The day starts off at 7AM (till 10AM) with the infamous pancake breakfast, hosted by the Pitt Meadows Lions Club. This is a family favourite and a great way to start off the festivities!

Enjoy the parade from 11AM – 12:30PM. The route is as follows: The parade starts at Blakely Road and Hammond Road, goes west on Hammond Road and north on Harris Road to end at the Heritage Hall. Kids love the Pitt Meadows Day parade! I grew up as a kid in Pitt Meadows Day and I still remember the firetruck and all of the exciting floats driving by. What a fun time!

Harris Park is the place to be for the rest of the day. From 12:30PM – 5:00PM the park is alive with festivities. Baseball games, rock climbing, face painting, live music and a historic car display are just some of the things you will experience at this year’s event. Be ready at 1:00PM for the opening ceremonies and crowning of the Pitt Meadows Day Queen.

Salmon dinner is served by the Pitt Meadows volunteer firefighters in the Heritage Hall from 5PM – 7PM and a family dance happens upstairs from 6:30PM – 8:30PM.

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Be at Pitt Meadows Athletic Park from 10PM – 11PM to reconnect with your community and end a day of festivities off with a bang. It is always a really great fireworks show!

Visit www.pittmeadows.bc.ca for more details.

Whether it’s the specialty rodeo performances, the midway and rides, kid’s zone, or concerts in the world-famous Longhorn Saloon – there is something for every member of the family at this annual event.

Tickets are $12 and kids under 6 enter for free! For hours of operation and all the 2011 details, please visit the Cloverdale Rodeo website.

Yeehaw! Enjoy the fair!

Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair
www.cloverdalerodeo.com
6050A-176th Street, Surrey
Ring: 604.576.9461

On May 7, 2011 join talented local wood carvers at the Heritage Park in Chilliwack. Show hours are 11am – 5pm and admission is $2 (children under 12 are free).

Birds, fish, carousel figures – there will be beautiful wood carvings of all shapes and sizes.

Please visit www.centralvalleywoodcarvers.com for all the details.

Art of the Carver
www.centralvalleywoodcarvers.com
44140 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack

You are invited to enjoy afternoon tea in the royal tradition, for the celebration of the Royal Wedding. Tickets $35. Presented by An Elegant Tea, this will be a fun filled afternoon.

Special musical guest, Ms. Mehlinda Heartt of Harpistry. 1:30PM – 4:00PM.

Best Western Plus Regency Inn
www.bwregency.bc.ca
32110 Marshall Road, Abbotsford
Ring: 778.908.9590

Pooch Parade on the Peninsula
Semiahmoo Secondary School
1785 148th St, White Rock

On Sunday, May 1, 2011 Shimmy Mobs will randomly appear in some 33 cities worldwide, all to promote World Belly Dance Day and help raise funds for women’s shelters.

Shimmy Mob represents all styles of Belly Dance and audiences will be treated to a short show full of fun and variety.

Fraser Valley residents are invited to catch the Fraser Valley shimmy mob at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre at 2PM.

Visit http://www.shimmymob.com/ to see all the locations.

Please bring your own mat. Admission by donation.

Yoga in the Park
Centennial Park, 7650 Grand Street, Mission

Bring the family to experience Canada’s first Bike Powered Main Stage and our first Green Zip Line activity. Earth Day is a day intended to inspire awareness for the Earth’s natural environment and Surrey has a lot to be inspired by.

The line up of entertainment and things to do at this event is incredible. Party for the Planet takes place in the plaza at Central City mall. Friday from 4PM – 9PM and Saturday 11AM – 9PM.

Party for the Planet
www.surrey.ca/partyfortheplanet
Central City Plaza
13450 102 Avenue, Surrey

The Man Show is Vancouver’s premiere men’s event and the only large-scale men’s specific consumer trade show in Western Canada. This new trade show will showcase the hottest and most innovative men’s consumer products, services and industry trends all under one roof. Enjoy over 300 top men’s exhibitors, exciting entertainment and product specials all jam-packed into one man sized weekend.

To tie in with Movember, guests of The Man Show will enjoy a variety of fun and entertaining fundraising events with all funds raised directly benefiting Prostate Cancer Canada.

Perfect timing for Christmas shopping!

The Man Show
www.manshowcanada.com
FV Tradex, 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford
Ring: 604.798.1302

FVP was the proud social media sponsor of BC’s largest women’s show in 2009 and 2010. What a fun event it is! The West Coast Women’s Show is always buzzing with over 350 vendors, free samples, celebrity & stage presentations and six theme areas.

• Health & Wellness
• Fashion & Style – cosmetics, fashion and jewelry
• World of Taste – food, nutrition, beverages and cookware.
• Home & Interior Design – home decor & interior design, security, pet products, travel, career,
• Active Women’s Zone- Fitness, sports
• Travel Showcase
• Marketplace – gifts, crafts, small & home based businesses and much more.

Stay tuned for details of this year’s event – we can’t wait!

West Coast Women’s Show
www.westcoastwomen.net
FV Tradex, 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford