Harmony Arts Festival 2011
The Harmony Arts Festival is West Vancouver’s annual 10-day summer celebration of all things food, performing arts, and visual arts happening July 29th to August 7th, 2011.
Concerts
Jeremy Fisher, The Dustin Bentall Outfit, Jim Byrnes, and more will have late evening performances on the Garden Stage at dusk (8:45 pm). We Are the City, Headwater, and more will take to the Sunset Stage at 7:30 pm.
Visual Arts
Visit the Art Market July 29th to August 1st, drop in on the ArtSpeak tent for daily programs, or do the Re/Max Studio Tour as artist studios and galleries host open houses throughout the festival.
Cinema in the Park
The free outdoor movie series comes to John Lawson Park presenting Pollock July 29th and Slumdog Millionaire on August 5th.
For Kids
KinderTunes and Creative Kids Day will host family-friendly concerts and activities including appearances by Bobs & Lolo, and Music with Marnie.
The Harmony Arts Festival will be located on the waterfront between 14th Street and 16th Street (and you’ll find a Wine Garden at the foot of 15th Street in Millenium Park). While the concert series and outdoor movies are free to attend, there are a few select ticketed events such as Best of the West.
Happening Thursday, August 4th from 7:30pm to 10:30pm at The Pier (foot of 14th Street) Best of the West is a food tasting and wine pairing event with 10 restaurants and 10 wineries.
Beachside Forno, Carmelo’s Ristorante, Fraîche Restaurant, La Régalade French Bistro, Louis Gervais Fine Foods & Catering, Mangia E Bevi, Restaurant Chez Michel, The Beach House Restaurant, The Observatory Restaurant, and Zen Japanese Restaurant will be represented. Participating wineries include Black Hills Estate Winery, Blue Mountain Vineyard & Cellars, CedarCreek Estate Winery, haywire, JoieFarm, Laughing Stock Vineyard, Mission Hill Family Estate, Poplar Grove Winery, Quail’s Gate, and Tantalus Vineyards.
Tickets for Best of the West are $75 and I also have a pair to give away. If you would like to attend the Best of the West, here’s how you can win your way in.
I will draw one winner next Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10:00am. Must be 19 years of age or older to enter and win. Please enjoy responsibly and plan a safe ride home.
Pick up the free Harmony Arts Festival iPhone app and follow them on Twitter or Facebook for more information.
Update The winner is Marlis!
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I’ve never been to this, but The Beach House Restaurant’s menu looks mouth-watering!
This may sound a bit crazy, but I love Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. The scenery coming up to it is fantastic, and it’s a gateway to amazing adventures.
Ambleside and the lighthouse park are my favorite places to hang out at in West Vancouver
If we’re talking strictly West Vancouver attractions, then Cypress Mountain it is.
Ambleside offers such an alternative view of downtown.
I have always enjoyed the Beach House. Have never had a bad experience there and the food is always consistent!
salmon house on the hill
yummy seafood
Lighthouse Park
Ambleside
Can’t beat the beauty of Lighthouse Park!
Ambleside
Lighthouse park! So nice
Ambleside for me !
Definitely Lighthouse Park.
Love Ambleside…especially back in the days of the bon fires!
ambleside
Saltaire
The Boathouse!
Fraîche Restaurant
Saltaire Restaurant
i love going to Ambleside!!!
Favourite West Van attraction? Watching the sunset and having a picnic from the rocks at Lighthouse Park or Whytecliff Park.
i like food
The pier at Horseshoe Bay
Lighthouse Park.
Whytecliff Park!
I love strolling along West Vancouver Seawalk! Great view & so romantic!
My fav West Vancouver attraction has always been ambleside park. a great afternoon plus the pitch and putt is awesome.
My favourite West Vancouver restaurant would probably be the Boathouse.
I love an early Sunday morning walk around the Stanley Park seawall – the lovely clash of nature vs. city (which makes this city so fun!)
Ambleside is a fave!
Ambleside!
Picking blackberries at Ambleside Park to make jars and jars of jam to give away!
I would love to go!!
Los margaritas!
It’s a toss up between Ambleside/West Van seawall & Cypress mountain. For food, I love lunch on the patio at Dundarave Fish Market.
This sounds like so much fun!
Ambleside!
Ambleside for sure!
Ambleside Park
Lighthouse park!
My favourite restaurant is Kadoya!
La Regalade!
Centennial Seawalk is pretty wonderful…. Toss up with skiing on Cypress, depending on the season.
Banana Leaf!
Lighthouse park!
Lighthouse park! Its lovely.
I love the tasty goodness at Savary Island Pie Company! If you haven’t visited them yet, go for lunch and enjoy a post-meal slice of delicious and freshly baked pie of any variety.
My favorite WV spot is the pier in Dundarave because on my birthday last year we saw a family of furry otters playing around below! Awesome!
Park Royal is in West Van right?
horseshoe bay for me
Sewell’s Marina Horseshoe Bay
La Regalade
Fraiche restaurant
La Regalade – traditional french food – my favourite and super lovely owners
Brunch at Saltaire in a window seat on a sunny day with a walk on Ambleside beach is a perfect weekend morning.
I love the doggie beach at Ambleside – its dog watching heaven and one of the few places in West Vancouver that recognizes how important our furry fmaily friends are to us.
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tweeted good luck to all my favourite West Vancouver attraction i think is Kits beach, but Starbucks too
My favourite is cliff jumping at Whytecliff Park
Lighthouse park!
Salmon house restaurant.
My favorite is the West Van SeaWall. To me, that is what living in Vancouver is all about – tall snow capped mountains on one side, broad expanse of water on the other, and always something interesting happening (one time we were walking behind a guy who was exuberantly dancing by himself the entire seawall).
The Beach House Restaurant and The Observatory Restaurant are my fav.
lighthouse park
Cypress
I love Le Regolade. Comfort food at it’s best!
there is no way you can pick the favorite from the list. The restaurants involved are all fantastic!
Beach Side Restaurant! love the fish and chips!
My favourite West Van attraction is when I’m watching the Celebration of Lights fireworks from Lighthouse Park, sitting right at the water. Amazing!
Ambleside park is by far my favourite place to be.
Ambleside is great!
Love the Beach House Restaurant. If in North Vancouver Louis Gervais is the only place to dine.
Ambleside
Savory Island Pie Company to go lunch (and dessert) enjoyed in Lighthouse Park.
I love the secluded beach of Whytecliff Park!
The Ambleside strip is soo nice…
Lighthouse park is pretty sweet!
fishing from the shore by nelson creek and visiting the nelson creek salmon hatchery.then strolling by the public gardens by ambleside
Ambelside beach! It’s their own version of like white rock or steveston!
Ooo tough one although like others have said beach house restaurant is pretty darn good!
I love the little french restaurant ‘La Regalade’
What a shame: I just miss the festival. But am sure I will try one of those fab places while visiting Vancouver in 2 weeks time !
ambleside park for sure!
the boathouse is one of my favourites.
I’m kinda partial to Carmelo’s Ristorante