to win an ALL ACCESS PASS 5X Fest 2023 for you and a friend! That means you get to hit up all 5 festival events and party it up with VIP Blockparty tickets! But here’s the catch – you must RSVP below in order to enter to win. Do it quick and don’t miss out on the ultimate festival experience.
Walk through the portal and immerse yourself in everything South Asian from June 11- 18 at the 6th annual 5X Fest. Start local & grow global, create magic, be bold, and come together. For more information on 5X Fest or to purchase tickets please visit: www.5xfest.com.
5X Festival gratefully acknowledges the support of Creative BC, Government of Canada, BC Arts Council, City of Surrey, the City of Vancouver, Canada Council of Arts, Heritage Canada, and Vancouver Foundation.
ABOUT 5X FEST
5X Festival is the essential festival and digital community elevating South Asian youth culture. Our vision is to build a world where we belong and thrive. Our flagship event is a multi-day, multi-venue festival covering music, visual art, fashion, and culture. 5X also builds an online community through social media, 5X Press, and created content. For more information, visit www.5xfest.com
