South Surrey\u2019s Salmons Sessions festival returns<\/p>\n
Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, March 25, 2026<\/p>\n
Live music meets conservation and education as one of South Surrey\u2019s most meaningful events \u2013 the Salmon Sessions Music Festival \u2013 gears up for a fourth year.<\/p>\n
The one-day event will return to the banks of South Surrey\u2019s Little Campbell River, Saturday, Aug. 22 at Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club (1284 184 St.).<\/p>\n
Running from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., the festival will combine music, local food, artisan vendors and community connection \u2013 all in support of one of B.C.\u2019s oldest all-volunteer-run salmon hatcheries, the Little Campbell River Hatchery.<\/p>\n
As in previous years, the event will bring together families, local businesses, artists, and environmental advocates for a celebration that \u201cblends entertainment with impact\u201d, according to a media release from co-organizer Penmar Community Arts Society.<\/p>\n
Following significant damage to the facility from floods in 2021, ongoing community support helps strengthen and sustain operations as the hatchery builds toward a more resilient future, Little Campbell Salmon Hatchery Society president Diana Barkley noted.<\/p>\n
And although a new hatchery is part of the long-term vision, funds raised this year will go primarily to immediate infrastructure upgrades and site improvements.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople don\u2019t always realize how fragile this hatchery is,\u201d Barkley said.<\/p>\n
\u201dOne bad flood, one broken pump \u2014 and thousands of fish might be lost.<\/p>\n
\u201dSalmon Sessions is our way of asking the community to help us keep going, and they\u2019ve shown up, year after year.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the live music lineup will be officially announced on May 1, previous years have featured a satisfyingly diverse blend of locally and regionally-known acts.<\/p>\n
Participants can also count on such family-friendly activities as viewing work by local artists, an artisan market (vendor applications are currently open), food trucks, sponsor and community organization booths and \u2013 of course \u2013 hatchery tours.<\/p>\n
Organizers are currently seeking local businesses to get involved through financial sponsorships, in-kind contributions (which could include products, services, prizes, rentals and media support) as well as employee volunteer teams and community booth participation.<\/p>\n
Sponsorship packages offer businesses brand visibility, on-site engagement opportunities, digital promotion, and meaningful community impact, they note.<\/p>\n
The entirely volunteer-operated Little Campbell River Hatchery releases more than 100,000 salmonids each year and has been praised for its vital role in conservation and education.<\/p>\n
The hatchery estimates that, over the past four decades, it has released more than four million salmon into the river.<\/p>\n
For further information on ways to participate in this year\u2019s festival, as either a visitor or sponsor, visit www.penmar.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Surrey\u2019s Salmons Sessions festival returns Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Live music meets conservation and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-561229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}