What better way to experience farm gate shopping in the Fraser Valley than by cycling between corn fields, in the shadow of Mount Cheam, with baskets of locally-grown goodness just waiting for a sunny summer picnic by the river? A few years ago John and I got to experience the Agassiz Farms Cycle Tour — from coffee, cheeses and herbs to ice cream, berries, and pies — and to this day it’s one of our favourite excursions in the Agassiz area.
Agassiz Farms Cycle Tour
Now in its 10th year, the Agassiz Farms Cycle Tour is coming up July 16th.
- When: July 16th, 2016 (rain or shine) from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Start and finish whenever you like during these times, tour distance is approximately 30km.
- Start Location: Registration has moved to the Agassiz Agricultural Hall (6800 Pioneer Ave, Agassiz) under the tents.
- Cost: There is a charge for this event to offset the costs. Check this page for the registration link.
This is a great family friendly event that brings you through a farming community with deep roots in agriculture. Stop into the Agassiz Harrison Museum, an old CPR train station and learn the history of the community, or into the UBC Dairy Research centre to learn about their renowned research and education programs. A farm cycle tour would not be complete without a ride on a haywagon through the dairy barns, stop to chat with the goats or sit back and enjoy a slice of homemade pie with a cup of freshly roasted coffee from a 1919 fire roaster.
Farmers put out hay bales, picnic tables, chairs, and more to welcome the hungry group of cyclists and if you purchase more than you can carry on your bike, there’s a shuttle service that will pick up your purchases and deliver them back to the starting point for you. For more information and to play your stay in the Fraser Valley, follow Tourism Harrison on Twitter and Facebook.
This weekend you can take the family to the Surrey International Children’s Festival, check out Historic Stewart Farm, or cool off in one of Vancouver’s outdoor pools. Here’s what else is on tap around Metro Vancouver for the last weekend of May:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey International Children’s Festival
Funky Beach Party
Paint night at Candlelight Cuisine South Surrey
Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw with Me
Food Photographers Tina Albrecht and Joann Pai
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Season Finale Concert
Shipyards Night Market, North Vancouver
thisopenspace x Classics Agency Panel Talk
Vancouver Craft Beer Week
Opening Night Festivities for Vancouver Craft Beer Week
Pacific Chor Fest
Mini Golf Fundraiser in Vancouver
Fight With a Stick presents Revolutions
Art Vancouver
Arts Umbrella Dance Company
BC Centre for Ability: Dreaming for Dreams
Pacific Theatre Presents: Wit
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Surrey International Children’s Festival
TEDx StanleyPark
UBC 100: What’s Next? A Day of Exploring the Future
Hall Pass: A Free Indie Band Music Festival
LifeSpace Learning Garden Launch Party
Portobello West Sumer Market
UBC Alumni Event: William Shatner – The Curious Life
2nd Annual Multicultural Festival
Teenage Dirtbag with Jacob Samuel
Grape & Grain
After Dark: Free Night of the Arts for Teens
Terminal City Rollergirls Bout
ArtStarts Presents Storytelling with Jamie Oliviero
Family Art Day at the Contemporary Art Gallery
Place Maillardville Family Fun Day
Discover Owls at Surrey Nature Centre
New Narratives: An Enviro-Art Extravaganza
Hyack Parade New Westminster
Uptown Festival, New Westminster
Leigh Square Sound Lounge
Good Noise Vancouver: Soul Gospel
Erato Ensemble: BAM!
Trout Lake Farmers Market
VSO Musically Speaking: A Tchaikovsky Celebration
West End Farmers Market
Art in the Garden
Mini Golf Fundraiser in Vancouver
Pacific Chor Fest
Fight With a Stick presents Revolutions
Art Vancouver
Vancouver Craft Beer Week
Arts Umbrella Dance Company
Pacific Theatre Presents: Wit
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Festival Coquitlam: Como Lake Fishing Derby
Grape & Grain
White Rock Farmers Market
Portobello West Sumer Market
Vancouver Culinary Market
Velopalooza Bike Wash
The Big Splash at Westbrook Community Centre
Yoga Bend & Brunch
Sunday Paella Series at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Musical Bridges Spring Benefit Concert 2016
Vancouver Culinary Market
Heritage Homes Tour New Westminster
Salmonberry Day Community Fair
Kitsilano Farmers Market
Vancouver Academy of Music: Suzuki Festival Concert
Art in the Garden
Mini Golf Fundraiser in Vancouver
Pacific Chor Fest
Fight With a Stick presents Revolutions
Art Vancouver
Vancouver Craft Beer Week
Pacific Theatre Presents: Wit
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The free Surrey Canada Day event is happening July 1st at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale. Festivities will kick off at 10:00am and they won’t stop until Tom Cochrane & Red Rider take the stage followed by fireworks lighting up the night sky at 10:15pm. Here’s what’s in store for Surrey Canada Day this year:
Surrey Canada Day Lineup
The City of Surrey announced today Canadian rock legend Tom Cochrane & Red Rider will headline its annual free Canada Day celebration at Surrey’s Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre on Friday, July 1.
