The best day of the year is near! Fishing Derby, Jet Ski Rides, parade @ 11:00am, BBQ noon, live music by Spindrift Street & Sean Peters, crafts, vendors, games and more.
Please remember that we are needing volunteers, cake walk donations, dunk tank participants and of course parade entries!
A giant thank you to all of the generous donations from our community owned and operated businesses that make these events possible every year!
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Kids Art Camp: Drawing + Illustration
July 16–19 | Tuesday–Friday | 10AM–3PM
$200/$250 (member/non-member)
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Bruce Edwards
Bruce Edwards is a long-time art teacher who will guide lessons on drawing and illustration. Learn how to draw using traditional techniques and exercises in a fun and relaxed manner. Youth will learn basic shapes, forms, shading, depth, shadows, light sources, and perspective. Participants will learn and make art in our beautiful studio for most of the day, with breaks outdoors exploring the natural spaces near the Arts Centre. Camp runs 10:00 – 3:00 each day, with a break provided for lunch. Participants must bring their own lunch and a water bottle!
Kids Art Camp: Mixed Media Exploration
July 23– 26, 2024 | Monday – Thursday | 10AM – 3PM
Cost: $200/$250 (Member/Non-Member)
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Ali Casey
In this camp, participants will have a chance to explore different materials and creative processes. From collage and sculpture to working with fibre and other materials, youth will play, experiment and learn. Participants will learn and make art in our beautiful studio for most of the day, with breaks outdoors exploring the natural spaces near the Arts Centre. Camp runs 10:00 – 3:00 each day, with a break provided for lunch. Participants must bring their own lunch and a water bottle!
The Kube’s ‘Mini Makers Market’
We’re so excited to bring you our first ever Mini-Makers Market. Come by to support our young up and coming entrepreneurs. Art, crafts, jewelry, baked goods and more!
SHOUT OUT | Youth Art Exhibition
to Mar 31. Sunshine Coast youth aged two to eighteen have been invited to submit their artwork for display at the Gallery. In addition to offering an inspiring body of work that represents the creativity of our community’s youth, this exhibition is also an opportunity for young people to experience what it is like to be a professional exhibiting artist at GPAG. Don’t miss this vibrant and popular exhibition featuring drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, and more running March 14 – March 31. Note: for Spring Break the Gallery is open every day during the run of the exhibition (11am – 4pm). Admission is free/by donation.
Join us for the opening reception on Saturday March 16th, 2pm – 4pm!
SHOUT OUT | Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of our Youth Art Exhibition SHOUT OUT, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Sunshine Coast youth aged two to eighteen have been invited to submit their artwork for display at the Gallery. In addition to offering an inspiring body of work that represents the creativity of our community’s youth, this exhibition is also an opportunity for young people to experience what it is like to be a professional exhibiting artist at GPAG.
Early Years Fair 2024 celebrating Wonder-Full Me
Families with children newborn to 5 yrs old are invited to attend. Petting zoo, pony rides, backpacks, books, lunch, snacks. Connect with resources in our community. Create a community mural.
GPAG: Artist Trading Card Workshop
Join us during our Youth Shout Out Exhibition on Wednesday, March 20th 2pm – 3pm at GPAG to learn how to make your own artist trading cards (ATCs) with local ATC artist Nadina Tandy. The workshop is free and pre-registration is not required. Drop in, make, and trade, or bring your ready-made cards in on the day. This workshop/demo is open to all; kids under 12 require parents/supervision please.
Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s) are miniature pieces of art that are traded for free all around the world! There’s only one rule: the size of the card must be 2.5” x 3.5”. Otherwise, anything goes: you can draw, collage, paint on the cards… just make them, sign and date the back, and trade them with other artists.
Sechelt Library: Paws 4 Stories
Wednesdays toJan 17 & 24 in the Children’s Area. Sign up to read with a certified St. John Ambulance therapy dog.
