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.

JANUARY

• Annual Brackendale Winter Eagle Festival and Count www.brackendaleartgallery.com
• Squamish Chamber of Commerce AGM and Gala Ball (Jan 31, 2009)

FEBRUARY

• Howe Sound Performing Arts Association Music Festival www.howesoundarts.ca

MARCH

• Squamish YouthFEST (March 13-14. 2009)
• Squamish Wild At Art Festival (Mar 6-15, 2009) www.wildatart.ca
• BC Midget Hockey Championships (Mar 15-20, 2009)

APRIL

• SORCA race season starts  www.sorca.ca
• Squamish Soccerfest www.squamishsoccerassociation.com (April 18-19, 2009)

MAY

• Balding For Dollars (May 2, 2009 - Squamish Adventure Centre)
• Brackendale Bluegrass Festival  www.brackendaleartgallery.com
• Squamish Youth Triathlon (Mother's Day) www.squamishyouthtri.ca
• Momar Adventure Race (May 23)
• The Ore Crusher MTB Race - Sat, May 16 2008 www.orecrusher.com
• BVOD is in August 2009

JUNE

• Test of Metal www.testofmetal.com (June 20, 2009)
• North Vancouver Outdoor School Open House
• Annual Star Search Youth Talent Night
• Relay for Life (June 5 2009)
• Squamish Garden Tour
• Squamish Men's Amateur Golf Tournament
• A Day Out with Thomas www.wcra.org/

JULY

• Squamish Triathlon www.squamishtriathlon.org (July 5, 2009)
• Squamish GearJammer MTB XC Race www.gearjammer.ca (July 25, 2009)
• Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament
• Annual Multicultural Event, Totem Hall
• Art at the Market 
• Squamish Days and Logger Sports Festival (July 31 - Aug 3 2009) www.squamishdays.ca

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 7-8 2009)
• Squamish Climbing Festival (Aug 12-16, 2009)
• Squamish Days www.squamishdays.org
• Annual Caribbean Summer Jam Festival
• Whippet Races 
• Squamish Open Annual Regatta (SOAR), 30th Anniversary. Aug 7-9, 2009
  www.squamishyachtclub.com
• BVOD Beyond Valleycliffe of the Dolls (cynicalsunshine.com/cynicalbvodpress_2008.html

SEPTEMBER

• Annual Brackendale Fall Fair www.brackendaleartgallery.com
• XTC Off Road Multi Sport Race (Sept 20 2009) Alice lake
• Cheakamus Challenge www.cheakamuschallenge.ca/
• Loop the Lakes - trail running race www.s2srun.com/
• Terry Fox Run
• Visuals Squamish Valley Artists ArtWalk (3rd weekend) www.squamishart.com 
• SERF Squamish Music Festival www.squamishmusicfestival.com Sep 20, 2009

OCTOBER

• SORCA Bill Landry Lunar Enduro www.sorca.ca
• Business Trade Show, Squamish Chamber of Commerce www.squamishchamber.com/
• West Coast Railway Park Hallowe'en Train and Fun

NOVEMBER

• Remembrance Day Activities downtown and at Brennan Park (11 am)
• Lego Challenge and Display at the West Coast Railway Park

DECEMBER

• Christmas Train at West Coast Railway Park
• Christmas Parade