Annual Brant Wildlife Festival
Vancouver, April 8-10, 2005
Parksville and Qualicum Beach celebrate nature, art and outdoor fun as their foreshores become a staging area for some 20,000 migrating Pacific Black Brant Geese.
www.brantfestival.bc.ca
The World Championships of Sand Sculpture
Harrison, Competition: September 06-11, 2005, Exhibition: until October 10, 2005
The most gifted of sand sculptors compete and create and incredible display of sand art.
www.harrisand.org
Weetama: Whistler's Celebration of Aboriginal Culture
Whistler, August
Music, art, interpretive dances, feasts, mythology, educational lectures and blessings from the Whistler-area "Coast Salish" peoples.
www.tourismwhistler.com/to_do/events.asp?sm=8&sy=2005
Vancouver International Children's Festival
Vancouver, May
Over 80 children's entertainers fill the festival with face-painting, stories, concerts and oodles of fun.
www.childrensfestival.ca
Nelson International Street Performers and Arts Festival
Nelson, late July
This bustling street festival hosts performers, buskers, crafts and food from across the globe.
www.streetfest.bc.ca
Okanagan Wine Festivals
Okanagan Valley, January (Icewine)/May (Spring)/August(Summer)/October (Fall)
These consist of wine competitions, and tastings and tours in British Columbia's very own lush wine-growing region.
www.thewinefestivals.com
Williams Lake Stampede
Williams Lake, June 30-July 3, 2005
People from around the world flock to this stampeded to get a taste of heart-thumping rodeo competitions and soul-warming Western hospitality.
www.williamslakestampede.com
HSBC Celebration of Light
Vancouver, July 27, July 30, August 3, August 6, 2005
Three countries compete to awe crowds with a spectacular display of fireworks.
www.celebration-of-light.com
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