It’s a fun event for a worthwhile cause – to raise the money needed to keep the Galiano Island Health Care Centre up to date and serving the community. The event is a pleasant 20-minute walk from the ferry and the Village, to the Community Lions Park. Informal and joyful, the wine festival is an open-air event that is a wonderful way to spend a summer afternoon. All the wines offered for sampling are affordable, including many wonderful British Columbia boutique wines found at Vintages Wine Shop in the Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa, The Corner Store (just 3 km from the Village) or the Galiano Garage, near the ferry terminal. You can reserve your tickets by emailing galianowinefestival@gmail.com. They are $35 and bought at the Galiano Health Care Centre, Galiano Garage, Daystar Market, Galiano Island Books, The Corner Store, Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa.