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| BC Farmers' Markets | Summer long |
| Farmers' markets operate in every type of community across British Columbia. Markets vary in size and sophistication, from large sheltered public markets to a few farmers with their trucks parked next to each other in a parking lot or farm field. BC Farmers' Markets are a great source of fresh, seasonal BC foods. To find a BC Farmers' Market near you, visit www.bcfarmersmarket.org. | |
| Website: www.bcfarmersmarket.org | |
| Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Tofino Food and Wine Festival | June 1 to 4 |
| Decadent food and irresistible wines at this three-day festival will treat the taste buds. Workshops, event dinners and live entertainment held at various venues in Tofino. | |
| Contact: (250) 266 - 0076 Website: http://www.tofinofoodandwinefestival.com/ |
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| Vancouver Island | TOP |
| Comox Valley Shellfish Festival | June 4 to June 10 |
| Features shellfish dishes and special events at local restaurants and businesses throughout the Comox Valley, on the 10th the main event is held at the Marina Park. Activities include Sea-to-Table Demo Stage, Gourmet Shellfish Marquee, Land of Plenty, Sea of Plenty Farmer’s Market, Wine and Beer Garden, Zodiac Tours to local shellfish farms and Kids on the Quay. | |
| Contact: (250) 897 – 2599 Website: http://www.comoxvalleyshellfishfestival.ca/ |
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| Northern British Columbia | TOP |
| Crabfest | July 6 & 7 |
| Celebrates the abundance of seafood in Kincolith, self-described as “Seafood Capital of the Nass.” | |
| Contact: (250) 326 - 2322 Website: http://www.crabfest.ca |
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| Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Organic Islands Festival | July 7, 2007 |
| Canada’s largest outdoor green event | |
| Website:http://www.organicislands.ca | |
| Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Tomato Festival | Annual in August each year |
| See varieties of tomoato displays, sampling, interesting facts and recipes. | |
| Website:http://www.eatlocal.org/ebits_august/ | |
| Various throughout BC | TOP |
| Feast of Fields | Annual in August and September each year |
| Regional gastronomic picnics featuring many of BC’s most renowned restaurants, farmers, wineries and micro breweries. | |
| Contact: info@ffcf.bc.ca Website:http://www.ffcf.bc.ca/feast.html |
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| Thompson Okanagan | TOP |
| South Cariboo Garlic Festival | Saturday, August 11 (10:00 am - 7:00pm) Sunday, August 12 (10:00 am - 4:00 pm) |
| A celebration of Garlic for the whole family. Contests include garlic art, garlic poetry, and garlic peeling & eating. Entertainment acts include square dancing, singing, music, and much more. Wide variety of garlic foods and treats. Seminar on growing and storing garlic. Many other vendors. | |
| Contact: (250) 397-2540 Website: www.goodnessofgarlic.com |
Location: Centennial Park, 100 Mile House |
| Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Galliano Wine Festival | August 11, 2007 |
| Wine and Cheese Event which send proceeds to local health care center. Selection of wine includes over 100 international labels and is served with gourmet finger foods. There is a silent auction raffle and live music. | |
| Contact: (250) 539 – 3322 Website: http://www.galianoisland.com/winefestivak/index.php |
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| Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Annual Salmon Festival | September 1 to 3, 2007 |
| A fishing derby and other salmon related activities. | |
| Contact: (250) 724 - 6837 Website: http://www.clayoquot.org/frames/festival-text.html |
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| Thompson Okanagan | TOP |
| Sicamous & Shuswap Wildmushroom Festival | September 24 to 30 |
| Learn how to pick and identify mushrooms, participate in presentations and workshops and enjoy a gourmet experience. | |
| Contact: (250) 266 – 0076 Website: http://www.shuswaplakemushroomfestival.com/ |
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| Thompson Okanagan | TOP |
| Okanagan Fall Wine Festival | September 28 to October 7 |
| Takes place over a 10 day period leading up to the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. This event has been listed on the American Business Association’s Top 100 Events in North America for several years. The Festival has over 100 events that take place throughout the Okanagan. | |
