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  • 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

  • KOOTENAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

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

    With your host Cry Bebe Mikey! $5 at the door! 19+   Open Mic Comedy with some of the Kootenays finest and some others! message @kootenaycomedy on instagram to sign up!

    $5

  • Summer Lovin’ FREE Thursdays

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

    Come on down to the Nelson Museum on Thursday evenings, where you can visit the galleries, museum, and shop for FREE. 4-8pm every Thursday.

    Free

  • Kootenay Savings Music in the Park

    Trail Gyro Park 234 Park Rd, Trail, British Columbia, Canada

    Kootenay Savings Music in the Park Gyro Park, Trail The Trail & District Arts Council is excited to present a range of great musicians at Kootenay Savings Music in The Park. With two acts per night, it’s the perfect opportunity for all the family to get together outside and listen to great live music in […]

    by-donation

  • Nelson Streetcar Tour

    Nelson Streetcar Nelson

    Learn about the history of transportation in Nelson! We will ride the Nelson Streetcar and tour the Nelson Electric Tramway Museum to learn about the history of transportation in Nelson. Please meet at the Tram stop at the Prestige Lakeside Resort parking lot by 9.30am. This activity is open to everyone; no registration required

    Free

  • WOOD opening reception

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

    The Nelson Museum welcomes renowned artists Pat Bruderer, Rita McKeough, Stephen Noyes, Susan Point, Samuel Roy-Bois, and Peter von Tiesenhausen for the official opening of WOOD—a special group exhibition exploring the medium of wood and its limitless potential. This free public event includes an artist talk with the featured artists in attendance, along with light […]

    Free

  • ANTIDOPING

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

    The legendary Mexican reggae band, Anitdoping, has marked a milestone in music history by becoming the first Mexican band to perform in concert in Jamaica as part of Reggae Month 2025, where they participated in the Bob Marley Tribute on the occasion of his 80th birthday. During the event, Antidoping shared the stage with reggae […]

    $25

  • 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

  • Mike Meany LIVE! @ Backroads Brewing

    Backroads Brewing 460 Baker St, Nelson, BC, Canada

    Mike Meaney is a local Nelson musician originally from Toronto who plays a mixture of mellow fingerstyle and upbeat acoustic. Equally at home around a campfire or on stage, his choice of songs are sure to get you singing along. He plays covers with a healthy dose of originals when courage moves him to do […]

  • Taghum Hall Present: Pierre Bensusan

    Taghum Hall 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson

    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 […]