Families can enjoy a variety of activities around the city throughout this long weekend.
A few highlights:. Salvadorean Festival 2013: Put on by the Salvadorean Cultural Society, the
festival celebrates the music, dance, art and food of El Salvador, plus a classic car show and soccer tournament. The event is at the Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info, visit the Salvadorean Culture page on Facebook.
. Burnaby Farmers' Market: Running Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Burnaby City Hall parking lot, the market offers a chance to find locally grown produce, prepared foods and crafts. There's live music, a used book exchange, a children's play tent, a games table and a sitting area with local newspapers. Bring your own shopping bags. See www.artisanmarkets.ca.
. KIOSK: This interactive Burnaby Art Gallery installation is outdoors at Burnaby Civic Square, outside the Bob Prittie branch of Burnaby Public Library. Artist Rebecca Bayer is presenting Give and Take, giving visitors a chance to take an item, leave an item. Bayer and volunteers are staffing the kiosk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays).
. Burnaby Art Gallery: The gallery's New Acquisitions exhibition continues this weekend, featuring new works acquired by the gallery between 2010 and 2013. The gallery is open Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. It's closed on holiday Monday.
. Burnaby Central Railway: Take a ride on Burnaby's unique miniature train in Confederation Park (find the railway entrance on Penzance Drive). A 10-to 15-minute ride costs $2.50 (free for children under three). Call 604-291-0922 or see www.burnabyrailway.org for more.
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