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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!
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).
Upcoming & Past Lunches:
Neighbourhood Fun Nights
This event occurs through July and August (weather permitting), on Wednesdays from 5-7 pm.
Neighbourhood Fun Night is a summer feature attracting residents and visitors for a low-cost picnic-style dinner, live music, and kids’ activities and prizes.
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).
Upcoming & Past Fun Nights:
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
