• Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Summer Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm, enter at Gate 4, admission by donation. Guided Garden Tours, Sundays 2pm sharp at Gate 4 (main gate), 5941 Mason Road, by donation. See the quaking aspen and learn about its clones, take your best guess at the strange shape of the mystery tree, and see how the native plant garden is coming along. Info: www.coastbotanicalgarden.org or 604-885-9363.
• July 1. Pender Harbour Farmers and Artisans Market, 10am to 3pm at the Crossroads Grill (Highway 101 in Madiera Park), Sundays. Locally grown produce, artisans and baking.
• Gibsons Landing Sunday Market, 10am to 3pm, Holland Park and Winegarden Park in Lower Gibsons, every Sunday, June to September. Locally grown, locally made. See www.facebook.com/gibsons.landing.sunday.market
• July 22. Music in the Landing presents Mimosa - Cabaret on the Street with Rebecca Shoichet, Anna Lumiere, Karen Graves and John Rule (Parisian to Latin swing), 11:30am to 1:30pm at the Sundial Stage next to Sunday Market.
• July 1. Roberts Creek Heart Market, noon to 4pm in “downtown” Roberts Creek, every Sunday until the fall. Vendors can contact Ian at Roberts Creek Health Food Store: 604-885-2580.
• July 22. Ruby Lake Lagoon Society AGM and 10 Year Celebration, 3 to 6pm at the Iris Griffith Centre, 15386 Sunshine Coast Highway (1 km south of Ruby Lake). Slideshow presentation on the Society’s 10 year history, followed by a potluck BBQ at 4:30 and festivities including: live folk music by Matthew Lovegrove, performance by summer student staff and fun activities for the kids and young at heart! Family friendly, everyone is welcome. Info: www.lagoonsociety.com, 604-883-9201.