Do you have a gift for telling a great joke? Can you sing? Are pirates, perhaps, your passion? Is your summer incomplete until you鈥檝e been to a barbecue or an outdoor movie?
Happily, there will be something for everyone, as the the annual White Rock Sea Festival and Semiahmoo Days celebration returns July 29-31, following a two-year hiatus, with plenty of free family entertainment and activities, including fireworks on Saturday evening.
Kicking things off on Friday, July 29 will be an outdoor movie showing of 鈥淪piderman 鈥 No Way Home鈥 in Semiahmoo Park. Bring your chairs and picnic early to get a good spot. The movie will start at dusk 鈥 approximately 9:15 p.m.
Two stages will be alive with entertainment on Saturday and Sunday: the Sea Festival Stage at Memorial Plaza and the Spirit Stage in Semiahmoo Park. New this year on the Spirit Stage, Semiahmoo First Nation presents 鈥淲hite Rock鈥檚 Got Talent鈥 which is a showcase of local performers (curated by Blue Frog Studios) who live, work, or grew up in White Rock. Catch 鈥淲hite Rock鈥檚 Got Talent鈥 on Saturday and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Live music and entertainment will take place Saturday and Sunday, all afternoon and evening, on the Sea Festival Stage at Memorial Plaza. Also look for a full range of vendors and artisans along the promenade.
Semiahmoo Park will offer delicious food and family entertainment including the Semiahmoo First Nation鈥檚 famous salmon barbeque from noon to 6 p.m. (or until the salmon runs out) on both days, and family favourite, 鈥淧irates in the Park,鈥 on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Following the opening ceremonies at noon, don your best pirate gear, tell a joke, sing a song and your family could win a prize basket worth $500 in the 鈥淏est Pirate Family Competition.鈥
Fireworks, sponsored by Thrifty Foods, are back this year on Saturday starting at 10:15 p.m. View the show from anywhere along the waterfront.
鈥淪ea Festival and Semiahmoo Days is always a ton of fun with a wide range of entertainment and family activities,鈥 said White Rock Mayor, Darryl Walker.
鈥淲e鈥檝e seen from recent summer events that people are eager for opportunities to gather and socialize. I am really glad to bring Sea Festival and Semiahmoo Days back to our beautiful waterfront this year.鈥
鈥淪emiahmoo First Nation is excited to partner with the City of White Rock for the return of Sea Festival and Semiahmoo Days. It provides a great opportunity to bring the community out,鈥 said Councillor Joanne Charles, Semiahmoo First Nation.
鈥淔rom our traditional salmon barbeque to the new White Rock鈥檚 Got Talent show, there is something for everyone in this year鈥檚 line-up.鈥
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