Edmonds is one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Burnaby and it’s wonderful to have the opportunity to celebrate the incredible tableau of cultures and foods. Thank you to The Long Table Society and volunteers for hosting the Flavours of Edmonds as part of Connect Fest 😋

Day 4! There may still be room to register a spot in one of the many Connect Fest events happening today and tomorrow. To see the full list of FREE events happening throughout the @cityofburnaby visit: connectfest.ca #burnabyevents #familyevents @sfucentral

Recap of the Edmonds Community Connector! City of Burnaby Burnaby Schools United Way Social Purpose Institute SFU Student Central

Poetry in Motion: A Multilingual Walk on Saturday 27th with Fraser Health was beautiful! City of Burnaby Simon Fraser University

Culture Chats packed the house at their event on Saturday April 27th. The performers were simply amazing! City of Burnaby SFU Student Central

One of the delicious recipes participants created at The Story of Food: A Community Kitchen event with Embark Sustainability Society on location at Greater Vancouver Food Bank in Burnaby. City of Burnaby SFU Student Central

Pok and Khoa put together a meaningful presentation that told the stories of the Boat People. Their event was held on Sunday at the @burnabyvillage Carousel room. SFU Student Central City of Burnaby

Last Day! Oh, but it is PACKED full of amazing events happening throughout the City of Burnaby including BCIT and Simon Fraser University. There may still be room to sneak in and register a spot. To find out more visit: connectfest.ca SFU Student Central BurnabyBoardofTrade #burnabyevents

Finishing the #walk30challenge strong with Stoney Creek CS this morning . The Connect Fest Poetry in Motion was a great addition to our nature walk! Burnaby Schools Walk30 Challenge #bced #burnaby

This incredible event started with a tour of Greater Vancouver Food Bank then a cooking class in their beautiful kitchen! So much to learn about what goes into running this organization and the hard work all the volunteers do to assist families in our community. Embark Sustainability Society City of Burnaby

The rain didn't stop the crowd of people who showed up to assist in painting the Pursue Peace mural. Such a fun day organized by Natalie @makersandmurals as part of the Edmonds Community Connector. Special thanks to United Way BC City of Burnaby

That’s a wrap on Connect Fest! Thanks to Simon Fraser University, our community members & volunteers who shared their knowledge & skills with us over the last 5 days. Thanks to today’s presenting sponsor - BurnabyBoardofTrade & @daiyafoods - & all the other sponsors for such a successful festival!🥳🫶⭐️

Edmonds Community Connector brought 7 events together in 1! United Way Social Purpose Institute City of Burnaby Burnaby Schools

Wow! What an incredible five days it has been! We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to every event host, venue, partner, volunteer, and guest who contributed to the festival this year. Thank you so much!

Connect Fest event recap: The Daybreak Climate Game was held at BCIT and hosted by Abhirami Senthilkumaran. @bcitlib SFU Student Central

Connect Fest event recap: @osnvancouver teamed up with Science World, Ocean Networks Canada and Geneskool to host a Science Event at Byrne Creek School on Saturday 27th.

Connect Fest event recap: @stillmoonarts hosted a lovely afternoon event on Sunday 28th where they shared stories about our relationship to water followed with a natural dye workshop.

Connect Fest event recap: CityHive engaged in sharing climate action stories on Sunday, April 28th. SFU Student Central

Connect Fest event recap: Lisa Codd, Daniel Chen, Donna Wong and Jeff Wong shared their stories at this film screening. City of Burnaby made this inspiring, moving and informative film possible. SFU Student Central #chinesehistory

Connect Fest event recap: Lamenting for Ukraine w/ Pickle Underground was simply amazing! It included dialogue, performance art and live music at the Shadbolt Theatre on Sunday April 28th.