| Contact: (250) 861 – 6654 Website: http://www.thewinefestivals.com/ |
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| Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Viva Wine Festival | September 29 to October 1 |
| Winos travel from all over to attend this popular festival. You can ride the wine train, stomp grapes, bid on Island Wines and finish off with a dinner and a dance. | |
| Contact: (250) 652 – 7784 Website: http://www.wineislands.ca/ |
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| Vancouver, Coast & Mountains | TOP |
| West Coast Chocolate Festival | October |
| Festival Events are in Coquitlam, Port Moody and areas of Port Coquitlam. The festival informs surprises, entertains and celebrates chocolate. The funds raised support Youth Art Programs. | |
| Contact: 1 (604) 939 - 8068 Website: http://www.choclatefestival.ca/ |
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| Thompson Okanagan | TOP |
| Salute to the Sockeye | October |
| Every four years more than 3,000,000 sockeye salmon return to the Adams River from the ocean to spawn. The Salute to the Sockeye marks this event with 3 weeks of celebrations tours in Haig-Brown Provincial Park and surrounding communities such as Chase and Squilax. Visitors from across the world come to visit. | |
| Contact: (250) 851 - 4824 Website: http://www.salmonsociety.com/Salutes/2006.htm |
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| Vancouver Island | TOP |
| Bamfield Mushroom Festival | October |
| Fungi-filled getaway! Activities include: Pancake breakfast, guided mushroom hunt, slide show with mycologist Jim Jones, cooking contest, forest feast dinner, music and dancing. | |
| Contact: (250) 726 - 5353 Website: worldweb.com – British Columbia – Events – Festivals – Bamfield |
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| Vancouver Island Pumpkin Fest | October 6 & 7 |
| Three day festival that is held during Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend. There are many pumpkin related events. | |
| Contact: (250) 245 - 2112 Website: http://www.vanislepumpkinfest.com/ |
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| Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Clayoquot Oyster Festival | Annual in November each year |
| Learn about oyster dishes, oysters and the way they live and join the Oyster Ball. | |
| Contact: (250) 725 – 4222, oysterfestival@hotmail.com Website:http://www.oystergala.com |
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| Vancouver Coast & Mountains | TOP |
| Whistler Cornucopia | November 8 – 12, 2007 |
| Whistler's celebration of wine and food with activites such as parties, luncheons, dinners and hands on seminars. | |
| Contact: Michelle Payette, (604) 938 – 2701 Website: http://www.whistlercornucopia.com/2007/ |
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| Vancouver | TOP |
| Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival | Annual each year in March |
| The 2007 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival serves up a record 1,550 wines from 180 wineries representing 17 countries at a record 58 events. The hub of the festival is the International Festival Tasting room (March 29, 30 and 31) at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, where 717 wines are poured. If you attend only one event at the fest, make it this one. | |
| Contact: (604) 872.6622 Website: http://www.playhousewinefest.com |
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| Thompson Okanagan | TOP |
| Okanagan Spring Wine Festival | May |
| The spring festival focuses on culinary arts as locals welcome the dawn of grape growing season. Tour local wineries, participate in tastings, learn about wine complimenting dishes and bid on items at a silent auction. | |
| Contact: (250) 861–6654 Website: http://www.owfs.com/ |
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| Vancouver, Coast & Mountains | TOP |
| EAT! Vancouver Everything Food + Cooking Festival | TBD May 25 – 27 |
| Featuring celebrity chefs, popular local restaurants, wineries, food and beverage manufacturers, cookbook authors, retailers, artisans and many others from the culinary world, EAT! Vancouver encompasses unique food experience, opportunities to learn behind the scenes culinary magic from professional chefs, dynamic entertainment through celebrity chef cooking demos and intense culinary competition. | |
| Contact: info@eat-vancouver.com Website: http://www.eat-vancouver.com/ |
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