🌞 Fill your weekend with local markets, live music, family fun, workshops, and community events across Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Coombs, and beyond! 🎉🛍️🎶📅 July 25–26, 2026 – Save the Dates!✨ Saturday, July 25th1️⃣ Ocean Idlers 28th Annual Car Show
• 📍 Coombs Fairgrounds, Coombs
• 🕗 Gates Open 8:00 AM
• 🚗 Check out classic vehicles, enjoy a pancake breakfast, door prizes, and a 50/50 draw2️⃣ Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
• 📍 Qualicum Beach Community Hall / Veterans Way
• 🕣 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
• 🥕 Fresh produce, local goods, and homemade products from mid-Island vendors3️⃣ Guided Forest Therapy Walk
• 📍 Various RDN Parks
• 🕘 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
• 🌿 Slow down, reconnect with nature, and enjoy a peaceful guided forest therapy experience4️⃣ Metaphysical Psychic & Wellness Fair
• 📍 Knox United Church, Parksville
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• ✨ Browse psychics, intuitive healers, crystals, readers, and metaphysical gifts5️⃣ St. Anne Anglican Church Open House
• 📍 St. Anne Anglican Church, Parksville
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• ⛪ Tour the historic church, enjoy refreshments, and learn about its history6️⃣ Sand & Sounds Weekend
• 📍 Parksville Beach Festival Grounds
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• 🎵 Enjoy live music, kids' crafts, beach-themed activities, and family fun7️⃣ Errington Farmers Market
• 📍 Errington Community Park
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🌻 Browse local produce, baked goods, flowers, crafts, and more8️⃣ Tim Hortons Free Summer Concert – Sunset Strip
• 📍 Parksville Community Park
• 🕡 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• 🎸 Sing along to your favourite '80s rock hits during this free Beach Festival concert9️⃣ Phil Dwyer & Friends
• 📍 Saahltam Park, Qualicum Beach
• 🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• 🎷 Enjoy an evening of world-class jazz by donation on the waterfront✨ Sunday, July 26th🔟 Parksville Downtown Farmers Market
• 📍 MAC Community Garden, Parksville
• 🕤 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🥕 Shop local farmers, food producers, bakers, and more1️⃣1️⃣ Paint Your Own Greeting Cards
• 📍 1063 Ganske Road, Qualicum Beach
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🎨 Create and paint your own handmade greeting cards with all supplies provided1️⃣2️⃣ Farm, Fields & Fauna – Introduction to Plein-Air Watercolour
• 📍 Springford Farm, Nanoose Bay
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🖌️ Learn the basics of outdoor watercolour painting in a beautiful farm setting
• 📍 Coombs Fairgrounds, Coombs
• 🕗 Gates Open 8:00 AM
• 🚗 Check out classic vehicles, enjoy a pancake breakfast, door prizes, and a 50/50 draw2️⃣ Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
• 📍 Qualicum Beach Community Hall / Veterans Way
• 🕣 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
• 🥕 Fresh produce, local goods, and homemade products from mid-Island vendors3️⃣ Guided Forest Therapy Walk
• 📍 Various RDN Parks
• 🕘 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
• 🌿 Slow down, reconnect with nature, and enjoy a peaceful guided forest therapy experience4️⃣ Metaphysical Psychic & Wellness Fair
• 📍 Knox United Church, Parksville
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• ✨ Browse psychics, intuitive healers, crystals, readers, and metaphysical gifts5️⃣ St. Anne Anglican Church Open House
• 📍 St. Anne Anglican Church, Parksville
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• ⛪ Tour the historic church, enjoy refreshments, and learn about its history6️⃣ Sand & Sounds Weekend
• 📍 Parksville Beach Festival Grounds
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• 🎵 Enjoy live music, kids' crafts, beach-themed activities, and family fun7️⃣ Errington Farmers Market
• 📍 Errington Community Park
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🌻 Browse local produce, baked goods, flowers, crafts, and more8️⃣ Tim Hortons Free Summer Concert – Sunset Strip
• 📍 Parksville Community Park
• 🕡 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• 🎸 Sing along to your favourite '80s rock hits during this free Beach Festival concert9️⃣ Phil Dwyer & Friends
• 📍 Saahltam Park, Qualicum Beach
• 🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• 🎷 Enjoy an evening of world-class jazz by donation on the waterfront✨ Sunday, July 26th🔟 Parksville Downtown Farmers Market
• 📍 MAC Community Garden, Parksville
• 🕤 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🥕 Shop local farmers, food producers, bakers, and more1️⃣1️⃣ Paint Your Own Greeting Cards
• 📍 1063 Ganske Road, Qualicum Beach
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🎨 Create and paint your own handmade greeting cards with all supplies provided1️⃣2️⃣ Farm, Fields & Fauna – Introduction to Plein-Air Watercolour
• 📍 Springford Farm, Nanoose Bay
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🖌️ Learn the basics of outdoor watercolour painting in a beautiful farm setting