Connect Fest

Co-presented by SFU, the City of Burnaby and local organizations, Connect Fest is a festival *by* community *for* community. Come enjoy free performances, works

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Connect Fest event recap: Lamenting for Ukraine w/ Pickle Underground was simply amazing! It included dialogue, performance art and live music at the Shadbolt Theatre on Sunday April 28th.

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Connect Fest event recap: Lisa Codd, Daniel Chen, Donna Wong and Jeff Wong shared their stories at this film screening. @cityofburnaby made this inspiring, moving and informative film possible.

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Connect Fest event recap: @cityhivevan engaged in sharing climate action stories on Sunday, April 28th. @sfucentral

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Connect Fest event recap: @stillmoonarts hosted a lovely afternoon event on Sunday 28th where they shared stories about our relationship to water followed with a natural dye workshop.

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Connect Fest event recap: @osnvancouver teamed up with @scienceworldca, Ocean Networks Canada and @geneskool to host a Science Event at Byrne Creek School on Saturday 27th.

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That’s a wrap on @connectfestbby! Thanks to @SFU, our community members & volunteers who shared their knowledge & skills with us over the last 5 days. Thanks to today’s presenting sponsor - @BurnabyBOT & @daiyafoods - & all the other sponsors for such a successful festival!🥳🫶⭐️

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Connect Fest event recap: The Daybreak Climate Game was held at BCIT and hosted by Abhirami Senthilkumaran. @bcitlib @sfucentral

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Wow! What an incredible five days it has been! We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to every event host, venue, partner, volunteer, and guest who contributed to the festival this year. Thank you so much!

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Edmonds Community Connector brought 7 events together in 1! @SocialPurposeIn @CityofBurnaby @burnabyschools

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@familogue hosted a family-friendly storytelling workshop this weekend in collaboration with Connect Fest!

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The rain didn't stop the crowd of people who showed up to assist in painting the Pursue Peace mural. Such a fun day organized by Natalie @makersandmurals as part of the Edmonds Community Connector. Special thanks to @unitedway_bc

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This incredible event started with a tour of @vanfoodbank then a cooking class in their beautiful kitchen! So much to learn about what goes into running this organization and the hard work all the volunteers do to assist families in our community.
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Last Day! Oh, but it is PACKED full of amazing events happening throughout the @cityofburnaby including BCIT and @SFU. There may still be room to sneak in and register a spot. To find out more visit: https://t.co/EDKLs7A8vy

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Pok and Khoa put together a meaningful presentation that told the stories of the Boat People. Their event was held on Sunday at the @burnabyvillage Carousel room.

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One of the delicious recipes participants created at The Story of Food: A Community Kitchen event with Embark Sustainability Society on location at @vanfoodbank in Burnaby.

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Culture Chats packed the house at their event on Saturday April 27th. The performers were simply amazing! @cityofburnaby @sfucentral

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Poetry in Motion: A Multilingual Walk on Saturday 27th with @Fraserhealth was beautiful! @CityofBurnaby @SFU

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Recap of the Edmonds Community Connector! @CityofBurnaby @burnabyschools @SocialPurposeIn @SFUcentral

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Edmonds is one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Burnaby and it’s wonderful to have the opportunity to celebrate the incredible tableau of cultures and foods. Thank you to The Long Table Society and volunteers for hosting the Flavours of Edmonds as part of @connectfestbby 😋