November 2026

DIRECTORY

NU-TO-YU THRIFT STORE
4409 Bedwell Harbour Road
Shop: Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm
Donate: Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am – 12 pm
Donate (no furniture): Saturday, 11 am – 2 pm
LIBRARY
4407 Bedwell Harbour Road
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10 am – 3 pm
RECYCLING CENTRE
4400 Otter Bay Road
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm
Bike Shop: Tuesday, November 3
PENDER CONSERVANCY
4301 Bedwell Harbour Road
Wednesday to Sunday, 11 am – 3 pm
PENDER NATIVE PLANTS
4506 Bedwell Harbour Road
Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm
FOOD BANK
4703 Canal Road
Friday, 9 am – 12 pm
PENDER ISLANDS MUSEUM
2408 South Otter Bay Road
November 20-22, 1 pm – 4 pm

NOVEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS

1 Sun 12:00 pm 2:00 pm Fire Rescue’s Great Canadian Pumpkin Toss, Fire Hall #1
1 4 pm Speakeasy
1 1 pm Speaker Series: Medical Cannabinoids with pharmacist John Tse
2 Mon 12:45 pm Music, Memories & the Stories We Carry, Community Hall
2 Mon 4:00 pm Magic Lake Property Owners Society meeting, Community Hall
2 Mon 7:00 pm Pender Photo Club gathering, via Zoom
2 2:30 pm We Are Not Alone; Navigating Loss and Change through Music and Imagery, until 4-4:30 pm (Next session Nov. 9)
3 Tue 10:00 am 3:00 pm ReCYCLE bike shop mechanic on site, Recycle Depot
4 Wed Lions Club Youth Vision Screening, Pender Islands School
4 Wed 1:00 pm 2:20 pm Photography Workshop with Joe Kashi at the Library, free drop-in
6 Fri 9:30 am Climate Café, Community Hall
6 Fri 11:15 am Remembrance Day Crafts led by Youth Leaders, Community Hall
6 Fri 12:00 pm Community Gathering with Isobel Lopatecki, Community Hall
8 Sun 4:30 pm Youth Night: Crafts with Bean, Tacos, register at Community Hall
9 Mon 9:15 am 12:00 pm Monthly Quilters Circle, Anglican Church Hall
9 Mon 2:30 pm We Are Not Alone; Navigating Loss and Change through Music and Imagery, until 4-4:30 pm
9 Mon 3:30 pm Pender Island Parks and Recreation Commission monthly meeting, Community Hall
11 Wed Remembrance Day, medical clinic closed
11 Wed 10:30 am Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony, Legion Cenotaph
12 Thur 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Pender Island Art Society, creating seasonal cards, Community Hall
12 Thur 1:00 pm Garden Club meeting: Rainwater harvesting, Community Hall Upstairs
13 Fri 9:00 am Islands Trust Council session, until 5:30 pm, https://tinyurl.com/TrustMeet
13 Fri 10:00 am Islands Trust Council Meeting, also November 14, at Victoria Coast Hotel and Marina and online
13 Fri 11:15 am Puzzles and Games, Community Hall
13 Fri 12:00 pm Community Gathering with Angelica Taekema Band, Community Hall
13 Fri 4:00 pm Pender Island Recycling Society AGM, Community Hall
13 Fri 7:15 pm Film: The Birds, Community Hall 
14 Sat 10:00 am Yuletide Market to 2:00, Community Hall
14 Sat 11:30 am Celebration of Life for Marjie Gilpen Levien, 2799 Schooner Way
14 Sat 7:00 pm Pender Island Short Film Festival
15 Sun REM Pender Island Short Film Festival – Filmmakers Forum, Community Hall
15 Sun 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Death Cafe
15 Sun 11:59 pm Deadline to submit to the 2026 Art Guide, ptarmiganarts.org
16 Mon 9:30 am 3:30 pm Print, Cut, Compose: Gel Printing With Susan Purney Mark
16 Mon 1:00 pm Matinee: Becoming Astrid, Community Hall
16 Mon 2:00 pm 3:00 pm South Pender Sing Along Series, Church of the Good Shepherd
17 Tue 6:30 pm Pender Island Farmland Acquisition Project Society AGM, Community Hall
18 Wed 4:00 pm 6:00 pm SDÁ,YES Truth and Reconciliation Circle
19 Thur 7:00 pm Solstice Theatre Presents: The Calling, Community Hall
Nov. 20-24 Otter Bay Renovation Closure
Nov. 20-24 Chamber of Commerce Staycation
20 Fri 10:00 am Make Christmas decorations with Margaret Alpen to 1:00, Community Hall
20 Fri 12:00 pm Community Gathering with The Wilding Women, Community Hall
20 Fri 2:00 pm Family Film: A Minecraft Movie, Community Hall
20 Fri 5:30 pm Chinese Food with Live music, Shelley Robinson, Legion
20 Fri 7:00 pm Solstice Theatre Presents: The Calling, Community Hall
21 Sat 9:00 am Saanich Peninsula Hospital Christmas Bazaar, Mary Winspear Centre (Sidney)
21 Sat 10:00 am Yuletide Market to 2 pm, Community Hall
21 Sat 11:00 am Walk the Trail with Parks and Rec, Danny Martin Park
21 Sat 7:00 pm Solstice Theatre Presents: The Calling, Community Hall
22 Sun 11:00 am Pender Historical Cemetery Walk, by donation
22 Sun 1:00 pm Pender Island Golf Club AGM
22 Sun 2:00 pm Solstice Theatre Presents: The Calling, Community Hall
23 Mon 2:30 pm Matinee: The Grand Seduction, Community Hall
24 Tue 7:00 pm Concert Society presents: Penderecki String Quartet
26 Thur 7:00 pm Potters Club Monthly Meetup, Community Hall
27 Fri 11:15 am Make Christmas Cards led by Youth Leaders, Community Hall
27 Fri 12:00 pm Community Gathering with Sarah Smith, Community Hall
27 Fri 7:00 pm Conservancy seminar: Leapers and Creepers, with  Dr. Kristiina Ovaska, Community Hall
28 Sat 10:00 am Yuletide Market & Art Show to 2 pm, Community Hall
28 Sat 10:00 am 3:00 pm Holiday Book Sale at the Library
28 Sat 10:00 am 4:00 pm Pender Island Art Society Autumn Art Show, Community Hall
28 Sat 2:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion general meeting, Legion
28 Sat 7:15 pm Film: The Christophers, Community Hall
29 Sun 11:00 am 3:00 pm Pender Island Art Society Autumn Art Show, Community Hall
29 Sun 11:00 am 3:00 pm Holiday Market Hosted by Kraken Underground, The Bistro at Port Browning
30 Mon 1:00 pm Matinee: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Community Hall