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Tsawwassen Sun Festival
Friday, June 22nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The Beatles’ George Harrison said it best when he sang, “Here comes the sun, and I say it’s alright.”
This year’s Tsawwassen Sun Festival will be “alright” indeed.
The 34th annual festival’s theme is the Groovin’ ’60s-guaranteeing plenty of great music to fill the Delta air.
The people, the colours and the music of the 1960s will be thriving throughout Tsawwassen during the festival’s weekend run.
“Everybody seems to be into the ’60s music right now, so we thought it would be the perfect theme,” said Henri Wendel, chairman of the Tsawwassen Sun Festival Society.
Taking place over the B.C. Day long weekend-Aug. 4-6-the annual Sun Festival features a great selection of daily entertainment.
In tune with the Groovin’ ’60s theme, the Sun Fest will have a non-stop supply of psychedelic music coming from the main stage, as well as a tie-dye T-shirt vendor.
“We really want to make this like a small-town fair,” said Wendel.
Games and rides, a pie eating contest, delicious food and a weekend-long softball tournament are just a handful of the things South Delta residents can enjoy.
Activities will also include skateboard competitions and BMX bike races.
“One major highlight of the festival every year is the fireworks display,” said Wendel. To cap off the weekend, the sky above the South Delta Recreation Centre will be alight with fiery colours on Sunday night.
On holiday Monday, the streets will be lined with crowds, as the always-great main street parade featuring more than 80 floats, local groups and organizations, vehicles and performers will make their way through the heart of Tsawwassen.
The South Delta Recreation Centre will also play host to an antique fair, lined with treasures for event-goers to peruse.
As well, there will be an international marketplace with vendors selling items ranging from children’s toys and clothing to eyewear.
Delta residents are encouraged to come to Winskill Park and the South Delta Recreation Centre to take part in the annual Sun Fest activities, and experience the sunny Tsawwassen spirit.
South Delta is known as the sunniest place in Greater Vancouver, so it’s no wonder the aptly-named Sun Festival is such a perfect event for Tsawwassen.;