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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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Breaking Bread: An Exhibit About the History of Bread – Mackin House Museum
Bread – it’s simple, delicious, versatile, and ubiquitous. It has a place in almost every cuisine around the world and comes in a seemingly infinite number of formats (think pastries, gluten-free breads, wraps, even beer). Yet we rarely stop to think about how and why bread has a universal home.... Read more
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January Exhibitions Opening Reception
January Exhibitions Opening Reception
Celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions: Emerging Talent 25, Various Mediums by SD43 Grade 12 Art Students; Creating Home/Ukwakha iKhaya, Paintings and Poetry by Cyd Eva and Alchemical Transformations, Acrylics, Oils and Mixed Media by Louise Bunn. All three exhibitions will be on view at Place des Arts from... Read more
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Soup & Bread: Tour, Cooking Demo and Lunch
Soup & Bread: Tour, Cooking Demo and Lunch
Celebrate our new exhibit Breaking Bread with this fun mini workshop & lunch event. Begin your visit with a tour of our new exhibit featuring the historical & cultural importance of bread, followed by a short soup and bread making demonstration. Learn how to make cream of tomato soup &... Read more
3 events,
An Evening with The Wardens
An Evening with The Wardens
With haunting three-part harmonies and chilling tales, the band’s mountain music – blending folk, roots and western styles – reflects Canada’s protected wilderness areas. Celebrating the return of wild buffalo, wrangling grizzly bears, lonely nights on the packtrail and reflecting on an environment in crisis. As much like an evening of stories around a campfire on a dark... Read more
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Letters, Leftovers, and The Lottery: The Writing of Shirley Jackson
Letters, Leftovers and the Lottery: The Writing of Shirley Jackson is a thoughtfully curated, multifaceted portrait of one of America’s finest writers. In this one act show, (approx. 80 mins), composer Allen Cole and actor Melody Johnson combine reading, performance, and live piano playing to Jackson’s newly published letters, lesser known... Read more
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Beginner Cheesemaking Workshop
Beginner Cheesemaking Workshop
Cheesemaking is a wonderful skill for making fresh foods at home. Perfect for beginners, join us in the Mackin House kitchen to learn how to make a variety of cheeses. Sample some with crackers during class and bring some home (bring a container with you to the class). Registration Required.(12+)$40... Read more
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Coquitlam Express vs Cowichan Valley Capitals – Pride Night
Coquitlam Express vs Cowichan Valley Capitals – Pride Night
The Coquitlam Express will host the teams first-ever Pride Night on Friday, January 27th when it hosts the Cowichan Valley Capitals at 7:00pm In support of the Express’ mission to drive social change and foster inclusivity, their first-ever Pride Night will highlight the work many people, groups and organizations are... Read more
4 events,
Letters, Leftovers, and The Lottery: The Writing of Shirley Jackson
Letters, Leftovers, and The Lottery: The Writing of Shirley Jackson
Letters, Leftovers and the Lottery: The Writing of Shirley Jackson is a thoughtfully curated, multifaceted portrait of one of America’s finest writers. In this one act show, (approx. 80 mins), composer Allen Cole and actor Melody Johnson combine reading, performance, and live piano playing to Jackson’s newly published letters, lesser known... Read more
Breaking Bread Exhibit Opening Reception
Breaking Bread Exhibit Opening Reception
Join us to celebrate Breaking Bread our new exhibit in Mackin House. Learn more about the exhibit here. Take in the exhibit while enjoying a beverage, and listening to the smooth sounds of a 2 Scoop Productions DJ. Craft beer graciously provided by local Coquitlam brewery Mariner Brewing. Sample various... Read more
3 events,
Roots & Grooves: Rick Scott and Nico Rhodes
Roots & Grooves: Rick Scott and Nico Rhodes
Forty years apart in age, veteran folk artist and brilliant young keyboard ace join forces in an inter-generational alchemy of roots, blues and jazz. Rick Scott and Nico Rhodes blur all boundaries. In a word, they cook! ROOTS & GROOVES is a multi-genre conversation across generations, combining Appalachian mountain dulcimer, piano,... Read more
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BC Ale Trail North of the Fraser Tasting Passport
The North of the Fraser Ale Trail — Four riverfront communities that share a diverse and dynamic beer scene. Explore Trail throughout the month of February to collect stamps on your tasting passport. The North of the Fraser Ale Trail Tasting Passport is one of five special passport promotions we are running in Metro... Read more
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Family Day at Place des Arts
Family Day at Place des Arts
Gather your crew and head to Place des Arts for Family Day to immerse yourself in art! Tour our exhibitions, then create your own art in a variety of all-ages, drop-in style activities based on the content and/or mediums in the exhibitions. All ages are welcome. Free Admission - registration... Read more