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Downtown's time to shine

Annual Show & Shine set for next month on Columbia Street
Show & Shine
Closing the door: The Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area’s board of directors made a unanimous decision to pull the plug on the Show and Shine festival last year. Now the Hyack Festival Association has stepped forward to take over the event.

Get revved up for summer at the 15th annual Show & Shine on Columbia Street, which includes a beer garden this year.
The Downtown New West Business Improvement Area and the City of New Westminster are presenting the Key West Ford Show & Shine on Sunday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"The Downtown New West business community is proud to be the producers of such a signature event for the City of New Westminster," Maddison McKitrick, events coordinator at the Downtown New West Business Improvement Area, says in a media release. "In our 15th year, we're feeling so grateful to all the people who have contributed to our success including volunteers, business owners, sponsors and city staff, this is truly a collaborative success to be shared."
The festival features more than 300 custom and classic cars as well as a bicycle show and shine with vintage and electric bikes on display. Guests can relax at one of five beer gardens and enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, such as Japadog, Willkyz Grill, White Spot Triple O's and Poomba's Smokehouse. This free family event is  accessible via New West and Columbia Skytrain stations, and free parking will be available in the downtown parkade, which can be reached via Fourth Street.