This summer, the Britannia Mine Museum is turning up the fun by hosting a series of events to celebrate Canada Day on July 1st and an Old Town New Queens: Pride Night August 5th. The events feature the Britannia Mine Museum’s summer exhibit “More Than a Mine: Recreation in a Mining Town”, which pays homage to historic community celebrations and recreational activities of days past during its mining years between 1904 and 1974.
Summer at Britannia Mine Museum
Where: 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach (10 mins south of Squamish on the Sea to Sky)
Canada Day Friday, July 1 from 11:00am to 3:00pm
The Museum’s Canada Day celebrations will feature live music from local indie folk/rock musicians, Coldwater Road, who will be performing two 30-minute sets between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Throughout the day Curator of Collections and Engagement, Laura Minta Holland and Assistant Curator Heather Flynn will be leading maypole dances and hosting a number of nostalgic games for visitors of all ages to enjoy. More info & tickets »
Old Town, New Queens: Pride Night at Britannia Mine Museum Friday, August 5, 2022 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Join the museum’s first-ever after hours pride night “Old Town, New Queens” in the historic 99-year-old Mill building. A National Historic Site, the 20-storey Mill building will be transformed into a huge performance space featuring some of the most amazing LGBTQIA+ drag artists from the Lower Mainland.
Entry to the event includes a 45-minute drag performance as well as evening access to the Museum’s exhibits and STEAM experiments in the Terra Lab. Drag performers will be available for meet and greets at the gold panning pavilion through the night, with food trucks and an alcohol-free ‘mocktail’ bar available on site. A limited number of deluxe tickets will also include evening access to the Museum’s popular underground train tour. More info & tickets »
BOOM! at Britannia Mine Museum. Photo submitted.
Copper & Fire Arts Event Saturday, September 17, 2022
Britannia Mine Museum’s annual Copper & Fire Arts community event is returning Saturday, September 17th featuring talented local BC artists and their unique metal and earthen crafts. The event celebrates the arts and visitors can come experience the unique and creative ways minerals from the Earth can be showcased through art.
The family-friendly Copper & Fire Arts Event features earth-inspired jewellery, sculpture, copper work, gemstone art, pottery and painting, all inspired by the landscape, plant life and forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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The City of Burnaby is going all out for Canada Day on July 1st with festivities happening at three locations, with something fun for everyone in the family – and yes there will be fireworks!
Burnaby Canada Day StreetFest on Central
Time: 7:00pm to 10:15pm Location: Civic Square, Central Boulevard and Central Park
StreetFest on Central will kick off at 7:00pm July 1st with family friendly activities, food trucks, and entertainment. The main stage will feature platinum recording artist and 3-time JUNO award winner k-os headlining the stage in Central Park, joined by platinum and gold album selling international recording artist Bif Naked and Grammy Award winner Alex Cuba, followed by a fireworks finale at 10:00pm.
Road closures will be in effect along Patterson Avenue as well as Central Boulevard (between Patterson and Willingdon avenues) to ensure maximum space for visitors to explore everything the event has to offer, including:
family-friendly activity and entertainment area in Civic Square
community displays, games, pop ups, mural fence painting and activities along Central Boulevard
food trucks, beer garden, and concert in Central Park and more
With Metrotown and Patterson SkyTrain stations nearby, there are plenty of ways to get to the festival. Visitors are encouraged to take transit, cycle or walk, and please leave pets at home.
City of Burnaby Photo
More Burnaby Canada Day Locations
Time: 11:00am to 2:30pm Location: Edmonds Plaza and Park (7433 Edmonds St, Burnaby) Festivities at This Location: A fun-filled day of entertainment, arts and crafts and activities for the kids, games, a youth volleyball tournament, delicious treats and more.
Time: 11:00am to 4:30pm Location: Burnaby Village Museum (6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby) Festivities at This Location: With the backdrop of its 1920s village streets, the free festivities include multicultural family entertainment, displays and demonstrations, children’s games and activities, and birthday cupcakes from the bakery.
For more information, visit the City of Burnaby’s Canada Day website and plan your day out.
One of the best parts of summer in Vancouver is all of the free activities and festivals we get to enjoy. A highlight for the last seventeen years has been the weekly salsa dancing at Robson Square in Downtown Vancouver.
Salsa at Robson Square. John Bollwitt photo.
Free Salsa Dancing at Robson Square
Sunday July 17, 24, 31, and August 7, 14, 2022
Try the free beginner salsa dance lesson at 3:00pm, watch the dance performances at 5:00pm, or just check out the social dancing throughout the afternoon.
Want more salsa? Book a harbour tour with Vancouver Salsa Cruises and hit the water in style! Take a lesson, dance on three floors aboard the MV Britannia, enjoy DJs, catering, the beautiful sights and more.
Bard in the Valley believes in Shakespeare for all and they’re returning to three venues in the Fraser Valley this summer to present some of classic plays and tragedies in outdoor settings around Langley and Abbotsford.
Bard in the Valley at Eco Dairy Abbotsford. Photo submitted.
