The Oak Bay Tea
Party began as a “one time event” in the summer of 1963
when the late Allan Cox, Q.C. was
the Reeve of Oak Bay. It was so successful that it became an annual event since
then. Originally, the Oak Bay Tea Party was run by a group of volunteers,
most of whom were members of the Oak
Bay Kiwanis Club, who called themselves “The Oak Bay Bored of
Trade”. Since 1990, the Tea Party has
been run by the Oak Bay Tea Party Society,
a non-profit society dedicated solely to putting
on the Tea Party on the 1st Saturday and Sunday of June at Willows Park.
The Tea Party has had three chairmen:
the late Fred Usher, the late Marcel Barsalou, and the
current Bill Murphy-Dyson. Beginning with the Oak
Bay Tea Party Parade on Saturday morning from Windsor Park to Willows
Park, the Tea Party is a weekend community celebration of ENTERTAINMENT,
MIDWAY,
Bathtub race and (usually) AIR SHOW. 2006 celebrates the 44th anniversary
of the Oak Bay Tea Party. Expect to see the best
ENTERTAINMENT
and
AIR SHOW
ever.
June 3 and 4, 2006, at Willows Park.