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New Westminster Hyack Festival

204-6th Street New Westminster, B.C. Canada V3L 3A1
Phone: (604) 522-6894
Fax: (604) 522-6094

www.hyack.bc.ca

May 16-24 2009

Starting on the Victoria Day weekend in May, the Hyack Festival Association presents its traditional project: the Hyack Festival. This annual spring community festival mixes some of New Westminster's best-loved traditions with a kaleidoscope of modern events.

Hyack Festival gets off to a rousing start at New Westminster's Royal City Centre at 11am on the Saturday of the Victoria Day weekend. Centre Court is the place to be for the official ribbon cutting by local dignitaries, Hyack representatives, the Miss New Westminster Ambassador, and Leonard the Royal City Centre Lion. There's live entertainment and lots of fun for everyone.

Hyack Festival Fireworks

At Westminster Quay, our nine-day festival extravaganza starts with a bang – a colourful fireworks display over the Fraser River. All day long, there are rides, entertainment, music, food and shopping. And in the evening, there's the spectacular fireworks display which signals to everyone that nine days of Hyack Festival fun has begun.

HYACK FAMILY DAYS

Hyack Family Days in Queen's Park runs on the Sunday and Monday of the Victoria Day long weekend in May with activities for the whole family. There's toe-tapping entertainment at the Bandshell, the Hyack Antique Fair in the Queen's Park Arenex with over 20 dealers from around the province display their antiques and collectibles under one roof, an arts & crafts fair at the Art Gallery, dog agility demonstrations in the East Field, and much more. When you get hungry, tempting aromas will draw you to the barbecue stand or - just for fun - the pizza-eating contest. All the pizza you can eat, but no hands! And what would Family Days be without Carnival Rides? … it's a classic carnival experience. Hyack Family Days in Queen's Park is filled with displays, demonstrations, concerts, shows and events. Free (but some activities have a fee)

HYACK ANVIL SALUTE ٠ MAY DAY

An Ancient and Honourable Tradition – The Anvil Salute
Every Victoria Day in New Westminster the Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery has fired the "anvil salute" since 1860. Pre-show entertainment and speeches starts at 11:30, and the "21 gun" Anvil Battery salute commences at 12 noon sharp in Queen's Park Stadium.

May Day Ceremony

New Westminster's historic May Day Celebration began in 1870 and is now the longest running celebration of its kind in the Commonwealth. Each elementary school in the city elects a representative for the May Queen Suite and the Royal Knights. A draw is held to determine the position of May Queen, among others. Then on the Wednesday during the Hyack Festival, hundreds of elementary school students gather at Queen's Park Stadium to perform traditional Maypole dances and witness the crowning of the May Queen.

FESTIVAL PARADE DAY

The Hyack Festival International Parade - Up to 140 entries from British Columbia. and the United States. Colour, pageantry and music ...the Hyack International Parade has all that's needed to delight and enchant.

Hyack Lucky Toonie Ball Lottery - Watch a dump truck unleash its load of colourful numbered plastic balls that roll down the hill at 6th St. and 3rd Ave. The holder of the ticket matching the colour and number of the first ball to cross the finish line wins. Tickets are $2 each and on sale during the Festival.

Portland Royal Rosarians Rose Planting - Each year, a member of the Portland Royal Rosarians officiates at a ceremony in front of City Hall, where the current Hyack President plants another rose in the commemorative rose garden, continuing a tradition of friendship.

Lions Breakfast - Before the Hyack International Parade, come to the Massey cafeteria at the New Westminster Secondary School for a continental breakfast by the local Lions Club. For a small donation, enjoy a selection of danishes, fresh fruits and beverages, and then find a spot on the curb to enjoy the parade.

Hyack Uptown Street Fair - 6th Street and 6th Avenue comes alive during the Hyack Festival when the Uptown Street Fair takes over. While you're waiting for the parade to start, Royal City Centre delivers music you can dance in the street to. The streets are lined with arts and crafts tables featuring the treasures of local artisans, kids' activities, and lots of food, including hot dogs and pizza (sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, with proceeds going to the CKNW Orphans Fund). And CKNW will be close-by broadcasting from their remote studio.

Dozens of events occur during the Hyack Festival – some are organized by the Hyack Festival Association, and others are organized by our fellow community groups. There's Bandshell entertainment, parades, fireworks, sporting events, rides and carnival games. The list goes on and on. It's what Hyack is all about: a community of volunteers working together to produce over sixty family-oriented events for our residents and our thousands of visitors to enjoy. But don't take our word for it - come out and enjoy it all yourself.


Sports play a big part in our City, and during the Hyack Festival, New Westminster's Parks and Recreation facilities are filled with athletes competing in tennis tournaments, swim meets, ball tournaments, and bowling. And because New Westminster is the centre of Canada's national sport – lacrosse – Festival-goers will find the annual Bantam tournaments at the Queen's Park Arena.
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