Friday Night Blues Jam featuring local artists and bands, with rotating hosts.
Doors 7 pm,
Location: Eagles Hall, 33868 Essendene Ave., Abbotsford (beside Paliotti’s).
Note: Cash Only Venue
Cover: $5 (Playing Musicians no cover)

Join us for live music, good times, dancing and to get your groove on. A Great Way to end your week.
Most music is the standard 12 bar blues music but there are variations. Sign-up sheet at front table and please introduce yourself to the host in between sets. We provide the drum kit (bring your own sticks), amps, monitors, mics and PA, most times a keyboard.

Audience is welcome, bring friends and family! The large wooden dance floor is generally packed. Arrive early, this is a popular event.

The Monster is launching June 15th in Abbotsford and dares you to let loose your inner child as the ultimate inflatable obstacle course experience.

The Monster is a huge hit in the UK with sell-out events across the country since 2017. Run, bounce, and jump your way around 300m of inflatable fun and regress to your childhood as you take on 42 brand new obstacles including an 18m “Mega Slide”, a “Tunnel of Love” and “The Bouncy Cage of Doom!” The fun doesn’t stop once you’ve conquered The Monster. With your adrenaline pumping, you’re bound to have worked up a thirst and a serious appetite – enjoy a wide range of delicious food, refreshing drinks, craft beers and much more. With live DJ’s, arcade games and other crazy activities available throughout the event, this will be one unmissable funfest you won’t forget.

We encourage families and young adults to attend during the “Family Friendly” entry times between 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM on Thursday and 10 AM and 5 PM from Friday to Sunday.

Find out what makes Abbotsford the agricultural hub of Canada! Abbotsford farms and agri-business generate $3.83 billion in economic activity for our city and support 23% of all jobs in Abbotsford.

The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce is set to host its highly anticipated annual Agriculture Bus Tour on June 16. This year’s event spotlights the remarkable achievements of local agriculture businesses, emphasizing their significant impact on the community. The tour will feature esteemed guest speaker Honourable Pam Alexis, Minister of Agriculture and Food and MLA for Abbotsford – Mission.

In the morning, guests will meet at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre and be treated to coffee & scones from Hugs in a Mug Coffee Bistro.

We will begin the tour at Barrowtown Pump Station, joined by the City of Abbotsford’s Mayor Ross Siemens, who will discuss the events of the 2021 floods.

Next, the tour will visit Lakeland Flowers where guests will have the opportunity to see all the work that goes into the legendary ‘Tulip Festival’ after it wraps up as well as what they have coming up for the following season.

Following Lakeland Flowers, the tour will head to Aright Greentech to learn about what goes into creating a sustainable alternative for energy generation and distribution alongside maintaining traditional farming practices to harvest, store, and provide crops in environmentally-friendly ways.

Guests will head to Taves Estate Cidery to enjoy lunch and a flight of their delicious cider. We will be joined by guest speaker Pam Alexis who will address the audience, sharing her perspectives on the agriculture industry. Following the lunch, guests will take a tour of Taves Family Farm’s greenhouses.

Register now and secure your spot on the Agriculture Bus Tour.

Date/Time Information:
Friday, June 16, 2023
8:00 AM: Registration
8:20 AM: Load buses and depart Sevenoaks
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Visit stops on the tour
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch with guest speaker
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Visit remaining stops on the tour
3:30 PM: Return to Sevenoaks

AGE 16+ DUE TO MATURE THEMES AND CONTENT

he Goddess Movement’s spring dance and theatre production, “1855”, tells the story of seven women in Montana in 1885, each with their own story of oppression and freedom. Enjoy the colourful, playful, and meaningful story of life in small town, old west Montana.

This is not a traditional country-western show; be prepared for a wide range of music, dance styles, comedy, and emotions. Much research has gone into the show and the characters are all abased on real life people, and represents range of experiences often left out of stories of the old West – the social history of women, Indigenous people and people of colour.

We are committed to portraying the history of colonization and are committed to telling the truth as best we know it.

We are excited to welcome an Indigenous dancer as part of this years production and have worked with local Indigenous community members, including a sensitivity reader, to review the scrip and performance delivery. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we will be supporting  VYPER (Visionary Youth Peers for Equity and Revitalization) with proceed from the “1885” show.

VYPER is a powerful youth-led group that hosts weekly cultural nights in Abbotsford among other cultural events province wider. VYPER PowWow nights connect people to cultural dancing and the making of traditional regalia.

Showtimes:  6:00 pm and 9:00 pm

Join the Abbotsford Arts Council on June 17th, outside the Kariton Art Gallery in Mill Lake Park as we celebrate Indigenous culture and commemorate the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We’ll have onsite performances by musicians Brander Raven and Becca Hess, Drum Making Workshops with Darren Charlie, an outdoor vendor market with a variety of Indigenous artists and delicious eats from The Bannock Stand. You can also enter to win a one of a kind painting (worth $500) by Adele Fussi, an Indigenous artist currently featured in the Kariton gallery’s Downie Wenjack Legacy Space.

We are deeply grateful to live, work and play on the Stó:lō territory of the Semá:th and Mathxwi First Nations who have continued to inhabit and steward these lands every day since time immemorial. We are also grateful for the contributions of Urban Indigenous community members, past, present and future, in shaping our city.

Don’t Miss This Unique Performance in recognition National Indigenous People’s Day.

This family-friendly performance is inspired the our award-winning children’s book Semá:th X̱ó:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh Sx̱ó:tsa / Great-Gramma’s Lake.

Working with professional puppeteer Tamara Unroe and drama educator Ana Horner, eight students from Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts (ASIA) – Sumas Mountain immersed themselves in the story of Semá:th X̱ó:tsa (Sumas Lake) to develop this spectacular performance. The students bring to life three larger-than-life illuminated puppets based on more-than-human beings that would have once lived in and around the lake.

Admission is free, but you must register to attend.

• June 19: 10:00 am & 11:30 am (School Groups)
  June 19: 7:00 pm (Everyone Welcome)
• A puppet performance based on the book Semá:th X̱ó:tsa Sts’ólemeqwelh Sx̱ó:tsa / Great-Gramma’s Lake by Thetáx Chris Silver,  Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor, Kris Foulds, and Laura Schneider.

Operation: This IS You! Inspiring female future leaders from shop floor to top floor in high-tech STEM fields with incredible FREE hands-on experience events!

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a firefighter? Join us for an exciting day with the awesome crews at Abbotsford Fire & Rescue Services!
Saturday June 24, 2023 – 0900-1600

Activities include technical rescue, search and rescue, vehicle extrication, vehicle fire, medical aid, hazardous materials handling. Safety gear will be provided.

PLEASE NOTE: Application required! Admission to the event is by invitation only. Full details on website.
Restrictions: Minimum Age – 16 Years, no maximum age.

We continuously review applications right up to each event in case of last-minute cancellations! Anyone eligible and interested should act fast and APPLY NOW!

Email – info@achieveanything.ca