Hope Community Events and Information
July 2008 Community Events for Hope & Beyond
July 1st - 28th at the Hope Art Gallery - Feature artist is Linda Bishop. Daily 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, July 1st - Happy 141st Birthday Canada … Come Celebrate Canada Day with celebrations in Hope, Yale, Manning Park, Lytton, & at Kilby Historic Store & Farm In Hope celebrations are at the Hope Museum - 919 Water Avenue 10AM-4PM
Tuesday, July 1st - Hope Recreation Complex & Hope Library closed for statutory holiday.
Tuesday, July 1st - Antique Car Show on Wallace Street in Hope 10AM to 4PM
Tuesday, July 1st - Complimentary Salmon BBQ at the Hope River General Store 1-3PM
Tues., July 1st - "Storytime in the Park" at Memorial Park 11AM-1PM (includes puppet show)
Tuesday, July 1st - 3rd Annual "Walk the Valley" at Sunshine Valley 9-10AM
Wed., July 2nd - Hope Garden Club Meeting. Kawkawa Lake gardens tour starts at 6:30PM.
Friday, July 4th - "Norden -the Family Magician" at Hope Library at 2PM
Friday, July 4th & Sat. July 5th - Abbottsford Berry Beat Festival in downtown Abottsford
Saturday, July 5th to Sunday, July 13th - Harrison Festival of the Arts in Harrison Hot Springs
Saturday, July 5th - Painting In Watercolour All Day Workshop @ Sunshine Valley 8:30-4:30
Saturday, July 5th -Hambone Wilson & Evan Johns perform at Skinny's Grille at 7:30PM
Sunday, July 6th - "Sunday Concert in the Park" in Memorial Park 2 PM to 4 PM
Tuesday, July 8th - "Storytime in the Park" at Memorial Park from 11AM to 1PM
Wednesday, July 9th - "Ride for Hope" Cycle event (Canuck Place fundraiser) arrives in Hope
Thursday, July 10th to Sunday, July 13th - Merritt Mountain Music Festival
Saturday, July 12th - Huge "Rent-A-Spot" Yard Sale at Christ Church Anglican 9AM-1PM
Saturday, July 12th - Summer Sidewalk Sale- various merchants downtown Hope
Saturday, July 12th - Ross Vegas performs at Skinny's Grille at 7:30PM
Saturday, July 12th - Annual Vintage Car Show at Kilby Historic Site 11AM to 5PM
Sunday, July 13th - TourBC Cycle Tour departs from Hope Recreation Centre for Barkerville
Sunday, July 13th - 6th Annual Classic Car Show at Minter Gardens
Sunday, July 13th - "Sunday Concert in the Park" in Memorial Park 2 PM to 4 PM
Monday, July 14th to Friday, July 18th - Babysitting Course at Hope Rec.Complex 1-4PM
Mon, July 14th - Fri, July 18th - Grace Baptist Church Vacation Bible School (Gr2-5 & Gr 6 & 7)
Tuesday, July 15th - "Storytime in the Park" at Memorial Park from 11AM to 1PM
Tues. July 15th - Otesha Project-Sustainability in Action Improv Theatre. Memorial Park 2PM
Friday, July 18th, Saturday, July 19th & Sunday, July 20th - Summer Smash Motorsport Event & Westcoast Amusements Midway at Sixth Avenue Park
Saturday, July 19th - Canada Parks Day. Check at the Hope Visitor Centre for park events.
Saturday, July 19th - Alpine Ecology Excursion to Manning Park with Hope Mountain Centre
Saturday, July 19th - Niteflight performs at Skinny's Grille at 7:30PM
Saturday, July 19th - Hope Secondary School 1998 Grad Reunion at Silver Chalice Pub 7:30PM
Sunday, July 20th - "Sunday Concert in the Park" in Memorial Park 2 PM to 4 PM
Tuesday, July 22nd - "Storytime in the Park" at Memorial Park from 11AM to 1PM
Fri., July 25th to Sun., Aug.2nd - Annual Seventh Day Adventist Camp Meeting at Camp Hope
Saturday, July 26th - Pedal Against Cancer (PAC) Tour arrives in Hope. Memorial Park. 2PM
Saturday, July 26th - Gerald Charlie performs at Skinny's Grille at 7:30PM
Sunday, July 27th - "Sunday Concert in the Park" in Memorial Park 2 PM to 4 PM
Tuesday, July 29th - "Storytime in the Park" at Memorial Park from 11AM to 1PM
Thursday, July 31st - "Pot of Gold" Puppets - songs & stories at the Hope Library at 11AM
Thurs. July 31st - Mon, Aug.4th - Abbottsford Agrifair & Rodeo @ Abbottsford Exhibition Park
Friday, August 1st to Monday, August 4th - Sunshine Valley Homecoming Reunion
Mon, Aug.4th - BC Day Celebration @ Hope Visitor Centre & Museum Complex 11AM-2PM
For more information on any of the above events please contact:
Inge Wilson of Destination Hope & Beyond Services at the
Hope Visitor Centre & Museum Complex-919 Water Avenue, Hope
Open daily 8AM to 8PM
(604)869-2021 or 1-866-HOPEVIC
To submit an event listing for August 2008 please send info to
P.O. Box 370, Hope, B.C., V0X 1L0 or FAX (604)869-2160
or email destinationhope@telus.net. Deadline: Junly 25th, 2008
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