Editing Richmond, British Columbia (section)

==Arts and culture==
On [[Canada Day]], Richmond has an annual festival in [[Steveston, British Columbia|Steveston]] called the Steveston Salmon Festival. This event includes a parade, and a huge [[barbecue]]d salmon sale in front of the Steveston Community Centre. Locally based municipal, provincial and federal politicians frequently show up at this event, usually as part of the parade and/or to hand out [[Flag of Canada|Canadian flags]].

An annual Richmond Maritime Festival has been held at the Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site every August since 2004. It is a family event that celebrates the region's maritime heritage with live entertainment, ships, exhibits and demonstrations.

In 2002, Richmond hosted a [[tall ship]]s festival, which attracted an estimated 400,000 people to Steveston. The success of this event surpassed many expectations and caused traffic congestion in the usually quiet area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond-news.com/issues02/082202/news/082202nn2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123045136/http://www.richmond-news.com/issues02/082202/news/082202nn2.html|url-status=dead|title=Richmond News: "Richmond Tall Ships 2002 attracts 400,000 people"|archivedate=23 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond-news.com/issues02/082202/news/082202nn8.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123034051/http://www.richmond-news.com/issues02/082202/news/082202nn8.html|url-status=dead|title=Richmond News: "'Holy mackerel,' tall ships festival draws huge crowd"|archivedate=23 January 2005}}</ref> There was insufficient parking in the area, which gave locals the idea of selling "parking space" by using their driveways and front yards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.richmond-news.com/issues02/082202/news/082202nn6.html |title=Richmond News: "Parking woes lead to anger and profits" |access-date=25 May 2009 |archive-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715183349/http://archive.richmond-news.com/issues02/082202/news/082202nn6.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite the event's popularity, there was a revenue shortfall and the city decided not to host the event again.<ref>[http://www.royalcityrecord.com/issues03/104203/news/104203nn2.html Royal City Record: "Small – but Tall – better"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517060636/http://www.royalcityrecord.com/issues03/104203/news/104203nn2.html |date=17 May 2007 }}</ref>

Many indoor and outdoor [[art exhibition]]s are hosted by Richmond Arts Coalition (RAC) throughout the year. The Richmond Arts Strategy, passed in July 2004 by the City of Richmond, includes a proposal to promote communication between arts organizations and develop the Richmond arts community. In January 2005, a Board, mission, and mandate was established. On 1 November 2005, artists, art organizations, and patrons of the arts formed the Richmond Arts Coalition. The RAC hosts Richmond arts events, connects the public to artists and events, provides artist opportunities, nominate awards, funds performers to specific events, stimulates arts projects, and advocate for arts issues, performances, education, creation, and exhibition activities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History|url=https://richmondartscoalition.com/our-history/|access-date=22 July 2021|website=Richmond Arts Coalition|language=en-US|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722041811/https://richmondartscoalition.com/our-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the summer weekends, an annual [[Richmond Night Market]] is held. Toys, clothes, cell phones, and [https://desiturka.ca/ food] are available along with live entertainment. It is very popular and is usually crowded.

Richmond also hosted the 2006 [[Gemini Awards]], which were held at [[River Rock Casino Resort|River Rock Casino]]. This marked the first time the ceremony had taken place on the West Coast, as it traditionally takes place in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cknw.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428327912&rem=34161&red=80132723aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm |title=CKNW AM 980: "Richmond's River Rock Casino to host this year's Gemini Awards" |access-date=28 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514173809/http://www.cknw.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428327912&rem=34161&red=80132723aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm |archive-date=14 May 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>