Weekend listings for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for July 23 and 24, 2022.
Saturday, July 23
CARIBBEAN DAYS
The festival grounds at Town Center Park (1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) will be transformed into Caribbean 2.0 this weekend for the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of BC’s annual Caribbean Days Festival. The free event comes to Coquitlam after 32 years in North Vancouver, bringing a full lineup of entertainment, food and educational learning. Take the SkyTrain to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station and walk 10 minutes to the festival site. of Tri-City News is a media sponsor of the free two-day event.
MORE: caribbeandays.ca
MASTER PLAN OF THE PARK
Help the City of Port Moody shape the future of Old Orchard Park. City Hall will host an open house at the park (630 Alderside Rd.) from noon to 3 p.m. to get ideas for a 10-year master plan. And, on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., city staff will be at Rocky Point Park (2800-block Murray Street) to gauge feedback on that public space.
MORE: portmoody.ca
PROUD OF LESS
Pride in PoCo, an annual event celebrating LGBT2SQ+ communities, is back at Leigh Square (2253 Leigh Sq., Port Coquitlam) with an outdoor party from 2 to 5 p.m. The city event will include exhibits from the Terry Fox Library, PoCo Lions Club. BIA, Family Smart, PoCo Heritage and the RCMP.
MORE: portcoquitlam.ca/pride
MUSIC AT THE GRILL
Melanie Dekker is the second featured artist for this summer’s Music on the Grill, a music performance program at the Evergreen Cultural Center (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). A roots/pop songwriter from Vancouver, Dekker will be accompanied by the Barnstormer Band, a five-piece ensemble that includes instruments such as banjo, kazoo, ukulele and clarinet. Tickets are $45 for the show, or $69 for a BBQ dinner and concert. The show starts at 20:00
MORE: evergreenculturalcentre.ca
CHA CHA CHA
Tear up the dance floor in the rehearsal room at the Evergreen Cultural Center (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at the weekly Salsa dance night hosted by Hot Salsa Dance Zone. Beginner class with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler starts at 8:00 PM, with party lasting from 9:00 PM to 12:30 AM No experience or partner needed.
MORE: hotsalsadancezone.com
Sunday, July 24
VEGETABLES, FRUITS
Pick up some seasonal fruits and vegetables from Metro Vancouver farmers and vendors at the Coquitlam Farmers Market, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). Among the companies selling are BAK’D Cookies, Gabi & Jules Handmade Pies, Humblebee Meady and Mama Bear Essentials.
MORE: makebakegrow.com
SUMMER SUNDAYS
The Laurie Morvan Band, a five-piece blues-rock ensemble from Long Beach, Cali., currently on tour, stops at Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street, Port Moody) for a summer Sunday concert. Show starts at 2pm Donations to the Crossroads Hospice Society will be accepted. The series is sponsored in part by Tri-City News.
MORE: summersundays.ca
