Archive for the 'Picnics' Category

BBQ – oh yah!

Downtown Nanaimo will be transformed into the Island’s largest backyard barbeque on July 14th and 15th , thanks to the people behind the Nanaimo Barbeque Festival. Teams from around North America will descend on the city’s downtown core to compete in a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned event. Local residents will get a chance to [...]

February 6th, 2012 | Posted in Activities, All Ages, Announcements, Cooking, Event Listings, Nanaimo, Picnics, Playing, Summer | No Comments

Picnic spot spotting

That beautiful May long weekend we just had got us out for a picnic up in Qualicum Beach, which then got us thinking about some of our favourite picnic spots in Oceanside. Of course we have to start with the beaches.  At Qualicum Beach our picnic place of choice is the grassy area next to [...]

May 21st, 2009 | Posted in Afternoon Outings, All Ages, Beaches, Parks, Parksville, Picnics, Qualicum Beach, Spring, Summer | 1 Comment