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Tsawwassen Sun Festival

Tsawwassen Sun Festival

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, antique fair, bingo, live music, talent show and outdoor drive-in movie.

In 2023 the festival happened on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the August Long Weekend. Exact dates for the festival in 2024 are still to be confirmed.

 

BC Day Long Weekend

 

Tsawwassen Sun Festival

In 2023 the festival ran from August 5th to 7th. It’s a popular event for locals especially, as well as for folks participating in its various sporting competitions.

 

Festival Event Schedule

Activities and scheduled times for the Tsawwassen Sun Festival in 2023 are listed below.

As you will see, the main day of the festival, and the one of most importance and interest to children and young families, is the holiday Monday.

Below was the tentative schedule of events for 2023.

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

 

Saturday, August 5th, 2023

  • Slo-Pitch Tournament – the 20-team tournament ran from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm at Winskill Park.
  • Bingo – bingo tournaments at the South Delta Recreation Centre ran from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • Co-Ed Grass Volleyball Tournament – a team 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.

 

Sunday, August 6th, 2023

  • Slo-Pitch Tournament – the 20-team tournament continued with Round Robin games starting from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm at Winskill Park.
  • Movie Night – Town Centre Mall hosted a free outdoor movie screening starting at 6:30 pm. Take along a towel or blanket to sit on when you attend in future and don’t forget to bring your snacks. (In some past years the movie has happened at Diefenbaker Park. This past year though, it was at the mall.)

 

Car Show at Tsawwassen Sun Festival
Car Show at Winskill Park

 

Monday, August 7th, 2023

  • Pancake Breakfast – the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club hosted a pancake and sausage breakfast at 8:00 am.
  • Rotary Parade – the parade went along 56th Street to Winskill Park beginning at 11:00 am. There were small cars, floats, music and more.
  • Sun Festival Classic Car Show – the car show took place at Winskill Park 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.
  • Beer Garden – for those who were 19+ there was a beer garden open at Winskill Park.
  • Marketplace and Food Vendors – local vendors displayed products, creations and offered programs that happened at Winskill Park Center Field.

 

Tsawwassen Parade Bath Tub Entry
A Bath Tub Float in the Rotary Parade

 

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 2023, 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 was where the bingo tournaments took place.
  • Town Centre Mall – the movie night took place here at 5579 1st Avenue.
  • 56th Street – where the Monday morning parade ran from 11:00 am between 16th Avenue and 9th.

 

Tsawwassen Sun Festival Parade
The Tsawwassen Sun Festival Parade

 

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.