Event Type : Community

What started with 8 guys delivering a few toys to the Salvation Army on their bikes, just before Christmas, in 1984, now attracts upwards of 1500 motorcycles to Port Alberni, on the third weekend of September each year.

Cheer on the many motorcyclists as they travel in solid formation through the Alberni Valley on the Toy Run, delivering a massive haul of toys for children in the community—where child poverty is among the highest in British Columbia.

Gather at Little Qualicum Fall Provincial Park starting at 10 am Saturday. Cannon goes off at noon and 1000+ bikes ride into Port Alberni to the Glenwood Centre for bike games, show&shine, vendors, kids games, and beer garden. Riders are asked to bring a new unwrapped toy or donate money.

Saturday night dance features Johnny Inappropriate and the Maloomba boogie band with tickets on sale first to riders at Little Qualicum Falls, and then to the general public at 1 PM at Glenwood Center.

Tickets are $25 each.

Sunday there’s a pancake breakfast followed by a poker run through the Alberni valley back to Glenwood Centre for Beer garden raffles and auction.

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Set sail for a night of creativity and fun on the historic Frances Barkley! On September 20th, from 6PM to 9PM, the Community Arts Council of the Alberni Valley (CAC) is hosting its first-ever Crafty Cruise fundraiser.
Experience the magic of the Alberni Inlet as you enjoy live DJ PK Funk’s banging tunes, easy-to-do crafts, and fun games—complete with interactive adult face painting! This 19+ event is all about sparking creativity and bringing the community together in support of the arts.

Ticket Info:

• Price: $57.50 (includes a drink ticket and pizza! from our amazing partners at Panago Pizza)
• Dietary options available

Limited tickets—get yours before they’re gone!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to support local arts while having a blast on the water! 🚢

For more info and to grab your tickets, visit alberniarts.com/crafty-cruise or call The Grove Gallery at (250) 724-3412.

Let’s make waves for the arts in the Alberni Valley!

Calling all garlic lovers, garlic growers, the garlic curious and makers.

Come on down to the Spirit Square Farmer’s Market at Harbour Quay on Saturday September 21st for the first annual Equinox Garlic Festival. There will be demonstrations, a presentation on growing garlic, culinary and seed garlic for purchase, various contests to enter your best garlic, fun stuff for kids and opportunities for interested vendors to sign up for a table space for the day.

This shindig will be produced and MC’d by Darien Edgeler and Cydney Pedersen, and it promises to be gnarly to the max. The music will be totally tubular, and there will be costume prizes awarded between sets. Tickets are only $25, and they’ll be available both at the door and online atthecapitol.org.

Join us for our annual Rivers Day celebration in the Alberni Valley, where there are fun, interactive booths and activities set up to learn about our salmon run, watersheds, environment, wildlife, and more! This community event is family friendly, and free to attend!

Concession available from Beaver Creek Community Club.

Please note that parking will be in the ball field for this event, and we have shuttle service once again to have attendees go down into Stamp Falls Park – parking will be VERY limited within the park itself, so it is highly encouraged to take advantage of the ball field parking and shuttle service for all park goers on this day.

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!

VANCOUVER ISLAND DIRT RIDERS ASSOCIATION

The first fall Hare Scramble is here, join us at Alberni Cold Creek Motocross Park!

Before race day:

• Register and pay for your VIHSS Series membership online
• Choose a class to compete in. You’ll need that for the next step…
• Register for the race online

On race day:

• Find a parking spot and bring your helmet with you to the sign-in tent at staging. We will test your transponder then, or sell you a new one if you don’t already have one.
• Get your gear on, ensure your bike is ready, and attend the riders meeting. Riders meeting is mandatory.
• From the riders meeting, you’ll be given a briefing about the race and directions on where to line up to start.
• After the race, check your results and stick around for the awards presentation.

After race day:

• At any point, you can check your race results again online on MotoTally. You can also check your overall points standing in the series.

Helpful info:

• We advise you to bring plenty of drinking water. Many riders wear a hydration pack for the race.
• Bring snacks for before and after. Some events will have a food truck. You can find out these kinds of details in the Facebook event for each race.

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!

We hope you’ll join us for Knit Nights at the Museum!

Please bring your current project to work on.

Are you struggling with a project? We can probably help you get back on track again.

This is an informal group, not a class, and there’s no fee to attend. There will be a knitting instructor available to help if you get stuck!

See what others are crafting, get some fun ideas and make some new friends! There will probably be cookies and tea involved.

See you in the hive!