The annual Nanaimo record show will give people a chance to browse and hang out with fellow vinyl lovers and collectors.
This year's show is coming up Sunday, April 27, at the Bowen Park Activity Centre, and vendor space for the show is sold out. Last year’s show attracted more than 400 people.
“It was by far the biggest demand for vendor spaces,” said event promoter Jack Tieleman. “You know it’s a success when vendors travel to sell. There will be sellers that have done every one of our shows, to those just getting their feet wet.”
He said the show attracts a diverse group of people who love vinyl records and it offers a chance to see thousands of records from dealers around the Island and mainland.
“We see kids with parents, young people building a collection, older folks rebuilding a collection and those that have never stopped buying records. The idea of having records in the house appeals across ages and genders.”
The show will have music from all genres and Tieleman said the variety is a big draw of the event.
“You just never know what you might find. Collectors lose sleep over what may turn up,” he said.
Admission is $2 and the JLA Food Truck will be there serving Jamaican food. The show runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27 at the Bowen Park auditorium. Kids under 12 get in free.
