The Firehouse Sessions
Guest chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and distillers. Tasting plates, pairings and flights from afternoon into evening.
Premium tasting venue →September 24–26, 2027 · Downtown Duncan · Cowichan Valley
Taste
of Cowichan
Three days of remarkable food, wine, beer, spirits, farms, live music and the people who make the Cowichan Valley worth tasting.
Explore the weekend →The whole valley.
One unforgettable weekend.
Food · Drink · People · Place
Downtown Duncan becomes the gathering place for everything Cowichan does well. Come for a chef-led wine pairing, a cold beer and a band, a farm stand with the kids, or all three. The streets are yours for the weekend.
Craig Street Beer Garden
Cowichan taps, beer flights, great food and a live outdoor stage at the heart of the street festival.
Beer · Food · Music →
Taste the Valley
Wineries, cideries, distillers, farms, restaurants, bakers, cheesemakers and producers from across Cowichan.
Meet the makers →
Cowichan After Dark
Live music, cocktails, late menus and a downtown that keeps going after the daytime market closes.
Stay late →A weekend worth staying for
Three days. A lot to taste.
This is a sample of what the weekend feels like. Drop in for an hour or build an entire Cowichan getaway around it.
Friday · Sept 24
Festival streets open
The Firehouse Sessions
Main Stage
Cowichan After Dark
Saturday · Sept 25
Harvest breakfast & market
Downtown kitchens open
Wine, beer & spirit flights
Main Stage headliner
Sunday · Sept 26
Brunch in the Valley
Family festival opens
Chef & producer showcases
Festival finale
Daytime in downtown
Bring the whole family.
Kids' activities, approachable food, live demonstrations, music, farm stands and room to sit down together. Daytime is built for families without turning the festival into a kids' event.
One festival. Your version.
Find your perfect Pinot. Or your next favourite pint.
Taste of Cowichan is deliberately broad: serious wine, chef-driven food and refined tastings sit beside beer gardens, street food, live stages and relaxed patios.
Go to the source
Leave downtown for a few hours.
Paid festival shuttles connect downtown Duncan with selected wineries, breweries, cideries, distilleries and farm experiences throughout the valley — then bring you back for the evening.
Main stage · Beer garden · Late night
The valley
after dark.
Good bands, full streets, late menus and places to keep the night going. Music is part of the reason to come — not background noise between meals.
Cowichan Valley · Vancouver Island
Come taste Cowichan.
September 24–26, 2027 · Downtown Duncan
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