2010 Aquafest Program
There are no admission fees for any of the activites at Aquafest 2010
Aquafest activities will take place at three venues, the Main Beach in Grand Bend, River Road in Grand Bend and at Pinery Provincial Park. Program details that follow are still subject to change.
| Day | Location | Start Time | End Time | Activity |
| Friday | River Rd | 11:00 am | 6:00 pm |
Water-themed art exhibits, Aquafest Student Art and Photo Contest Show |
| 6:30 pm | Prize Presentation and Reception for Art Contest | |||
| Pinery | 7:30 pm | 8:30 pm | Sunset guided hike starting at P9 parking lot | |
| Saturday | Beach | 10:00 am | 3:30 pm | Exhibitors Fair, face painting |
| 11:00 am | Cindy Cook of Polka Dot Door fame | |||
| 11:45 am | 3:30 pm | Educational Activities | ||
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Free concert with Juno-nominated Great Lakes Swimmers and Grand Bend’s Brian Dale | ||
| Pinery | 10:00 am | Voyageur canoe outing at canoe rental dock | ||
| 10:00 am | Children’s program at Chalet | |||
| 10:30 am | Bird hike at Riverside Trail | |||
| 10:30 am | Screening of Waterlife at Visitor Centre | |||
| 1:00 pm | Screening of Waterlife at Visitor Centre | |||
| 2:00 pm | Voyageur canoe outing at canoe rental dock | |||
| 2:00 pm | Ask-a-naturalist at the Park Store | |||
| 3:30 pm | Pinery Tales Children’s Program at the Visitor Centre | |||
| 8:30 pm | Keynote address by director Kevin McMahon and screening of award-winning documentary Waterlife at the outdoor amphitheatre beside the Visitor’s Center (rain location inside Visitor`s Center) | |||
| River Rd | 10:00 am | 6:00 pm | Water-themed art exhibits, Aquafest Student Art and Photo Contest Show | |
| Face painting | ||||
| Canoe-building demonstration with Skip Izon | ||||
| Fishing boat tours | ||||
| Coast Boat tours | ||||
| 3:00 pm | Wetland hike along the Old Ausable Channel (meet at Art Centre) | |||
| Sunday | Beach | 11:00 am | 3:00 pm | Exhibitors fair |
| 11:00 am | 3:00 pm | Sail past, lifeguard and kite surfing demonstrations, try out paddle boarding, face painting | ||
| 11:00 am | 12:00 pm |
Student musician- Mowgli Registration for sandcastle building competition (For pre-registration contact Jim Jean at 519-238-2456 or visit www.grandbendaquafest.ca/castle) |
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| Noon | Keynote address by Adria Vasil, author of Ecoholic and Ecoholic Home | |||
| Noon | 4:00 pm | Sandcastle building competition | ||
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Student musicians- Amity Beach and Stuck Out There | ||
| 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | Sandcastle judging and prize presentation | ||
| Pinery | 10:30 am | Guided Bike Hike- meet at the bike rental building | ||
| River Rd | Noon | 5:00 pm | Water-themed art exhibits, Aquafest Student Art and Photo Contest Show | |
| Canoe-building demonstration with Skip Izon | ||||
| Face painting | ||||
| Fishing Boat Tours | ||||
| 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | Great Lakes Chowder Contest with Chef Jamie Kennedy and celebrity judges |
