So Many Events...What will you do?
Our entire region is rich and overflowing with events of all sorts. From small intimate gatherings to world-class festivals and everything in between – you’ll find something to do just about any night of the week, every week of the year.
MARCH
Dine Around Comox Valley – Feb 20 – Mar 15, Various locations
Hornby Island Herring Festival – Mar 5 – 8
Monster Energy BoarderStyle Tour – Mar 20, Mount Washington
Art Inventory Sale – Gail Neuls & Mary Reed, Mar 20-22, Royston
IMAGEFEST 2020 – Mar 27, Sid Williams Theatre
APRIL
Comox Valley Spring 2020 Home Expo – Apr 3 – 5
Elegant Threads Quilt Show – Apr 3-4, Qualicum Beach
Doubt, A Parable – Apr 3-11, Courtenay Little Theatre @ Sid Williams
Annual Easter Bunny Trail in Filberg Park, Comox
Annual Easter Eggstravaganza – Date TBA, Comox Marina Park
Annual Easter Egg Hunt –Apr 12, Cumberland, Number 6 Mine Park,
Royal LePage Comox Valley Snow to Surf Adventure Relay Race – Apr 25-26, Mt Washington
MAY
Denman Island Baroque Music Workshop & Festival – May 2-10
Cumberland Market Day – May 16
Cumberland Victoria Day Festival – May 16-18
The Quilt Show – May 16-18, Cumberland Cultural Centre
Woodland Gardens Art and Bloom Festival – May 16-18, Merville
Central Island Studio Tour – 10a-4p, May 29-31, Parksville to Campbell River
JUNE
Out the Back Door Music Festival – Jun 6, Gladstone Brewing Co
BC Seafood Festival – Jun 12-20, Comox Valley, various locations
Bay Day – Jun 14, Union Bay
Summer By the Sea Street Markets – Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Parksville
Downtown Courtenay Summer Street Markets – Wednesdays, 4-8pm, starting Jun 17
K’omoks National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations – Jun 21
Father’s Day Kite Fly – Jun 21, Comox, Goose Spit Park
Shoreline Arts Carving Competition – Jun 24-28, Campbell River
Canada Day Night Before Concert – Jun 30, Lewis Park, Courtenay
JULY
Canada Day Festivities – Courtenay, Lewis & Simms Park
River City Arts Festival – thru July, Campbell River
Summer By the Sea Street Markets – Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Parksville
Downtown Courtenay Summer Street Markets – Wednesdays, 4-8pm
Simms Park Summer Concert Series – Sundays, Courtenay
Parksville Beach Festival & Int’l Sand Carving Competition – Jul 9-Aug 16
Vancouver Island MusicFest – Jul 10-12
Courtenay Market Day – Jul 18, Downtown Courtenay
Classic Cars on the Green – Jul 25, Crown Isle Resort, Courtenay
Hornby Festival – Jul 30 – Aug 8
Filberg Festival – Jul 31 – Aug 3, Comox
Denman Island Studio Tour – Date TBA
AUGUST
Comox Nautical Days – Aug 1-3
Indigenous Night Market – Aug 3, K’omoks Band Hall
Summer By the Sea Street Markets – Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Parksville
Downtown Courtenay Summer Street Markets – Weds, 4-8pm, til Sep 2
Simms Park Summer Concert Series – Sundays, Courtenay
Island Originals Art Show – Aug 8-9, Comox Marina Park
Parksville Beach Festival & Int’l Sand Carving Competition – thru Aug 16
Cumberland Wild Music Festival – Aug 14-16, Cumberland Village Park
CV Exhibition (Fall Fair),– Aug 28-30, Exhibition Grounds, Courtenay
SEPTEMBER
The Artisans’ Festival at Woodland Gardens – Sep 5 – 7, Merville
CVAG Fall Film Series – Various dates, Courtenay
Carving on the Edge Festival – Sep 10-15, Tofino
Ribfest – Date TBA, Exhibition Grounds, Courtenay
Winefest – Date TBA, Mount Washington
OCTOBER
CVAG Fall Film Series – Various dates, Courtenay
Halloween Parties –Various locations throughout Comox Valley
Downtown Family Hallowe’en – Oct 31, 3-5pm, Courtenay
NOVEMBER
CVAG Fall Film Series – Various dates, Courtenay
Woodstove Arts Festival – Nov 6-8, Cumberland
Moonlight and Magic – Nov 20, Downtown Courtenay
LOTS of craft fairs in all communities
Annual Holiday Resort Walk – Date TBA, Crown Isle Resort
Annual Gingerbread Village – Date TBA, Crown Isle Resort
Annual Wine Festival – Date TBA, Crown Isle Resort
DECEMBER
Christmas Markets – Various locations throughout Comox Valley
Elevate Winter Bazaar #9 – Dec 4 & 5, Courtenay Legion Hall
Nanaimo Art Walk – Dec 5 & 6, Downtown Nanaimo
Christmas Parade – Dec 6, Downtown Courtenay
Even MORE craft fairs in all communities
Santa’s Barn – Date TBA, Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens(KCWG)
Garden Lights – Nightly through Dec, KCWG
Carol walks with Cantiamo Chamber Ensemble – KCWG
Elves Ski Free – Dec 25, Mount Washington
Photos with Santa – Date TBA, Mount Washington
Polar Bear Swim – Dec 26, Goose Spit Park
New Year’s Eve events –throughout Comox Valley
January 2021
Polar Bear Swim – Jan 1, Saratoga Beach
CVAG Winter Film Series – Landmark Cinemas Courtenay
Banff Mountain Film Series – Sid Williams Theatre
Après-Ski Comox Valley- throughout the month
February
CVAG Winter Film Series – Landmark Cinemas Courtenay
Lunar New Year 2021- Feb 12, various celebrations
Après-Ski Comox Valley – continues
Dine Around Comox Valley – Dates TBA, Various locations