West Kootenay Events
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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.
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!
Ora Cogan Live in Nelson with Sarah Orton and Sauly Prior
at the Nelson Squash Club Social Lounge, upstairs at 330 Baker St
Finley’s Afterwork Dance Party with White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band
White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band returns to Finley’s Bar and Grill with another night of great dance music- classics from Little Walter to Chuck Berry, Little Feat and the Beatles plus an ever increasing collection of Kootenay themed originals. Suggested Cover $10.
Kootenay EcoFest
Community Futures Sponsored Quarterly Meetup for Kootenay Entrepreneurs Group (KEG)
Take your business to the next level with the Kootenay Entrepreneurs Group (KEG)! KEG meets monthly, but this is the inagurual quarterly meeting sponsored by Community Futures in Nelson!
Guided Cold War Bunker tours
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 and opening it to the public. You can join a tour of one of the Museumʼs best-loved spaces!
PHARM, AK-747’S, Rad Dog
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
100 Mile Chef’s Choice Potluck
Potluck dinner featuring 20 dishes crafted by regional chefs, wild foraged edibles and ingredients grown by local farmers.
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:
Valley Deep, Mountain High – Tom Wayman Book Launch
West Kootenay author Tom Wayman will launch two new books—a prose memoir and a collection of poems.
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
Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
AMOS THE KID
Wed May 29th 8pm
The announcement of Amos the Kid’s debut LP, Enough as it Was, follows the remarkable rise of Winnipeg’s Amos Nadlersmith from reclusive songwriter to hometown hero.
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.
The Region
TRAVEL BOOK
Read our visitors guide online or order a copy of the official visitor's guide and map for our region.