Each year, my family makes a summer bucket list that includes everything from wild dreams like building a treehouse to the simple summer fun of going out for ice cream. We sat down last night to start making our list and here’s what we have so far:

• Getting ice cream at Beacon Drive-In
• Visiting outdoor markets like the Esquimalt Farmers Market (where you can sit on the grass and enjoy fresh fruit, baked goods, and even artisan chocolates!)
• Going bowling
• Trying stand-up paddle boarding
• Attending the mysterious Diner en Blanc (July 7)
• Sitting on a beach at least once a week
• Seeing the sand castles at Parksville’s Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition (July 14 to August 20)
• Hiking up Mt. Doug and Mt. Finlayson
• Training for the GoodLife Fitness Marathon
• Playing frisbee at the park
• Making popsicles
• Following the parade all the way to the Victoria Pride Festival (July 9)
• Splashing around at the new Esquimalt Adventure Park
• Checking out all the exciting performers at the Downtown Victoria Buskers Festival (July 11 to 16)
• Crabbing in Sidney
• Trying a new sport – like rock climbing or horseback riding
• Watching the HarbourCats vs. Burnaby Bulldogs baseball game presented by Used.ca (July 16)
• Going camping (and making s’mores!)
• Enjoying arts, crafts and music at the Filberg Festival in Comox (August 4 to 7)
• Trying out new summer recipes
• Going swimming
• Petting all the dogs at Pet-A-Palooza (August 12 and 13)
• Going to the fair at the Vancouver Island Exhibition in Nanaimo (August 18 to 20)
• Working on summer arts and crafts
• Hosting a backyard barbecue
• Checking out antique cars at the Vancouver Island Motor Gathering (August 27)
• Visiting Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse
• Building a treehouse (maybe this will be the summer our wildest dreams come true!)

Join us in our summer dreams! Come visit the Used.ca booth at events all summer long, and check out the events page on our website for even more summer fun: http://www.used.ca/community/events/

What’s on your summer bucket list? Tell us below…