Special Woodstock 2024
25 year Anniversary!!!!
Welcome to 'Special Woodstock'
A Music Festival Like No Other!
Welcome to 'Special Woodstock'
A Music Festival Like No Other!
We are so glad that you have found us at our new site.
"Special Woodstock" is a music festival that happens once a year on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada on the beautiful 140-acre property of
Providence Farm in Duncan, BC, Canada.
The date for this year’s event will be held on
Sunday, August 18, 2024
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The price?
Free!
No tickets are required,
no entry fee.
How do we do it?
With help from The Lions Clubs of Vancouver Island and the surrounding Islands
generous community businesses
and
YOU!
All donations,
big and small
add up to
an amazing, heartwarming, inspiring
Music Festival called
Special Woodstock
Join our Facebook Group to watch us live from all over the world.
Special Woodstock 2023
https://www.facebook.com/groups/238046300752413/
"Special Woodstock" was created to feature the artistic talents of people with disabilities alongside professional musicians on a community/world stage...
Founded in September 1999 by Shelley Vaags, who saw a need for a platform to be created to feature this incredible, courageous, inspiring,
and unique community of individuals.
A snapshot of our festival
A snapshot of our festival
What it is all about: A short video by Erin Rooke
Special Woodstock Documentary
Special Woodstock Documentary
In 2019, Erin Rooke submitted the story of Special Woodstock to "Telus Story Hive", who was offering a $50,000.00 grant to produce an hour documentary
With the help of the community and many hours of reminding people to vote every day, Special Woodstock was chosen to receive one of these grants,
Erin Rooke has been raised with Special Woodstock from the age of 8. She and her cousins "The Smiley Cousins" were one of the first musical acts to perform on stage in the first year,2000.
Erin has brought the history of Special Woodstock to life in her award-winning production called,
The Story Of Special Woodstock
How you can help
How you can help
We are a non-profit society that relies on the hearts of the community for support. Special Woodstock has no entry fee but welcomes donations to
help the festival continue every year.
There will be a virtual tip jar created for any donations on our Facebook Group Page: Virtual Special Woodstock 2020.
Pay with Paypal, Etransfer, or mail a cheque to:
Special Woodstock
Box 177
Cobble Hill, B.C.
V0R 1L0
Contact Information
Contact Information
Shelley Vaags, Founder and President
2545 Florence Lk Rd
Victoria, BC
Contact Us
Contact Us
Feel free to contact us with any questions about Special Woodstock.
Donations
Want to donate?
Donations
Want to donate?
Great!! Thanks so much! 100% of all proceeds go to putting on a great festival. We are all volunteers!
Donation information
Donation information
Mailing address for donations:
Please make any cheques out to "Special Woodstock" and mail them to:
* Special Woodstock Society
* Box 177
* Cobble Hill, B.C. V0R 1L0
E-transfer:
Please add an address to send a receipt.
Donations Gratefully Accepted !!!!
Donations Gratefully Accepted !!!!
Service Area
Service Area
1843 Tzouhalem Road
Duncan, British Columbia V9L 6R1
Business Hours
Business Hours
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
COWICHAN CULTURE COUNTS
COWICHAN CULTURE COUNTS
Help us put Cowichan arts, culture, and heritage on the map!
What? We are creating an inventory and map of all the great arts, culture and heritage resources in the Cowichan Valley.
Why? To support arts, culture, economic development, community planning, and to make Cowichan an even better place to live…and easier to find.
Who Benefits? Artists and artisans, arts and culture organizations, businesses, heritage buffs, residents, visitors, and the province (the approach we
develop will be used around the province)