It's Pro-D day on Friday, which means parents will be looking to keep their kids busy. Luckily, there's a lot going on in the Tri-Cities this weekend.
TODAY: Friday, Oct. 21
FUNLAND
Art Knapps (1300 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam) is having a Halloween Funland until Oct. 31 with rides, mini-golf, a bouncy castle and pumpkin patch train ride. Proceeds from the event, which is sponsored by The Tri-City News, support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Funland is open during the store hours (Saturday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.). For information, call 604-942-7518.
SPOOKY!
A Spooktacular Fall Celebration will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Hyde Creek rec centre (1379 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam). Give a donation to food bank in lieu of admission. Costumes are optional and there is fun for the entire family with music, food, crafts and games. Call 604-525-9494.
ART SHOW
About 20 Belcarra artists will showcase and sell their paintings, photography, 3D media, pottery, fabric arts, woodworking and jewellery this weekend. The annual art show will be held at the municipal hall - located at 4084 Bedwell Bay Rd. - on Friday (6 to 9 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
RAVENS VS. MORE
The Terry Fox Ravens will battle the No. 1-ranked St. Thomas More Knights of Burnaby in a B.C. AAA senior high school football league game at 7 p.m. at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam's Town Centre Park.
Saturday, Oct. 22
JACK-O-LEO
Team Leo Bruneau of Re/Max All Points Realty is hosting its second annual pumpkin party from noon to 2 p.m. at the picnic area at Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, off Blue Mountain Street. Come decked out in your costume, carve a jack-o-lantern and have a hot dog and hot cocoa. To RSVP, call 604-936-1111 or email [email protected].
POPCORN, TOO
The city of Coquitlam and the Pinetree Youth Program Committee are hosting a children's afternoon with a movie and craft-making session at Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way) from 2 to 4 p.m. for kids aged six to 10. Snacks will be provided during the show. The cost is $2 per child. For more information or to register for the Children's Movie Extravaganza, call 604-927-6960 or visit www.coquitlam.ca.
Sunday, Oct. 23
FALL FETE
Club Bel Age, the 50+ francophone/francophile seniors' drop-in centre at Place Maillardville (1200 Cartier Ave.), hosts its annual fall fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Take home homemade crafts and baking, try your luck at games and raffles or enjoy a hearty breakfast, pea soup or pie. Call 604-933-6169 or email [email protected].
FISHIES
Celebrate the return of salmon to Coquitlam's Hoy Creek at the Salmon Come Home Festival, sponsored by the city of Coquitlam and the Hoy/Scott Creek Watershed Society. The free, family-friendly event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hoy Creek fish hatchery, off Town Centre Boulevard (free parking is available at Coquitlam city hall). Activities include children's crafts, salmon presentations by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and nature walks by the Burke Mountain Naturalists. Call 604-927-3583.
Organic
Keely Koome, a master organic gardener and certified arborist from Green Earth Landscaping, will share tips and techniques on pruning at Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden in Town Centre Park (corner of Guildford Way and Pipeline Road) from 2 to 3 p.m. The cost is $5. For more information, call 604-927-6929. To register, visit www.coquitlam.ca.
