Saturday
How does technology help make life better for the disabled? Find out at the Technology Fair through a Disability Lens event Aug. 15 at the Executive Airport Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre (7311 Westminster Hwy.) from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. For more information about this free event, call Richmond Centre for Disability at 604-232-2404, or email rcd@rcdrichmond.org.
Enjoy an enchanting story in the great outdoors Aug. 15 at the Sharing Farm (2631 Westminster Hwy.). That’s where The Faerie Play will unfold (show times 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.). The story follows a child from the local theatre school who is taken by one of the farm’s resident fairies and must be found by the rest of the cast (and the audience) before she disappears forever into the fairy world. Admission: $15 adults, $12 students/seniors. Children under six are free. For more information, call 604-227-6210.
Sunday
Get back in touch with grass roots Richmond at London Family Farm Day 2015 on Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. London Family Farm Day offers a variety of fun activities that include a petting zoo, pony rides, bouncy castle, face painting, live entertainment, bake sale, plant sale, craft fair, concession raffle prizes, and more, all set in amid this lovingly restored, landmark Victorian-era home and gardens. London Farm is located at 6511 Dyke Road. Call 604-271-5220 for more information.
See fabulous birds of prey that make Richmond their home at the Raptor Festival, Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Hwy.) The free event includes falconry displays at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. For more information, call Richmond Nature Park at 604-718-6188. Or email nature@richmond.ca.
Monday
Crafts, face-painting, games and more. It’s all happening at the free, Summer Fun In the Park event at Steveston Community Centre (4111 Moncton St.) Aug. 17 from 1 - 3 p.m. For more information, call 604-238-8080, or email stevestoncc@richmond.ca.
Upcoming
Sit back and enjoy come contemporary ballads by Dennis Peterson Aug. 19 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at Garden City Community Park. The free performance is part of the weekly Concerts in the Park series which also includes face painting, arts and crafts, and more. Call the City Centre Community Centre at 604-233-8910 for more details.
Giddy up on over to the Nature Park for a pony ride through the woods Aug. 22 at the Richmond Nature Park. Suitable for children four to 12 years old, the cost is $10 per ride (cash only). Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call 604-718-6188.
Visit the Steveston Dragon Boat Festival Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Britannia Heritage Shipyards (5180 Westwater Dr.) for a fabulous day of fun. Enjoy free entertainment on the World Beat Stage, kids’ arts and crafts, great vendors, food trucks, and of course, exciting dragon boat races. Fore more details, call Dragon Boat BC at 604-688-2382, or email info@dragonboatbc.ca.
With the exception of vampires, who wouldn’t want to celebrate tasty, locally grown garlic? It’s happening Aug. 23 at the 7th annual Garlic Festival at Richmond’s Terra Nova Park (2631 Westminster Hwy.). Held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The event is open to all ages and combines organically grown artisan garlic and garlic goods with family friendly activities.
