The 2019 festival ran Aug. 9-13 and kicked off with a night of stand-up comedy in partnership with Elements Casino Surrey, featuring some of Greater Vancouver's finest comedians: Rae Lynn Carson, Ash Dhawan, Rajneesh Dhawan, Al Hassam, Devon Kandola, Leena Manro (I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Chicken fame), and our emcee Dusty Searcy! The night continued with a post-show dance party featuring High Voltage Roadshow's DJ Beatdrop!

The festival also presented an expanded Industry Series featuring a staged reading of Agam Darshi’s play KAUR as well as development workshops in acting, movement, digital marketing, comedy, and mindfulness. As always, all Industry Series offerings are FREE!