Thank you to all the sponsors, volunteers and friends for making Sun Festival 2011, the best ever!
We look forward to seeing you this year!
Atracting upwards of 8,000 people over this three-day period each year, the Tsawwassen Sun Festival is the largest community festival in South Delta. There's fun for the whole family including a parade, children's midway, antique fair, marketplace, slow pitch tournament, BMX air show, bingo, main stage entertainment, fireworks, food vendors, and much more.
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Mentor of the Arts 2011 - Announced
Congratulations to Tracy Neff!
Tracy will be presented with the Mentor of the Arts Award for Performing Arts
Join us for the presentation at the Main Stage Monday August 1st at approximately 2:30pm
Tracy joins an elite group of past recipients.
August 4th, 5th & 6th
This year kicks off the first annual Music Festival. It begins Friday July 29 and runs through to the holiday Monday.
Eight stages throughout town - more than thirty-five acts - over seventy artsits will be performing. Look for the signs identifying the official music festival venues. Watch here for a schedule (coming soon)
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Monday at the Main Stage - Winskill Park, we conclude the weekend's music with the incredible Tom Pickett and Candus Churchill.
Tom Pickett made his professional theatre debut in Vancouver
B. C. in several local theatre productions until portraying EAT MOE in the Clarke Peters’ production of FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE led to an invitation to join the Hal Prince production of SHOW BOAT. Touring with SHOW BOAT for two years culminated with a debut performance in London, England’s West End at The Prince Edward Theatre which ran for 5 months. read more about Tom
Candus Churchill: Candus arrived in Vancouver in 1980 with rock funk group Dragon Fly. She has performed across Canada , the U.S. and parts of Japan with groups as opening act for The Temptations, B.B. King, Lou Rawls, Michael Bolton, Bobby Bland, Candi Staton, Graham Central Station, and more. She is also a founding member of The Gospel Experience which she has helped maintain for 20 years."Churchill can belt with the best!"
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This is the 31st year of slow-pitch during this weekend. Come out and support your favorite team. Games ongoing through the weekend.
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