Presented by Coast Capital Savings, this year’s family friendly celebration—which marks Canada’s 149th birthday—will be the largest Canada Day event in Western Canada with attendance expected to surpass 110,000 people.
This year’s musical guests will also feature Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, The Dudes, En Karma, Heroes of Rock and DJ Flipout. Event festivities include a midway with games and rides, over 100 exhibitors, an expanded kids’ play area and new for 2016: the Canada 150 count-down zone and the Science World on the Road show. Check out Storyville, the Strawberry Tea, food trucks, the Sports Zone, and more.
Surrey’s 2016 Canada Day Celebration will take place July 1st at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, 176 Street and 64th Avenue in Cloverdale. The event opens at 10:00am with the fireworks show slated to close the day at 10:15pm. Follow Surrey Events on Twitter and Facebook for details leading up to Canada day.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of Surrey Canada Day!
Exile Bistro, in the heart of the West End just off Davie and Bute, is your local craft cocktail destination. Swing by to start your night in Downtown Vancouver or end your evening at the neighbourhood bistro.
“Vanessa Bourget (previously a bartender at Nuba, Heirloom Vegetarian, The Waldorf Hotel and now owner of Exile Bistro) has created several original cocktails to help Vancouver’s wild at heart transition into the warm weather and longer nights.” [Scout]
Craft Cocktails at Exile Bistro
Northern Heights
A Nordic take on an Old Fashioned, that helps with digestion and acts as an internal tonic for organs and tissues. Creates an olfactory (aromatic) appeal so all your senses are involved.
Ingredients: Canadian Rye Whiskey/Birch Syrup/Apple Cider Vinegar/Tree Oil Mist.
Emerald Lake
A fresh anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory cocktail containing micro-algae harvested from Klamath Lake in Oregon, which is known to increase dopamine resulting in a happier, more focused mind and body.
Ingredients: Gin/Oregon fresh water blue-green algae/Maple/Lime.
Root Sour
A turmeric cocktail with infusions in both syrup and bourbon, providing anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. The cold pressed Yam provides texture, flavour and frothiness.
Ingredients: Bourbon/Turmeric Infusion & Syrup/Yam Juice.
Chaga Sour
A special cocktail infusing ‘Chaga,’ an ancient medicinal mushroom conk that’s traditionally used throughout Asia and Siberia as remedy for stomach cancer and overall wellbeing.
Ingredients: Strong Mushroom Tea/12 yr Whiskey & Chaga Tincture/Apothecary Bitters.
Enter to Win
If you would like to sip and savour Exile Bistro’s craft cocktails, I have a $100 gift card to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Exile Bistro is located in the heart of Davie Village at 1220 Bute Street in Vancouver. Follow along on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to learn more about their offerings.
I will draw one contest winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Must be 19+. Please enjoy responsibly.
Update The winner is @dawnschultz!
Whalley Little League has been a part of life in Surrey since 1956 and it has developed a legacy of excellence in the decades since. From the “Grandfathers of Baseball in the Lower Mainland” to winning 153 titles in four age categories, including 59 district pennants, 60 provincial championships, and 34 national crowns. Whalley Little League has also represented Canada at the Little League World Series in Williamsport in 1973, 1978, 1997, and 2005.
I grew up in Whalley, just around the corner from the ball park, and now my nephew plays Whalley Little League ball. It’s a big part of my family story, and a big part of Surrey’s.
Whalley Little League’s 60th Anniversary
To celebrate this strong part of Surrey’s heritage, and its continuing tradition of community building, Whalley Little League is hosting a 60th anniversary event on July 9th from 1:00pm to 7:00pm at their home ballpark (106a Ave & 133rd St).
There will be a BBQ, beer garden, children’s play area and the recognition of life members and alumni. Speeches, a cake cutting and the unveiling of a few additions to the park are scheduled for 2:00pm. An alumni game is scheduled for 3:30pm. Enjoy the park, mingle, have a cold beer in the beer garden and watch some of the many baseball games going on that day, as they will be right in the middle of the exciting All Star season.
If you know any past players and families that would be interested in attending, please spread the word by sharing the Facebook event page and this RSVP page.
Follow Whalley Little League on Facebook and Twitter for more announcements and information leading up to the festivities.
