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Making Waves exhibition opening

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

Kootenay Lake has long been a hub of activity, from the earliest sturgeon-nosed canoes to modern day sporting activities such as paddleboarding and kitesurfing. Through artifacts, photographs, and archival film […]

Free

Never Come Down bluegrass concert

Taghum Hall 5915, Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, British Columbia

A toe-tapping evening is in store for Nelson area music-lovers when the Portland, Oregon-based stringband Never Come Down plays Taghum Hall on Friday, August 18 at 7:30pm. Since the band […]

$25.00

‘Luminous’ Artist talk w/ Linda Dayan Frimer

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

NEW DATE! Part memoir, part art instructional, part art history book, Luminous: An Artist’s Story as a Guide to Radical Creativity, a gorgeous new book by Canadian artist Linda Dayan […]

Free

NELSON ROAD KINGS QUEEN CITY CRUISE

Nelson Baker Street Baker Street, Nelson, BC

Calling all classic car enthusiasts to the 19th annual Queen City Cruise in Nelson! Organised by Nelson Road Kings since 2003, come and view a spectacular range of vehicles from pre-1949 […]

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Queen City Burlesque Expo – Tease on Tap

The Royal 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Welcome to the 4th Annual Queen City Burlesque Expo!  **A Sensational Vaudeville Affair** Tease on Tap: A way to let loose and enjoy seeing and meeting all of our special […]

$29

Queen City Burlesque Expo – The Grand Gala

The Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

The Grand Gala All tickets $35 Presented by Deja Louve & Queen City Burlesque Expo Theme of the Night: “If I Join the Circus!” Every year, we gather to celebrate […]

$35

BRITS INVADE KASLO CAR SHOW

Kaslo Water Street Water Street, Kaslo

Join the Old English Car Club members on Sunday September 10 and see a unique collection of British cars and motorcycles from BC and Alberta. Parking up just behind Kaslo […]

Free

Nelson Culture Days

Nelson Nelson

Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of free participatory arts and culture events across the […]

Free

Arts & Culture Festival

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, Canada

Join us at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre as we kick off Culture Days with our Arts & Culture Festival, September 23 and 24 from 12 to 4 pm […]

Free

Arts & Culture Festival

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, Canada

Join us at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre as we kick off Culture Days with our Arts & Culture Festival, September 23 and 24 from 12 to 4 pm […]

Free

Guided Cold War Bunker tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bunkers were constructed across Canada. In 2017, the Nelson Museum began work on restoring the space […]

$6 – $8