1. Celebrate Canada Day at Queen’s Park on Friday, July 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., where you’ll find entertainment, crafts, activities for the whole family and the popular pick-a-box silent auction.
2. Have a blast at New Westminster’s Canada Day fireworks, which take place on the waterfront at 10 p.m. on Friday, July 1.
3. Head down to Westminster Pier Park for the 2016 Multicultural Festival taking place on Friday, July 1 from 3 to 10 p.m. The New Westminster Philippine Festival Society is putting on this event, now in its second year.
4. Check out the cute goats, rabbits and other animals at the Queen’s Park petting farm. It’s located in Queen’s Park next to the playgrounds and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
5. Help put fresh produce on the tables of local families in need by making a donation to the Plant a Row-Grow a Row program. Volunteers collect donations on Sundays from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at St. Thomas More Collegiate, 7450 12th Ave., Burnaby. Don’t have a garden? The group welcomes donations of fresh fruits and vegetables purchased at stores as well.
6. Head in to the Paddlewheeler pub for its Sunday night jam session. Hosted by Mad Man Lindsay Band, the jam gets underway every Sunday night at 7 p.m. Drums, bass guitar and amps are provided. The Paddlewheeler Pub is in River Market, 810 Quayside Dr.
Email your Top 5 ideas to [email protected] or [email protected]. See our full events calendar at www.newwestrecord.ca.