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Coquitlam is a hub of cultural, arts, sporting and family-friendly events, with plenty of festivities to keep you entertained year round. Browse our Festivals & Events calendar below.
While we do our best to keep our Calendar of Events up to date, with the current rapid changes in event decisions, please visit the actual event website or contact the event organizers to confirm the event is happening.
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history & heritage
Celebrations of Light
VirtualEnjoy a dynamic online presentation of poetry, music and traditions that celebrate the light during our season of short days and long nights. Learn about Diwali, Hannukah, Kwanzza and Winter Solstice as well as how the French community in Maillardville celebrated the holiday season. This program will be offered online... Read more
Family Life Virtual Tour
VirtualAimed at Pre-school to Grade 1 aged children, join us to learn about the evolution of family life in Maillardville. What did families look like and experience in 1909? How have our homes changed, and what can kids do now that they could not do then? Join us for this... Read more
Coquitlam Heritage Society: January Book Club
VirtualFree. No Registration Required. Our first book club read of 2021 is the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier.... Read more
Coquitlam Heritage Society: Capturing Moments: Chronicling Our Lives
Mackin House 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, BC, CanadaFree. Registration required to view exhibit in person. Please note: We welcome individual and core bubble visits to our exhibition spaces by appointment. Please call 604-664-1636 ext. 0 to book. Capturing Moments: Chronicling Our Lives displays art from our community that encapsulates memories and other significant moments in time. As we find ourselves... Read more
A Robert Burns Celebration
VirtualPresented by ScotFestBC and SFU's Centre for Scottish Studies About this Event Live from Vancouver, Victoria and points throughout BC and the world, ScotFestBC and SFU's Centre for Scottish Studies presents an online night (via Zoom) to celebrate Robert Burns songs, poetry and brilliance. From the comfort of your home,... Read more
Heritage Live! We’ve Been Here All Along Interview
VirtualFree. No Registration Required. To celebrate the launch of our new online exhibit We've Been Here All Along: Uncovering BC's Black History join Heritage Manager Tannis Koskela in conversation with featured community members. Guests to be announced soon. Free. Watch via our Facebook page or Zoom.
Alpha Yaya Diallo Family Day Online Performance
VirtualJoin us in celebrating Family Day Weekend! We are so pleased to present a live musical performance by Juno award winning artist Alpha Yaya Diallo to celebrate Family Day, Black History Month and the opening of our new exhibit "We've Been Here All Along: Uncovering BC's Black History." Guitarist and... Read more
Home Front WWII Virtual Tour
VirtualTo celebrate Heritage Week in British Columbia we are hosting a series of virtual tours. Join us in learning about the impact of World War II on those who stayed behind in Coquitlam and Canada in general. This presentation takes you through each room of the museum and our Heritage... Read more
Celebrations of Spring
FREE - Registration Required. Cultures all over the world celebrate the reawakening of the earth with celebrations of food and fertility. Join Coquitlam Heritage to learn about these traditions through beautiful images, song, and poetry combined with historical information from across the globe. This is a virtual event presented over... Read more
HERITAGE LIVE! PHOTO PRESERVATION
FREE - Watch on our Facebook page or register for Zoom Link. Join the City of Coquitlam archivist Emily Lonie to learn about the basics of photo preservation in this live presentation over Facebook or Zoom. Emily will teach you how to save your precious family photos for future generations.