There’s something for everyone at the city of Coquitlam’s Kaleidoscope Arts Festival this weekend.
But, unlike in previous years, the sixth annual version will have activities at parks and civic venues across the municipality — not just at Town Centre Park.
“Our aim is to get out into the community and to present experiences in new ways,” Terra Dickinson, Coquitlam’s cultural and community events supervisor, told the Tri-City News.
The all-ages fun will be a mix of pre-registered programs (at a cost of $2 per person) and free drop-ins.
And the activities will be held indoors as well as outdoors so participants can be entertained while still socially distancing and adhering to the COVID-19 protocols.
Here’s the line-up according to day; to pre-register, go to coquitlam.ca/kaleidoscope:
SATURDAY
- Pre-register for a barre class with live viola music from Thomas Beckman at 1 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. at the TD Community Plaza at Town Centre Park.
- Drop-in for a free fitness class with music from Carumba! featuring John Gilliat on guitar, Rossi Tzonkov on steel drum and guitar, and Chris Haas on percussion, at 10:30 a.m. or noon at the Festival Lawn/Meadow at Town Centre Park.
- Pre-register to see Lumadrome, a lights and circus performance with futuristic characters that do acrobatic tricks, at 7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. at the Pinetree Community Centre.
- Drop-in for the free concerts at Blue Mountain Park to see KeAloha (10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.) and Indigenous hoop dancer Alex Wells (noon); at the City Centre pop-up park by Coquitlam Centre mall to see The Kwerks (2 p.m. and 3 p.m.) and Travis James (4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.).
- Drop-in for the Park Spark pop-ups at the City Centre pop-up park by Coquitlam Centre mall (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and at Blue Mountain Park (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
- Pre-register for the story time with the Coquitlam Public Library at Cottonwood Park (11 a.m.).
- Pre-register for the Heritage Graffiti Art Craft session at Mackin House Museum to learn about the history of graffiti and its connection with trains (noon to 3 p.m.).
- Drop-in to the Art Gallery at Evergreen for an outdoor art activity (noon to 5 p.m.).
- Pre-register to join artist Hyung-min Yoon for a 20-minute tour and talk about her augmented reality exhibit above Lafarge Lake, titled Seedling (cedar), at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.
SUNDAY
- Pre-register for a vinyasa flow yoga session with live classical guitar music from Ruel Morales at 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at the TD Community Plaza at Town Centre Park.
- Pre-register for the story time with the Coquitlam Public Library at Riley Park (11 a.m.).
- Drop-in for the free concerts at Town Centre Park to see The Kwerks (1 p.m.) and The Wild Moccasin Dancers (2:30 p.m.).
- Pre-register for the Heritage Graffiti Art Craft session at Mackin House Museum to learn about the history of graffiti and its connection with trains (noon to 3 p.m.).
Sponsored in part by the Tri-City News and presented by Marcon, Kaleidoscope will be held rain or shine.
