Prince Rupert

Fun by the sea

Seafest kicks off on June 12

by Kali Love

Prince Rupert celebrates 30 years of Seafest from June 12 to 15 with the largest parade in the northwest, live concerts, and soapbox derby and kayak races.

Join The Wave: A friendly octopus waves from a float during the Seafest parade.—photo courtesy Joy Sundin

Joy Sundin, director for the Prince Rupert special events society, said Seafest is great for everyone.

“We probably have 10,000 people here,” she said. “On Saturday and Sunday we literally have a sea of people.”

Sundin said one of the festival highlights is a competition in which participants build their own boat and race it in the ocean.

“Sometimes you get people who might have had something to do with building boats,” she said, “and then you get other people that haven’t got a clue what they have done. It’s really quite funny.”

Event at a glance
Event: Seafest
Location: Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Date: June 12 - 15, 2008
Info: Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce

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