What is Collingwood Days Festival?
Collingwood Days Festival is a multicultural community celebration made by and for community that takes place in different places of the Renfrew-Collingwood Neighbourhood. Our festival day takes  place at Gaston Park, with a week full of community events and workshops starting from the 15th. This year we have also introduced a project called “Breathing Life Back into Waterways”, with the intention to fulfill some of the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by making space for Indigenous folks to take leadership on their ancestral territories and to provide newcomers and the Renfrew Collingwood area and its daily 40,000+ commuters with educational resources of the living stories of the Indigenous peoples and ecosystems that still thrive through asphalt and concrete. We are bubbling with excitement as we concoct a previously unseen programming for this year's festival! Please join us from July 15th to the 23rd in our dance, gardening, historical neighbourhood tours, drum making, and more!

Who is invited?
Indigenous Peoples, Newcomers (PR and moved to Canada within 5 years) and all the residents of the so called Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood and beyond.

Is there a cost?
It is free of charge, but please do bring cash on the festival day for the Kids Activities Zone and raffle prizes!

Dates:
Starting from July 15th to July 23rd being the big Festival Day at Gaston Park!

Remarks:
Some activities can provide childminding but we need at least one week’s advance notice. When registering, let us know if you plan to bring small children.

For more information:
Please contact Sussan via email at syanez@cnh.bc.ca