Don’t think of this as the last weekend of summer, think of it as a chance to get out and explore all of those festivals, farms, free outdoor movies, and family fun activities that you’ve been meaning to get to! This weekend Miss604 is proud to sponsor the final Movies Under the Stars night in Holland Park (free screening of Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse). Find this event and many more things to do in Vancouver this weekend below:
From sunflowers to apples, corn mazes to pumpkins, the bounty of two seasons is popping up now around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Our local farms offer up great local produce paired with family-friendly fun that helps everyone connect with our agricultural past, present and future.
Corn Mazes and Farms for Family Fun in Vancouver the Fraser Valley
Taves Family Farms
When: Open now through October, 10:00am to 5:00pm Where: 333 Gladwin Rd, Abbotsford Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Features: Apple and pumpkin picking, plus tasty cider slushies at the Applebarn and fields of sunflowers.
Willow View Farms
When: U-Pick opening August 16th, 2019 Where: 288 McCallum Rd, Abbotsford Website | Facebook | Instagram Features: U-pick apples, plums, pears, and pumpkins along with a hayride and petting zoo.
Maan Farms
When: Open now, 9:00am to 6:00pm Where: 790 McKenzie Rd, Abbotsford Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Features: Maan Farms offers something for the whole family. Play area and petting zoo, delicious food and wine, event venue, seasonal attractions and of course berries.
Richard Country Farms
When: Open daily, 9:00am to 8:00pm Where: 12900 Steveston Hwy, Richmond Website | Facebook | Instagram Features: Enjoy corn fields, sunflowers, and whimsical decorations. Pumpkin pickers ride hay wagons to the fields later in the season, past the duck ponds and waterfalls.
Bose and Sons Family Farm
When: Open August 27 through October 14, 2019 Where: 64th Avenue & 156th Street, Surrey Website | Facebook About: Conquer the legendary Bose Corn Maze then sit back on a hay bale and savour Surrey’s countryside on a tractor-pulled ride from the corn to the pumpkin patch.
Chilliwack Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm
When: Open now until October 31, 2018 Where: 41905 Yale Road West, Chilliwack Website | Facebook | Instagram Features: The 12 acre Chilliwack Corn Maze also has over 15 varieties of pumpkins.
Aldor Acres Farm
When: September 21 to October 31, 2018 Where: 24990-84 Avenue, Langley Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Features: Visit the animals in the petting zoo then take a tractor-pulled hayride out to the pumpkin patch to find that perfect pumpkin. Don’t forget to stop by the Farmacy for your farm fresh veggies, eggs and pork.
Check all of the farm websites and social media to get the most accurate updates about what is in season, opening hours, etc. Have fun!
Variety – the Children’s Charity and Global BC have announced that the 4th Annual Variety Week will take place from Monday, September 30 to Friday, October 4, 2019. Throughout the week, Global BC will be showcasing the work that Variety does to help children with special needs and their families across the various communities in BC.
Variety Week on Global BC
During every newscast including Global News Morning and Global News Hour at 6, viewers will be introduced to families who Variety has supported while getting to see firsthand how their lives have been impacted because of Variety’s help.
“We’re excited to once again be teaming up with Variety to help kids across the province,” said Kenton Boston, VP National & Network News, Global News. “And we’re looking forward to learning from the families about the challenges they faced and how their lives have been transformed by Variety.”
Also during the week, Variety will launch “Club Heartly” … a new program which encourages kids to fundraise for kids with special needs while at the same promoting inclusiveness.
Last year’s Variety Week saw Variety raise an astounding $765,594. Donations can be made by calling toll-free at 310-KIDS and as well, they can be made online at variety.bc.ca or by texting “KIDS” to 45678 to make an automatic $20 contribution.
About Variety – the Children’s Charity:
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends providing direct help to children with special needs in BC. For over 50 years, Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential. Since 2010, Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province.
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends providing direct help to children with special needs in BC. For over 50 years, Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential. Since 2010, Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province.
