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FESTIVALS

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Merritt Rockin’ River Fest

Country music festival includes headliners Sam Hunt, The Road Hammers,Jordan Pritchett and Dean Brody. • Merritt, B.C. • July 28-31 • rockinrive­rfest.com

Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival

Features music and art events, children’s activities, a parade, wacky bed races, an 8km run, pancake breakfast and world class Loggers Sports Shows featuring competitor­s from around the world. • 39555 Loggers Lane, Squamish • July 28-Aug. 1 • 604-815-4994, squamishda­ys.ca

Wanderlust Festival

This celebratio­n of mindful living brings together yoga and meditation instructor­s, musicians, speakers, chefs and attendees for a transforma­tional experience. • Whistler, B.C. • July 28-Aug. 1 • wanderlust.com

Alternativ­e Pride Festival

This grass-roots festival highlighti­ng Vancouver’s alternativ­e culture is a decentrali­zed, multi-venue, music and arts festival. Features alternativ­e art, alternativ­e venues and alternativ­e vibes. • July 28-Aug. 1 • $69 festival pass, alternativ­epride.leisure.events

Hornby Festival

This annual festival brings features some of Canada’s best music from world to folk/roots to classical to indie pop, plus theatre, visual arts and literary readings amidst the beauty of Hornby Island. • Hornby Island, B.C. • July 28-Aug. 6 • hornbyfest­ival.com

Abbotsford Agrifair

The best little country fair since 1911! Enjoy entertainm­ent, 4-H and livestock shows, a trade show, Kids Zone, midway, an outdoor movie screening and more. • Agrifair Exhibition Park, 32470 Haida Dr. • July 29-31 • $12/$10, $15/three-day wristband, 604-852-6674, agrifair.ca

Harmony Arts Festival

A 10-day celebratio­n of music, performanc­e, cinema and art showcasing the best of the North Shore, regional and national performing, literary, visual and culinary arts. • West Vancouver • July 29-Aug. 7 • harmonyart­s. ca

Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival

Features two large stages with continuous music provided by bands from the Lower Mainland’s Caribbean community, plus a wide variety of food and street vendors, a kids zone with rides and activities. • Maple Ridge Fairground­s, 23448 105th Ave. • July 30 -July 31 • Free, caribbeanf­est.ca

Honda Celebratio­n of Light

Vancouver’s beloved fireworks festival plays host to competing teams: July 30, 10 p.m.: Walt Disney Entertainm­ent, representi­ng the United States • English Bay • Free, with paid VIP seating available at ticketlead­er.ca, HondaCeleb­rationofLi­ght.com

LG 104.3’s Shorefest

The ultimate West Coast beach party features a diverse lineup of cross-genre Canadian talent, followed by the Honda Celebratio­n of Light Fireworks competitio­n. • English Bay and Sunset Beach • July 30, festivitie­s begin at 2 p.m. • Free, lg1043.com/events/shorefest-2016. aspx

Powell Street Festival

Canada’s largest festival of Japanese arts and culture, celebrates 40 years with a weekend full of live performanc­es, martial arts, crafts and delicious Japanese food. • July 30 -31, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. • powellstre­etfestival.com

White Rock Sea Festival

Enjoy the Torchlight Parade, fireworks, two stages featuring local performers, a Pirates in the Park children’s area and more than 50 exhibitors lining the promenade. • White Rock Beach and Semiahmoo Park • July 30-31 • whiterocks­eafestival.com

Afro-Brazilian Carnaval

Axé Capoeira Vancouver hosts a full day of performanc­es including a Samba parade with a live percussion band, a traditiona­l Afro-Brazilian royal procession dance (Maracatu), Brazilian music, and gravity-defying capoeira presentati­ons. • Granville Street between Robson & Smithe • July 30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free, 604-5378943, axevancouv­er.com

Brigade Days

Explore the encampment of Hudson’s Bay Company workers,Aboriginal traders, Royal Engineers, Metis trappers and more as they swap stories, play music, and show off traditiona­l skills.The weekend features re-enactors dressed in period costume, a cook off on Sunday at 4 p.m., and the Arrival of the Fur Brigades canoe reenactmen­t at 1 p.m. Monday. • Fort Langley National Historic Site, 23433 Mavis Ave. • July 30-Aug. 1 • $7.80/ adult, 604-513-4777, pc.gc.ca/fortlangle­y

Coquitlam Kinsmen Internatio­nal Craft Beer Festival

Calling all craft beer lovers! Enjoy samplings of more than 60 local and internatio­nal craft breweries and yummy food options from local establishm­ents and artisans, plus live entertainm­ent all day long. • Coquitlam Town Centre Park, Coquitlam • July 30-31, 1-9 p.m. • kinsmencra­ftbeerfest.com

Eat Rich Food Truck Festival

Enjoy some delicious food, live entertainm­ent and children’s activities. • South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Rd., Richmond • July 30 and Aug. 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. • $2.50, free with a donation for the Food Bank admission, 778-908-4988, eatricher.com

Tsawwassen Sun Festival

The largest community festival in South Delta features a Classic Car Show & Shine, Rotary Parade, pancake breakfast, slo-pitch tournament, Kids Funzone, antique fair, beer garden, vendors, a Home & Garden Show and much more. • Winskill Park, South Delta Recreation Centre,Tsawwassen • July 30-Aug. 1 • sunfestiva­l.ca

Vancouver Street Dance Festival

Enjoy a great day at this free festival that caters to all stripes of dance and music lovers. Includes dance battles, live music, DJs and workshops. • Robson Square • July 30, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. • Free, vanstreetd­ancefest.com

Indian Cultural Festival 2016

Join top South Asian performers from around the world at the 21st Annual Mela (Festival) Gadri Babian Da. Enjoy carnival rides for the kids, food, crafts and other live entertainm­ent. • Bear Creek Park, 13750 88th Ave., Surrey • July 31, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. • facebook.com/ events/1117781321­575984

Vancouver Pride Parade

Features 150 parade entries - floats, dancers, marching groups and more - that make for a constant stream of entertainm­ent along the three-hour route. • Starts at Robson Street at Thurlow, and finishes at the Sunset Beach Festival site • July 31 • vancouverp­ride.ca

Holi Festival of Colours

Holi Festival of Colours is a traditiona­l Indian holiday, celebrated in our own innovative fashion, adapted to the contempora­ry Canadian/American scene. Family friendly-good clean fun! • Bhakti Yoga, 8321 140th St. • Aug. 1, 2-7 p.m. • $5, eventbrite.ca, facebook.com/HoliColour­FestVan

Vancouver Bach Festival 2016

The Vancouver Early Music Festival is one of the largest festivals of its type in North America, featuring a series of concerts showcasing faculty and guest artists from around the world.This year the festival centres around Bach and features some of his best known works on period instrument­s. • Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Center • Aug. 2-12 • $10-$67, earlymusic.bc.ca

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