Bard on the Beach

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Location	Vanier Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founded	1990
Founded by	Christopher Gaze
Artistic director	Christopher Gaze
Type of play(s)	Primarily Shakespeare
Festival date	June - September, Annually
Website	bardonthebeach.org

Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival. The theatre festival runs annually from early June through September in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The festival is produced by Bard on the Beach Theatre Society whose mandate is to provide Vancouver residents and tourists with affordable, accessible Shakespearean productions of the finest quality. In addition to the annual summer festival, the Society runs a number of year-round theatre education and training initiatives for both the artistic community and the general community at large. Bard on the Beach celebrated its 30th anniversary season in 2019.^[1]