Every year on the second Sunday of August, nestled along the Bowker Creek banks, a blink-and-you-might-miss-it art market materializes.

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The Bowker Creek Brush-Up event is 18 years in the running, and entirely led by the Oak Bay Community Artists Society. This quaint tradition is a showcase for members to show and sell their art, with the only requirement being an ongoing demonstration to contribute to community engagement while also marketing their own skills.

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Watson said the event usually garners about 3,000 spectators from around the community, with tents and tables spread out along Armstrong Avenue to Hamsphire Road in Oak Bay.

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ThereB次元官网网址檚 also going to be a tent set up by the local recreation centre that will have activities for the little ones like making paper crowns. Watson said parents often allow themselves to also indulge in the small-town kitsch and make a craft for themselves too.

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This year, the function lands on Aug. 13, and will open at 11 a.m. sharp with welcome messages from the town crier and Watson herself. From then until 4:30 p.m., people are encouraged to drop by and enjoy the festivities.

Watson said there will also be a barbecue, and some other community booths, and local musical entertainment to provide the day with a soundtrack.

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Watson said planning has been happening behind the scenes since March.

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