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sunday brunch: making eggs benedict
Join us for a fun Sunday Brunch experience like no other with Chef Rahul Joshi. Learn the art of crafting hollandaise sauce, mastering the poached egg, and creating scrumptious hashbrowns from scratch.
register online here
A SUNDAY MARKET!
Sun May 5th 12pm-4pm @ The Royal in Nelson
20 vendors! (Several brand new vendors too!)
On-site photography booth
Cinco de Mayo festivities
Mother’s Day gift ideas
Mimosa Special
Newkeys Place presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie
Newkeys Place in Crawforbay presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie, Like with friends.
Sundays 4-7
DANCING PLAGUE + TOTAL CHROMA + RENONCE w/ JAKOB and DARK ARTS MARKET
Come one, come all to an evening of darkwave, EBM, post-industrial, and synth-punk music, and vending from local artisans.
Sunday Karaoke
Wrap up your weekend with Sunday Karaoke and Late Night Happy Hour every week at Finleys Bar & Grill in Nelson.
Check out our song list HERE
Book Babies
Bring your 0 to 18 month olds to the Library in Nelson for rhymes, songs & stories! A great way to meet other parents and caregivers, and enhance early literacy skills in a casual environment.
Drop-in. TUESDAYS at 10:30
Crafternoon
Drop in between 3:30 and 4:30 every Tuesday for CRAFTERNOON at the Nelson Public Library.
Crafts, LEGO, Ozobots, DatoDuo, STEAM stations & more! Every week is a bit different.
Activities will be geared towards school aged children aged 5-13.
Befriending Grief Series
This is a six-part series reclaiming the art of turning towards loss in service of healing. In community, we can transmute the powerful energies of sorrow into good grief.
We will gather for six weeks—this is a closed group, designed to support
folks who are grieving in several ways:
RANDOM KILLING, MTHRFKRS, LAUGHING SICKNESS
Random Killing is a Toronto, Montreal and Oshawa based veteran Canadian punk rock band established in 1984. The group of childhood friends initially got together to jam some of their favourite punk rock music, just for a shits and giggles.
Graphic Novel Author Talk
GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTHOR TALK! ????
Wing Wednesday
Our famous Finley’s Wings are just $9.99 per pound every Wednesday*
Choose from Honey-garlic, Teriyaki, Szechhaun, Hot, BBQ, Salt & Pepper, Cajun, Lemon-Pepper, Sweet Chili
*with beverage pruchase – dine in only
Guatemala: Fair Trade, Land Reform and Mayan Resilience
Mayan farmers are at the forefront of the struggle for environmental justice in Guatemala.
The Campesino Committee of the Highlands’ Neydi Juaracan shares their work to protect the land using fair trade coffee as a tool for social change.
Nelson United Church
Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
Family Story Time
Drop by the Nelson Public Library Thursday mornings at 10:30 come to sing your favourite songs and hear some great stories!
All ages welcome.
Guided Retreat: Resilient Professionals: Nurturing Peace in a Fast-Paced World
This retreat is especially for those balancing work, family, social and spiritual life. How can you navigate your way through the uncertainties of change? Where is your work taking you? What is your direction? The insights you gain can be immediately applied in your life and career.
Meat & Prize Draws
Every Friday afternoon, the Nelson Royal Canadian Legion (402 Victoria Street – Stanley Street Entrance) holds meat & prize draws from 3 to 5 pm. There is also often a 50/50 draw. All proceeds to local charities. Please come out and join us in a great community cause.
Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter
Come on down to Torchlight Brewing Co. in Nelson, every Friday, for some end of the week week good times and great tunes!
Women’s Adventure Film Tour
Women’s Adventure Film Tour
Langham Gallery Opening Night
Opening night at the Langham in Kaslo. Join us from 7-9 pm on Friday May 10 at the gallery for the opening of 2 new exhibits:
‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ by Lorenzo Pepito and ‘Lands Far Away’ by Abby Wilson. Come out and enjoy an evening of artist talks, refreshments, and of course, Art!
This event is free – everyone welcome.
The Region
TRAVEL BOOK
Read our visitors guide online or order a copy of the official visitor's guide and map for our region.