Come join the festivities, with music, dance, art performances, volunteer Work parties, Salish cedar weaving, and fall harvest celebration.
RIVERS DAY
Sunday September 27th,
11am — 4:30pm
Robins Park, 620 Park Ave
Pulling to Gather Eco Art Project celebrates Rivers Day 2026 in the Catstream where local volunteers have been investing countless hours bringing back the salmon with ecological restoration.
To VOLUNTEER on the day
Fill out this form
https://forms.gle/D2328KW8q21ymcgA6
EVENTS for the the day
10:00am CATSTREAM TOUR
Michael Geselbracht, Les Malbon, Shelby Drope
Please RSVP: https://luma.com/6vv5ylte
11:00am SNUNEYMUXW WELCOME PROTOCOL
- Elder Gary Manson
11:15am OPENING PERFORMANCE
- Art Action Earwig with Patrick Aleck Jr.
12:00pm LUNCH & HARVEST CELEBRATION FOOD OFFERING
- Anne Nguyen
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
CEDAR WEAVING WORKSHOP
- Adam Manson
12:30 — 2pm Workshop #1
RSVP https://luma.com/gfhibbfj
2:30 — 4pm Workshop #2
RSVP https://luma.com/drr1mf95
TALKING CIRCLE
- Water Hearts and Tree Tales - Sharing stories about the bodies of water we love
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
BANGRA DANCE and CLOSING DANCE PARTY
RESTORATION WORK PARTY
- SEED Neighborhood Cooperative
Pre-event workshops in SEED Neighborhood:
Sept 24th
HARVEST PRESERVES
Workshop 1 with Anne Nguyen
1pm — 3:30pm https://luma.com/ylxv1h70
3:30pm — 6pm https://luma.com/p3e816jd
Pulling To Gather is co-produced by Art Action Earwig and Nanaimo Forest School.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, City of Nanaimo, SEED coop, Cinevolution Media Arts, Vancouver Island Regional Library, Protecting our Waters and Planet Project, Ocean Wise, and thanks to Snuneymuxw First Nation on whose land we live and work.
