For the third consecutive year, Sidney is hosting Sidney Family Days – a LEGO Brick Festival February 7, 8 and 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day throughout downtown Sidney. Sidney will have activities on all three days of the Family Day weekend and each day Sidney restaurants and businesses will be open to welcome families. The theme this year is ‘marine’ and back once again is Robin Sather, Canada’s only LEGO professional who will build a 6 foot Seaspan tugboat. Sidney’s own Star Cinema will be showing the LEGO Movie and the Victoria Film Festival is holding Jammies & Toons at 3 p.m. on February 9th at the Charlie White Theatre in the Mary Winspear Centre.
On Saturday February 7th, the fun starts at 10.00 a.m. when the Sidney Museum opens its doors to hand out the LEGO Brick Festival scavenger hunt maps. The Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre will feature underwater LEGO bricks and the Sidney Pier Hotel will host a huge interactive LEGO brick display by VicLUG.
The fun continues Sunday February 8th in the same locations with all the same fun activities as well as the exciting start of a Seaspan tugboat LEGO build by Robin Sather. Robin will start constructing his masterpiece in the building on the waterfront at 9891 Seaport Place (AKA the Gracepoint Police Station).
On Monday February 9th all the fun activities go on and Robin continues construction of his work of art at the Mary Winspear Centre. Visitors will also help Robin build a large LEGO mosaic, which will match the design of the tugboat. The Mary Winspear Centre will also have LEGO play areas for all ages, and a community open house where families can learn about the activities available to family and youth in the Sidney area. Explore Sidney in search of exciting LEGO displays, and enter your completed treasure map at the Sidney Museum for your chance to win a wonderful prize. Watch for draw boxes and door prize opportunities for fabulous LEGO prizes all weekend.
