Castlegar

Sunshine and summertime

A fun festival for all ages

by Kirsten Armleder

Celebrating community pride is the theme for Castlegar’s annual Sunfest festival. The event, occurring this year on June 6, 7 and 8, features pancake breakfasts, a downtown parade, slow-pitch ball tournament, kids’ parade, lawnmower races, a car stereo sound-off , live entertainment and a fireworks display.

New for this year is a concert and dance with the Timebenders—an energetic retro dance band—at the Castlegar Arena on Friday evening. The Festival in the Park has also been expanded and will take place in the Kinsmen Park on all three days.

Event at a glance
Event: Sunfest
Location: Castlegar, British Columbia
Date: June 6 - 8, 2008

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