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Golden Farmers’ Market

Spirit Square, Timberframe Pedestrian Bridge Golden

Come enjoy some authentic mountain culture! You with find fresh LOCAL produce, honey & baking, preserves, woodwork, soaps/beauty, pottery, jewellery, knitwear, plants & much much more. Including live music. Wednesdays, Mid-June–Oct., 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Music in the Park: Trail

Gyro Park Trail

Great live music in every genre on Thursdays, June 15–Aug. 31, 6–8 p.m. Plus night markets on July 20 & Aug. 17, 5–8.30 p.m.!

2023 Castlegar Peony Show: Celebrating Peonies!

Sandman Hotel Castlegar 1944 Columbia Ave., Castlegar

Celebrate peonies in an enjoyable, relaxed fashion. Bring in blooms and floral arrangements for display. Non-judged show, mini-seminars, free event, draws. Learn about peonies from local enthusiasts!

Tiny Lights Festival

Ymir Ymir, British Columbia, Canada

Tiny Lights is delighted to present our carefully curated mix of music, mountains, and makers returning for the 2023 festival. We are thrilled to welcome you all back to our Tiny Lights Family here in Ymir, with shows, workshop and market village. As always, we aren’t getting any bigger, only better as our tiny town […]

$195

Slocan Live

Slocan City Hotel 501 Harold St, Slocan

Get ready to start the summer with music and art in the heart of the Kootenays! The Slocan City International Music and Art Fair is back for it’s second year this June 16th-17th. The event will showcase local and international musicians and artists in a vibrant street-dance atmosphere for a weekend to remember hosted by […]

‘Unarchived’ Screening in the Bunker!

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

Screen Unarchived in the Cold War Bunker on Friday, June 16. Special ticket pricing for members! Tickets available at Eventbrite or at the Front Desk. In the new feature documentary Unarchived, co-directors Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok highlight community archives across British Columbia to reveal some of what has been erased from the official record. […]

$5 – $10

Cruisin’ the Columbia Car Show

Downtown Esplanade Trail

West Kootenay Smoke 'N Steel annual car show downtown Trail from 10:00-3:00. Over 60 trophies in 25 classes, registration fee $20.

Sinixt Confederacy Canoe Journey

Capitol Theatre Nelson 421 Victoria Street, Nelson

Join Sinixt Confederacy members for free events that celebrate Indigenous peoples and the river and salmon that support them. Paddle out to view pictographs; feast on a community lunch; browse an artisan market; enjoy films, stories and music; hear from expert speakers; and more!

The Art of Brigitte DESBOIS / Holly WOODS

Studio Connexion Art Gallery 203 Fifth Ave. NW., Nakusp

A new series of landscapes by Kootenay artist Brigitte DESBOIS (June 20 to July 8), some done en plein air and others in studio. Artist Holly WOODS (July 12 to 30) from Kelowna, formerly from Nakusp, is presenting a new series of whimsical watercolour & ink. Studio Connexion Art Gallery is a small cultural space […]

Hidden Garden Gallery Summer Season

Hidden Garden Gallery 112 Slocan Ave., New Denver

Weekly exhibits of local and regional artists. Visit our website for details.