Registration required. Please only register for a maximum of two sessions per month at 604.885.3260 or email here. Recommended for ages 6+.
Family Literacy Day Event with Penny Pom Pom
Celebrate Family Literacy Day with children’s entertainer Penny Pom Pom and her friend Fae the Garden Fairy at a free musical multimedia stage show geared to those nine and under. Pre-registration is required at bit.ly/LiteracyDayRegistration.
In this magical show, Penny and Fae take children on a journey through the seasons as they learn all about the natural rhythms of planet earth. Kids are encouraged to sing along with fan favourites like “Dandelion,” “Take off your socks, it’s the Spring Equinox” and “The Pom Pom Song,” and find their own artistic inspiration in the world around them.
Hosted by the Sunshine Coast Literacy Coalition and supported by the Raise-a-Reader campaign and the Sunshine Coast Credit Union.
Sunnycrest Mall: Children’s Farm
Come snuggle up and love some sweet animals in front of the fireplace in the heart of the mall. Bunnies, ducks, chicks, pigs and other furry and feathered friend will be there to meet you.
Scuba Claus
Come on down to the Gibsons Public Market and Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Center to see Scuba Claus in the big tank! Get your photo taken and come see the Marine Centre, with free admission donated by BC Ferries!
Breakfast with Santa
Free entry, please bring a donation for the food bank.
Gibsons Public Market: Neighbourhood Night
Head over to The Gibsons Public Market for our first Neighbourhood Night.
Live music by Celso Machado, childcare, movie’s, games, door prizes, extended hours on the merchant floor and delicious food and drinks from Emelle’s Market Bistro!
Gibsons Library: Movie at the Library: The Little Mermaid
Ariel is a young mermaid curious about life beyond the sea. When she meets Prince Eric she makes a deal with the evil Ursula to experience life on land. This is the 2023 live-action adaptation of the 1989 Disney movie.
Drop in. No registration required.
Rated PG, 2hr 15min
Flowers for Foodbank
This make and take event will have you making lovely Christmas arrangements in the inspiring and fun workship space at the Kube.
December 3 from 11-5, $30 minimum donation, with all materials provided and all proceeds going to the local foodbank.
Grab some friends, your best clients, sports groups, co-workers, book club buddies, fam jam, people you want to have some cheer with and email kristawollen@gmail.com to book your group’s 1 hour time slot to make Christmas arrangements together. OR I will also have the 1-2pm slot for anyone who wants to get to know some new people in the community and come solo or with a few pals.
Voting and Exhibition – Banner Project: Fantastical Food
November 24 – December 22, 2023
Banner Project: “Fantastical Foods”
The Banner Project brings together elementary schools across the Sunshine Coast to make work under one theme. Each year young artists develop their ideas for the banners in the classroom, and 20 final designs are selected to be hand-painted onto banners by artists, parents, students, and volunteers. Each year’s exhibition includes around 300+ submissions from across the Coast. This wonderful, intergenerational art-making project has been in place since 1994. The banners are installed in Sechelt’s Civic Square for all to enjoy.
This year we invite you to help select banner designs!
Ask for voting dots at the front desk: each person gets 3!
HMB Holiday Market + Kids Craft Fair
The Halfmoon Bay Holiday Market offers a collaborative space for kids to proudly sell their creations alongside established Coast vendors. The first 300 attending get $1 FREE Sunshine Coast Credit Union Kidpreneur Cash to use at the event!
A FREE FUN FAMILY EVENT with Hot Chocolate – Kids Games – Santa’s Mailbox – Gingerbread House Decorating Contest – Free Admission – Giftbasket Contest – Foodtruck, and more
Support the local artisans of our community when you shop our Main Vendor Village + Kids Craft Fair with kidpreneurs 13yrs and under. For more information including a list of participating vendors, please visit our website.
WHERE:
Halfmoon Bay Elementary School Gym
8086 Northwood Rd, Halfmoon Bay, BC
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