Pender Island
Water Taxi Schedules
Music + Events
Saturday • June 15
Pender Island Farmers Market
Pender Islands Community Hall
9:30am – 1pm
Live music at the Market
11am – 12pm - Pete Emery
Driftwood Centre | Live Music
11:30am – 12:20pm - Lizzie Margetts
12:30 – 1:20pm - Plumper Sound
1:30 – 2:20pm - Frank and Dave Scanlan
2:30 – 3:20pm - Bill Heintz
Hope Bay | Live Music
11:30am – 12pm - Bill Heintz
1:00 – 1:30pm - Bill Heintz
Sunday • June 16
Driftwood Centre | Live Music
11:30am – 12:20pm - Slo Cookin’
12:30 – 1:20pm - Peach & Quiet
1:30 – 2:20pm - Tom & Jonny
2:30 – 3:20pm - Taeven Lopatecki
Hope Bay | Live Music
11:30am – 12pm - Bill Heintz
1:00 – 1:30pm - Bill Heintz
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Pete Emery
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Plumper Sound
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Dave & Frank Scanlan
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Bill Heintz
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Peach & Quiet
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Tom & Jonny
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Taeven Lopatecki
Pender Must Sees!
Bus Schedules
Water Taxi – Driftwood Route
6:55 pm - Arrive Hope Bay
9:45 am - Depart Driftwood
10:15 am - Arrive Hope Bay
1:00 pm - Arrive Community Hall
1:30 pm - Arrive Community Hall
2:20 am - Arrive Community Hall
2:50 pm - Arrive Community Hall
4:55 pm - Arrive Community Hall
6:05 pm - Arrive Community Hall
6:25 pm - Arrive Community Hall
6:50 pm - Arrive Community Hall
7:00 pm - Arrive Port Wash
2:15 pm - Arrive Driftwood
3:45 pm - Arrive Driftwood
9:50 am - Arrive Community Hall
9:55 am - Arrive Hope Bay
10:00 am - Arrive Port Wash
10:10 am - Depart Port Wash
10:20 am - Arrive Community Hall
10:25 am - Arrive Driftwood
11:25 pm - Depart Driftwood
11:30 am - Arrive Community Hall
11:35 pm - Arrive Hope Bay
11:55 pm - Depart Hope Bay
12:00 pm - Arrive Community Hall
12:05 pm - Arrive Driftwood
12:55 pm - Depart Driftwood
1:05 pm - Arrive Hope Bay
1:25 pm - Depart Hope Bay
1:35 pm - Arrive Driftwood
2:15 pm - Depart Driftwood
2:25 am - Arrive Hope Bay
2:45 pm - Depart Hope Bay
2:55 pm - Arrive at Driftwood
3:45 pm - Depart Driftwood
3:50 pm - Arrive Community Hall
4:10 pm - Arrive Community Hall
4:15 pm - Arrive at Driftwood
4:30 pm - Depart Driftwood
4:35 pm - Arrive Community Hall
5:00 pm - Arrive at Driftwood
6:00 pm - Depart Driftwood
6:30 pm - Arrive at Driftwood
6:45 pm - Depart Driftwood
Winery / Cidery Route
12:05 pm - Depart Driftwood
1:50 pm - Depart Driftwood
2:00 pm - Arrive Sea Star Winery
3:35 pm - Arrive Sea Star Winery
3:55 pm - Arrive at Hope Bay
4:05 pm - Depart Hope Bay
4:40 pm - Arrive Hope Bay
4:50 pm - Depart Hope Bay
6:10 pm - Arrive at Hope Bay
6:20 pm - Depart Hope Bay
12:10 pm - Arrive Twin Island Cider
12:15 pm - Arrive Sea Star Winery
1:55 pm - Arrive Twin Island Cider
2:05 pm - Depart Sea Star Winery
2:10 pm - Arrive Twin Island Cider
3:40 pm - Arrive Twin Island Cider
Locations
1 • Driftwood Centre
Copper Otter Bar & Grill
Sat/Sun 8am - 8pm
Classic breakfasts, lunches, and upscale dinner service in a sophisticated and elegant setting.
Vanilla Leaf Bakery
Sat/Sun 6am - 4:30 pm
The best quality, freshly baked goods on site from scratch daily! Enjoy scrumptious pastries, baked goods and delicious beverages.
Talisman Books
Sat 10am - 4 pm
Sun 11am - 4pm
Pender Island's source for books (new and used), pottery, gifts and original fine art!
2 • Community Hall
Saturday Market
Sat 9:30am - 1pm
Bringing together local farmers, craftspeople and food vendors to offer you Pender Island's best wares
3 • Hope Bay
Pender Chocolates
Sat 10:30 am to 3pm
The place to go for a yummy treat. Hand crafted chocolates, coffee, espresso, tea, and more!
The HUB
Sat 12 - 8:30pm / Sun 12 - 7:30 pm
An oceanfront space to eat and relax! Dishes inspired by the flavours of Italy, the South of France and the Middle East.
Pender Islands Conservancy
Sat / Sun 11 am to 3 pm
Stop by the shop at Hope Bay to peruse locally crafted items! All proceeds go towards protecting and restoring our natural environment.
