People came out in droves for the first ever Family Festival in Central Park last Saturday, hosted by Burnaby Community Services.
"The festival was fantastic. We had over 750 people come out," said Stephen D'Souza, executive director of Burnaby Community Services, which facilitates the camping and Christmas bureaus. "The weather was fantastic; everyone had fun."
Burnaby Community Services is planning to host the event every year as a fundraiser for the camping bureau, which sends kids from low-income families to summer camps. This year's event just broke even, which D'Souza considers a success for the first festival.
"We had a lot of the families who use our services come out to it," he said. "We wanted it to be affordable and accessible to everybody."
