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Surrey Children’s Festival 2013

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Surrey Arts Centre and Bear Creek Park will once again be home to the Surrey Children’s Festival this year, from May 23rd until May 25th. Rain or shine, there are indoor and outdoor stages and performances for children of all ages. Line-Up Festival hours are 9:00am to 2:30pm Thursday and Friday, and 10:30am to […]

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Food Truck Fest at the Vancouver Farmers Market in February

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Despite the fog and rain, Vancouver Farmers Markets are still going strong this winter as they setup every Saturday outside Nat Bailey Stadium. For the month of February they’ll be trying something new by adding a Food Truck Festival – doubling their regular number of food trucks. Visitors are invited to vote on their favourite […]

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Hot Chocolate, Sauerkraut, and Poutine: Upcoming Food Festivals in Vancouver

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Whether you live gluten free, are crazy about cupcakes, addicted to all things bacon or have a deep relationship with chocolate, Vancouver probably has a festival for you. Here are three upcoming events and foodie series that speak to your sweet tooth and your savoury side. Photo credit: stephbond on Flickr Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival […]

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Champagne & Stockings at Spirit Ridge in Osoyoos

Comments 174 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Grab your best girlfriends and head to wine country in Osoyoos as they host Champagne & Stockings, the ultimate holiday getaway. Photos courtesy of Spirit Ridge Vineyard and Resort. Happening November 23rd to November 25th, 2012 at Spirit Ridge Vineyard and Resort, Champagne & Stockings will feature fabulous wines, mouth-watering meals from Chef Dave Ryan, […]

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Surrey Tree Lighting Festival 2012

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival is set for Saturday, November 24, 2012 and it will be filled with activities and entertainment to ring in the holiday season. This free family festival will run from 12:00pm to 8:00pm at the Central City Plaza where the tree be lit at 6:15pm. Come throughout the day to catch […]

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Vancouver Writers Festival 2012

Comments 27 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Writers Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with its biggest line-up to date on Granville Island from October 16th to 21st, 2012. Over the course of six days the festival will host 77 events with a variety of panel discussions, interviews, musical collaborations, and more. Events Event categories include Biography/Personal Experience, […]

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Word on the Street Festival 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It will be a weekend of books, magazines, story-telling, and “literary mayhem” when the 18th annual Word on the Street Festival comes to the Vancouver later this month. The three-day festival starts on Friday, September 28, 2012 at Banyan Books & Sound and at Historic Joy Kogawa House. On Saturday there are events at the […]

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Ka’anapali Fresh 2012: Festival Roundup

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The first annual Ka’anapali Fresh festival took place August 31st to September 2nd as hotels, restaurants, chefs, and farmers from around Maui gathered in the Ka’anapali Beach Resort area for a handful of spectacular culinary celebrations. Being from Vancouver (and John originally from Iowa), we’re well versed in farm-to-fork dining experiences and it was fantastic […]

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Garlic Festivals in Agassiz & Richmond

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Sweet summer berries may be ripe for the picking but a bold bulb is also ready to be harvested. Grab some garlic scapes, garlic pesto, garlic powders, garlic sauces, garlic blends, and more fresh from the farm at two garlic festivals happening around the region this month. Edible Vancouver Garlic Festival at Limbert Mountain Farm […]

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Tweet The Blues: Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival 2012

Comments 89 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Promoting the upcoming Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival, Jimmy D. Lane has been commissioned to #TweettheBlues this week and today is your last day to have your heartache and sorrow shared with the world through song, over Twitter. Post an update on Twitter (even directly through the TweetTheBlues website) with your worries and troubles, and […]

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