| Sunshine
Coast Annual Event & Festival Listing - back to www.suncoastarts.com - |
| 2012 | Festival/Event | city/town | location | web | info |
| Jan 21 | Gibsons Jazz Fest Fundraiser Dance w/Soulstream | Roberts Creek | RC Hall | www.coastjazz.com | music |
| Feb 24-26 | Festival of Strings | Gibsons | Heritage Playhouse | http://coastfestival.com/ | music |
| Feb 16-19 | Powell River Film Festival | Powell River | Evergreen Hall | www.prfilmfestival.ca | film |
| Feb 20-Mar 7 | Festival of Performing Arts | Powell River | various | click here | music |
| Feb 25 | Annual Antiques Roadshow | Gibsons | Sunnycrest Mall | http://sunshinecoastmuseum.ca/ | antiques |
| March 17-20 | Expose Yourself | Powell River | various | facebook page | multi |
| Mar 30-31 | Vocal Summit | Powell River | various | www.westcoastjazz.net/summitXVII.html | music |
| April 1 | April Fools Run | Gibsons-Sechelt | route | www.foolsrun.com | run |
| April tba | Powell River Oyster Fest | Powell River | Brooks Senior Secondary | - - | multi |
| April tba | Powell River Writers Conference | Powell River | Dwight Hall | http://prwriters.org/ | film |
| April tba | Earth Day | Roberts Creek | mandela | - - | multi |
| Apr 2-20 plus 22nd |
Performing Arts Festival | Sechelt/Gibsons | various | http://coastfestival.com | music |
| April tba | April Tools | Pender Harbour | Madeira Park, Gov't dock | www.apriltools.ca | multi |
| April 29 | Annual Marathon Shuffle | Powell River | Sunshine Coast Trail | click here | run |
| May 18-20 | Attack of Danger Bay | Pender Harbour | Madeira Park | http://www.coastlongboarding.com/dangerbay.cfm | multi |
| May 19 | May Day | Pender Harbour | Madeira Park | - - | multi |
| May 25-28 | Lund Shellfish Festival | Lund | various | www.lundbc.ca | multi |
| June 1-3 | Powell River Blues Festival | Powell River | various | www.powellriverblues2012.com/ | music |
| June 1-3 | Pender Harbour Blues Festival | Pender Harbour | various | www.penderharbourbluesfestival.com/ | music |
| June tba | Egmont Day | Egmont Park | various | - - | multi |
| June 2-7 | Gibsons Landing Jazz Week | Gibsons Landing | various | www.coastjazz.com | music |
| June 8-10 | Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival | Gibsons Landing | various | www.coastjazz.com | music |
| Jun 18-Jul 5 | SOAP | Powell River | various | www.soap-powellriver.ca | music |
| Jun 30-Jul 7 | BC Bike Race | Powell River to Langdale | various | www.bcbikerace.com | bike |
| July 1st | Canada Day | Gibsons, Sechelt, Pender, Powell River | various | - - | multi |
| July 3-7 | International Choral Kathaumixw | Powell River | various | http://kathaumixw.org/ | music |
| July 8-14 | School of Celtic Music | Roberts Creek | various | http://coaststringfiddlers.com | music |
| July tba | Diversity Festival | Texada | various | http://diversityfestival.ca | music |
| July 20-22 | Sandcastle Weekend | Texada | Gillies Bay/Shelter Point | www.texada.org/sandcastle.html | multi |
| July tba | Davis Bay Sandcastle Competition | Sechelt | Davis Bay | - - | multi |
| July tba | Commotion on the Ocean | Gambier Island | Community Centre | gambierisland.org/Events.htm | multi |
| July tba | Savary Island Fun Triathlon | Savary Island | Fire Hall | www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=5452 | multi |
| July tba | Halfmoon Bay Country Fair | Halfmoon Bay | Coopers Green | - - - | multi |
| July 20-22 | Texada Sandcastle Weekend | Texada Island | beach | click here | multi |
| July 20-22 | Sea Fair Festival | Powell River | Willingdon Beach Park | www.seafair-powell-river.com | multi |
| July 28-29 | Sea Cavalcade | Gibsons | various | www.seacavalcade.ca | multi |
| July tba | Texada Fly-In | Texada | Gillies Bay Airport | www.texada.org/index.html | multi |
| Aug tba | Wooden Boat Festival | Pender Harbour | Gov't dock | www.woodenboatfestival.ca | multi |
| Aug 4 | Gambier Family Craft Fair | Gambier Island | Community Hall | www.gambierisland.org | show |
| Aug 10-12 | Festival of the Rolling Arts | Sechelt | various | www.coasterscarclub.ca/sleepy-hollow | show |
| Aug 10-17 | Blackberry Festival | Powell River | around town | www.powellriverdirect.com/blackberry | multi |
| Aug 16-19 | Festival of the Written Arts | Sechelt | Rockwood Centre | www.writersfestival.ca | literary |
| Aug 17-19 | Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival | Pender Harbour | School of Music | www.penderharbourmusic.ca/program/chamber-music.php | music |
| Aug 17-19 | Howe Sound Outrigger Race | Gibsons Landing | various | www.clippercanoes.com/outrigger | multi |
| Aug 18-19 | Hackett Park Craft Fair | Sechelt | Hackett Park | www.scartscouncil.com | art |
| Aug 18 | Creek Daze | Roberts Creek | Parade to the Pier | - - | multi |
| Aug tba | Art Stroll in the Landing | Gibsons | galleries | www.gibsonspublicartgallery.ca | arts |
| Aug tba | Astronomy in the Park | Sechelt | Porpoise Bay Park | www.coastastronomy.ca | various |
| Aug 18-19 | Arts Alive in the Park | Powell River | Willingdon Beach | www.powellriverartscouncil.com/arts_alive/ | arts |
| Aug 24-26 | Synchronicity | Gibsons | Shirley Macey Park | www.synchronicityfestival.com | various |
| Aug tba | Summer Garlic Festival | Pender Harbour | Lion's Park | http://penderharbourgarlicfestival.ca | multi |
| Aug 25-26 | PR Studio Tour | Powell River to Lund | various studios | www.powellriverartists.com | arts |
| Sept 1-2 | Sunshine Music Festival | Powell River | Palm Beach Park | www.sunshinemusicfest.com | music |
| Sept tba | Gambier Island Harvest Fair | Gambier Island | various | gambierisland.org/Events.htm | music |
| Sep 14-16 | Pender Harbour Jazz Festival | Pender Harbour | various | www.penderharbourmusic.ca/jazz/ | music |
| Oct tba | Pender Harbour Fall Faire | Pender Harbour | Madeira Park | ---- | various |
| Oct tba | Gibsons Fall Faire | Gibsons | Quality Farms | www.gibsonsfallfair.org | various |
| Oct tba | Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival | Pender Harbour | Madeira Park/various | www.scshroom.org | various |
| Oct tba | Sechelt Festival of the Arts | Sechelt | various | www.secheltfestivalofthearts.com | multi |
| Oct 19-21 | Sunshine Coast Art Crawl | Langdale to Lund | various | www.sunshinecoastartcrawl.com | arts |
| Oct tba | Apple Festival | Coopers Green | Halfmoon Bay | ---- | various |
| 2012 | Festival/Event | city/town | location | web | info |
| September | New Moon Festival | Gibsons | (1 yr break) | www.newmoonfestivalsociety.org | music |