Movies in the Park has been a successful venture as we continue to find ways to bring our community together, while safely staying apart! The Drive-In shows movies Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday each week. The support and enthusiasm from the community has been wonderful and we look forward to continuing the movies through the summer.
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The Cowichan Exhibition is excited to bring the “UN”FAIR back to the Cowichan Valley this fall! Building on our experiences from last year, the goal of “UN”FAIR-21 is to bring the community together again, while safely staying apart.
This year’s theme is “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”. During the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man face a lot of adversity on their journey to get to the Emerald City. Similar parallels can be drawn now – we have faced a lot of adversity during this pandemic. Right now, we are staying the course (on the “yellow brick road”) by following the orders from the Provincial Health Office, in hopes that it will all end soon!
“Follow the Yellow Brick Road” brings a message of hope and resiliency for our community. The story is uplifting in a time when encouragement and perseverance is needed most. We will get through this – the Emerald City awaits!
“UN”FAIR-21 will be held September 11th & 12th and the colours for the Challenge Classes will be Emerald (green) and Sapphire (blue). We have been brainstorming some new ideas for theme classes including: a heart for the Tin Man, ruby red slippers, scarecrow with a mask, decorate a wand and sew and dress for Dorothy.
As COVID vaccinations continue to roll out, we have no idea what the restrictions will be like in September. However, the Cowichan Exhibition is committed to taking whatever measures are necessary to provide a safe environment for the “UN”FAIR-21, just as we did last year.
2021 is the 153rd year of the Cowichan Exhibition. The fair is a long-standing family tradition in the Cowichan Valley that we love! While things might not be back to normal just yet, “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” to the Cowichan Exhibition’s “UN”FAIR-21. We look forward to safely welcoming you back!
Movies in the Park is headed back to the Cowichan Exhibition! The containers were put in place this morning! A huge thank you to Copper Canyon Containers, Poland Crane and Hauling and the Duncan Caprice Theatre for making this all possible!
Stay tuned as we release more information in the coming weeks!
Canada’s Agriculture Day is February 23, 2021. A day in which we raise a fork to the food we love and the people who produce it!
The Cowichan Valley is rich in a wide variety of agriculture sectors including fruits and veggies, beef, dairy, chicken and eggs. We are very proud of the producers who are committed to providing our communities with locally grown and raised goodness right here in our backyards.
The Cowichan Exhibition is proud to showcase and support local agriculture through our annual fair and the Islands Agricultural Show.
What can you do to celebrate Canadian Agriculture?
Let’s ‘raise a fork’ to our local agriculture producers!
The Taste of Winter Outdoor Farmer’s Market will go ahead as planned this weekend. The market is entirely outdoors and is compliant with all guidelines from the BC Farmers Market Association. Social distancing will be in effect throughout the grounds and only a certain number of people will be allowed through the gate at one time. Masks for vendors and attendees WILL BE MANDATORY. If you don’t have a mask we will provide one for you.
Both the Inspired Pop-Up show, held Sept 6 & 7th, and Quilts in the Barn, held Sept 11-13th, were a success! We had almost 500 entries come in over the two weekends of photography, baking, flowers, garden produce, quilts and other textiles. It has certainly been an unusual year and we want to say a big THANK YOU to every one who volunteered, brought in their entries and came to visit us! We were proud to be able to put on an event that brought the community together, while we safely stayed apart. Thank you to everyone who embraced this event in place of the regular fair that we all love and we hope to see everyone back again in 2021.
Congratulations to all the winners of the Inspired Pop-Up Show and congrats to all the People’s Choice Award winners during the Quilts in the barn show!
“UN”FAIR-20 Event Gallery (click to enlarge)
If you’ve ever attended the Cowichan Exhibition or the Island’s Agriculture Show, you’ve probably seen the Poultry in Motion Mini Barn – a great place to learn all about what it’s like inside a chicken barn in BC. The mini barn was created to bring education to consumers about how chickens are raised in the province!
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Poultry in Motion hasn’t been able to visit all the fairs, schools and community events that they usually do, so they’ve gone digital! Click Poultry In Motion to learn all about chicken producing in BC, connect with producers and visit the kid’s section for a colouring book and some neat recipes!
We are pleased to present “UN”FAIR-20 in September since the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic changed our regular fair plans. The “UN”FAIR will feature two live shows where exhibitors can showcase what they’ve been up to during COVID-19, when we all had unexpected time on our hands! We’ve even added some Dr. Bonnie Henry inspired classes to honour everything she has done to keep our province safe. Visitors to the shows can rest assured that we have taken all precautions to make this a safe event, while providing a way to bring our community together, while safely staying apart. Keep checking back often as we provide details on both of our shows and how you can participate!
Thank you so much to everyone who who came out to our Drive-In movie nights this past weekend! All 4 shows were Sold-Out!
We are so grateful to have been able to work with Fresh Air Cinema’s to put on this event for all of you. Fresh Air Cinema is in partnership with FortisBC who help to cover the cost of the events, which occur in communities across the province.
Thanks to your generous support over $5000 was raised for Nourish Cowichan! Your donations were matched by Coastal Community Credit Union to help make this possible and we are proud to offer support to an organization that does so much good in our community.
We would also like to give a shout out to Chek News and Return-It, additional partners of Fresh Air Cinema’s who help make this possible.
Stay tuned!
In keeping with the regulations outlined by the Provincial Health Officials, our indoor spaces are open to community gatherings such as small meetings, workshops, classes and AGM’s. We have set up the Pearmine Room and Mellor Hall to accommodate social distancing requirements and provide hand sanitizer in every room. We also have lots of available outdoor space for rent as well. Please contact the office to discuss the options for your event. We are committed to help you bring people together while safely keeping apart.
