FRIDAY April 10, 2026

Deep Bay Marine Field Station - Open House
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Deep Bay Marine Field Station, 370 Chrome Point Rd., Bowser
Contact: deepbay@viu.ca
Web: deepbay.viu.ca

Milner Garden Tour
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Milner Gardens and Woodland, 2179 W Island Hwy W, Qualicum Beach
Web: www.milnergardens.viu.ca

Brant Wildlife Festival Open House
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
MABR Education Centre 124 West 2nd Avenue, Qualicum Beach
Contact: ray@mabr.ca
Web: www.mabr.ca

Brant Wildlife Festival Opening Celebration “Lift Off”
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm)
Bayside Resort 240 Dogwood Street Parksville
Tickets available at: Brant Festival Lift Off Tickets
Contact ray@mabr.ca

SATURDAY April 11, 2026

Photography Workshop with Laura Lefurgey-Smith
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
MABR Education Centre 124 West 2nd Avenue, Qualicum Beach
Register https://www.lauracolette.ca/workshops

Guided Forest Therapy Walk with Salish Sea Nature Connections
9:00 am – 11:30 am
Moorecroft Regional Park 1563 Stewart Road, Nanoose Bay
Register at: www.salishseaforesttherapy.ca

Arrowsmith Cycling Club Family Group Ride
10:30 am – 12:00 am
Englishman River Fall’s Provincial Park Picnic Shelter
Registration information can be found here
Contact: events@arrowsmithcyclingclub.com
Web: www.arrowsmithcyclingclub.com

Birds and Bino’s BC NatureKids outing with Arrowsmith Naturalists
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Seaside Nature Park Island Hwy W at Crescent Rd W, Qualicum Beach
Contact: ray@mabr.ca
Web: www.naturekidsbc.ca

Pacific Brant Carving, Woodworking and Art Show
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 747 Jones St, Qualicum Beach
Contact: bill.beese@gmail.com
Web: www.thebrant.ca

Nature-Based Book Swap
10:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bellflower Bookshop 133 West 2nd Ave Qualicum Beach
Contact: bellflowerbookshop@gmail.com
Web: www.bellflowerbookshop.ca

Heritage Forest Tours
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Heritage Forest, Crescent Rd E, Qualicum Beach
Register by emailing: heritageforest@shaw.ca
Web: www.heritageforest.ca

Drop In Nature Art with Leslie Love
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MABR Education Centre 124 West 2nd Avenue, Qualicum Beach
Contact: ray@mabr.ca
Web: www.inkymoon.ca

Brant Family Free Swim at Ravensong pool
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ravensong Aquatic Centre, 737 Jones St, Qualicum Beach
Contact: ray@mabr.ca

Brant Festival at the Qualicum Beach Museum
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
587 Beach Road Qualicum Beach
Contact: qbmuseumadmin@shaw.ca
Web: www.qbmuseum.ca

Kw'a'luxw (Englishman) River Estuary Tour – Arrowsmith Naturalists
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Englishman River Estuary, 100 Shelly Rd, Parksville
Contact: dhutchings40@gmail.com
Registration by email to ray@mabr.ca

Hamilton Marsh Tour
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Hamilton Marsh, Hilliers Rd S, Qualicum Beach
Contact: watersmart@rdn.bc.ca

Nature Film Night – Hamilton Marsh
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Berwick Qualicum Beach 120 First Ave W
Register by emailing ray@mabr.ca

SUNDAY April 12, 2026

Bird Photography Workshop
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Englishman River Estuary Nature Reserve
Register at: www.davehutchisonphotography.com
Contact: davehutchisonimages@gmail.com

Pancake Breakfast at Kwalikum Secondary School
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Kwalikum Secondary School 266 Village Way, Qualicum Beach
Contact: ray@mabr.ca

Pacific Brant Carving, Woodworking and Art Show
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 747 Jones St, Qualicum Beach
Contact: bill.beese@gmail.com
Web: www.thebrant.ca

Tour of Heritage Forests
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Heritage Forest, Crescent Rd E, Qualicum Beach
Register by emailing: heritageforest@shaw.ca

Brant in the Bay – Bird Watching
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Parksville Community Park, 193 Island Hwy E, Parksville
Contact: arrowsmithnaturalists@gmail.com
Web: www.arrowsmithnats.org

Brant Festival Family Day
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Oceanside Place 830 West Island Highway, Parksville
Contact: ray@mabr.ca

Brant Festival Free Skate
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Oceanside Place 830 West Island Highway, Parksville
Contact: ray@mabr.ca

Brant Coloring Contest entry deadline
3:00 pm
Oceanside Place 830 West Island Highway, Parksville
Contact ray@mabr.ca

Movie Night with the QB Cinema Society
6:30pm
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 76, 180 Veterans Way, Qualicum Beach
Contact: info@qbcinema.org
Web: www.qbcinema.org

Monday April 13, 2026

Infrastructure for Nature by Town Qualicum Beach
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Qualicum Beach Rain Garden at Memorial Ave and Crescent Road
Register at ray@mabr.ca

Basic Bird ID & Birdwatching Workshop
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre, 1240 Leffler Rd, Errington
Register by calling NIWRA at 250-248-8534 ext 3
Web: www.niwra.org

Save Estuary Land Film Screening - Great Blue Heron and Coastal Wildlife
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Berwick Parksville 180 Jensen Ave E Parksville
Web: www.saveestuarylandsociety.ca
Contact: saveestuaryland@gmail.com