Events Calendar

All Events

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Tim & the Glory Boys: the Hometown Hoedown Tour

Venue:
The Capitol Theatre
Community:
Nelson

The HOME-TOWN HOEDOWN Tour is THE exclusive bluegrass/country party your town has been waiting for! A spirited night of singin’, laughin’, and stompin’ yer boots. It’ll be the show you can’t stop talking about – the event of the fall! The tickets are gonna go fast folks! Get yours before they’re gone like a tumbleweed on the Saskatchewan plains.

Live Performance

MeowMix w/ Spända

Venue:
Spiritbar
Community:
Nelson

MeowMix: All female DJ Crew from Nelson, BC

 

Live Performance
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Quiz Night

Venue:
Backroads Brewing
Community:
Nelson

Our Bartender JJ leads Sunday evening quiz nights.  Weekly and monthly team prizes.

Food/Beverage
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Open Stage Night

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

There is so much amazing local talent in the Kootenays we need two nights a week to show it all off. All musicans and performers welcome.

Come down and show us what you’ve got or sit back and watch the amazing talents of others

Live Performance
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Elemental Journeys – Weekly Nature Walks

Venue:
Mountain Station
Community:
Nelson

Elemental Journeys are guided nature walks blending nature therapy, forest play, sharing circles, drumming/songs, and mindfulness practices for all ages.

Join us for an afternoon of play and connection! Meet us at Mountain Station to walk, wander and explore the rail-trail forest above Nelson. We will be moving in various terrain and also slowing down for stillness at times.

Community Events
Wellness
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Wing Wednesday

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

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

Food/Beverage
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Wednesday Karaoke

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

Make the most of midweek and beat the hump day blues by grabbing the mic and taking the stage for Karaoke at FInley’s

Live Performance
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Open Stage Night

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

There is so much amazing local talent in the Kootenays we need two nights a week to show it all off. All musicans and performers welcome.

Come down and show us what you’ve got or sit back and watch the amazing talents of others

Live Performance
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Meat & Prize Draws

Venue:
corner of Stanley & Victoria
Community:
Nelson

 

 

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.

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Free Movie at the Grand Forks and District Public Library

Venue:
Grand Forks and District Public Library
Community:
Grand Forks
In UNARCHIVED, we see how the stories of early Chinese Canadians are told through the history of Cumberland’s Chinatown, one of the largest Chinatowns in Canada by the end of WWII, and the records now held in the Cumberland Museum on Vancouver Island; how the stories of early South Asian Canadians are told through the history of Paldi, a vibrant multicultural community fo
Community Events
Film
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Quiz Night

Venue:
Backroads Brewing
Community:
Nelson

Our Bartender JJ leads Sunday evening quiz nights.  Weekly and monthly team prizes.

Food/Beverage
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Open Stage Night

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

There is so much amazing local talent in the Kootenays we need two nights a week to show it all off. All musicans and performers welcome.

Come down and show us what you’ve got or sit back and watch the amazing talents of others

Live Performance
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Elemental Journeys – Weekly Nature Walks

Venue:
Mountain Station
Community:
Nelson

Elemental Journeys are guided nature walks blending nature therapy, forest play, sharing circles, drumming/songs, and mindfulness practices for all ages.

Join us for an afternoon of play and connection! Meet us at Mountain Station to walk, wander and explore the rail-trail forest above Nelson. We will be moving in various terrain and also slowing down for stillness at times.

Community Events
Wellness
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Wing Wednesday

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

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

Food/Beverage
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“I FEEL FUNNY” Open Mic Night @ The Bear & Sturgeon

Venue:
The Bear & Sturgeon
Community:
Nelson

Ready for a night of pure-gut-wrenching laughs? Join us at The Bear & Sturgeon for our monthly “I FEEL FUNNY” Open Mic Comedy Night presented by The Kootenay Comedy Cabal!

Live Performance
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Wednesday Karaoke

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

Make the most of midweek and beat the hump day blues by grabbing the mic and taking the stage for Karaoke at FInley’s

Live Performance
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Open Stage Night

Venue:
Finley’s Bar $ Grill
Community:
Nelson

There is so much amazing local talent in the Kootenays we need two nights a week to show it all off. All musicans and performers welcome.

Come down and show us what you’ve got or sit back and watch the amazing talents of others

Live Performance
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Meat & Prize Draws

Venue:
corner of Stanley & Victoria
Community:
Nelson

 

 

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.

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The Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too! 2022/3

Venue:
Abbotsford International Airport
Community:
Abbotsford

The Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too! Abbotsford International Airport. April 29-30, 2023  9am-5:30pm

Diversity outreach event to inspire female future leaders from shop floor to top floor in Aviation, Aerospace, Marine & Defence, as well as other high-tech STEM fields.

Community Events
Exhibition/Speakers

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