Win a Richmond World Festival experience that includes a meet & greet with Lights and food truck vouchers! This free community festival takes place August 31 & September 1 at Minoru Park & Richmond Cultural Centre Plaza.

Experience the charm of an old-fashioned country fair that combines nature, heritage, agriculture and community at the Campbell Valley Country Celebration, September 8 & 9, 2018.

National Play Day is August 17th. To support getting kids out to play, Peekaboo Beans is hosting their inaugural Day of Play, a national playdate in Vancouver and North Vancouver including an event with Bobs and Lolo.

Home for Dinner is a community fundraising initiative, supporting Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon, which encourages locals to embrace the tradition of connecting with family around the dinner table by hosting a dining event in their home, or at their favourite restaurant.

Photos from the Kaleidoscope Arts Festival in Coquitlam’s Town Centre park on Saturday, August 11, 2018 with Mathew V, Kytami, The Philosopher Kings, and many more!

Birding From Dawn to Dusk in Stanley Park: Join Stanley Park Ecology Society on August 19-26, 2018 as we celebrate Vancouver’s bird diversity alongside the International Ornithological Congress and Vancouver International Bird Festival. Read this month’s guest post from the Stanley Park Ecology Society.

Join YVR Airport for free family fun, live entertainment and more at the 3rd annual YVR Chill Out at one of the coolest little parks in Greater Vancouver, Flight Path Park, on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. FREE!

For each Pirate Pak sold on August 15th, White Spot will donate $2.00 to Zajac Ranch for Children. Adults throughout the province can feel like a kid again when they enjoy an Adult Pirate Pak to support White Spot’s 9th annual Pirate Pak Day charity initiative.

Enjoy a sweet, refreshing treat with proceeds supporting a fantastic local cause! All of Downtown Vancouver’s Marriott family hotels are participating in Root Beer Float Day on August 8th & 9th, with all proceeds going to the BC Children’s’ Hospital Foundation.

My tour of the Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks barge. The event draws half a million spectators to the shores of English Bay each year, where 3 countries present spectacular displays over 3 summer nights.