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June 30 - Jul 3

The annual Sidney Days party kicks off Wednesday night with a community dinner, Canada Day ceremonies (with a cake), entertainment and fireworks.

The main events on July 1 at Tulista Park are the Family Festival and the Children’s Festival, which run noon to 5 pm.

On July 4, grab your wallets and head to the heart of Sidney for Sidewalk Day.

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People of all ages, cultures and lifestyles gather together to enjoy the Luminara Victoria festival of lanterns. Thousands of colourful handmade lanterns are paraded through parkland to the sounds of acoustic music. Performance artists and dancers are also on hand to add to the spectacle.

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The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Annual Moss Street Paint-In (a not-for-profit event) features invited professional and emerging artists from Victoria and Region who demonstrate their art to 30,000 visitors walking Moss Street from Fort to Dallas Road. The Paint-In offers visitors an opportunity to meet and discuss the artists’ work and methods and to see an enormous variety of professional work at one time.

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• A good old fashioned family picnic at Beaver Lake Park from 9am to 4pm.
• Join in on the pancake breakfast and enjoy live entertainment nature displays and activities.
• Children can participate in pony rides, story telling and face painting.
• End the day at 3 p.m. with fresh strawberries and ice cream.
• Admission is free.