Celebrate the ocean with the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea and friends! This free community event — in Sidney's Beacon Park — is fun for the whole family. 11:00am-3:00pm

What’s happening:

• Storytime by VIRL, 11:30AM

• Science show by Science World, 12:00PM & 2:00PM

• Interactive and educational booths*

• Touch pool

• Photo-booth

• Face-painting

• Artist demonstrations: Art by Di, Amanda Key, and Squiddllr

• Art tent and lawn games and more!

*Booths hosted by Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, CRD Parks, CRD Environmental, DFO Stream to Sea, Galiano Conservancy Association, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Let’s Talk Science, McTavish Academy of Art, Ocean Diagnostics, Ocean Networks Canada, Oceanwise Conservation Association, Peninsula Streams, QENTOL,YEN W̱SÁNEĆ Marine Guardians, Royal BC Museum, Science World, Seachange Marine Conservation Society, Seaquaria Ocean Education, Straitwatch Research and Conservation Society, University of Victoria Mapping, University of Victoria: Juanes Lab, Vancouver Island Regional Library & Victoria Natural History Society.