tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750089204837079382011-11-27T16:13:40.861-08:00Things to do in the lower mainland. A listing of upcoming events and ongoing attractions in the Greater Vancouver Lower Mainland areaMrs. Cosmosnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375008920483707938.post-66712722219754153282009-07-18T08:28:00.000-07:002009-07-18T08:36:30.085-07:00

This looks like fun! This multicultural festival is a two day event celebrating food, culture and music with over 25 international pavilions. Entertainment is on 3 concurrent stages at Surrey's Holland Park, located at King George Highway and Old Yale Road. Visitors are expected to be in the tens of thousands so bring your own food and drink to avoid standing in line and prevent any kiddie melt

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Mount Pleasant, Killarney and West End firehalls are having open houses this day. If you're already going into Vancouver it's worth stopping by a firehall with the kids for a tour of the house and fire engines. The fire fighters are great at showing the kids around all the equipment and it's a great opportunity to show your little ones what the firefighters will be dressed like if they should

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Every Sunday, July and August 2-4 pmLions Park (Click here for map and directions) Bring your lawn chair, a picnic and the enitre family to Lions Park this summer! Music in the Park is a series of free concerts held in Lions Park, located on Lions Way off Shaughnessy Street, every Sunday afternoon from 2 pm to 4 pm throughout the months of July and August. Free parking, shade trees, picnic tables

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Sunday, July 19 is the 25th Annual Discovery Day Festival in Burnaby. Free Admission 10:00am-4:00pm at Deer Lake Park & Shadbolt Centre. More information is availablea at http://www.shadboltcentre.com/

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This festival is loads of fun and the biggest Caribbean festival in Canada. It runs Saturday from 9-5 and Sunday 12-9, on 224th street (between Dewdney and Lougheed) and at the adjoining bandstand and Peace Park. Enjoy live bands on two stages, playing reggae, calypso, salsa and soca music. Stay for the colourful costume parade, street vendors with caribbean food and jewelry. A large kid zone

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From 1-4 starting at the Campbell Valley Visitor Centre at the corner of 8th Avenue and 204th Street in Langley, follow the path to the yellow building. Volunteers will be on site to answer questions, a Discovery Pack is available to families to take on the self-guided tour and there will be some puppets and crafts for the small ones. Nice little outing if you're in the area, be sure to dress

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No need to register, but take note that kids should be at least 8 years old for this event. Dress for the weather and bring something to eat and drink. Meet at B.C. Mills house between 10:00 and 3:00 and allow 1-2 hours to navigate this self guided course using clues and a compass to find your way. Let the kids lead the way and learn as they go.

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Held in Memorial Park just steps away from historic Ladner Village, the Ladner Pioneer May Days Fair (est. 1896) is one of B.C.'s largest free family fairs. Features activities and entertainment for all ages including live bands, craft fair, men's fastball tournament, jugglers, magicians, balloon artists, petting zoo, carnival rides and a food fair.The Ladner May Days Parade will be held on

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From 11:00 - 3:00 at the Vancouver Shelter, Vancouver Shelter at 1205 - East 7th Ave. BCSPCA is recognizing Be Kind to Animals month by celebrating their shelter animals. There will be live music, pancakes, face painting, kids activities, tours of the shelter, and meet the animals.

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If you're already in the Maple Ridge area, you may want to drop in to join the Silver Valley Association at the Maple Ridge Park for this family event. Take part in children's activities and enjoy a variety of vendors and entertainment. Aside from the event, this large park has a lot to offer. There's a top notch playground, divided into areas suited for different age groups, a great water park,

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Bring the family to this annual “Open House” to explore the park. Volunteers, local experts and park enthusiasts will be on hand to share information about Lynn Headwaters cultural and natural history, hiker safety and trail details. Explore the 100-year-old B.C. Mills House that contains lumbering and mining artifacts from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Sign out one of the new family-friendly

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The Village of Fort Langley looks like the place to be with kids this Victoria Day. The parade begins at 11:00 on Glover road and includes fun floats and personalities, as well as the Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill team.The Festival in the Park picks up where the parade leaves off, 12:30 at the Fort Langley National Historic Site on Mavis and Royal. The Festival is family oriented with kiddie

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The Vancouver Children's festival starts today and runs until Sunday May 18, at Vanier Park. Music, facepainting, dance and many other events. The Festival might be a little pricey for the whole family with a $10 per person admission fee. Expect to pay even more once inside as many shows require that you buy additional tickets. And of course there will be vendors. For more information, check

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On Sunday, May 17 from 10-4 the GVRD is celebrating the season opening of Burnaby Lake Nature House with the Spring into Summer event. Park interpreters will guide you on walks around the park. Visit displays or make a craft to take home; enjoy the view from the newly reconstructed viewing tower overlooking Burnaby Lake. Park and meet at the Nature House on Piper Avenue off Winston Street, or

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Starting at 11:00 at Port Coquitlam's on Shaughnessy Street at Welcher Avenue, the parade travels east on Elgin Avenue, south on Mary Hill Road, east on Hawthorne Avenue and disperses on Tyner Street at Rindall. The parade is expected to last 2 hours.After the parade you can head on over to Leigh Square where the bandshell will feature musicians and performers until 4:30. A Taste of Port

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Haney Farmer's Market opens this weekend. Starting May 9, the market is open every Saturday to mid-october from 9 am to 2 pm. Local vendors and farmers sell from booths in the Memorial Peace Park. It's located on 224th street in Maple Ridge between Lougheed hwy and Dewdney trunk. (You can park at the mall next door, off 224th street). To celebrate opening weekend they are giving out cake at

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We've all been there. Weekdays spent rushing from one obligation to another, trying to keep the kids organized, the meals made and the errands run. And then the weekend sneaks up and there's nothing planned and it's only natural to use the time to catch up on housework and errands. Until the regret of Monday morning and finding out that other people actually had FUN on the weekend. Fun at

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