In the Community

What's happening Around Town

The New Westminster Museum is reaching out to build the next generation of history buffs. The museum is offering kid-friendly programming through the summer.

The New Westminster Museum and Archives is taking its collection on the road. Museum staff will be offering some old-fashioned fun and games in New West neighbourhoods this summer.

1. Tempt your taste buds at the Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest on Saturday, July 28 from 4 to 10 p.m., when more than 90 different food trucks will descend on New West.

River Market is encouraging families to get crafty this summer. The market is running its second Summer of Play, with a series of free workshops at businesses around the market, designed to get people creating.

New Westminster's parks are the place to be this summer.

Have you had a chance to camp this summer? Save the date for this special chance to go camping, right in your own back yard. The city is hosting a Family Camp Out event on Friday, Sept. 21 at Lower Hume Park.

The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is honouring long-time New West broadcaster John Ashbridge by creating a new fund in his memory.

1. Take in performances by a variety of musicians when the Uptown Live street party returns to New Westminster on Saturday, July 21. It features musical artists on four stages, a beer garden, food trucks, displays by New West artists and more.

People Gotta Move gives people an up-close look at the downtown. It's on at the New Westminster Museum at Anvil Centre through the summer and fall.