Posted on Jan 21, 2025
The three-day Barnside Harvest Festival at Paterson Park in Ladner last September attracted over 30,000 people, including 2,500 children. Just over half were from Delta, but others from other Metro Vancouver communities. The Festival featured 50 bands and 20 recording artists, 100 vendors, artisans, food trucks. It was made possible by multiple sponsors, primarily the Barnside Brewing Co., and 250 volunteers, including members of the Rotary Club of Ladner who managed vehicle parking for the event, generating over $30,000 for local charities. The highly popular event is returning to Ladner in September 2025.
 
 
 
Festival Producer John Donnelly, a Ladner resident of 28 years and now a Tsawwassen resident, presents results of the September 2024 event and plans for the September 2025 Festival. Two years ago the planned attendance target for the original Festival was 3,000 to 5,000. This past year over 30,000 attended over the three days.
 
 
 
Rotary Club of Ladner listed as a Charity Partner. President David Rushton and Mike Storey thank John Donnelly with a contribution to The Rotary Foundation in his name for Rotary's global campaign to rid the world of polio.