Upcoming Events
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Drop-in Halloween Costume Laboratory
Drop in for unstructured experimental costume crafts, or for help with costume ideas and creation from 10am and 6pm every Tuesday from now until Halloween. We have a variety of tools and supplies available for mask making and costume design, including sewing machines, felt, buttons, feathers, glue guns, and much more! However, we are a donations-based organization so please bring materials to use and/or contribute if you can.
Summit Park Pumpkin Parade
Get cozy in your best Fall sweater and bring your jack o'lantern for an enchanting fall evening in Summit Park.
Pumpkins will be lined up along the paths in Summit Park from 5:30-8pm on November 1st. If enough neighbours bring pumpkins, they will stretch all the way through the park!
Recommended donation of $2-5 to cover the cost of removing the pumpkins for composting.
Thanks for supporting local artists!
Alter Arts Society Annual Membership
$5.00
Join Alter Arts Society today to have a say in the future direction of the organization. All members are able to vote in our AGM and helps fund our Art Society to continue offering communal resources.Quantity
Donate to the Alter Arts Society
$5.00 - $200.00
Donations to the Alter Arts Society are always welcome. Your generous make providing low-barrier access to community events and the means of making art at the Community Art Hub. We appreciate you!SelectQuantity
Camp Out at Saysutshun on Thurs July 16 - Sun July 19, 2026
$1.00 - $55.00
Join 200 of your closest friends for a decentralized camp out on the car-free island of Saysutshun (Newcastle Isl). Bring what you need, share what you have, collaborate and plan as you see fit - this is your event!
Theme: Tiny Transformations
Park services and facilities include walk-in campsites with flush toilets and showers. The Pavilion can be rented for events (hint, hint!).
BYO boat or take the passenger ferry (up to $15pp) from Nanaimo (a 10 minute ride). Visit newcastleisland.ca for ferry schedule and service information.
We have booked site G2, which can accommodate up to 200 people. Please review the information at https://bcparks.ca/saysutshun-newcastle-island-marine-park/ for a park map and additional details.
Park Rules:
- No open alcohol on docks or in day-use areas.
- No smoking/vaping on docks or in day-use areas.
- Quiet time is from 11pm to 7am.
- Pets must be on leash at all times.
- Bikes yes, e-bikes no.
- Discrimination, harassment, consent violations and bullying will not be tolerated.
- Absolutely no swimming/diving off or around the docks.
- No removal of park resources.
- All persons, when requested by a park ranger, must produce identification.View more details...SelectQuantity
