Sunday, September 28, 2025 from 11:00 to 3:00
In celebration of World Rivers Day, the Museum at Campbell River presents the Haig-Brown Festival on September 28, 2025. This community event pays tribute to the lasting impact of Roderick Haig-Brown and Ann Elmore, whose remarkable contributions span environmental conservation, literature, community service, and fishing. The festival endeavours to enrich guests’ understanding of and engagement with these themes, fostering a deeper connection to the community through new knowledge and immersive experiences.
Visitors to the festival can do a variety of engaging activities including:
- Trying their hand at fly-casting.
- Immersing themselves in readings from Roderick Haig-Brown’s conservation works in the study of the house.
- Shopping the artisan market of locally crafted goods.
- More details will be evolving throughout the year.
Schedule & Features
11:00 – Festival Opens
11:30 – Artisan market opens
12:30 & 1:15 Reading from works of Roderick Haig-Brown. In the study of the house.
1:30 – Stewardship Awards
3:00 – Festival Closes
Other Highlights:
Other highlights include textile demonstrations by Midnight Shuttles, an art station hosted by Campbell River Art Gallery, activities with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Greenways Land Trust will showcase their initiatives, alongside Wild Wise, Campbell River and North Island Transition Society.
Live music will add to the atmosphere.
