Friday, September 5, 2014

Kerrisdale Days 2014
5:30pm - 7:30pm Zumba Party!
8pm at Elm Park Ghostbusters
Friday September 5 & Saturday, September 6  Most events happen Saturday and are located along West 41st between Larch and Maple Streets & on West Boulevard and Yew Street.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Celebrating 10 Years Young at The Village at Park Royal
Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Corner Taylor Way & Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC
The Village at Park Royal is commemorating a decade. You’ll find a pop up yoga class conducted by YYoga, live entertainment, a Big Love Ball giveaway, fun family activities, and the Star Captains’ opening performance for our headliner Dear Rouge.  Event Schedule:  10-5 PM: Complimentary pedicab rides between The Village at Park Royal and the Plaza at Park Royal South  10:30-11:30 AM: Pop up YYoga yoga class (near Pinkberry)  11:30-2 PM: Complimentary spray on tattoos (Keeper’s Crossing near Cactus Club)  11:30-3:30 PM: Complimentary popcorn (near Keeper’s Crossing) and snowcones (near lululemon athletica)  2-3 PM: Performance by Star Captains (Main stage near Pinkberry)  3-3:30 PM: Cake cutting ceremony and giveaways (Main stage near Pinkberry)  3:30-4:45 PM: Performance by Dear Rouge (Main stage near Pinkberry)  4 PM: Big Love Ball giveaway signed by Dear Rouge (Main stage near Pinkberry)

Heirloom Tomato Festival - $30.70
10am - 5pm
Phoenix Perennials, 3380 No. 6 Road, Richmond
With tomato tastings, a tomato preserving workshop, tomato plant and fruit displays and heirloom tomato fruit for sale! Heirloom Tomato Tastings are hands down the most popular workshops we've ever done so book early! Each session will last about 45-50 minutes. |  Instructor: Gary | $14 + tax plus $16 for a Party Mix (no tax) = $30.70.

Growing Garlic Workshop - $22
Saturday, 11am - 12pm
28 W 5th Ave Vancouver, BC V5Y 1H5
One of the most cherished harvests of the season, garlic is a crop you will never regret growing! There are many varieties of garlic, specific soil and growing conditions that garlic prefers and certain ways this crop loves to live in the fall, over the winter and in the spring! You will learn how to grow garlic in all types of environments: Patio's and yards, and how to save the seed for upcoming seasons! With your ticket, you will get an awesome cold-pressed concoction, care of The Juice Truck!

Kerrisdale Days 2014
Saturday, ~11am - 4pm
Friday September 5 & Saturday, September 6  Most events happen Saturday and are located along West 41st between Larch and Maple Streets & on West Boulevard and Yew Street. Kerrisdale Idol, Farmers Market, Birthday Cake at 3pm, Movie night, Music, kids entertainment, face painting, balloons, clowns, sidewalk sales & more!

Portobello West Fall Market ’14 - $2
Saturday & Sunday, 11am - 5pm
Creekside Community Recreation Centre, 1 Athletes Way Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B1
Vancouver’s Favourite Artisan/Craft Fair is back for its third show of 2014 this September 6th & 7th, 2014! Shop from a wide variety of local goods ranging from Fashion, Jewelry, Accessories, Art, Sweets, Baby & Kids items, and more. Join us for some great local shopping, yummy food and fantastic live music from 11am-5pm. 

2014 Summer Vancouver Festival
Saturday, 1pm - 10pm
Plaza of Nations, 750 Pacific Blvd Vancouver, BC
The aim of the festival is to promote multi- culture, and to enrich the summer life for all Canadians with multi-ethnic performances and activities. The expected number of participants will be more than five thousand people.  You can find all kinds of delicacies and entertainments such as BBQ, volleyball competitions, group entertaining activities, as well as immigration, education，real estate investment, health advisor, and financial planning consulting. We will also invite professional artists from various races and fields to perform, such as Northeast Younger, Korean dance duet, Portuguese band performances.

Acrylic Paint Creative Demo
Saturday, 2pm - 3pm
Deserres Stores (1431 West Broadway street, 2811 Grandview highway, or 7635 King George Blvd at 76th Avenue Unit 101)
Learn to use acrylic paint and discover its unique characteristics.

