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See the full calendar here CELEBRATE • CONNECT • ENGAGE Celebrate a full month of community, creativity, and climate action this April! 🌿 Earth Days Nelson brings together 45+ events designed to inspire, connect, and empower— with something for everyone. Expect a vibrant mix of: - Guided walks & nature exploration - Performances, films & […]
COLLECTING WILDFLOWER SEEDS ETHICAL HARVESTING FOR HOME-GROWING Gathering seeds in the wild can be fun and fruitful. Caroline Collier, Wildsight volunteer and wildflower enthusiast, will offer a presentation about how to gather wildflower seeds ethically and responsibly. Collier will share best practices and important considerations for gathering seed from wildflowers without causing harm. Introducing […]
Queen City Burlesque Expo Returns for Its 7th Season with "Step Into Your Power" Three-Night Celebration Brings International Performers to the Kootenays, April 11–13 CASTLEGAR/TRAIL/SALMO, BC — The Queen City Burlesque Expo is back, and this year it's going silver. Now in its seventh season, the landmark Kootenay burlesque event returns April 11–13 with a three-night run across Castlegar, Trail, and […]
Queen City Burlesque Expo Returns for Its 7th Season with "Step Into Your Power" Three-Night Celebration Brings International Performers to the Kootenays, April 11–13 CASTLEGAR/TRAIL/SALMO, BC — The Queen City Burlesque Expo is back, and this year it's going silver. Now in its seventh season, the landmark Kootenay burlesque event returns April 11–13 with a three-night run across Castlegar, Trail, and […]
Monthly Open Mic with feature act. Saturday April 12th at Castlegar's newest, hippest venue… Come on out, we'd love to see you perform, watch, dance or simply hang out… All arts disciplines welcomed. All ages, by donation event. Let's go Castlegar/Oots and beyond! Doors open at 5:30pm Music starts at 6:00pm Feature Act at 8:00pm […]
National Canadian Film Day (CanFilmDay) is a massive, coast-to-coast-to-coast salute to Canadian cinema! Launched in 2014, CanFilmDay has brought together hundreds of thousands of Canadians, to celebrate our stories and the incredible achievements of our filmmakers. The Creston Valley Public Library is participating again for our fourth annual free film screening in conjunction with National […]
Join the Nelson Public Library and West Kootenay Fibreshed for a hand mending workshop to learn how to fix worn or ripped clothing. WK Fibreshed members will be on hand to guide the session and encourage peer-to-peer learning. Materials provided for simple mending projects. All welcome and no registration necessary!
A weekend to learn from performance pros. A stage to try something new (or just to have fun doing what you love).
A weekend to learn from performance pros. A stage to try something new (or just to have fun doing what you love).
At 2:30 am on June 29th, 2025, Rosslander Aerin Bowers set out to swim the English Channel. Sixteen hours and 33 minutes later, she walked onto a beach in France. The marathon feat was a culmination of a dream — and years of training. Come out to the Museum at 6 pm on Thursday, April […]
Dancing on Mountains: Women of the Kootenays edited by Luanne Armstrong A new collection of stories that is a celebration of the brilliant, radical essence of the women of the Kootenays is just out from Caitlin Press. The book was compiled and edited by award winning editor and author, Luanne Armstrong. Dancing on Mountains is […]
In collaboration with Storytelling Nelson. An afternoon of story, poetry and ideas. Storyteller and theatre practitioner Gail Nyoka leads you through an interactive program. Hear the story of Sedna, the woman who transforms into the Goddess of the Sea. What will this story mean to you? Participate in techniques developed by playwright Augusto Boal and […]