The Tsawwassen Sun Festival is a community event in early August. It normally includes a softball tournament, pancake breakfast, parade and vintage car show.

At the festival there is also usually a beer garden, lawn bowling tournament, skateboard competition, volleyball tournament, bingo, live music, talent show and outdoor drive-in movie.

The festival happened on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the August Long Weekend in 2024.

Other events that happen on the August long weekend include the Abbotsford Agrifair, Brigade Days in Fort Langley, Mission Ribfest, the Vancouver Pride Festival, Squamish Days and the Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival. There is also a Pride Boat Party with Vancouver Boat Parties on August 4th, plus so much more.

To learn about everything happening on the first weekend in August, see our article about the BC Day Long Weekend. To learn about the Tsawwassen Sun Festival, continue reading.

This article includes the following information about the Tsawwassen Sun Festival:

Festival Event Schedule | Location and Venues | Other Information

Tsawwassen Sun Festival in South Delta

The festival ran on August 3rd to 5th this year. It’s an especially popular event for locals as well as for people participating in its various sporting competitions.

Festival Event Schedule

Activities and scheduled times for the Tsawwassen Sun Festival in 2024 are listed below. The main day of the festival, and the one of most importance and interest to children and young families, is the holiday Monday.

(Note: Event times and details in the following schedule were subject to change.)

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024

• Lawn Bowling Tournament – the annual event started at 9:00 am at Winskill Park’s lawn bowling fields.
• Co-Ed Grass Volleyball Tournament – a tournament of six players per team (with at least two males and two females per team) took place at Dennison Park from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.
• Slo-Pitch Tournament – the 20-team tournament ran from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm at Winskill Park.
• Beer Garden – a beer garden for adults was available at Winskill Park between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.
• Skateboard Competition – different age groups and skill levels competed for prizes. Registration opens at noon.
• Bingo – bingo tournaments at the South Delta Recreation Centre ran from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
• Movie Night – Town Centre Mall hosted a free outdoor movie screening that started at dusk. Those at the screening brought along a towel or blanket to sit on as well as snacks to eat.

Sunday, August 4th, 2024

• Slo-Pitch Tournament – the 20-team tournament continued with Round Robin games from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm at Winskill Park.
• Beer Garden – a beer garden was open for adults at Winskill Park from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm.
• Pickleball Tournament – two tournaments with eight teams each happened at Dennison Park’s pickleball courts.

Monday, August 5th, 2024

• Pancake Breakfast – the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club hosted a pancake and sausage breakfast at 8:00 am.
• Children’s Midway – an area full of children’s activities including slides, crafts, face painting, bouncy castles and more.
• Rotary Parade – the parade went along 56th Street to Winskill Park beginning at 11:00 am. There are usually small cars, floats, music and more.
• Sun Festival Classic Car Show – the car show took place at Winskill Park before, during and after the parade. There were vehicles from all different eras to check out between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.
• Slo-Pitch Tournament – the 20-team tournament concluded with games from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm at Winskill Park.
• Pie Eating – an open-invitation pie eating contest at Winskill Park that started at 1:30 pm.
• Beer Garden – for those who are 19+ there was a beer garden open at Winskill Park from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm.
• Marketplace and Food Vendors – local vendors displayed products, creations and more at Winskill Park Center Field.

Festival Location & Venues

The festival usually takes place in the community of Tsawwassen which is in the municipality of Delta and located about 30 minutes south of downtown Vancouver (in good traffic). It’s also just a short drive away from one of the Lower Mainland’s two main BC Ferries terminals connecting the region to Vancouver Island.

In 2024, venues for the festival included the following:

• Winskill Park – at 5585 9th Avenue, it was the location for most of the events including the car show, beer garden, slo-pitch tournament, and more.
• South Delta Recreation Centre – at 1720 56th Street, it’s where the bingo tournaments took place.
• Dennison Park – the volleyball and pickleball tournaments were held at 5283-5285 7a Avenue.
• Town Centre Mall – the movie night happened here at 5579 1st Avenue.
• 56th Street – where the Monday morning parade ran at 11:00 am between 16th Avenue and 9th.

Other Information

While in the area, consider checking out Boundary Bay Regional Park. It’s just a short drive away and has a large sandy beach as well as hiking, cycling and horseback riding trails.

For more information about the slo-pitch tournament and community event, click Tsawwassen Sun Festival.

For a list of other festivals this month check out Vancouver’s August Calendar or Festivals & Events Calendar.