2014 Vancouver Zombiewalk
Saturday, 3pm - 6pm 
Starts at Vancouver Art Gallery
GET READY FOR VANCOUVER'S LARGEST PUBLIC FLASH MOB!  Every year the Vancouver Zombiewalk grows bigger, with more participants of all ages, ever more creative costumes and levels of GOOOOORE, more spinoff and associated events throughout the city, and more huge quantities of blood-soaked fun every single time. INSTRUCTIONS : assemble at the Art Gallery steps (by 3 PM is suggested) ... the Zombiewalk starts at 4 on the dot! The Horde leaves the Art Gallery and travels up Robson towards Denman. Hangs a left on Denman. Continues on to English Bay, Sunset Beach and the small park with all the laughing Asian man statues!

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Portobello West Fall Market ’14 - $2
Saturday & Sunday, 11am - 5pm
Creekside Community Recreation Centre, 1 Athletes Way Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B1
Vancouver’s Favourite Artisan/Craft Fair is back for its third show of 2014 this September 6th & 7th, 2014! Shop from a wide variety of local goods ranging from Fashion, Jewelry, Accessories, Art, Sweets, Baby & Kids items, and more. Join us for some great local shopping, yummy food and fantastic live music from 11am-5pm.

COHO Festival
Sunday, 11am-6pm
Ambleside Park, West Vancouver
The Coho Festival is a great public event where the whole family can enjoy a day at Ambleside Park of fun including: The Coho Run, The Coho Walk, The Coho Swim, activities for the kids, live entertainment, great food, and interactive learning about the environment, salmon, and other wildlife.The 2014 Coho Festival will be a near zero waste event, meaning that all possible materials used at the event will be recyclable, reusable, or compostable.

Aquaponics for Your Home Workshop - $8.25
Sunday, 2pm - 5pm
1333 E 8 St - North Vancouver, BC V7J 1J9 
Introduction to Aquaponics for Your Home  Keen on the idea of aquaponics and want to gain the knowledge to run your own setup at home? This casual workshop will introduce you to the basic principals of aquaponics and what it takes to build and run your own simple system. It will take place at Shaun and Vita's home in North Vancouver.  In the first part of the workshop we'll explore a small system you can build yourself while explaining what each part does and why you need them. Q&A will take place as we work though the system. In the last 45 minutes of the 3hr workshop we'll tour a home scale hybrid system which resides in a solarium. We'll look at different ways to grow food as well as what you need to consider if you want to put emphasis on the plant side, the fish side or both.

Reoccurring Events

Night Markets:

International Summer Night Market - $2
7pm - 12am Fri, Sat, 
7pm - 11pm Sun, May 9 - Sept 14
12631 Vulcan Way, Richmond BC
6th annual Summer Night Market in Richmond starting May 9, 2013! Lots of food, live entertainment and vendors.

Richmond Night Market - $2
Fri-Sat  7PM - 12AM  May 16 - Oct 13
Sun & Stat Holidays  7PM - 11PM
8351 River Road, Richmond BC
Lots of food, live entertainment and vendors. $2 fee for regular admission (Subject to changes). FREE admission for children 10 & under and FREE admission for Seniors 60 & up. $10 and $20 Zoom Passes are available for purchase.

MERCATO: Italian Night Market 
3pm - 7pm every 3rd Friday of the month until until Friday, November 21st, 2014
Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan Street at Grandview Highway
IL CENTRO Italian Cultural Centre is proud to host and present Il MERCATO, the city’s first Farmer and Italian Night Market starting this Friday. This market is the first of its kind in Vancouver bringing together the tastes of Italy with the produce grown in local farms. We invite the community to come shop for a vibrant assortment of fresh fruit and vegetables, handmade products from local artisans and delicious food prepared by Il Centro’s chef. The Italian community market element allows you the opportunity to bring home a taste of Italy every month. Stay for live Italian music featuring the classic mandolin and accordion, and children’s activities provided by our Italian School teachers.

Farmers Markets:

Vancouver Farmers Market - Trout Lake
free 30 minute public tours at 11:00am
UBC Farm, 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver

Vancouver Farmers Markets - West End
Saturdays, 10:00am - 3:00pm from May3 - Oct18
Kerr Street Plaza – on Kerr Street, one block South of SE Marine Drive, Vancouver

Kitsilano Farmers Market  
Sundays, 10am - 2pm from June 15 - October 12, 2014 
Guelph Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, on the paved play area between Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Guelph Park

FOSS Farm Market Days 
Fridays in June, July and August from 10:30am - 5pm 
Saturdays in September and October from 12-4pm 
6767 Balaclava St at West 51st Ave, Vancouver

Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market
1st & 3rd Sundays, May through September, from 10 am- 4 pm
August 3rd and 17th , September 7th and 21st 
Moncton St & Third Ave Richmond, BC V7E