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Ocean

World Ocean Day Festival

Join us on Saturday June 8th for a fun family-oriented festival of music, vendors, and displays!

 

When: 10am - 3pm

Where: Maritime Heritage Centre @621 Island Highway

Featuring half-price admission to the Discovery Passage Aquarium and free admission to the Maritime Heritage Centre all day long!

 

Ride your bike and park it securely, courtesy of River City Cycling.

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Scroll through this page to check out all the fun things you can expect!

Activities and Displays:

  • Explorer Lab

  • Discovery Passage Aquarium

  • Maritime Heritage Centre

  • Greenshores

  • Ocean Networks Canada

  • Marine Education Research Society

  • Fisheries and Ocean Canada Stream to Sea

  • DFO Inflatable Coho

  • Crow's Nest Collective

  • 7-Generations Society

  • Ocean Fix

  • Canadian Geographic Giant Floor Map

Main Stage

  • Cultural Opening and Dance

    • 10:30am 

  • P-Nut Gallery

    • 12pm - 3​pm

Food and Vendors:

Food:​

  • Baba Ganouj

  • Stone House Teas

Vendors:

  • Ravensong Soap and Candle

  • Rainy Coast Crochet

Thanks to our Providers:

  • River City Cyle

  • St. John's Ambulance

  • Thrifty Foods

Prize Draw!

  • Explore activities and collect 5 stickers to be entered into a prize draw

  • Participate in the beach clean up at Rotary Beach Park to be entered into a special big draw

  • Draw at 2:30pm on June 8th

Major Financial Supporters

A big thank you to our major financial supporters, Downtown Campbell River Business Improvement Area, and Campbell River Community Foundation.

Organizing Partners

  • OWCR Coordinator: Deb Cowper

  • Center for Aquatic Health Sciences (CAHS)

  • Discovery Passage Aquarium Society (DPAS)

  • Greenways Land Trust

  • Kim Zumach

  • Heather Reinholt

  • Maritime Heritage Centre (MHC) 

  • Marine Education & Research Society (MERS)

  • Ocean Networks Canada (ONC)

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