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Kootenay Resilience Festival: Food Forum

Kaslo Front Street Park Kaslo, BC

The Kootenay Resilience Festival leverages the power of music to bring people together in order to foster critical action. As part of the festival’s Food Forum taking place at Front […]

Free

2nd Annual Haute Trash! Trash Fashion Show Competition and Art Exhibition

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

This exciting community event will boast a runway style trash fashion show and art expo of designs crafted from post consumer waste and upcycled materials by artists and designers of […]

$17.50 – $20

Open Mic

Slocan Lake Arts Centre 408 Lake Avenue, Silverton, BC

Hosted by Jeff Bonner, this licensed evening of performances will be a delight and full of surprises! Come to play, or simply to enjoy the local talents. Event takes place […]

$15 – $20

2024 Sinixt Canoe Journey Nelson Stop

Capitol Theatre Nelson 421 Victoria Street, Nelson

The Nelson stop of the Canoe Journey offers community members the chance to paddle alongside the traditional dugout canoes, discover the secrets of nature in our medicinal plant workshop, and […]

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice

Christie Lee’s Hall 807-703 Radio Ave, Nelson, BC, Canada

Want to learn and practice dancing Argentine Tango? We host a weekly mini-lesson and practica at Christie Lee’s Hall in Fairview. The guided portion from 7:30-8:15 has a different host […]

$5

Blooms & Brushes

Eric Mackinnon Park Corner of 18th Avenue North & 8th Street North

Cranbrook Arts is partnering up with Community Connections for a free outdoor art event at the Public Produce Garden! We will be painting ceramic flowers to create a permanent art […]

Fun Field Festival

Hartley Lake Road

A brand new one-day festival in the mountains near Fernie. Fun Field Festival will feature 2 stages of live music & DJ's - arts - crafts - games - local […]

National Indigenous People’s Day at the Rossland Museum

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

Drop by the Museum – we’re open by donation all day! Check out our discovery kit about Indigenous basketry of the region, listen to recordings of oral history stories from […]

free-by-donation

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

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Centennial Park Picnic Pavilion 905 Birch St, Creston

The Creston Valley Public Library has teamed up with the Yaqan Nuki People's Heritage Society to present an afternoon celebrating traditional stick games and learning about Ktunaxa culture. Join us […]

Peter’s Day at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre

Doukhobor Discovery Centre 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, Canada

Doukohbors gather on Peter’s Day (Petrov Den’) to commemorate the Burning of Arms, which took place in Russia in 1895. The Burning of Arms event ultimately reaffirmed the Doukhobors’ commitment […]

Free

St Jean Baptiste Day at the Rossland Museum

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

Join us at the Museum at 2 pm to plant Quebec’s provincial flower, blue flag irises, in our garden. The Museum will be open by donation – with themed crafts […]

free-by-donation