Each year, the Sunshine Coast plays host to a variety of festivals and special events, which reflect the rich and colourful local culture. Home to a high population of artists in a myriad of creative disciplines, and blessed with a natural beauty that inspires innovation and imagination, the Sunshine Coast is a world-class stage for [...]
The Sunshine Coast Jazz and Entertainment Society presents the 19th Annual Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival from June 20 to 22. The Festival weekend is preceded by ‘Jazz Week’, a full week of live music in local restaurants and other venues to promote the talented musicians on the Sunshine Coast. Visit www.coastjazz.com for the full schedule. [...]
Power of Paint is the one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest art exhibitions, held on the same weekend as the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts and the Hackett Park Summer Arts & Crafts Fair, creating a synergetic artistic weekend in Sechelt. “The Power of Paint exhibition makes a significant contribution to this cultural [...]
The Sunshine Coast Society for the Hunting, Recognition and Observation of Mushrooms (SHROOM) held its first annual mushroom photo contest in 2013. Winners were announced at the Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival in October.
Join friends and take a scenic coastal tour of 122 open galleries, artist studios and more. Enjoy events, demos and meet the artists throughout the weekend. Take part in this year's Art Auction at 32auctions.com/artcrawl2013. October 18 to 20, 2013 Friday (evening) Saturday to Sunday (10 am to 6 pm) Langdale to Lund For updated [...]
OCTOBER 17 – 27, 2013 October will mark the 10th Anniversary of the Sechelt Arts Festival, presented in partnership with the District of Sechelt. This annual tapestry of visual, musical and performance art will run for ten days beginning Thursday October 17 until Sunday October 27 and promises to be one of the best years [...]
Members of the Sunshine Coast Society for the Hunting, Recognition and Observation of Mushrooms (SC SHROOM) are almost giddy with delight this year. Those fall rains that signalled the end of summer produced an abundance of fungi in our forests, and SHROOMers are taking full advantage. Share in the fun at the fifth annual Sunshine [...]
Rotary Club Art Auction On Saturday, November 2, the Rotary Club of Pender Harbour will host the twelfth annual Rotary Art Auction at the Garden Bay Hotel in Pender Harbour. This event has become a favourite night out for many and a chance to either start a collection or build on an existing one. An [...]
The 9th annual Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival will take place from August 15th to August 18th this year and will again feature world-class musicians playing an eclectic programme of chamber music ideally suited to the School of Music in Madeira Park. For more information, visit www.penderharbourmusic.ca.
The 17th Annual Pender Harbour Jazz Festival features our broadest range of generations of performers ever. Dal Richards, who is a young 95, will lead his Orchestra on Saturday at the Jazzapalooza, and the 20-something youngsters of Jackie Treehorn will funk it up at the Grasshopper. Every age in between will be onstage, once again [...]