Cumberland Heritage Fair

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Saturday, February 21st, 2015
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

As part of BC Heritage Week, which begins with the national Heritage Day on Monday, February 16, this year’s heritage fair will be the 11th annual event in Cumberland. It was launched by a group of community volunteers in 2003 and was modelled on the folk festival that ran from 1949 to 1958 celebrating the diverse heritage of Cumberlanders. Each year families, clubs and other organisations set up displays of antique tools, unique collections, photos and demonstrations of crafts and folklore from the early days of Cumberland and the Comox Valley.

This year’s displays will include traditional embroidery from Brazil and Norway, quilters, weavers and lacemakers (oh my!) antique coins and cameras and much more. There will also be performances including old time fiddle and banjo tunes and Polynesian dance. In addition the Cumberland Museum & Archives will be open by donation all day and will have a scavenger hunt for kids with prizes awarded at the end of the day.