Downtown Squamish Summer Event Series returns for second year

Downtown Squamish is about to become an outdoor movie theatre, a concert hall, a gathering place and an open-air street market thanks to the return of the Downtown Squamish Summer Event Series for a second consecutive year. This year’s series includes some of last year’s favourites as well as two new events, all taking place in Downtown Squamish during the month of August.

“Community events enhance our culture as a town, and our connection to one another as neighbours,” says District of Squamish Mayor Rob Kirkham. "Each of these events present an opportunity to create and grow new summer traditions right here in the heart of Downtown Squamish.”

The series kicks off on August 15 with the second annual Night Market at the Park, an open-air market featuring more than 20 vendors from Whistler to the Lower Mainland, offering a wide range of handmade goods as well as locally grown produce, hand-crafted honey and vintage wares. The market will also feature art installations, live music, family-friendly entertainment and a Cleveland Avenue kids’ and games zone.

On August 22, prepare to walk, bike or bus down to Cleveland Avenue for the first ever Car-Free Cleveland Powered by PechaKucha, a community street party packed with entertainment and activities including street performers, glitter tattoos, a caricaturist, costume parades and live music from the Hairfarmers. This will be followed by Squamish’s first PechaKucha Night - a gathering of local creatives, innovators and changemakers each given the opportunity to show 20 images for 20 seconds each.

Cinema Under the Stars returns on August 27 in Pavilion Park, this time with an outdoor screening of one of our favourite classics chosen by a community poll, Back to the Future.

August 29 marks the second annual Squamish Talent, a local showcase of Squamish’s musical scene with live performances from participants in both the Under 17 and Adult category. The event is hosted in partnership with the Squamish Academy of Music. 

The series wraps up on August 30 with more music, this time from a number of live acts who together will transform O’Siyam Pavilion into an outdoor concert hall for the first annual Celebration of Music. Live performances will take place throughout the day from musical acts including Connor Roff, Alexandria Maillot, Ruffled Feathers and LOVECoast. 

 

August 11, 2014

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