Studio B Collective
Sat 10 am to 4 pm
Sun 11 am to 3 pm
An exciting collective. Retail & representing makers in all mediums including hair art. An eclectic paradise. Bring inspiration, find inspiration
Looking to Sea • Retreats/Rentals/Ecotours
Kayaking by request: 604-883-0825
Providing immersive, sustainable, and personalized ecotourism experiences that connect individuals with nature and the community.
TDI special:
2 for 1 Guided Kayaking Tour
4 • Twin Island Cider
Sat / Sun 12 - 5pm
Makers of fine cider and perry fermented only with native yeasts—cider which communicates the land, the lost varieties and the stories of the place we live.
5 • Sea Star Winery
Sat / Sun 12 - 5pm
Visitors to the winery are invited to take a bottle to an outdoor table where you can sip Sea Star’s delicious wine and take in a view of the surrounding forest and vineyard.
Join us on June 15th & 16th
Pender Island Tours
Plan your own visit to Pender from the options above or check out these preplanned self guided tours for an easy travel day…
Pender Eats
Arriving from Salt Spring (Ganges), Galiano (Sturdies), Mayne (Miners) and Saturna (Lyall): Hop on the ‘5 Island Connector’ and transfer at Saturna (Lyall) to the ‘Pender - Mayne - Saturna’ boat!
11:35 am - Arrive at Hope Bay
Explore Pender Chocolate* (grab a coffee and some treats!) then head to the HUB for lunch when it opens at 12pm.
*Only open Saturday
1:15 pm - Take the bus to the Driftwood Centre
1:25 pm - Arrive at the Driftwood Centre
Heading to Mayne, Galiano or Saturna:
Check out the Vanilla Leaf Bakery, buy some treats to take home, enjoy the live music in the field!
3:30 pm - Depart the Driftwood Centre
3:40 pm - Arrive at Hope Bay
3:50 pm - Boat departs Hope Bay
Heading to Salt Spring:
Check out the Vanilla Leaf Bakery, buy some treats to take home, enjoy the live music in the field, then enjoy dinner at The Copper Otter!
6:45 pm - Take the bus to Port Wash Dock
6:55 pm - Arrive at Port Wash Dock
7:10 pm - Boat departs
7:45 pm - Arrive at Salt Spring Ganges Dock
Wine Tour
Arriving from Salt Spring Ganges, Galiano (Sturdies), Mayne Miners: Hop on the ‘5 Island Connector’ and transfer at Saturna (Lyall) to the ‘Pender - Mayne - Saturna’ boat!
10:05 am - Arrive at Hope Bay
10:15 am - Bus to Market* (Community Hall stop 2)
11:50 am - Bus to Winery + Cidery
~ Choice ~
Option A.
Spend 2 hrs at Sea Star Winery and 1.5 hrs at Twin Island Cider
Option B.
Spend 2 hrs at Twin Island Cider and 1.5 hrs at Sea Star Winery
We recommend option A if you plan on having lunch at Sea Star!
Option A:
12:00 pm - Arrive at Sea Star
1:55 pm - Bus to Twin Island Cider
3:35 pm - Bus to Driftwood Centre
3:45 pm - Arrive at Driftwood Centre
Option B:
12:05 pm - Arrive at Twin Island Cider
2:05 pm - Bus to Sea Star Winery
3:40 pm - Bus to Driftwood Centre
3:45 pm - Arrive at Driftwood Centre
Enjoy the live music and many food options at the Driftwood!
4:30 pm - Bus to Hope Bay
4:50 pm - Boat departs Hope Bay
5:15 pm - Arrive at Horton Bay Mayne Island
5:45 pm - Arrive at Lyall Harbour Satuna Island
*The market is only open on Saturday, on Sunday take the bus directly to the Driftwood Centre
Small Businesses
Arriving from Salt Spring (Ganges), Galiano (Sturdies), Mayne (Miners) and Saturna (Lyall): Hop on the ‘5 Island Connector’ and transfer at Saturna (Lyall) to the ‘Pender - Mayne - Saturna’ boat!
11:35 am - Arrive at Hope Bay
Explore Pender chocolates* (grab a coffee and some treats!), the Pender Conservancy and Studio B Collective and Enjoy the beach at Hope Bay!
*Only open Saturday
1:15 pm - Take the bus to the Driftwood Centre
1:25 pm - Arrive at the Driftwood Centre
Check out Talisman Books for a variety of novels and local art, enjoy the live music in the field and have some lunch at Vanilla Leaf Bakery or the Copper Otter!
3:30 pm - Depart the Driftwood
3:40 pm - Arrive at Hope Bay
3:50 pm - Boat departs Hope Bay to Saturna (transfer point for Mayne, Galiano and Salt Spring).
Our Relatives, the Islands
The Southern Gulf Islands have a rich and dense Indigenous history, which means each of the five islands have been spoken to or about in one or more language long before English or written letters existed.
Let us treat these islands as our relatives and learn about the places we live in or visit. The Southern Gulf Islands Tourism Partnership has put together a list of place names in SENĆOŦEN and Hul’quimi’num.
Is where you’re standing right now on the list?