SIDNEY EVENTS
Canada Day Parade in Sidney Suday, July 1 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Peninsula Celebrations Society Annual Canada Day Parade in Downtown Sidney.
Parade Route
The Parade route begins along Resthaven Drive and turns onto Beacon Avenue. It continue to run the length of Beacon Avenue, turning right onto Second Street and ending at Ocean Avenue.
Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast Canada Day, Jul. 1, 8 a.m.
Come early on Canada Day morning for the hot pancake breakfast with fried sausages.
Peninsula Celebrations Family Fun Fair (free) July 1, 12:30 to 4 p.m. Iroquois Park in Sidney
Following the Canada Day Parade, the fun continues with activites for the entire family including: Inflatable obstacle course, carnival-style games, dog show, watermelon eating contest, entertainment, life-size hamster balls & bean bag launchers by Games 2U, face painting, life-size Jenga, selfie booth, mini golf, El Paso train, food vendors.
Summer Sounds Concert Series The first concert of the year is July 8, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Sidney’s waterfront will once again be filled with the eclectic songs of the Summer Sounds Concert Series. Each Sunday in July and August from 2 to 4 p.m., a musical group takes the band shell stage in Beacon Park for a free community show – generously sponsored by Peninsula Co-op.
CONCERT SCHEDULE
July 8 RUKUS July 15 Cassandra Haze July 22 Shari Ulrich July 29 David James and Big Rive (Tribute to Johnny Cash) Aug 5 South Island Harmony (formerly Village Squires) Aug 12 Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band Aug 19 Dockside Drive Aug 26 The Timebenders
Comicbook Superheroes Exhibit Sidney Museum Show runs daily until Jul. 6
Don’t miss the last month of “Up and Away, Comic Book Superheroes & Our Culture” at the Sidney Museum. This fun and educational exhibit shows how comic book superheroes emerged in the 1930s and reflected our history, culture and values through the WWII years, post-war Boom, the 1960s and 1970s. On display are superhero comic books, action figures and artwork. You can draw your own superhero, test your knowledge on Superhero Trivia and try the scavenger hunt. Open daily, 10 to 4, admission by donation. Group tours available upon request. Sidney Museum, 2423 Beacon Ave. 250-655-6355.
Allison DeGroot and Tatiana Hargreaves With guest appearance by the Lonely Heartstring Band Jun. 15, 7:30 p.m. St. John’s United Church 10990 W Saanich Rd.
A strong new voice in traditional music. Tickets: $15 at the door.
Heritage Acres Summer Fair Saturday, Jun. 16 and Sunday, June 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Heritage Acres 7321 Lochside Dr. Plenty of family fun activities and displays. Barbecue and pantry open. Cash only event. Trains running throughout the day.
The Beach Rocks Guided Walk (all ages) Sunday, Jun. 17,1 to 2:30 p.m.
Island View Regional Park Central Saanich. The tide is out. Join a CRD Regional Parks naturalist and get a glimpse of the creatures that live beneath the rocks. Be prepared to get your feet wet. Bring sandals or beach shoes.
Canadian Aviation Historical Society + The BC Aviation Museum My Story – Part 2: A Canadian Bush Pilot Guest Speaker: Hugh MacCallum Wednesday, June 20 at 7 p.m.
This is part 2 of the continuing story of a young man wanting to be pilot and to fly the planes that served the great Canadian North. It is about the hard work and the waiting, the beautiful days flying in the aweinspiring North, and the days from hell, when a slippery cargo of fish slopped around the cockpit as the pilot struggles in rough weather. With 50 years in aviation, Hugh will recount his adventures, both good and bad, and present his collection of personal photographs. Through it all, you will get a taste of what it really means to call yourself a Canadian bush pilot. A chance conversation with another student at the University of New Brunswick and two summers working on a DEW Line supply ship in the Arctic inspired Hugh with a love of flying. Receiving his license in 1963, Hugh became a bush pilot with over 50 years flying a wide variety of single and multi-engine aircraft on wheels, floats and skis, in both day and night conditions, and in good weather and bad – even gliders. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. BC Aviation Museum, 1910 Norseman Rd., Sidney. Details: 250-655-3300. bcam.net
Elmira Darvarova – From Bach to Blues Sunday, Jun. 24, 5 p.m. Mary Winspear Centre Free performance.
This unique program includes selections from the Baroque era to works based on Led Zeppelin harmonies. Elmira Darvarova, former Concet master of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the first woman concertmaster in the MET’s history, started playing the violin at the age of 3, gave her first recital at 4, and made her debut as a soloist with an orchestra when she was 8 years-old. A prizewinner of international competitions, including the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, she studied at the Guildhall School in London, the Geneva Conservatory, Indiana University, Bloomington. Elmira Darvarova was chosen by Herbert von Karajan to perform the Brahms Concerto for one of his film projects. She has led, as concert master, major American orchestras, such as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Columbus Symphony, and the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago. Performance is free. Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave.