The Burnaby Festival of Learning is here!
Events
Star Wars Day
Celebrate your love of Star Wars and have a great time in this day-long festival of family-friendly activities at Cameron Complex. Come […]
PechaKucha Night
A fun community event featuring presenters who share creative ideas, PechKucha style! What’s PechaKucha style? A simple presentation format where you show […]
Gallery Tour: Arts Alive 2019 & Transitions
Come to Ceperley House for a complimentary guided tour of the latest Burnaby student exhibitions, Arts Alive 2019 and Transitions. Get inspired […]
Zero Waste Living: Reducing your Waste Footprint One Item at a Time
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ll get you ready to offer the best gift to the one mother we all […]
Rhymes, Songs and Felt Stories: Tools to Connect the Community
Learn how to use rhymes, songs and felt stories to build connections in your early childhood development programs from experienced children’s librarians. […]
African Descent in BC
Did you know that the first settlers of African descent came to BC in 1857? Burnaby is one of the most diverse […]
Racing Readers
Racing Readers puts F-U-N in learning! Interactive games, activities, and exercises are aimed to improve physical activity, literacy skills, numeracy skills, and social/emotional […]
How to Quit Facebook
Thinking about leaving Facebook? Taking a break? Learn about your options and steps involved in separating you and Facebook. This event is […]
Fairplay and Daylight: A Walk and Learn Along Guichon Creek
During this walking tour of Guichon Creek, you will learn about urban streams, the biological condition of Guichon Creek and future plans […]
Teens: Take a Break
Studying is stressful! May 7th is National Child & Youth Mental Health Day, and the library will be connecting teens with study […]
Multicultural Stories with Arts and Crafts
Celebrate Mother’s Day with multicultural craft activities based on art from different countries around the world. Build community connections, learn about other […]
SFU Café Scientifique: Viruses, Treatments, and Epidemics
SFU faculty researchers talk about how vaccines work, how to fight cancer with radioactive drugs and how to apply mathematics on high-dose […]
Chocolate’s Local and Global Impact: Two sides of a Tasty Coin
Join Rachel McKinley, Master Chocolatier at Purdy’s, as she takes you on a luscious journey through the origins and history of chocolate. […]
Get Appy: Learn Business Skills with Lynda.com and Safari E-Books
Advance, improve, and strengthen your skills with Lynda.com’s professional tutorials and Safari Books Online. Take a crash course on how to utilize […]
Chinese Reading Circle
Share your love of reading and meet new friends at an interactive group discussion in Chinese. Bring one or two books, articles […]
Indian Horse Screening
BCIT’s Indigenous Services Department and Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships team welcome you to join us for a special screening of Indian Horse. […]
Garden Workshop: Growing & Eating Well
Welcome to a workshop where you will get hands-on experience on how to grow, take care of, and prepare a meal of microgreens […]
How do you Become Successful in Life?
How do you become successful in life? Join author and writer, Jaquelin Gutierrez, as she shares her journey living through armed conflict […]
Impact Of Automation
The Impact Of Automation Most of us working today have witnessed how technology has changed the way we work. Automation is nothing […]
Spanish Reading Circle
Share your love of reading and discover new friends at this interactive group discussion. Bring one or two books, articles, or other […]
The Gaming Stadium: Esports Day
Join us in an exhilarating esports event right here in Burnaby! Pick your game and take on all challengers in Smash Ultimate, […]
Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day
The annual Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day takes science out of the lab and onto the street! With over 100s of […]
Magic Chemistry Show
Capture the magic of chemistry through explosive and exciting demonstrations and displays that will keep you at the edge of your seat! […]
Super Science Game Show
Come and show off your science, engineering and creative skills in this high-energy, super fun game show, presented by Let’s Talk Science! […]
Introduction to the Art and Science of Observational Astronomy
In this workshop, participants will learn various strategies to explore the night sky. A custom constellation matrix will be a valuable takeaway […]
What’s New in the Search for Exoplanets and Extraterrestrial Life
Since the first planet outside our solar system was discovered in 1995, about 4000 such exoplanets have been confirmed to orbit stars […]
Super Science Game Show
Come and show off your science, engineering and creative skills in this high-energy, super fun game show, presented by Let’s Talk Science! […]
Completely FREE learning events for everyone!
The Burnaby Festival of Learning features dozens of free events designed for people at all stages of life. Art exhibits, hands-on workshops, science shows, Pechakucha Night – the festival is bursting at the seams with fresh, vibrant events.
Celebrate unconventional lifelong learning!
Learning never ends, and that’s awesome. It seems like there’s something new to learn every day – new technology, new world events, new cultural lenses to explore – the world is always changing, and we keep on learning. Studies have shown that active participation leads to better understanding. That’s what the Festival is all about!
A full week of fun and exciting learning experiences and opportunities for the entire community. Learn, grow, and thrive!