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Sunshine Coast Festival Of The Performing Arts Featured
The 45th Annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts provides opportunities for musicians, vocalists and dancers to perform for appreciative audiences and receive expert adjudication in the following disciplines: Choral, Dance, Speech & Dramatic Arts, Contemporary popular music, Folk Instrumental, Woodwinds, Brass, Piano, Strings and Vocal. Festival venues for 2018 include the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, St. John’s United Church, and Chatelech Secondary School Theatre in Sechelt; and the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. Awards, certificates, and scholarships are given…
PRISMA Presents Award-Winning Pianist Edwin Sungpil Kim Featured
Powell River, B.C. – Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy (PRISMA) is thrilled to announce the return of Edwin Sungpil Kim to British Columbia for a two-night engagement this April. Kim will perform concerts April 26 in Powell River and April 27 in Courtenay. No stranger to Powell River or to PRISMA, Kim appeared as a guest artist at the 2015, 2016 and 2017 festivals and quickly became a crowd favourite for his on-stage charisma and off-stage charm. Don’t miss…
The Marathon Shuffle Featured
Celebrating it's 25th year, the Marathon Shuffle is an annual rite of spring for many. The Marathon Shuffle is hosted by PAWS (Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society), Tla’amin Nation, Club Fat Ass, and the BOMB Squad. On the shuffle we traverse the new Tla’amin Nation Treaty Settlement Lands, and we raise up our hands to them. Due to the extraordinary ongoing interest in this event, the Shuffle is making some changes in 2018! The Shuffle will take place over…
April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge Featured
The 17th Annual April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge arrives on April 28, 2018, starting at 10:00 AM at Millennium Park (Govt Dock), Madeira Park! The day begins at 10AM with the reveal of the 'twist' and the first view of the building materials. Teams of up to 4 people build a boat from materials provided (and no one knows what they will be until the day of the race!) and race around the harbour for cash prizes. Youth races, mini boat…
Coaster 50
Celebrating its 18th year, the Sunshine Coaster XCM is a 50km and 21km amateur cross country mountain bike race held annually on BC's beautiful Sunshine Coast with two awesome courses on single track, lakeside trails, ocean views, and canopied climbs! This year's event is expected to attract approximately 300 competitors, breaking down into 20 per cent serious riders and 80 per cent recreational mountain bikers. The course will be marked by April 5th, so curious racers can test the runs beforehand.…
Taste of Sechelt Featured
Food lovers rejoice! Enjoy the "Taste of Sechelt" culinary event & come try the best that Sechelt has to offer, in $5 taster specials at restaurants all over town.
Attack of Danger Bay Featured
Coast Longboarders welcome the best downhill racers in the world for a weekend of racing on our famous curvy downhill roads. REGISTRATION IS OPEN and it's time for the 17th annual celebration of the first official downhill longboard race in Canada!! Stretched out over 5 days in Pender Harbour, the festival includes many smaller competitions followed by the title event on Sunday. Click here for registration and event details or visit the facebook page! THURSDAY: *** Egmont Grind Push Race!!! (finish line the ocean)…
Annual Lund Shellfish Festival Featured
The 11th Annual Lund Seafood Festival will be held along the shores of Lund Harbour, BC, Canada. People will enjoy fresh-cooked seafood, listen to local musicians, take tours, watch free cooking demonstrations, buy live shellfish, shop at the craft booths, and sample special menu items at the restaurants - there are activities for everyone and admission is always free! The Lund Shellfish Festival is a “green event” with recycling bins placed at strategic locations. This event produces no garbage. Limited…
Spring Drag Races at Sechelt Airport
Calling all dragsters! Join the festivities of the Spring Drag Races at the Sechelt Airport! May 26, 2018 Saturday – Members Test n Tune Membership $40 9am-1pm work party 1pm-5pm test n tune Sunday, May 27, 2018 Spring Race Sunday – Public Racing Gates open 7am Tech Inspection 8am -10am Racing Begins 9 am Gate Admission $10 Spectators/Racers Racing Fee $50 Non-Members, $35 Members Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult Visit scdraonline.ca for details!
Pender Harbour Blues Festival Featured
The 15th Annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival has another epic lineup of talented musicians to get you groovin' and calm your soul. Check out the 2018 artist bio's and location info here. The Pender Harbour Blues Festival is held in various locations in Pender Harbour: Pender Harbour Community Hall, Pender Harbour School of Music, John Henry’s Marina, Royal Canadian Legion, with dinner shows at Upper Deck Cafe (Secret Cove), Harbour Spirit Centre and The Restaurant at Painted Boat (both in Madeira…