Annual Festivals & Events

THESE ARE EVENTS THAT USUALLY HAPPEN IN SQUAMISH EVERY YEAR. This handy listing will help you avoid conflicts when scheduling your events! Be sure to check with organizers for exact dates. We have entered dates where known and websites where possible.

Note: Some Annual Events will be moved in 2010 due to the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.

For Whistler & Pemberton Annual Events visit whistlereventsguide.com/annualevents

JANUARY

• Annual Brackendale Winter Eagle Festival and Count www.brackendaleartgallery.com

FEBRUARY

• Howe Sound Performing Arts Association Music Festival www.howesoundarts.ca
• Winter Olympics   www.vancouver2010.com Feb 12-28, 2010

MARCH

• Squamish YouthFEST
• BC Midget Hockey Championships

• 2010 Paralympic Games  March 12-21, 2010  www.vancouver2010.com

APRIL

• Squamish Soccerfest www.squamishsoccerassociation.com (April 17-18, 2010)

MAY

• Balding For Dollars
• Brackendale Bluegrass Festival  www.brackendaleartgallery.com
• Squamish Youth Triathlon (Mother's Day) www.squamishyouthtri.ca (May 9, 2010)
• Momar Adventure Race www.mindovermountain.com/momar/  May 22, 2010
• The Ore Crusher MTB Race  www.orecrusher.com  May 15, 2010

JUNE

• Test of Metal www.testofmetal.com (Father's Day Weekend) June 19, 2010
• North Vancouver Outdoor School Open House
• Annual Star Search Youth Talent Night
• Relay for Life
• Squamish Garden Tour
• Squamish Men's Amateur Golf Tournament
• A Day Out with Thomas www.wcra.org
• XTC Off Road Multi Sport Race - Alice lake June 26 (tentative), 2010 http://www.xtccanada.com/

JULY

• Canada Day Downtown Squamish - games, music, farmers market, fireworks
• Squamish Triathlon www.squamishtriathlon.org July 11, 2010
• Squamish GearJammer MTB XC Race Weekend www.gearjammer.ca July 24 & 25, 2010
• Annual Multicultural Event, Totem Hall
• Squamish Days and Logger Sports Festival   www.squamishdays.ca July 30 - Aug 1, 2010

AUGUST

• Copper & Fire, BC Museum of Mining, Britannia www.bcmuseumofmining.org/
• West Coast Railway Museum Mini-Rail Day www.wcra.org/
• STORMY Squamish Test of Metal Running Race www.stormytrailrace.ca Aug 6-7, 2010
• Squamish Climbing Festival www.squamishmountainfestival.com
• Annual Caribbean Summer Jam Festival
• Whippet Races 
• Squamish Open Annual Regatta (SOAR)  www.squamishyachtclub.com
• BVOD Beyond Valleycliffe of the Dolls cynicalsunshine.com
• Just Another Bike Race - Test of Metal XC Mtb Race. August 21, 2010. www.testofmetal.com

SEPTEMBER

• Annual Brackendale Fall Fair www.brackendaleartgallery.com
• Cheakamus Challenge www.cheakamuschallenge.ca/  Sep 18, 2010
• Loop the Lakes - trail running race www.s2srun.com/
• Spirit Run - www.whistlerspiritrun.com Sep 25-26, 2010
• Terry Fox Run
• Visuals Squamish Valley Artists ArtWalk (3rd weekend) www.squamishart.com 
• SERF Squamish Music Festival www.squamishmusicfestival.com

OCTOBER

• SORCA Bill Landry Lunar Enduro www.sorca.ca 
• West Coast Railway Park Hallowe'en Train and Fun

NOVEMBER

• Remembrance Day Activities downtown and at Brennan Park (11 am)

DECEMBER

• Christmas Train at West Coast Railway Park
• Christmas Parade