5 Family-friendly Coquitlam festivals to kick-start summer including Daisy Day in Austin Heights on Saturday, June 10, 2018. Enter to win an Austin Heights prize package!

Thanks to Jordan Coble from the Sncewips Heritage Museum and Westbank First Nation in West Kelowna, I now know two things: Ogopogo is much more than a cartoon rendering, and Ogopogo (n’ha-a-itk) is all around the Okanagan.

Movies Under the Stars (“MUTS”) is returning this year to Surrey’s Holland Park, with a family-friendly lineup of entertainment and movie screenings every Saturday in August.

Out On Screen is turning 30 and they’re celebrating with a birthday party on June 2nd! A party for the LGBT2Q+ community and allies at the Imperial on Main Street will pay tribute to the last three decades of uplifting queer stories at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.

Free Outdoor Movies at Lansdowne Centre in Richmond July and August, 2018. The lot on the corner of Alderbridge Way and No 3 Road will be transformed into a drive-in movie theatre, with walk-ins welcome.

Plan a family getaway to ancient Egypt – in Victoria! Visit Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs at the Royal BC Museum. Drawn from the collections of some of the world’s most prestigious museums, the exhibition makes its North American debut in Victoria and will be on view until December 31, 2018.

I invite everyone to walk the orchards, stroll the vines, and sample the sweet flavours of the Okanagan in Summerland, BC. Check out this preview of my experience with ZenSeekers.

Watch the World Cup at the Vancouver Alpen Club, live and on the big screen with fans and supporters from around the globe. June 17th, June 23rd and June 27th. General admission and VIP tickets available. Enter to win VIP tickets from Miss604.

Vancouver’s own Little Italy is hosting the annual Italian Day on the Drive festival on June 10th, celebrating Italian culture, heritage and respective immigrant contributions in Vancouver. This festival transforms Commercial Drive into a lively 14 block, vehicle free, celebration and community festa!

The Long Long Table at Surrey Civic Plaza is Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Enjoy local entertainment and a finely crafted five-course dinner prepared by Civic Hotel’s renowned chef Ranjeev Arora.