Hyack Festival 2023

THE 2023HYACK

Festival+Parade

The annual Hyack International Parade is our province’s largest family-oriented parade with over 120 entries from throughout BC, Washington, and Oregon You won’t w t to miss the high-energy, colourful and entertaining procession of floats, marching bands, community groups, mascots, performance artists, and more that fill the streets of New Westminster. It’s a “can’t miss” event for the entire family!

Better yet...get in on the action

ANYONE can be in a parade!

Whether you’re a large corporation with a fabulous float, a small business with a brightly decorated vehicle & costumed staff, or even a community club that knows how to whoop it up in a fun marching formation, we want you to join us!

Bring out your community spirit, promote your brand and brighten the smiles of a huge captive audience!

We highly encourage a wide variety of fun participants, from fabulous floats & marching bands, to dance/theatre troupes drill teams, military groups, community clubs and more If you need ideas to make your entry unique, feel free to reach out

If you love to embrace an exciting, over-the-top spirit and can think outside the box to captivate the thousands of parade-watchers on our route Hyack is excited to welcome you into our 50th Annual International Parade!

We are requiring all entries to be fun, entertaining and enthusiastic!

And just when you thought the day couldn’t get any better Thousands of people join us for the ”Hyack Internation Parade” and stay with us to celebrate the ”Hyack Festival” in Tipperary Park

A popular event in New Westminster, the Hyack Festival turns Tipperary Park into a hub of free entertainment, music and activities for people of all ages, while supporting local Vendors, Food Trucks and other Artisan Creators to display and sell their creations.

Families can drop by for free face-painting, crafts, games and free musical entertainment that will provide the perfect backdrop for a festival to remember!

The Hyack Festival encourage affordable, multicultural and intergenerational activitieXs so children, youth, adults and seniors can participate together; it fosters community building, understanding of cultures and respect for all people, enhancing the‘Spirit of Community’

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome!

rst, I want to say a heartfelt thank you our cherished community for showing up our events in numbers that constantly exceed our expectations It’s always a welcome reminder of why we do what we do

As President 2023 I am greatly honoured for the opportunity to represent the Hyack Festival Association and hope you will join us as we celebrate our 52nd year! Although I had the privilege to serve in this position in 2020, we weren’t able to produce in-person events, but rather did the best we could as we all remained apart The community rallied around our “Porch Parade” project and we were delighted at one of the best years of participation we’d ever experienced To be granted this second opportunity to give you the year we had originally envisioned is a privilege for which I’m grateful

Each year the President of the HFA chooses a theme around which our season is focused This year I have chosen the theme “Jewel of our City” For me, this reflects our organization’s commitment to the community and its people We strive to be a jewel that shines a light on this amazing city that we live, play, and work in, recognizing our time-honoured traditions and preserving our history, while simultaneously progressing the future

We are fast approaching our highly anticipated Hyack International Parade & Festival in the Park

The Parade begins at 11am as the procession of participants make their way down 6th Street, after which the thousands of spectators typically follow the last entry right into Tipperary Park to the Hyack Festival lled with food trucks, market vendors and exhibitors, a kid-zone with inflatable carnival games, face painting, wooden boat-building and crafts, an entertainment stage with community

performers and live music, our Hyack Festival is the perfect way to spend a charming day in New Westminster

For over 50 years, the HFA has been producing large-scale community events, bringing citizens of all ages from every walk of life together, finding a common bond in the celebration of our community The diversity of our participants is a heart-warming blend of the many groups that make up our city and embraces the values that make New Westminster a leader in inclusion and representation It is our privilege to continue to create fun-filled events, boosting our treasured community spirit by coming together over shared experiences of joy. This year, I am also making it my endeavour to spread our New Westminster spirit throughout the Lower Mainland We will be taking our float and our Youth Ambassador Leadership team to as many local parades as we can manage, including Poco’s May Day Parade, the Cloverdale Rodeo Parade, Pitt Meadows Day Parade, Steveston Salmon Festival, and more

After our Parade & Festival, we will be hard at work organizing our Farewell to Summer Fireworks Festival at the Westminster Quay on Saturday, August 26th for a spectacular day filled with artisan market vendors, live entertainment, fantastic food, and the piece de resistance: a Fireworks extraordinaire to captivate thousands of enchanted onlookers

The support of our community is the single most important factor by which we guide our organization We are always welcoming more members and volunteers into our ranks, so please reach out if you are looking to join a group of dedicated people who love to serve their community Your participation means a great deal to us as we surge forward with our efforts

