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Balfour Daze 2025!

Balfour Playing Field Charles Street, Balfour, BC, Canada

Balfour Daze returns Saturday, July 5, at Balfour Playing Fields with a full day of fun, food and entertainment for all ages! Enjoy a by-donation pancake breakfast, then explore artisan vendors, live music, kids’ activities and fire truck demos. The music lineup features Kootenay Garage Youth Band, Quilombera, Chloe Albert, White Lightning, and Heavy Airship. […]

Free

Saturday Bunker tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

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! From iodine pills and Geiger counters to […]

$6 – $8

Taghum Hall Presents: Alison Luthmers

Taghum Hall 5915, Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, British Columbia

Alison LuthmersCanadian-American Baroque Violinist Alison Luthmers is a dynamic and sought-after Baroque violinist, celebrated for her expressive playing and adventurous programming. She performs internationally as a leader, soloist, and chamber musician with ensembles such as Concerto Copenhagen, Barokksolistene, Arte dei Suonatori, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Her upcoming solo debut—Assaggi by Johan Helmich […]

$20

Wednesday Bunker Tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

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! From iodine pills and Geiger counters to […]

$8

KOOTENAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

The Royal 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Open Mic Comedy with some of the Kootenays finest and some others! message @kootenaycomedy on instagram to sign up!

$5

Saturday Bunker tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

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! From iodine pills and Geiger counters to […]

$6 – $8

Taghum Hall Present: Pierre Bensusan

Taghum Hall 5915, Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, British Columbia

Pierre BensusanMister DADGAD – Virtuoso Guitarist, Composer, Vocalist Described as “the guitar given free reign to play itself,” French-Algerian acoustic guitar legend Pierre Bensusan is a world-renowned master of the DADGAD tuning, blending folk, jazz, classical, and world music into a truly singular voice. A trailblazer on the global stage for over four decades, Bensusan […]

$35

Glacier Watercolour Workshop

Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke

Glacier Watercolour Workshop | Parks Canada Hosted by Lara Davis Paint the Glaciers with Us! As part of the Parks Canada Glacier Festival, we’re excited to partner with Parks Canada to offer a special Glacier Watercolour Workshop at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Join us for a creative evening where you'll learn how to paint […]

Wednesday Bunker Tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

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! From iodine pills and Geiger counters to […]

$8

Opening Ceremony **July 19 **for ‘Window to the Past’ Japanese Canadians in Sandon

Sandon Museum Slocan Star Street, Sandon

You're invited! On behalf of the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society, the Sandon Historical Society is honoured to invite you to the opening ceremony for our new permanent exhibit entitled “Window to the Past – Japanese Canadians in Sandon”. The event will be held from 2 pm on Saturday, July 19, at the Burns building adjacent […]

Starbelly Jam Music Festival

Crawford Bay

NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL… Starbelly Jam is a special festival; great entertainment, great food, great people, lots of happy kids and room to play — we’ve deliberately steered the festival away from getting too big or becoming too crowded; this festival’s success is all about the celebration of life through music, friendship and […]

Opening Reception: kt̓kmin uɬ c̓ik̓ʷm (mark and make light)

Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St Unit-3, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Join us at our Opening Reception for kt̓kmin uɬ c̓ik̓ʷm (mark and make light), an exhibition by artists Manuel Axel-Strain and Kalli Van Stone, on Friday, July 18, 2025, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Oxygen Art Centre.   The artists, Manny + Kalli, will be in attendance and we’re very excited to share the new body of work they develop […]

Free