World Rivers Day

Marking the 13th World Rivers Day
& the 37th annual Rivers Day in BC

Join us for a free family-friendly celebration of our rivers and waterways. Activities include demonstrations, displays, tours, activities, crafts and music. Plus the Village, Carousel (rides $1.25 each) and Ice Cream Parlour will be open.

A warm welcome children's artist Ginalina as our headlining musical performer to our celebrations this year.

CONFIRMED TO DATE

Community Groups

• Science programming from Science Alive SFU
• AquaZone from Vancouver Aquarium
• Celebrate 125/150 Activation Station
• City of Burnaby
  - Engineering Department
  - Horticulture Departmen
  - Planning Department
  - GIS
• Burnaby Public Library – pop up library with themed books
• Coastal Painted Turtle Project
• North Shore Black Bear Society
• OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society – live animals
• St. John Ambulance
• Science Alive at SFU – demo and interactive
• Stanley Park Ecological Society
• Stoney Creek Environmental Committee
• Volunteer Burnaby – face painting
• First Nations native plant booth

Entertainment

• Ginalina -  2 sets
• Stories on Wheels  - 3 sets
• Nylon Zoo
• Squiddy -  the singing squid on stilts

Special for Day 

• Children’s craft – fish windsock
• Event themed documentaries playing in the theatre
• Salmon special in the Ice Cream Parlour
• Gardener-in-Residence
• Interpretation of Deer Lake Brook

More entertainers, community & environmental groups TBA

Kids, Creeks and Nature

- the wonder and the wonderful