BC Events
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| All Regions | TOP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BC Shellfish Festival | June 17 - 18, 2011 |
| Newly renamed, the BC Shellfish Festival will bring chefs, Vancouver Island wine makers, brewmasters, and shellfish lovers to the Comox Valley.
Friday, June 17: 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm, Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park June 18th: Festival Day, Comox Marina Park, 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm Many other activities over the weekend in the Comox Valley will keep visitors busy. Weekend packages will be available for accommodation, tours, and more. Please stay tuned. |
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| Contact: (250) 890-7561 Website: http://www.bcshellfishfestival.ca |
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Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival |
September 14-18, 2011 |
| The 2011 Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival is presenting five NEW major festival events in addition to our traditional weekend celebration. Designed as a self-explore experience, visitors are encouraged to pick up or download a festival map before sipping and tasting their way through the Cowichan. All 26 festival participants will have something special going on over five days, and most daytime activities are free of charge. Visitors can also choose to purchase tickets to the festival participants’ events on Thursday through Sunday. Ticketed events range from $25 to $225 per person and in size from dinners for 24 to parties of up to 200. Reservations required and tickets are limited. |
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| Contact: 250 217-1491 Website: http://www.wines.cowichan.net |
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| Northern British Columbia | TOP |
| Crabfest | July |
| Celebrates the abundance of seafood in Gingolx, 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 |
| Canada’s largest outdoor green event | |
| Website:http://www.organicislands.ca | |
| Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Tomato Festival | September |
| See varieties of tomoato displays, sampling, interesting facts and recipes. | |
| Website:http://www.eatlocal.org/ | |
| 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 | August |
| 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 |
| Sake Tasting | June 7 |
| Artisan Sake maker Masa Shiroki will be doing a comparative fun and informative Sake tasting for the trade at the farm. The Sakes will be paired with local charcuterie and cheeses. The event is free to the trade and media. A small fee will be charged to those wishing to attend who are not in the trade or media. Please reserve a space or purchase a ticket. | |
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Contact: (250) 448-5007 |
Location: Working Horse Winery |
| Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands | TOP |
| Galliano Wine Festival | |
| 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 |
| Sip & Savour Salt Spring |
September 23 & 24 |
| A Gala Dinner on Friday night and a Grazing in the Orchard on Saturday make this weekend a showcase for the talented chefs, farmers and winegrowers in the area. Hastings House Country House Hotel. | |
| Contact: (250) 537-8320 Website: http://www.sipandsavoursaltspring.com |
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| Thompson Okanagan | TOP |
| Sicamous & Shuswap Wild Mushroom Festival | September |
| 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 | October |
| 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 | October |
| 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.chocolatefestival.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 and Gulf Islands | |
| Vancouver Island Pumpkin Fest | October |
| 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 |
| Whistler's celebration of wine and food - luncheons, tastings, dinners and hands-on seminars. | |
| Website: http://www.whistlercornucopia.com/ | |
Terra Madre Day |
December Admission by donation |
| Slow Food Vancouver celebrates local food - and the people who produce it at the Italian Cultural Centre. Meet the people who grow your veggies, find out about Community Supported Agriculture and enjoy sample dished up by local chefs using home grown ingredients. Learn about this year's international Terra Madre conference, held in Torino, Italy from our knowledgeable delegates Mark Bomford, Heather Pritchard, Joanne McKinnon and many more.
3075 Slocan Street - at Grandview Hwy between Renfrew and Nanaimo |
6:30-9:30pm |
| Website: www.slowfoodvancouver.com | |
| Vancouver | TOP |
| Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival | Feb 27-Mar 4, 2012 |
| The 2012 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival will feature the Wines of Chile and the Global Focus will be on Cabernet(s). | |
| 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 | May |
| 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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