Tag: festivals

  • Canada Day Festivities Planned for Burnaby

    While the City of Vancouver continues the tradition of keeping Canada Day celebrations pretty low-key, neighbouring communities like the City of Burnaby continue to grow their Canada Day festivities. This year, the City of Burnaby will play host to a free Canada Day concert and fireworks at the Swangard Stadium on July 1st for the…

  • Rhododendron Festival at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

    I stopped in to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts at Deer Lake for the annual Rhododendron Festival. The best part of the festival was watching all the kids (and adults) flying the little plastic kites that they made there. Another great part of the Rhododendron Festival was the Strawberry Tea service in the Ceperley…

  • Why I Do Not Attend Festivals

    I often blog about the events that are taking place in around our city. Festivals like the RibFest that just took place in Port Moody, or in the winter there was the Candy Festival in Yaletown or everyone’s favourite, the Christmas Market near the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. There are other festivals like the Pemberton Music…

  • Austin Station Fun Day in Coquitlam

    The people at 4cats.com let kids in to have a great time.

  • The Water’s Edge Festival Returns to Coquitlam

    Water’s Edge Festival is returning to the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam from February 25th to the 27th of this year. The Water’s Edge Festival is part of the BC Spirit Festivals, a new initiative, funded by the provincial government which will see celebrations taking place all over the province in February, 2011. So what…