New Westminster Hyack Festival May
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At Westminster Quay, our
eight -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.
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Contact
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204-6th Street New Westminster, B.C. Canada V3L 3A1
Phone: (604) 522-6894
Fax: (604) 522-6094
www.hyack.bc.ca
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Hotel
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Inn At Westminster Quay BC
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Fireworks May 21
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May 21-29, 2011
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.
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Family Days May 22-23, 2011
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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)
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Anvil Salute May Day May 23,
2011
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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.
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New Westminster Hyack Festival May Day Ceremony May 25, 2011
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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.
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Uptown Street Fair
May 28, 2011
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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.
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New Westminster Hyack Festival Day Parade May 28, 2011
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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
Saturday May 28 at 11 am
Parade Route: starts at 8th Avenue & 6th Street, proceeds down 6th
Street to Queens Avenue, turns left on Queens Avenue to 1st Street, left
on 1st Street to 3rd Avenue then turn right into Queens Park
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