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Pender Harbour
Wooden Boat Show
Wooden Boat Show
Formerly "Pender Harbour Days"
2024 Pender Harbour Wooden Boat Show Stay tuned for news and updates for 2024! If you're interested in getting involved in the 2024 event, please contact us at PHWoodenBoatShow@outlook.com We're looking for:- Volunteers - Heritage Boat participants - Sponsors - Vendors |
August 2 - 4, 2024 A celebration of our marine heritage, with historical boats, land-based heritage displays, presentations, kids activities, and more. Sponsored by Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society with support from C-Tow, the Harbour Authority of Pender Harbour, and the SCRD |
2024 event details coming soon!
2023 Event Schedule is below for reference
All activities and events are FREE unless otherwise noted.
All activities and events are FREE unless otherwise noted.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2023
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023
8:00 - 11:00 AM: Lions Club Community Breakfast ($5)
Millennium Park & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Pender Harbour Lions Club hosts a delicious breakfast featuring ham, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwiches. 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Heritage Boats on Display Madeira Park Gov’t Docks & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Free public viewing of classic boats at the Madeira Park dock, as well as displays of small wooden boats and historic marine equipment. 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Historic Displays, Activities, and More Millennium Park & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) View displays, interactive demos, local vendors, heritage talks, music, as well as local community organizations, crafts, food, theatre, musicians, and more.
11:30 AM and 1:30 PM: Driftwood Theatre presents Story Theatre
Millennium Park & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Bring a blanket or chair and settle in for “Story Theatre" presented by the Driftwood Players.
12:00 - 2:00 PM: Hard Hat Diving Exhibition
Madeira Park Government Dock (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Watch a demonstration of hard-hat diving and a televised view of the ocean floor. 2:00: Pender Harbour: A Fishing Family History Pender Harbour School of Music (12956 Madeira Park Rd. Coming from Millennium Park area, look for the path marked with balloons) A talk and slide presentation of historic photos by Jim Cameron about his family’s long history in the Harbour and the summer salmon fishery that employed Pender Harbour fishermen.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Marine Tailgate Sale
Parking Area at Madeira Park Gov’t Docks (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Bring your nautical knick knacks, surplus marine-related items, and a lawn chair, and clear your basement of sea-worthy items! $10/car. Set up at 9:30 AM. No reservation needed. Contact Ron Badley badleybuiltboats@gmail.com for more info. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Heritage Boats on Display Madeira Park Gov’t Docks & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Free public viewing of classic boats at the Madeira Park dock as well as Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society displays of small wooden boats and historic marine equipment. Displays, music, and local vendors. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Aqui Es Mexico Food Truck ($) Millennium Park & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Vintage Films of our Coast
Pender Harbour School of Music (12956 Madeira Park Rd. Coming from Millennium Park area, look for the path marked with balloons) Featuring two short films highlighting the role of the forest service on the BC Coast, a newsreel on Pender Harbour and a commercial fishing vignette. Curated by Isaac Vanderhorst. Films are shown on a loop from 11am-1pm. Total running time 50 minutes. Drop in anytime. 1:30 PM: HUGS Concert Millennium Park & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Enjoy a show by Pender Harbour’s finest Uke players 2:00 PM: Closing Ceremonies Millennium Park & Area (12967 Madeira Park Rd.) Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society Canoe Raffle draw, and Artist Ken Walters Painting Raffle draw While you’re in the neighbourhood, check out the Pender Harbour Reading Room and the Harbour Art Gallery on the hill behind the parking lot. |
Pender Harbour Days Wooden Boat Festival
is sponsored by Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society.
is sponsored by Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society.
We appreciate the support of C-Tow, the Harbour Authority of Pender Harbour, and
the SCRD in helping make this year’s festival happen!
the SCRD in helping make this year’s festival happen!