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Griz Days Winter Festival

Fernie Fernie, BC

Fernie's biggest, snowiest winter celebrations! #GrizDays Named Best Winter Festival by Avenue Magazine in the Best of the Mountains 2023 reader ballot! Be sure to purchase your Griz Pin as soon as you arrive in Fernie - or risk being thrown in Griz Jail and have to pay a fine to be released! Griz Pins go […]

Trail Silver City Days

Trail, BC Trail, BC

Trail Silver City Days annual festival celebrates Trail's community and culture with entertainment, food, a midway, special events, and fun for kids!

Kootenay Children’s Festival

Rotary Park 10 Ave S, Cranbrook, BC V1C 2N2, Cranbrook

The Kootenay Children’s Festival is a place to play, to learn, to meet old and new friends, to build community, and most of all to celebrate childhood! 39 years of FREE activities for the whole family! Kootenay Children’s Festival is back better than ever this year! Dates: May 9 and 10, 2025

Spring Craft Fair

601 1st Ave, Fernie BC

Fantastic seasonal crafts, baked goods, preserves, hand-made clothing, toys and much more! Stay tuned with your favourite vendors on the Fernie Craft Fairs Facebook page - many vendors will ship their goods direct to you! The Spring Craft Fair is the final craft fair of the season, and will be packed with crafts, baked goods, […]

Kaslo May Days

Downtown Kaslo Kaslo

The 2025 Festival will take place May 17 to May 19, 2025. Whether you’re new to Kaslo, a long-time local, or back for a visit over the Victoria Day long weekend, Kaslo May Days feels like coming home. May Days—a celebration of the return of summer—has been part of the fabric of this community since […]

Kaslo May Days Logger Sports

Logger Sports has become one of the main events at the annual Kaslo May Days Celebration. Competitors from across Canada and the United States compete for big prize money and the opportunity to show off their logging skills. The venue is the shore of beautiful Kootenay Lake with its gorgeous backdrop of the Purcell Mountain […]

Kaslo May Days Show and Shine

The Kaslo Show and Shine was started by a small group of dedicated car buffs as a feature in the 1997 May Days celebrations held on the May long weekend every year. The inaugural event had approximately 15 vehicles on display and from that small beginning has been held every year since and has seen […]

Kaslo May Days Logger Sports

Logger Sports has become one of the main events at the annual Kaslo May Days Celebration. Competitors from across Canada and the United States compete for big prize money and the opportunity to show off their logging skills. The venue is the shore of beautiful Kootenay Lake with its gorgeous backdrop of the Purcell Mountain […]

Kaslo May Days Parade

Everyone loves a parade—especially our beloved Kaslo May Days Parade! Come out and cheer on our incredible local participants, including the Kootenay Kilties, local organizations, businesses, and our dedicated Emergency Service Providers. We welcome everyone to join in the fun! However, for safety reasons, please do not throw candy from vehicles. In past years, this has led to unsafe situations […]

Kootenay EcoFest

Bear Spring Eco Retreat 5248 Queen Victoria Road, Beasley

A two day festival, on May 24th and 25th, focused on building community by reconnecting to nature through local waste reduction solutions, live demonstrations, inspiring learning opportunities, and local arts and cultural experiences. Enjoy workshops, tours, demos, a repair cafe, a recycle market and live entertainment. Review festival schedule here. Festival hosted at Bear Spring Eco Retreat. […]

$90

Kootenay EcoFest

Bear Spring Eco Retreat 5248 Queen Victoria Road, Beasley

A two day festival, on May 24th and 25th, focused on building community by reconnecting to nature through local waste reduction solutions, live demonstrations, inspiring learning opportunities, and local arts and cultural experiences. Enjoy workshops, tours, demos, a repair cafe, a recycle market and live entertainment. Review festival schedule here. Festival hosted at Bear Spring Eco Retreat. […]

$90

Kootenay EcoFest

Bear Spring Eco Retreat 5248 Queen Victoria Road, Beasley

A two day festival, on May 24th and 25th, focused on building community by reconnecting to nature through local waste reduction solutions, live demonstrations, inspiring learning opportunities, and local arts and cultural experiences. Enjoy workshops, tours, demos, a repair cafe, a recycle market and live entertainment. Review festival schedule here. Festival hosted at Bear Spring Eco Retreat. […]

$90