• Sechelt • Art Exhibition: SCAC – Dawn Myers : Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World Free

to Aug 15th. In the world of weaving sculptural forms with willow, two powerful – and at times disparate – influences come together. Basketry is an ancient craft that has been practiced in virtually all human societies. Weavers then and now learn exacting techniques and styles to make their works useful and durable. The pieces […]

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Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St, Sechelt.
• • SC Museum: Japanese Art of Origami Free

Join us for a free origami workshop with Miyuki Shinkai. Learn the Japanese art of origami in this fun and informative workshop. Drop-in; Donations accepted at Museum. Part of Spirit Rising: Japanese Canadian Voices of the Coast Exhibit

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Sunshine Coast Museum, .
• Gibsons • GPAG: Penning the Paragraph: Prose Poetry Playshop with Isabella Mori $25

Whether you’re a poet or write prose only, you’ll enjoy this highly interactive workshop. We’ll ditch the lines and write beautiful/interesting/shocking/strange sentences, and like Tom Snarsky and Amy Lowell before us, compose poetic paragraphs. 2: 3:0-4:00, Saturday, Aug. 22, Gibsons Public Art Gallery $25 Sign up by emailing sunshinecoastwritersandeditors@gmail.com

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Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 431 Marine Dr, Gibsons.
• Halfmoon Bay • Connor Park: Community Picnic Free

A fundraiser for the commons. Come have fun and support this community project. Bucket Golf, Games, drinks, corn & hot dogs. Zucchini Races, $5 per entry, prizes for fastest and best-looking squash. Open to garden-registered zucchinis, gourds and cucs. Wheels and accessories will be provided on site for those who need 'em. (Races start at […]

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Connor Park, 8108 Northwood Rd, Halfmoon Bay.
Opportunity: 2026 Fall Cohort Applications

Deadline Aug 21st. Starting a business is exciting. It's also full of questions. Is my idea ready? Where do I start? What should I charge? How do I find my first customers? If you've asked yourself any of these questions, you're not alone. Coast Catalyst is a 9-week business accelerator designed for new entrepreneurs on […]

• Sechelt • Sechelt Farmers & Artisans Market Free

Saturdays to Oct 31st 9am-2pm. Enjoy strolling through over 60 vendors offering fresh produce, baked goods, delicious treats, pottery, artwork, jewllery, entertainment, and MORE!

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End of Cowrie Street, 5800 Cowrie St., Sechelt.
• • Gambier Island Farmers Market

to Oct 10th. Takes shape as a market crawl, as vendors set up at the end of their driveways along Vanguard Ave, Gambier Rd, Dulcie Rd, and Shawanabe Rd. Pick up island-grown and -made products such as freshly picked flowers, eggs, local produce, pastries, and more. This is a true community event where you'll get […]

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Gambier Island, .
• Garden Bay • Art Exhibition: Motoko’s Fine Art Gallery

to Sept 27th. Fri - Sat - Sun, 11am-5:00pm or by appointment during the rest of the week. To schedule a visit, please text or call 604-989-6686 (mobile) or call 604-883-9472 (landline).

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Motoko Fine Art Studio & Gallery, 4590 Sinclair Bay Rd, Garden Bay.
• Texada Island • PR – Texada Gillies Bay Ballpark: Road Rally

A treasure Hunt on Wheels. Finish Line BBQ at noon. Car Show & Shine, rally quiz, prizes & games. More info to register pres@texadaseniorshousing.ca or call 604.486.6766.

Gillies Bay Ball Park, Texada Island.
• Sechelt • Art Exhibition: SCAC – wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres” Free

to Aug 16th. wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em is the name of a new growing space in Gibsons that brings together Indigenous plants traditionally used for weaving, cordage, dye, and textile practices while supporting the restoration of the pond ecosystem and surrounding habitat. This garden is a living space of cultural revitalization, ecological care, and intergenerational knowledge sharing […]

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Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St, Sechelt.
• Sechelt • Art Exhibition: SCAC – Dawn Myers : Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World Free

to Aug 15th. In the world of weaving sculptural forms with willow, two powerful – and at times disparate – influences come together. Basketry is an ancient craft that has been practiced in virtually all human societies. Weavers then and now learn exacting techniques and styles to make their works useful and durable. The pieces […]

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Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St, Sechelt.
• Powell River • PR – Powell River Farmers’ Market

to Sept. Saturdays: 10:30am - 12:30pm & Sundays 12:30 - 2:30pm. An old-fashioned, country-style farmer´s market selling fresh, locally grown vegetables, fruit, farm-fresh eggs, home baking, honey, preserves, pickles, pies, candy, and wild-crafted specialties. Local artisans provide one-of-a-kind items. Produce is grown without pesticides or herbicides, and the market supports sustainable farming and the humane […]

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Powell River Fair Grounds, 4365 McLeod Rd, Powell River.
• Madeira Park • Mid-Summer Chamber Music Weekend – Omega String Trio $30

Saturday Afternoon at a Viennese Salon. Three of Canada’s finest chamber musicians, Marc Destrubé (violin), Yariv Aloni (viola) and Pamela Highbaugh Aloni (cello). Join us for an intimate glimpse into a golden age in European cultural life with rarely-heard works by four generations of Viennese composers. Saturday concert tickets $30or get a two-concert weekend pass […]

Pender Harbour School of Music, 12956 Madeira Park Road, Madeira Park.
• Gibsons • GPAG: Artist Talk with Lisa Blackwell Free

Join us for an Artist Talk with Lisa Blackwell on Saturday, August 15th, 2pm - 3pm. Free to attend and all are welcome! Informed and inspired by the practice of observing the living world and the forces of nature, Lisa Blackwell’s exhibition Earthly Emergence features handbuilt sculptures created from clay. Lisa Blackwell grew up in […]

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Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 431 Marine Dr, Gibsons.
• Gibsons • Summer Walking Tours with Talaysay Tours Free

A shíshálh historical walking tour through history, memory, and place. This 75-minute experience shares stories of Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast through Indigenous perspectives, oral history, ancestral memory, and connection to place. By donation to the Museum. Free but must register. Meet at SC Museum & Archives in Gibsons. Tour Dates - Click Link to […]

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Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives, 716 Winn Road, Gibsons.
• Powell River • PR – Carlson Club: Saturday Jam

Saturdays.  All Jammers get 1 Free drink, enjoy the music, dancing and Best of All, enjoy the company. Pub food available to purchase until 7:00pm. 

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Carlson Community Club, 4463 Joyce Ave, Powell River.
• Gambier Island • Gambier Island Hall: Summer Jazz Concert with Andi Abele Trio + Guests $15 – $25

Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great evening of musical excitement, tasty cocktails and great community spirit right here on Gambier. This year we will showcase some exciting players on the Vancouver jazz scene and recent graduates of the Capilano University jazz program to create another fun musical journey for you!

Gambier Island Community Hall, Gambier Island, Gambier Island.
• Roberts Creek • Roberts Creek Hall: Cherry Bomb Dance Party $18.18

Get ready to light up the night with dinner, dessert, explosive vibes and killer tunes. DJs wexwithstrangers and asha are spinning you from house to nu disco and tech house through decades of funky, booty-shaking classics. Dress up is encouraged.

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Roberts Creek Hall, 1309 Roberts Creek Rd, Roberts Creek.