massif music

september 24-26, 2026

A carefully curated heavy music experience in Nelson BC. We sell out every year.

we’re not massive,

We’re massif.

There’s no festival like MASSiF. Because we’re not really a festival.

We’re more like a pretty big party with your newest best friends. It’s that time when a whole bunch of cool bands came to play hard and hang out, made possible by a small group of volunteers who love music as much as you do, all in a sweet town under mountains overlooking a lake. WTF is this paradise, anyway?

We don’t tolerate jerks. Everyone is here to have sweaty, loud and safe FUN.

Featuring a meticulously chosen lineup, Massif increases gender diversity in heavy music and fosters opportunities for underrepresented bands to play together.

We’re super good at it. Located in the nether regions of British Columbia’s mountainous interior, MASSiF has been blowing minds and eardrums in Nelson BC since 2016.

latest news…

  • KC Restaurant Supports Massif!

    KC Restaurant is BACK to help feed Massif bands! We love having the support of a family-owned local business that makes a delicious selection of Cantonese, Japanese and Thai food. They’ll even deliver anywhere in Nelson! But you should really visit them at 546 Baker St. and check out their latest art exhibit. Truly a…

  • Gaytheist Is Playing Massif!

    Time to get another van—we’re going back on tour. Old school friends Gaytheist, 15-plus years side by side, just wanna have fun. Do you like your punk, hardcore and metal tied together nicely in a pink sparkle bow? We thought you might. Gaytheist is like running through a swamp hopped up on too much caffeine while laughing…

  • El Taco Supports Massif!

    There’s something weirdly comforting about having a surf shack style restaurant in a town without surf. It should be weird, but El Taco is just so goddamn delicious and their burritos are so goddamn big that you can’t do anything but get excited when someone yells “surf’s up!” and you know they mean “Let’s get…