Vancouver Aquarium Butterfly Exhibit
Vancouver Aquarium
Stanley Park
June – Late September
The Graham Amazon Gallery has always been one of the Vancouver Aquarium's most popular attractions, but never more so than in the summer when it springs to life with the fluttering of hundreds of brilliantly coloured butterflies.During the course of the summer more than 7,000 butterflies, representing 30 to 50 species, fly freely in the gallery.
Come see these fascinating butterflies, as well as many other amazing species, from late June through late September in the Graham Amazon Gallery. And don't forget your camera!
Word on the Street Book Festival
Word on the Street
Library Square (Homer & Hamilton)
September 30th, 11am-6pm
This year’s festival will feature a compelling roster of authors, editors and publishers engaged in readings, present thousands of books and magazines, showcase celebrity authors, kids' events and much more. Music, food and entertainment will round out this annual celebration. Don't miss it! For more info please contact www.thewordonthestreet.ca/vancouver
Celebration in the Park
Celebration in the Park
Douglas Park, Langley
September 29th, 11 am – 3 pm
Celebrate our inclusive community! This day is fun for the whole family. For more info please call 604-534-1155 ext 103 or visit www.lacl.com
World Rivers Day Community Festival
World Rivers Day Community Festival
September 27th, 2009
The festival offers interactive and educational displays, live entertainment, face painting, food, prizes and lot and lots of family fun! Free Admission. For more info call: 604.532.7300 or visit www.bcit.ca.
Events are planned in communities throughout the province. The main WRD event in Burnaby will take place alongside Still Creek, under the new pedestrian overpass on the Central Valley Greenway trail at Sperling Street and Winston Street from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, September 27.
Aids Walk for Life
Walk for Life
Stanley Park, Ceperley Park
September 23rd, 8:30am
The AIDS WALK for LIFE is a tribute to over two decades of remarkable community involvement, care giving and support. The AIDS WALK continues to be both a celebration of LIFE and also a time of reflection, of tribute and hope for a future without HIV and AIDS.
Over 20 years ago on June 15th, 1986, BCPWA launched the first AIDS WALK in Canada. Now the AIDS WALK is held in more than 120 cities across Canada and is part of a coordinated, national event each year in September called the AIDS WALK for LIFE. For more info contract www.bcpwa.org or call 604-915-WALK.
