So, this is me, Laurie McConnell, blissfully unaware of my fate on my very first paddleboard tryout with Wilson Creek’s Alpha Adventures (The Outdoor Adventure Store). BACKGROUNDER Before I share the festival information with you, I’d like to tell you my first paddleboarding story, in the hopes some other coach potato will rise up from [...]
Image from the Gallery Archives at www.seacavalcade.ca What a weekend this July 22-24 on the Sunshine Coast. SATURDAY 9-10AM The annual Sea Cavalcade, a beloved favorite among the Coast’s summer festivals, begins Saturday morning with, of all things, the ‘largest outdoor yoga class on the Sunshine Coast’ and then promptly heads into intense action for [...]
Hosted by Deer Crossing The Art Farm, this enigma of a festival returns to Gibsons for 2011 – this time at Shirley Macey Park in upper Gibsons on August 20 & 21. It is difficult to describe this event. From a forest circus, a farmer & artisans market, art installations, food & wine, and of [...]
Blues fans mark off the first weekend in June for the 8th annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival. June 3, 4, 5 – a weekend full of the blues served up just the way you like it. Johnny Ferreira, rock and roll sax star, with the sensational Nadine States, opens the weekend Friday, June 3, at [...]
The second annual fungi event of the season happens this October 16 & 17, 2010 in Madeira Park, BC and promises to be an entertaining and informative festival for everyone – experienced mushroomers or eager beginners. The second annual Sunshine Coast Mushroom Fest will be bigger and better than the first, with display tables, cooking [...]
Mix great jazz of all styles with small venues on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and you have the phenomenon that is the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. First established in 1966 by the local Music Society, the Festival is now an annual destination event for a crowd of jazz lovers from across the Pacific Northwest [...]
Wow, it really IS summer ! Music in the Landing returns this weekend and includes BC Day on Monday. Friday evening in the Gazebo at the end of the wharf will create a bit of nostalgia as Laura Jean Hogan returns to the coast to grace us with her ‘Patsy Cline’ power vocals in the [...]
With the cancellation of the annual Wooden Boat Festival, the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives has stepped in with a new event for 2010 in conjunction with the Annual Sea Cavalcade Festival held every third weekend in July: Heritage and Hand-crafted Wooden Boat Festival When: Sunday, July 25th from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Where: [...]
by Publisher/Editor Laurie McConnell It’s that time again, and here’s hoping the weather stays great through this first July weekend of 2010. The event this year will be held on Sunday, July 11, starting at approximately 9:30 am for participant registration. Around noon- 1pm is a great viewing time for spectators. I’ll post an addendum [...]
In just a few short weeks, Gibsons Landing is once again playing host to the annual Jazz Festival, number 15 to be exact. Main festival dates are June 11-13 2010, but there are advance events as well, so keep reading! If you’ve attended one of the past festivals then you know what to look forward [...]
by Laurie McConnell, Editor The Sunshine Coast Community Services Society is delighted to be hosting the 7th Annual Duck Pluck and Raffle after taking a year off in 2009, so mark Saturday June 19th from 11am – 3pm on your calendar and get ready to duck. This popular Gibsons event is a fundraiser for Parent-Tot [...]
Earth Day celebrations in Roberts Creek on BC’s Sunshine Coast is a uniquely eclectic way to participate in this worldwide action-based event. Check out the links and galleries from the 2010 celebration.
This is a guide to the major festivals occurring on the Sunshine Coast from Langdale/Keats/Gambier right up to Egmont. Updated every January!
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending, for the 20th year, the Festival of the Written Arts in Sechelt’s Rockwood Centre and Pavilion. Situated amid lush gardens of rhododendrons, magnolia trees, and winding footpaths, the writer’s festival has achieved legendary status among Canadian authors. As one author said in their opening remarks from the podium, [...]
The annual Salmon Run is about to migrate into the streets and stores of Gibsons Landing, starting September 5th! There’s still a chance to get your salmon in… but, like summer, time is running out. The great thing about the Salmon Festival is that it’s open to everyone, whether you’re an established artist or just [...]
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