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2025 Cortes Island Seafest – Sat, May 17
Cortes Island Seafest, with location planned for the Smelt Bay Park, will take place at Manson’s Hall, still on Saturday, May 17, starting at 11 AM. A shuttle from the Cortes ferry in... READ MORE
2025 Creative Spaces Tour – Sat, June 28
Creative Spaces Tour, an annual event organized by the Cortes Island Museum, is planned for the last weekend of June, Saturday, June 28, 2025. More news about this event will be posted later. READ MORE
2024 Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
The 2024 Christmas Bird Count (125th Audubon CBC) on Cortes Island was held on December 28, 2024. We recorded seventy-four species and 4550 individuals, observed by 40 participants – a testament to the... READ MORE
Latest News from Destination BC
Here are the latest news from Destination BC. READ MORE
Gumbooting the Lagoon – Saturday, August 31
Gumbooting this Saturday in the Manson’s Lagoon from 10 a.m. to noon. With biologist Deb Cowper and historian Lynne Jordan. The weather is supposed to be gorgeous!! The event is sponsored by the... READ MORE
Love Fest 2024
Love Fest is Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Linnaea Tickets are available at all Cortes Island stores and at the Friday Market. The show also features Afro-Cuban jazz artist... READ MORE