West Kootenay Events
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Faceless Dolls workshop series
FUBAR LIVE in Nelson!
ANOTHER SEASON ENDER BENDER
Spring is in the air and we’ve lined up a banger to kick off the winter season’s closing weekend! With a full PK Sound install care of Live Harmonics, The Royal will be absolutely booming from 8pm through ‘til last call at midnight with a mixed bag of electronic beats, care of the following DJ’s..
ART THROWDOWN SEASON FINALE!
Art Throwdown, at the Royal, Fri April 5th 7:30pm
The most exciting art event in the Kootenays!
Come down and watch two rounds of artists use one hour to create a piece of art, and buy raffle tickets to win the works at the end of the evening!
FREE
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!
‘PULP’ exhibition opening
YMIR WIGGLE
April 6, 2024
THE SUN IS SHINING, THE VIBES ARE HIGH, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER EPIC SEASON AT WHITEWATER WITH THE YMIR WIGGLE!Snowboarders of all ages and riding levels are welcome to throw down and hoedown at the first-ever Ymir Wiggle – an ode to duels of the past!
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!
Zaynab Mohammed – New Echoes in the Staircase mural launch
Blues, Brews and BBQ Fundraiser @ Finley’s
10th Annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ at Finley’s – April 6, 2024! Fundraising for the Kootenay Blues Society and Kootenay Co-op Radio, Celebrating 25 Years of Community-Powered Radio!
DEAD AFTER DARK, BUCKET, JAR PORTEOUS
8:00 p.m. PST
THE PORCH HOUNDS w/ PETER REED DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE
THE PORCH HOUNDS
WHITE WATER BEACH PARTY
April 7, 2024
COME ON UP FOR OUR BEACH PARTY!It’s time to hit the beach at Whitewater! Except, instead of sand, we’ve got snow! Sport your best bikini, swankiest suit, or coolest costume for this fun-filled extravaganza bonanza.
DJ | 11:00am
Slush Cup | 1:00pm
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
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.
Daniel Champagne in concert
Here’s a heads-up for an upcoming concert with astonishing popularity: before any publicity had gone out, word got around that celebrated Australian musician Daniel Champagne was coming to Taghum Hall on April 10—and the event has almost sold out! So he’s added a second concert on April 9 at 7:30pm.
CHASTITY w/ GUESTS
8:30 p.m. PST
The Region
TRAVEL BOOK
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