September's Events
9/30Salt Spring Island Apple Festival
Salt Spring is Apple Heaven. We grow over 350 varieties of apples organically. Our Apple Festival is historical, educational and fun, with tasting, tours, juice, baking and apple sales at 15 unique farms. Imagine the inspiration of a display of over 250 apple varieties. How about tasting over 125 apple varieties. How about tasting over 125 apple varieties at one farm. Become a Salt Spring apple
connoisseur.
10/7Thanksgiving Harvest Fest
BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan,
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Decorated train rides, pumpkin painting, apple bobbing, hay rides, and family activities. Phone for more info.
10/20 Grape Harvest Ball
Grape stomp, great local food, fresh oysters from Cortez Island, Salt Spring Wine and Gulf Islands beer, at Fulford Hall. Benefit for the Peace School in Mozambique, a school for orphans of AIDS and a parent and child program on Salt Spring. Live music, great fun.
10/26Wine Tasting Event
Sample products and meet experts at this annual event taking place at the Beban Park Auditorium, Nanaimo
11/15-11/18Christmas Bazaar
One of Vancouver Island’s largest Christmas fairs taking place @ the Beban Park Auditorium, Nanaimo
11/15-11/17Oyster Festival
Tofino has designated November Oyster Month!! This high buzz event features oyster culinary delights diligently prepared by Chefs from local restaurants, sampling of exceptional regional wines, enjoy fabulous music, and partake in the renowned Slurping contest. Each year about 4,000 oysters were consumed during the evening.
11/22-11/25Christmas Craft Explosion
Welcome to Christmas town when hundreds of artists and crafters descend upon the Oceanside Region to participate in a variety of craft fairs taking place this November. Craft fairs continue all month long, but if you want to shop till you drop then get ready for the explosive talent of these creative artists & crafters. Everyone is invited to Oceanside featuring Parksville and Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island to enjoy this weekend wonderland.
11/22-11/25Kris Kringle Craft Market
13th Annual Kris Kringle Craft Market This is a one-of-a-kind juried art and crafts show nestled in the beautiful Town of Qualicum Beach, featuring over 120 talented and creative artists and craftspeople from all over BC at the most beautifully decorated Christmas show. See us at the Civic Centre.
11/23-11/25 Village Craft Faire
The “Original” and longest running 28th Annual Village Christmas Craft Faire located in the Qualicum Beach Community Hall. Here you will find outstanding exhibits by local award winning artisans. Chose from hand-blown glass and pottery to quilting, jewellery, and everything in between. Friday 11am-8pm, Sat. 10am – 6pm & Sun 10am-4pm. Admission is free.
11/23-12/7 Festival of Trees
Fundraiser showcases various themed and decorated trees., Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo.
4/10-10/27 Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
This travelling exhibition features more than 275 artifacts recovered from Titanic’s undersea resting place in a series of galleries that trace the life of the “unsinkable” ship – from its design and construction through to its discovery, recovery and conservation. The Royal BC Museum is the first venue in Western Canada to present this assembly of artifacts collected by RMS Titanic Inc., the only company in the world authorized to recover artifacts from the Titanic wreck site. RMS Titanic Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions Inc.
9/27-11/3A Doll’s House
Nora has a delicious secret that saved her husband’s life, but if he finds out what she’s done, it might destroy her marriage. Blackmail and innocence…love and hypocrisy collide in one the most groundbreaking and celebrated plays in theatre history. Chemainus Theatre - 1-800-565-7738.
11/12-11/13Cirque Sublime
“PENDULUM” - Powerful music draws you into a magic realm where luminous bodies perform extraordinary acts such as Chinese Poles, Hoop, Silks, Contortion, Hand Balancing and trapeze. Cirque Sublime is a company of world-class athletes turned artistic performers who will take your breath away in a auditory and visual experience! Port Theatre, Nanaimo.
11/15-12/31Miracle on 34th Street
A department store Santa claims that he’s the real Kris Kringle, but the world has become so impersonal and cynical that it puts him on trial! The triumphant family classic comes to life on stage. Chemainus Theatre - 1-800-565-7738.
9/22Fort Rodd Hill Annual Lantern Tour
Historic re-enactors portray different periods from the fort’s past for this very special after-hours event. Small groups leave with a guide every 15 minutes beginning at 7:00 pm for a 75 minute tour. Price: $10.00 per ticket which must be purchased in advance and are limited to a total of 120. Time: From 7:00pm Location: Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada
10/1-10/7Milner Gardens & Woodland
The 60 acre woodland and 10 acre seaside garden offer visitors the perfect opportunity to stroll through the gentle walking trails. Admire the old growth forest, eagle nest, native vegetation, plants, 500 varieties of rhododendrons, ocean vistas, and stop in for delightful tea served in the heritage house. Qualicum Beach.
10/20Nanaimo River Estuary Walking Tour
This guided tour starts at Living Forest Campground and covers the natural, industrial and First Nations history of the Nanaimo River Estuary area.
10/26-12/31Salmon Run
Elk Falls Provincial Park, from a riverside trail along the Quinsam River you can watch chinook, coho, chum and pink salmon returning to spawn.
11/2-12/2Milner Christmas Magic
Come and enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas amidst the magic lights adorning these
Gardens in Qualicum.
