🌞 Make the most of your August long weekend with local markets, creative workshops, live entertainment, and community events happening across Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, and beyond! 🎉🛍️🎶
📅 August 1–2, 2026 – Save the Dates!
✨ Saturday, August 1st
1️⃣ Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
• 📍 Qualicum Beach Community Hall / Veterans Way
• 🕣 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
• 🥕 Shop fresh produce, baked goods, handmade products, and more from local vendors
2️⃣ Errington Farmers Market
• 📍 Errington Community Park
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🌻 Browse local produce, baked goods, flowers, crafts, and artisan goods
3️⃣ Make Your Own Soap Workshop
• 📍 Evenflow Studio, Qualicum Beach
• 🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• 🧼 Create your own cold process soap and take home 10–12 handmade bars
4️⃣ Lion's Gate Portal Transformation Gathering
• 📍 Truffle Farm, Parksville
• 🕒 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• 🦁 Enjoy a guided wellness experience featuring meditation, reflection, creativity, and a farm-to-table dinner
5️⃣ NBC Waterfront Music Series
• 📍 Nanoose Bay Café, Nanoose Bay
• 🕠 5:30 PM – 11:30 PM
• 🎶 Spend the evening enjoying live waterfront music in a beautiful oceanside setting
✨ Sunday, August 2nd
6️⃣ Celebrate Summer Corn Roast
• 📍 MAC Community Garden, Parksville
• 🕤 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🌽 Enjoy fresh local corn, market vendors, coffee, baked goods, jams, and more
7️⃣ Parksville Downtown Farmers Market
• 📍 MAC Community Garden, Parksville
• 🕤 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🥕 Shop local farmers, food producers, bakers, and artisan vendors
8️⃣ Qualicum Bay Market
• 📍 Qualicum Bay Resort
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• 🛍️ Discover local food, crafts, art, treats, and family-friendly vendors
9️⃣ Mariner's Choice – Introduction to Plein-Air Watercolour
• 📍 French Creek Marina
• 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• 🎨 Learn outdoor watercolour painting while capturing the beauty of the marina and waterfront