Miss604’s Rebecca Bollwitt is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Variety – The Children’s Charity, and Chair of its Membership and Marketing Committees.
It could happen: Fort Langley may one day find itself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. At this fun, adult-only, after-hours event, see what your chances of survival would be!
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse in Fort Langley
When: September 28, 2019 Where: Fort Langley National Historic Site Tickets:Available online
In this after-hours event, learn essential survival skills through four fascinating activities including wilderness first aid, musket-firing, fire-starting, and blacksmithing. Discover why the fort would be the prime location for survival.
About Fort Langley
Built in 1827, Fort Langley was a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post. Located on the banks of the Fraser River, it was once part of a trade route for the British Empire at the centre of a large population of Indigenous people.
Fort Langley served as part of a network of fur trade forts operating in the New Caledonia and Columbia Districts (now British Columbia and northern Washington). The fort maintained a good and peaceful trade in furs, salmon, and even cranberries with the local native inhabitants.
On September 15th, you can join the 5km VOKRA Walk for the Kitties at Jericho Beach and raise funds that directly support their rescue efforts.
VOKRA Walk for the Kitties
When: Sunday September 15th, 2019 Where: Jericho Beach Tickets: Register for the walk and pay fees online
VOKRA’s mission is to end cat overpopulation and homelessness. They rescue, heal, then place cats – first in their network of foster homes, then in carefully matched, loving, forever homes. VOKRA is a passionate, volunteer-driven charity with extensive cat care experience, that believes that no-kill is the only responsible approach to rescue, that Trap-Neuter-Return works and that cats are awesome!
Each Walk participant pledges to raise funds for VOKRA to help in the mission to end cat overpopulation and homelessness.
As a volunteer-driven non-profit, the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (“VOKRA”) relies on Walk for the Kitties to raise much needed funds to help them rescue more than 1,400 cats and kittens each year. For more information follow follow VOKRA on Instagram and Facebook.
The Westward Music Festival returns to Vancouver from September 12-15, 2019 featuring Joji, The Paper Kites, Black Mountain, Emotional Oranges and many more at both free and ticketed shows across downtown.
Westward Music Festival 2019
When: September 12 to 15, 2019
Where: Biltmore, Imperial and Vogue Theatres, along with the street party in Yaletown
In addition to ticketed events, the Westward Street Party will have three FREE outdoor stages between Davie, Mainland and Nelson streets in Yaletown with entertainment on Friday, September 13th and Saturday, 14th.
The Music BC stage will be located at the intersection of Nelson and Hamilton, featuring performances by I M U R,Jo Passed, Rare Americans, The Tourist Company, Diamond Café, Old Soul Rebel, Prado, Sam The Astronaut, HOFFEY, Phono Pony, Meltt, Biawanna, and Glass Forest and will be active with performances on both Friday and Saturday..
The two other Westward Yaletown stages, the Kater Stage and the Electronic Stage, powered by Groundwerk, will both run on Saturday, September 14th. The Kater Stage will be located on Davie Street and will feature Little Destroyer, Hotel Mira, Missy D, Teon Gibbs, Booty EP, Parlour Panther, Fionn, and Sam Lynch. The Electronic Stage, powered by Groundwerk, will host Esette, Dj dood, Which Nancy, Niki Sadeki, Joel West B2B Jay Tripwire, and Kevin Shiu.
Accompanying the music at these outdoor events will be a beer garden, food and a host of local vendors for attendees to explore and enjoy.
Owned and operated by Rebecca Bollwitt, Miss604.com (since 2004) provides daily information about life in Metro Vancouver, events, community happenings and local history. It also features music, film, and television interviews along with travel features for day-trips and weekend getaways.
Online since 1997, Rebecca also started podcasting RadioZoom in 2005, co-founded sixty4media, a WordPress website development firm, in 2008, and co-authored the book, Blogging to Drive Business in 2010 & 2012.
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