Events

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, local artist and beader Rebekah Brackett will be leading an Orange Shirt pin beading workshop. Rebekah […]

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. Love flowers and poetry? Join the City of Abbotsford's Artist in Residence, Alexandra Richards in an activity combining floral arrangement and creative writing. Throughout history, plants […]

We are so excited to announce the first Stetís ímexstowx Gathering! Stetís ímexstowx means “walk beside us” in the beautiful Halq’eméylem language. Our local civic organizations have united around Thunderbird Square with a common goal – to create a space for learning and understanding. We’re walking together to share learning opportunities for the public about […]

Not all forms of Colonialism look the same — and most colonial systems are designed to be largely invisible to those who benefit from them. This September 30, join us at 6:30 at The Reach Gallery Museum, where Dr. Keith Thor Carlson is presenting a talk titled Identifying and Then Transcending Settler Colonialism: Strategies for […]

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. Certified mindfulness meditation practitioner Kulwant Gill will lead participants in a mindful movement practice. Like any other mindfulness practice, the intention will be to bring full […]

Come help us remove litter and invasive plant species from Lane Creek to help prepare the site for our planting event! A free lunch will be provided to all who come out! Also, free seedlings will be given out to all participants and passers-by so you can plant a native tree and/or shrub in your […]

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. Join instructors Aman, Mandy and Kulwant for an hour of bhangra aerobics. Get ready to move to the beat of bhangra music in a fun and […]

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. Fraser Valley based artist Natoya Ellis will lead a a fun, interactive collage session. Create collages with vintage paper, gel prints, magazines and various paper ephemera. […]

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. Join Leonard Tiger Williams as he guides participants through traditional cedar cuff weaving. Leonard Tiger Williams is a member of the Quatsino First Nation and is […]

Join the City of Abbotsford in celebrating Culture Days, 2023! Experience local arts, culture and heritage through fun, engaging, and thoughtful participatory activities and events held in the community. Join Alton Beach-Bradshaw for an introduction to the basics of comic/graphic novel making, including panel layout, speech bubbles, composition, character silhouette, and character simplification. The workshop […]