Travel website tabs Bathtubs, BeachFest as must-see events in 2017
PARKSVILLE – Two local attractions have hit the big time. Both the Parksville Beach Festival and Nanaimo Bathtub Festival are included in Expedia.ca’s list of must-see Canadian festivals in 2017.
Blain Sepos, executive director with Parksville-Qualicum Beach Tourism says it’s more proof Oceanside is a good destination.
“It really just builds the awareness of the destination across North America,” he said.
Since 2012, Parksville’s Beach Festival has attracted massive crowds, drawing more than 500,000 people to the event. More than 133,000 crossed through the gate in 2016 alone, a new record.