Parksville Beach Festival Details:
- Competition: July 9 – 12
- Quality Foods Sculpture Exhibition: July 13 – August 16, 9:30 am – 8:30 pm daily
- Entry: suggested donation of $5.00 per person.
Donations helps support several local non-profit organizations with approximately $75,000 per year being donated back to these volunteer community groups! Since 1999 the Parksville Beach Festival Society has given back over $1,200,000 thanks to your generous donations.
Frequently Asked Questions: Click Here
All Beach Festival Events:
- July 11 & 12 | Parksville Canadian Tire Sand Sculpting Lessons & Demos | 10 am – 5 pm
- July 11 | Opening Weekend Concert: April Wine
- July 13 – August 14 | Canadian Tire Buskers at the Gazebo | Daily, 11 am – 1 pm & 2 pm – 4 pm
- July 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 & August 1, 14, 15 | Tim Hortons Free Summer Concert Series | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Fridays & Saturdays)
- July 25 & 26 | Sand & Sounds Weekend Hosted by Little Island Parties
- August 7 – 9 | Mid Island Co-Op “Beachfest ROCKS” Music Festival
- August 14 & 15 | Coastal Community Credit Union Sculpture Light Up | Gates Open until 11 pm
- August 15 | Quality Foods Festival of Lights Fireworks Show | After Sundown
- August 16 | Quality Foods Children’s Sandcastle Competition | 1 pm – 2:30 pm (Registration 11 am | Awards 3:30 pm)
What: Parksville Beachfest Festival of Lights Parksville
When: Saturday August 15
Where: Community Park at Dusk approx. 9:30 pm
Wrapping up the Parksville Beach Festival is the Quality Foods Festival of Lights – a spectacular fireworks show simulcast to music on 88.5 The Beach!
Free event! Building finishes at 2:30 pm, prizes awarded after judging.
Registration: 11:00 am – 12:45 pm Event Start: 1:00 pm
Competition Schedule by Age Group:
- Ages 6 & under: 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
- Ages 7 – 9: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Road Closure notices courtesy of the City of Parksville:
- August 14 and August 15 – Tim Hortons Concert Series and Coastal Community Credit Union Sandcastle Light Up
Ravenhill Road Closed To Vehicles, 5 pm – 9 pm - August 15 – Quality Foods festival Of Lights Fireworks
Traffic Control In The Park 3 pm – 11 pm To Assist With Parking - August 16 – Quality Foods children’s Sandcastle Competition
Sandcastle Drive Closed To Vehicles, 7:30 am – 4 pm
An Evening with Blue Rodeo (SOLD OUT) – Friday, August 21
- Gates open: 4 pm
- Simon Clow ~ 5:15 pm
- Blue Rodeo ~ 7:30 pm
Click HERE for the Blue Rodeo Seating Chart.
Frequently Asked Questions about the show.
NOTE: Bags, backpacks and picnic coolers are not allowed. Small purses are allowed but will be subject to search by security staff. No outside food or beverage (unless approved in advance for allergies or specific dietary requirements). Empty water bottles are allowed as potable water available on site.
Shuttle Pick-Up Locations
- Knox United Church – 345 Pym Street, Parksville V9P 1E4
- Ballenas Secondary School – 135 Pym Street, Parksville V9P 1E9
- Festival Site Drop-Off/Pick-Up: Ravenhill Road
- Final pick-up details and departure schedules will be confirmed closer to each event.
Shuttle Schedule:
- April Wine, Saturday, July 11: 2 pm – 10 pm
- Beachfest ROCKS:
- Friday, August 7: 12:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Saturday, August 8: 10 am – 10:30 pm
- Sunday, August 9: 10 am – 8:30 pm
- Blue Rodeo, Friday, August 21: 2 pm – 10 pm
Shuttle Pass Pricing
- Round-Trip Shuttle Pass: $15 per person
- Beachfest ROCKS! 3-Day Pass: $35 per person (Includes taxes/fees)
How to Purchase
- Online HERE or in person at MAC Box Office.
- Your tickets will be emailed to you, so you can print them out, or present them on your phone to the shuttle host.
Rider Information
For the comfort and safety of all passengers, the following items are not permitted on shuttle vehicles:
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Large coolers or wagons
- Umbrellas
Guests are encouraged to bring their own folding chairs for April Wine and Beachfest Rocks!