White Rock and South Surrey Culture Crawl returns Oct. 3-4

The annual White Rock & South Surrey Culture Crawl returns to the Semiahmoo Peninsula on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4. Hosted by the City of White Rock and City of Surrey, the free self-guided event features more than 45 activities connecting visitors with local artists, cultural organizations and creative talent.

Kent Street will host SOURCES’ Mid-Autumn Festival of Cultural Connections on Oct. 3, with cultural performances, lion dancing, art and calligraphy. Oct. 4 activities include cedar weaving with Semiahmoo artist Joan Williams, mixed-media art journalling with Nicci Battilana and the Made on the Peninsula Art Market.

At White Rock Beach, the White Rock Museum & Archives will present its Please Touch the Collections! exhibit from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Uptown Gallery will offer a pre-registration, two-hour Papermaking with Invasive Plants session with artist-in-residence Joshua Ralph. Visitors can also explore Prairies to Pacific: The Story of Métis Peoples Coming to BC on Oct. 4 and visit the White Rock Farmers Market.

The Centennial neighbourhood will host an open rehearsal for the White Rock City Orchestra’s 2026 Christmas Concert and Peninsula Productions’ presentation of Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park. A free shuttle will run on two dedicated routes between venues throughout the weekend. Maps are available at White Rock Community Centre and the full schedule is at whiterockcity.ca/culturecrawl.