Cultural Services Newsletter

School is out and the sun is here! Welcome summer with a variety of free cultural programs through our Summer Inspiration Series (formerly Pop-Up Programs) in our local parks, grab a blanket and listen to some amazing Concerts in the Park, or pick a summer camp to learn a new skill or pick up a new hobby. Summer is a busy time in Delta!

Concerts in the Park

Concerts in the park return for Summer 2026! This July and August, we invite you to bring a blanket or lawn chair to select parks to enjoy a free concert in parks throughout Delta. Concerts are one hour in length and are held outdoors throughout North Delta, Ladner, and Tsawwassen weekly from July through August. Cello Picnic, The BluesHawks, All the Kings Men, and so much more!

Summer Inspiration Series

Get inspired Delta! Experience arts, culture, and well-being opportunities in Delta's parks and outdoor spaces this summer as part of our Summer Inspiration Series! This series includes free outdoor activities happening across Delta during July and August. With heritage programs, family and adult art classes, fitness classes, and live music, there is something for everybody to enjoy.

Family

Canada Day at the Museum

Drop by the Discovery Centre this Canada Day and make a fun, free craft with your family!

Children

Mini Movers & Shakers

A fun introduction to the wonderful world of music for little ones aged 18 to 36 months who love to dance, clap, sing, and explore percussion instruments. Adult participation is required.

Baby Music Time

A fun introduction to the wonderful world of music for little ones aged 6 to 18 months who love to dance, clap, sing & explore percussion instruments. Adult participation is required.

Weekly Dance Classes

Did you know we are offering weekly dance classes throughout the summer? Classes will occur at Tsawwassen Art Centre on Tuesdays and Sundays, and North Delta Centre for the Arts on Wednesdays. Pre-registration is required.

Weekly Music Lessons

Did you know we are offering weekly private piano and guitar lessons throughout the summer? Guitar lessons will be held on Tuesdays at Tsawwassen Art Centre, and Thursdays at North Delta Centre for the Arts. Piano lessons will be held on Wednesdays and Sundays at Tsawwassen Art Centre, Thursdays at Ladner Community Centre, and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at North Delta Centre for the Arts.

Adult

Mindfulness in the Museum – a drop-in program, held weekly

A guided mindfulness and movement class using archival photographs and museum objects as gentle points of focus. This is a quiet space to connect with Delta’s history. All levels welcome; mats provided.

Museum Movie Club – Trans Canada Summer

Travel across Canada without leaving Delta in this documentary film from 1958. The camera follows the Trans-Canada Highway from east to west, revealing the people, the resources and the geography of Canada. Included are some of the engineering feats accomplished in the building of the highway. The movie runs 6-7pm with the option to stay on for a short discussion between 7-7.30pm.

Summer Camps

Registration for Cultural Services summer camps is open! Summer camps start on Monday, June 29, 2026 and run through July and August. Choose from a wide variety of visual arts, performing arts, STEM, and museum-based camps. Spaces are limited—register now!

Summer Camps at the Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre

Young Farmers

Get your hands dirty and learn all about the plants that grow in Delta in this full day camp. Explore and garden outside and learn farming basics and grow vegetables and other plants. Learn about Delta’s farming heritage with fun games and activities in the galleries.

Young Geologists

Discover our rock-tastic City of Delta in this hands-on camp filled with volcano making, fossil exploration, and rock adventures. We'll investigate the museum's collection as well as exploring outside and having fun with themed games and crafts.

Young Artists

We’ll explore a wide range of artistic techniques including fiber arts, pottery, painting and collage to create artwork inspired by the museum collections. We’ll take breaks to play outside and get creative with outdoor art projects.

Summer Camps at North Delta Centre for the Arts & Tsawwassen Art Centre

Delta Dance Animals

Become an eagle, a sandpiper, a salmon, a bumblebee, a bear and many more local animals with your friends as you dance together. Afterwards, we’ll do some animal crafts together too, so we can learn even more about our amazing local wildlife.

Dancing with the Stars

Students will experience multiple dance styles and develop an appreciation for dance history. We will be training from the fundamentals of each style all the way up to advanced steps, so dancers of all calibers will find something to enjoy!

Game Design

Create your own video game! Designed by film and game industry veterans, students learn creative problem solving and computational thinking through the game design process while employing Unity3d, the software that powers today's top games. Each class is rooted in a STEAM topic (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and includes time to create, play and evaluate games.

Archives Update

This May the Archives hosted a practicum student from the University of the Fraser Valley. Thanks to the efforts of our student, a photo album from the 1990s documenting every church in Delta is now available on the Archives database. Please feel free to take a look online by searching its accession number 2026-025.

We recently completed scanning and description for the family records donated by Joan Van Blerk. Joan came from the Grant family of Vancouver that settled in Delta in the mid-20th century. Her uncle ran Grant’s Litho and Printing in Ladner, which operated out of the old B.C. Telephone office. Her family had owned a cabin at Point Roberts and later moved to Boundary Bay permanently, likely why Joan herself also chose to reside in the Boundary Bay neighbourhood. Take a look at this collection online, especially if you have an interest in the Boundary Bay community.

The Archives has also undertaken a small oral history project, interviewing some of the long-serving volunteers of the Delta Hospital Auxiliary Society about their volunteer experiences. Look forward to these being available online to listen to in July.

Curator's Corner

Let’s talk about decoys! Hunters use waterfowl decoys to attract real birds by creating a false sense of safety. Decoys are placed in the water to entice birds into landing in a specific target area. This decoy is meant to look like a snow goose feeding. Carved by Bert Lamdin, a New Westminster resident who hunted in Delta. His family has a strong connection to our community, as his mother Lillian Lamdin was a member of the Endersby family from the Strawberry Hill area of North Delta. Bert and his friends hunted snow geese on Brunswick Beach and Westham Island. In total, he carved six snow geese decoys. Come by the Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre to see Bert’s decoy on display.

Cultural Community Spotlight

Delta works with great cultural community partners. Visit their websites to find out what they are up to.