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Ocean Park Day Festival

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Ocean Park is a lovely area to pass through in south west Surrey when venturing between Crescent Beach and White Rock’s waterfront but it’s also a very nice place to visit and live. In fact businesses and residents have been celebrating with the Ocean Park Day festival for the last 14 years and they’re inviting […]

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Squamish Valley Music Festival Photos: The Matinee, Dear Rouge, Childish Gambino, Fits and the Tantrums, Queens of the Stone Age

by John Biehler

The Squamish Valley Music Festival was the largest ever this year, with over 17,000 jubilant concert-goers packing the Logger Sports Grounds in Squamish for this festival that first began in 2010. My intrepid photographer John Biehler took some great photos throughout the event for three days. Here’s what he captured up the Sea to Sky […]

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Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest in New Westminster takes place on Saturday, August 10, 2013 with over a dozen of Metro Vancouver’s favourite food trucks serving up their delicious fare. Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest Enter the festival area at Columbia between fourth and sixth streets in New Westminster between 3:00pm and 9:00pm. Admission […]

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SeaWheeze Half Marathon and Festival 2013

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Vancouver is a city of runners — of all levels — and our sidewalks, Seawall paths, and forest trails are well-traveled. We’re fortunate enough to have a variety of running events offered each season and the next big one is the SeaWheeze Half Marathon along with the Sunset Festival. SeaWheeze Half Marathon What: A 21.1km […]

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Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival: I SPY with UniverCity

Comments 28 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival is coming up on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Deer Lake Park with top acts such as Blue Rodeo and Charles Bradley (the Screaming Eagle of Soul). A soulful mix of quality tunes, a green backdrop at the lake, the ability to bring your own blankets, low-back beach chairs […]

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Harmony Arts Festival: Best of the West

Comments 73 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, will once again celebrate arts, culture, food, and music in West Vancouver this summer. Running from August 2nd until August 11th, 2013. Photo courtesy of Harmony Arts on Flickr Families will love Artsy Kids Outdoor Studio, Spirit of the West and others will perform during the […]

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enRoute Film Festival Vancouver Screening

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Emerging Canadian short filmmakers will have the chance to showcase their work on Air Canada flights around the world from August 1st to December 31st as a part of the enRoute Film Festival. 16 selected shorts will be announced at a public screening in Vancouver at the end of July. What: enRoute Film Festival public […]

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Surrey Fusion Festival 2013: Food

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Surrey’s annual Fusion Festival is coming up on Saturday and Sunday in Holland Park and I wanted to promote one of our favourite elements of this free multicultural celebration: Food! With dozens of pavilions, each representing a country, the selection of fried, boiled, charcoal-grilled, and slow-roasted goodies is seemingly endless. Photo credit: John Bollwitt for […]

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Khatsahlano Festival on West 4th in Kitsilano 2013

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Khatsahlano Music + Arts Festival will be taking over West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano on Saturday, July 13, 2013. The popular shopping and dining district will be pedestrian-only between Burrard and MacDonald as businesses open their doors to host activities, special deals, and offer samples. Khatsahlano Festival Music Line-Up Spanning 10 blocks, there will […]

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EPIC Sustainable Living Festival

Comments 68 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The EPIC Sustainable Living Festival is changing things up this summer, taking a slight departure from the EPIC Expo format and moving things outdoors for a festival of music, entertainment, food, and marketplace goodies at the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Gardens. When: Saturday, July 6th & Sunday, July 7th 2013 from 10:00am to 9:00pm Where: VanDusen […]

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