Many warm thanks from all of us, to all of you Penny McIvor

2023 President Hyack Festival Association

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HYACK INTERNATIONAL PARADE SITE MAP

STAGING AREA

Schedule of Events:

FESTIVAL AREA

Event Notification & Street Closures

The Hyack Internat ona Parade & Fest va s schedu ed to ake p ace on Saturday, May 27th , 2023 between the hours of 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM

We thank you n advance or your understanding and support and we apo og ze for any nconven ence that th s may cause you We fee pr v eged to be back nperson w th this h storic commun ty event and t cou d not happen w thout your cooperat on

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

“No Parking” s gns and ba r cades w be e ected n the Stag ng A ea and a ong the parade route the even ng pr or o ear y morn ng of the Parade No veh c es are to be parked on the streets n the Stag ng Area o a ong the parade route Any veh c es parked on the barr caded streets o Stag ng Area after 6 00 AM May 27 2023 are sub ect to tow ng

STREET CLOSURES

The fo ow ng streets w be used as the assemb y area or the parade part c pants and w be c osed to the pub c on the day o the parade f om 6 00 AM to 2:00 PM (unt all the parade part c pants have c eared the area)

• 8 h Avenue between 6 h Street and 10 h Street

• 8 h Street between 6 h Avenue and 10 h Avenue

• 8 h Ed nburgh street between 10 h Street and 8 h Street

• Dublin Street between 10 h Street and 8 h Street

• London Street between 10 h Street and 8 h Street

• 6 h Street between 8 hAvenue and 10 h Avenue Southbound on y

PARADE ROUTE INFORMAT ON

The Parade w start at the corner o 8th Avenue and 6th Street t w proceed south on S xth Street east on Queens Avenue north on 1st Street and nto Queens Park at 3rd Avenue

HYACK FEST VAL LOCATION

The fest va w be located at T pperary Park, and Queens Avenue w be ba r caded rom 9 00 AM to 2 00 PM to a ow fo the parade process on to pass by

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Ambassador Leadership Program

The original New Westminster Hyack Youth Ambassador Leadership Program is one of the oldest youth programs in our city.

Over 60 years of history and experience has developed into a well-organized, supported, recognized, and cherished postsecondary scholarship opportunity in our community Today, under the Hyack Festival Association umbrella and sponsorship, the Hyack Youth Ambassador Leadership Program is a premiere leadership and empowerment platform for young women in our community

The participants are educated in professional and practical skills, both

personal and business, are encouraged to partake in numerous volunteer opportunities, and progress into being empowered spokespersons for the youth in New Westminster Most important ambassadors can collectively earn over $20 000 in post-secondary scholarships! The top award is $5,000 with the second place award of $3,000 and all remaining team members receive $2,000 each

These scholarships are sponsored by the Hyack Festival Association and various community donors and are announced and awarded at the annual “Evening of Stars” Awards Gala each Spring

Grand Parade Marshal: Kirk McLean

The Hyack Festival Association is proud to announce hockey royalty, Kirk McLean as our Grand Parade Marshal 2023

McLean represented Canada in international competition once He also lead the Vancouver Canucks through the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, coming within one game of winning the Cup

Deadline/Draw:

July 2, 2023

McLean was born June 26, 1966 in Scarborough, Ontario and played for four other National Hockey League teams during his 17 year professional career: including the New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers McLean played his junior hockey in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals before being drafted by New Jersey

Throughout his career, McLean was recognized as a respected player on and off the ice He is best known for his 10 and a half seasons with the Canucks during which time he was a finalist for two Vezina Trophies, named to two NHL All-Star Games and received Second All-Star team honours

McLean retired at the end of the 2000/2001 season, but returned to the game a few years later as goalie coach for the WHL Kamloops Blazers – followed later by his appointment as goalie coach for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche

On November 25, 2010 McLean was honored by the Vancouver Canucks as only the second inductee in the Canucks' RING OF HONOUR

In September, 2011 his contributions to the game of hockey were once more recognized by the Vancouver Canucks and theirAlumni organization, when he received the distinguished Jake Milford Award, as recognition for his life-long service and dedication July 2014 saw Kirk inducted into

the BC Hockey Hall of Fame

Following an induction into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2021

Today, McLean lives in Vancouver where he's an active member of the Vancouver Canuck Alumni, lending his time to numerous community events plus working for the Vancouver Canucks as their Team Ambassador

'Captain Kirk' is one of the most popular hockey players to ever play with the NHL's Vancouver Canucks