Bard in the Valley 2022
Since the group’s inception in 2009, Bard in the Valley (“BIV”) has presented a Shakespearean production every summer. More than 25,000 people have come out to enjoy these performances. Here’s the schedule this year, with a few fun add-ons:
Location: Eco Dairy (1356 Sumas Way, Abbotsford) Performance: Measure for Measure August 4-7, 2022 Tickets:Book online now for $35
Location: Douglas Park (20399 Douglas Crescent, Langley) Performance:Seussification of Romeo & Juliet July 21-23, 2022 Performance:Measure for Measure July 28-31, 2022 Tickets: Book online. Tent tickets are $25 otherwise general admission at Douglas Park is admission-free and by donation.
Location: Township 7 Winery (21152 16 Ave, Langley Township) Performance:Measure for Measure July 7-10; July 14-17, 2022 Tickets:Book online now for $35
Bard in the Valley at Douglas Park. Photo submitted.
Picnics Delivered
Enhance your experience with a Well Seasoned Gourmet picnic delivered right to your blanket at Township 7 Winery or Douglas Park. Be sure to include in order notes the date of your BIV show and your phone number. Use code Bard22 for delivery and order at least 48 hours in advance.
If you’re attending a show at the Eco Dairy, you can pre-order a picnic from Nature’s Pickins. Place your picnic order when you book your tickets at this location.
Enter to Win
I have a pair of tickets to give away to a performance of Measure for Measure at the Eco Dairy in Abbotsford. Here’s how you can enter to win:
June is a month for all to honour the cultures and contributions of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) in Canada. Seek firsthand experiences and education about living Indigenous cultures and realities, and be inspired to learn beyond the month of June. Here are some ways to connect and engage starting this Indigenous People Day, June 21:
Candace Campo of Talaysay Tours – Join an Indigenous-led tour of Stanley Park
Indigenous Peoples Day Events in Vancouver 2022
The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre is hosting a block party on June 21st from 11:00am to 3:00pm with performances, games, prizes and a special lunch.
Watari Counselling and Support Services is hosting a celebration at Maclean Park from 10:00am to 3:00pm on June 21st. There will be drumming, medicine pouch making, games, and giveaways. Lunch of sockeye salmon and bannock will be provided at 12:00pm.
Nations Skate Youth Indigenous Peoples Day is 2:00pm to 8:00pm on June 21st at Britannia Community Services Centre. Indigenous youth will have the opportunity to set up their very own skateboard, bead with others and custom paint their own pair of Vans. Enjoy music from live DJs and dinner courtesy of Mr Bannock.
The Carnegie Community Centre, in partnership with the UBC Learning Exchange and the City of Vancouver, is hosting an in-person “to-go” event on June 21 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. There will be a to-go lunch, a t-shirt pop-up, cultural performances, giveaways from the Carnegie Cultural Sharing Program, Hives for Humanity, the Carnegie Vancouver Public Library and more. This cultural event will begin with a welcome from Chief Bill Williams Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) , Mary Point xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Carleen Thomas Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil- Waututh) and feature pop- up performances from Carnegie’s lexwst’i:lem drum group, Big Drum with John Sam, dancer Larissa Healey, and more.
Catch a movie with VIFF on June 21st at the Vancity Theatre and online, free on demand. Curated by Rylan Friday (Plains Cree & Saulteaux Ojibway, Cote First Nation), Finding Our Truth features work from First Nations and allied filmmakers, centering on Indigenous narratives with strong female leads, coupled with humour, determination, strength and resiliency. The films highlighted in this series challenge pervasive stereotypes by expressing the diversity of Indigenous experience – whether they are framed as historical or contemporary, speak to gender equality and sexuality, or are based in urban or rural settings, and all showcase Indigeneity in an equally authentic manner.
Enjoy free entertainment at the Indigenous Summer Stage June 24th at šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (formerly the QET Plaza) hosted by the Talking Stick Festival, Vancouver Civic Theatres, and the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Visit the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art and check out the new True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel exhibit. There will be free admission on June 22nd.
Co-produced by V’ni Dansi, Full Circle and Talking Stick, La Mitchin di Mitchifexplores similarities of knowledge within Indigenous cultures, landscapes and colonial experiences on stage at the Scotiabank Dance Centre June 21st. This vital work draws attention to plant medicines, their uses, and the intimate journey of connection to the land. Inspired by Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting Medicines to Help Us, La Mitchin di Mitchif is a heartfelt tribute to the intergenerational teachings passed down in Métis culture and the Indigenous relations to Mother Earth.
Join the Oxford Park Planting Day at 2050 Wall Street in Vancouver on June 21st from 10:30am to 12:30pm. You can help add Indigenous plants, a log seating area and a pollinator garden in partnership with Pacific Association of First Nations Women and Aboriginal Mother Centre Society. Learn about plants from Vancouver Urban Food Forest Foundation (“VUFFF”) board member and friend, Metis herbalist and educator, Lori Snyder, engage in sign and rock painting, enjoy snacks and community connection.
Ways to Honour Indigenous Cultures When Travelling This Summer
Add Indigenous tourism experiences in BC to your travel plans.Download the Indigenous Tourism BC app to find local tourism operators. Include Indigenous tourism in your travel plans.
Connection to Land, People and Culture. Commit to learning about the land where you live! Start with a tour with Talaysay Tours in Vancouver.
Support Indigenous digital economies. Resourceful entrepreneurs are now serving patrons through online orders, delivery service and virtual events. Shop online for Indigenous fashion, food, wine and art to show your support for Indigenous lands, cultures and businesses.
