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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — The #ExploreCoquitlam campaign is sponsored by the City of Coquitlam Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
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Outdoor festivals and events are kicking into gear, and Coquitlam is at the heart of the action. Picture food trucks, free concerts and kids dancing in the grass with their teddy bears, even a haggis hunt.
Catch a concert at Town Centre Park
All of these events are easily accessed by transit, with many of them taking place at Town Centre Park – just steps from Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station.
Outdoor Festivals and Events in Coquitlam
Get ready: Here are 8 events you won’t want to miss this June:
Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival
Sunday, June 2, 2019 from 11:00am to 6:00pm Foodies unite at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park to scope out more than 20 food trucks and entertainment for all ages, including face painting and roving entertainers. Scope out the truck lineup.
For the 10th Annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week, Timber is supporting craft breweries of Vancouver that do not have tasting rooms of their own. On June 6th, the team at Timber will tap ten kegs from five small exclusive breweries with the brewers in-house for the Barley Pop Pilgrimage Tap Takeover.
Barley Pop Pilgrimage Tap Takeover at Timber
Where:Timber Vancouver (Robson St) When: Thursday, June 6, 2019 from 3:00pm
The following breweries will be served until the keg runs out:
Good Buddy Head Brewer Tim Rennie’s focus is to “make wacky and drinkable beers, but most importantly to hang out with your good buddies and have good times”. Best known for ‘Sad Dad’ India Pale Ale, ‘Dutch Rudder’ Belgian Quadrupel, ‘Lunchbox’ Peanut Butter & Jelly Stout, ‘No Rain’ Watermelon Sour. Tim will be at Timber pouring ‘Lunchbox’ PB&J Stout and ‘Just Blue Myself’ Blueberry Muffin Sour. Good Buddy is brewed at Callister Brewing Co.
Sundown Beer was created by three friends (Kevin, Charles, Ben) and a serious love for craft beer. They specialize in traditional styles of German beer while adding a unique Cascadian twist. Find them in East Vancouver at Callister Brewing Co. The Sundown Crew will tap: ‘Dragonflux Fury’ Sour and ‘There Goes the Sun’ Hefeweizen.
Doan’s Craft Beer Company Since leaving their original location on Powell, Doan’s has moved their operations into Craft Collective Beerworks in East Van. Doan’s is still a family run beer company and loves to continue their practice with traditional German styles, like their multi award winning Kolsch, as well as ‘American’ styles of IPA, Lagers and fun fruit beers. Evan Doan will be tapping their West Coast IPA and Kolsch.
Superflux Beer Owners/Brewers, Matt Kohlen and Adam Henderson, named 2018 Foodies of the Year by Western Living Magazine, brew up legendary beers such as ‘Colour and Shape’ IPA, ‘Craft Beer is Dead American’ IPA, ‘Double Infinity Citra’ with the most creative bold labels on the shelf. Superflux is brewed at Strathcona Beer Company. Superflux will be pouring ‘Mañana’ IPA & ‘Easy Tiger’ Pale Ale.
Boombox Brewing Company Boombox Brewing, known for making big juicy ales, such as the ‘Rad Seeker’ and ‘Arcade Glow’, is brewed at Parallel 49 Beer. Boombox will be pouring their new release ‘Hollow Tape’ IPA and ‘Arcade Glow’.
Follow Timber on Facebook and Twitter for more info. Please enjoy responsibly. Must be 19+ to partake.
The Drive comes alive in green, white and red as Italian Day returns for its 10th edition on June 9th, celebrating Comunità – community. A vibrant cultural street festival, spanning 14 blocks, the event celebrates Italian culture and heritage with over 130 street participants, comprised of partners, merchants, vendors and community organizations.
Italian Day on The Drive 2019
When: Sunday, June 9, 2019 12:00pm to 8:00pm Where:Commercial Drive (Venables St. to Grandview Cut) Admission: Free!
June is Italian Heritage Month, this year celebrating its official city observance designation, which features Italian Day on The Drive. Italian Heritage Month involves a month long series of events showcasing the rich culture of Italy in the realms of food, music, film, language and other cultural initiatives and celebrations, presented by various partners, including Il Centro Italian Cultural Center, where most of the events will be held, the Italian Day Festival Society, and the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver.
This year’s theme, Comunità, holds great significance because Italian Day is taking an initiative to address the issue of at-risk youth by helping to raise awareness and funds for youth mentoring programs. The Italian Day Festival Society’s goal is to raise $10,000 via partners and community business contributions in support of The East End Boys and Girls Club – run out of Templeton Secondary and operating on charitable donations.
Festival Highlights
Highlights are delivered in piazza style themed intersections and areas, including three music stages featuring performances by local and international Italian artists, an ‘Authentic Italian Table’ piazza showcasing food and wine samplings, fashion show featuring local designer, 14 extended patios, youth activities and themes, food eating contests, vendors and food trucks, and exotic Italian cars and motorcycles.
Presented by the Italian Chamber of Commerce, the ‘Authentic Italian Table’ – an entire intersection dedicated to food and wine samplings, returns in piazza style highlighting authentic Italian products and premium Italian wines and beverages for a ‘true Italian taste’. Tickets can be purchased on site at the festival.
Delicious Italian street food — including fried pasta, wood-oven panini, meatballs, arancini, pizza, panzerotti, fried Italian donuts, cannoli, gelato, coffee, afogato, granita and more — will have you in the streets of Roma, Venezia and Firenze as you make your way down The Drive. Visitors will also enjoy local Italian-Canadian music performances on the 2nd Avenue and Grandview Park Stages, including those from the crowd-favourite restauranteur and showman, Federico Fuoco, along with international performing artist Carmelina Cupo.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Published in Partnership with the ZenSeekers #ExplorePortAlberni campaign Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
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Last year was the first time I visited the ancient village site of Kiixin with a guide from the Huu-ay-aht First Nation on Vancouver Island. This year, I went with a group tour and learned even more about this amazing place.
Kiixin Tours offers free guided experiences, with exclusive access to this important historic site, which has the most intact example of First Nations village architecture on the southern coast of BC.
5,000 Years of History on Vancouver Island
Kiixin Tours
In the forest… I love a good nature walk through the rainforest, and I also love hearing about how the local First Nation lived off, and with, what the land provided. On the tour we heard about Culturally Modified Trees, how to spot them, and how the ancient – and modern – culture used them while maintaining their integrity in the forest.
Kiixin Tour Guide Wisqii leading our group through the rainforest
Once you reach the ancient site, you’ll spot trees that have completely re-absorbed longhouse posts, or that have enveloped their nurse logs out of which they originally grew on the forest floor. You won’t just see a forest, you’ll see life. You may even spot a whale bone or two near the remains of the Whaler Chief’s house.
On the beach… I love the diversity of sea life on the beach: Starfish, crabs, GIANT oyster shells. Everything is pink, white, purple, and turquoise, which contrasts the lush green of the forest. On the beach is where your guide will provide a history of the area, along with supporting photographs, maps, and renderings. My favourite part was “story time” as our guide Wisqii said, as he walked up to a rock on the shoreline and took a seat to play his drum and sing a song.
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