Events Calendar

All Events

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Basin Food Fest & Mushroom Marketplace

Venue:
Nakusp
Community:
Nakusp

Calling all local Food Lovers & Fungi Friends

 

Basin Food Fest & Mushroom Marketplace

 

Nakusp Arena Saturday Oct 26 10am-2pm

 

Food & Beverage vendors from across the Columbia Basin & Beyond,

Mushroom themed Artisan marketplace.

Food/Beverage
Live Performance
Markets/Festival
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Guided Cold War Bunker tours

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson

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!

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Snk̛míp Dig Deeper – Nakusp

Venue:
Arrow Lakes Theatre
Community:
Nakusp

Arrow Lakes Theatre, Nakusp

Saturday, October 26th 2024 – 7 pm

Through powerful storytelling and captivating visuals, this documentary sheds light on wetland restoration at a marsh and on reconciliation with the First People of the land, the Sinixt.

Admission: Pay What You Can (suggested $15 per person)

Selkirk College Music Faculty Extravaganza

Venue:
The Capitol Theatre
Community:
Nelson

Join us for UNITE & REUNITE, an extraordinary evening of music as twenty Selkirk College music faculty members, both past and present, come together to celebrate 35 years of the Contemporary Music & Technology program—all in support of our students.

Community Events
Live Performance
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Halloween Night: A Musical For Kids

Venue:
The Capitol Theatre
Community:
Nelson

Get your costumes ready and get into the spirit of Halloween with Mister Mojo’s original family friendly musical, HALLOWEEN NIGHT. Chronicling Mister Mojos eventful night where he and his friends stumble upon a Monster Party in the dark woods, this production is full of twists, turns, laughter and music that the whole family will love.

Community Events
Kid Friendly
Live Performance
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Sunday Karaoke

Venue:
Finley’s Bar & Grill
Community:
Nelson

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

Live Performance
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Book Babies

Venue:
Nelson Public Library
Community:
Nelson

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

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Crafternoon

Venue:
Nelson Public Library
Community:
Nelson

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.

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Befriending Grief Series

Venue:
Lower Uphill Location given upon registration
Community:
Nelson

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:

Workshops
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‘Epiphany Bakes’ book launch

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson

Favourite local bakery Epiphany Cakes has put out a gorgeous cookbook, Epiphany Bakes, on sale now in the Shop! Full of great recipes, lush photography, and stories of the friends, customers and staff that make the bakery what it is, this book is sure to become a Nelson classic. Come celebrate with Melissa at the Nelson Museum!

Community Events
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Music in the Park

Venue:
Nakusp Park Gazebo
Community:
Nakusp

The Arrow Lakes District Arts Council Presents our 26th Annual Music in the Park. Every Wednesday night from July 3 – Aug 27, 2024 at the Nakusp Park Gazebo from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Free live musical entertainment.

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Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice

Venue:
Christie Lee’s Hall
Community:
Nelson
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 and topic each week (check our Facebook page for host and topic announcements). We have an open practice after the lesson until 9:30pm. Dancers of all levels are welcome!
Community Events
Workshops
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Family Story Time

Venue:
Nelson Public Library
Community:
Nelson

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.

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Halloween at NMAG!

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson

Put on your costumes and drop by the museum to get a fun Halloween themed button from our spooky staff and volunteers. Come up to the 2nd floor museum for a spine-chilling story with Nicole Purvis and don’t forget to enter the children’s costume contest!

Community Events
Kid Friendly
Live Performance

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