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Alex Fest
Alex Fest, typically held on the last Saturday in May, brings in people from around the Semiahmoo Peninsula and beyond to enjoy performances, demonstrations, vendors, food, kids’ activities and more at this family-friendly event.
Alex House seeks to partner with neighbours looking to share their skills, talent, and creative energy with their community. Our aspiration is for Alex Fest to be an authentically grassroots gathering for folks to make their own fun, teach and learn from one another, and return home refreshed and inspired!
Please note that Alex Fest seeks to showcase locally-based enterprises; with a preference for those vending their own and/or other locally made products
Want to get involved? There are lots of opportunities.
As a performer (music, dance, spoken word, children’s)
As a locally-based vendor
As a community group seeking to improve your neighbourhood
As a craftsperson or artisan looking to demonstrate your skills
As a volunteer looking to help create something special for your community
As someone who just shows up to experience the fun!
If you’d like to find out more about opportunities to vend or perform at Alex Fest, please contact rentals@alexhouse.net.
Please direct all other Alex Fest inquiries to communityprograms@alexhouse.net.
Celebrating Community Lunch
The longest-running, regularly-offered community program at Alex House, Celebrating Community Lunch brings neighbours together for a low-cost meal (main, dessert, and coffee/tea), live entertainment, prizes, and more! The meals are cooked on site by our amazing cook and volunteer team. The atmosphere is friendly and laid back—a perfect opportunity for relaxed conversation and making new friends.
Celebrating Community Lunch is held in the fully-accessible Dining Hall of our Crescent Beach location, 2916 McBride Ave. The suggested cost is $15 ($12 for members of Alex House), but no one has turned away for lack of funds.
Celebrating Community Lunch happens at noon on the second Wednesday of the month from September through June.
Please register and pay online, or call to register at 604-535-0015 before noon Monday.
If you’d like to find out more, or are a performer interested in providing entertainment, please contact communityprograms@alexhouse.net or 604-535-0015 (ext 236).
Neighbourhood Fun Nights
Neighbourhood Fun Night is a summer feature at Crescent Beach, attracting residents and visitors for a low-cost picnic-style dinner, live music, and kids’ activities and prizes.
This event occurs through July and August (weather permitting), on Wednesdays from 5-7 pm at our beautiful Centennial Plaza and adjacent field. The suggested cost for dinner, dessert, and a beverage are $12, $8 for kids 13 and under (pay more if you can, less if you can’t).
2023 Neighbourhood Fun Nights run Wednesdays, 5-7 pm from dates: July 5-Aug 23
If you are a performer, a community group wanting to host an info table, or a business interested in donating a door prize, please contact communityprograms@alexhouse.net.
Alex House Community Action Tables
LOVE Lower Mainland Community Response Network (2 LGBTQ2+)
Peninsula Homelessness to Housing Task Force
Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition
Surrey Local Immigration Partnership
Surrey Together Against Racism
Seeds of Change Surrey
Tides Of Change WR/SS Community Action Table
