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Events Calendar
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Vessels
Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson
Before breaking the rules, you must first understand them. Emerging artist Amelia Ford works within the confines of traditional still life painting–masterfully manipulating oils to capture the shine of an apple, or the folds of bright silk, or light through broken glass–but it’s in the composition of her subjects, rather than the items themselves, where the deeper meaning lies.
Exhibition/Speakers
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Cribbage Tournament @ Backroads Brewing
Venue:
Backroads Brewing
Community:
Nelson
We’re Calling on all Cribbage Lovers To Converge On Backroads for another night of Cribbage Tournament fun. Play up to 5 games on provided Boards (Or Bring Your Own) and the player with the most Wins Brings Home a $25 Backroads Gift Card
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Open Stage Tuesdays at Finley’s
Venue:
Finley’s Bar & Grill
Community:
Nelson
All Musicians welcome!
We love showcasing incredible local talent so come down and show us yours. Or enjoy some great food, delicious drinks and even better talent live on stage.
Community Events
Live Performance
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Nature Spring Break Camp (Week 2)
Venue:
Johnstoned Regional Park
Community:
Nelon
The Forest Path kids spring break camp for ages 5-11, Monday to Thursday 9 am to 3 pm. We offer a friendly and fun environment where kids learn about nature, animals, survival skills, arts and crafts, music, and leadership skills.
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Wellness
Workshops
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Red Dirt Skinners – Live at Taghum Hall, Nelson, BC
Venue:
Taghum Hall
Community:
Nelson
We are delighted to present… RED DIRT SKINNERS LIVE AT TAGHUM HALL NELSON BC
Described by Roots Music Canada as “The Pink Floyd of Folk Music” the Red Dirt Skinners are the multi-award winning multi-instrumentalist husband and wife team of Rob and Sarah Skinner. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative acts to come out of the UK in recent years.
Community Events
Live Performance
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Catan Night @ Backroads Brewing
Venue:
Backroads Brewing
Community:
Nelson
Board Games are a staple at Backroads and to Celebrate our love of games (and Beer) we’re holding another Catan Night! All skill levels are welcome, With More serious Players Competing in an ‘out for blood’ game. A few boards will be available in the brewery, but bring em’ if you got em’. Hosted by Josh from Zuke’s Gaming
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Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
Venue:
Christie Lee’s Hall
Community:
Nelson
Want to learn and practice dancing Argentine Tango?
We host a weekly mini-lesson and practica at Christie Lee’s Hall in Fairview.
The guided portion from 7:30-8:15 has a different host and topic each week (check our Facebook page for host and topic announcements). We have an open practice after the lesson until 9:30pm.
Dancers of all levels are welcome!
Community Events
Workshops
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Wednesday Karaoke and Wing Night at Finley’s
Venue:
Finley’s Bar & Grill
Community:
Nelson
Beat those midweek blues by taking the stage and singing your favourite songs at Finleys Bar & Grill on Wednesday nights!
Check out our list of songs HERE
French Events
Live Performance
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Nature Spring Break Camp (Week 2)
Venue:
Johnstoned Regional Park
Community:
Nelon
The Forest Path kids spring break camp for ages 5-11, Monday to Thursday 9 am to 3 pm. We offer a friendly and fun environment where kids learn about nature, animals, survival skills, arts and crafts, music, and leadership skills.
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Wellness
Workshops
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Spring Fling FREE Thursdays
Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson
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.
Kid Friendly
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Ok Dope! Stand-up Comedy Show @ Backroads Brewing
Venue:
Backroads Brewing
Community:
Nelson
NELSON! THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH! OK, DOPE is proud to present BO JOHNSON (Don’t Tell Comedy, JFL, Comedy Central, Kevin Hart’s LOL!) Live at Backroads Brewing Co! Featuring Amy Walsh and Hosted by Nash Park!
Doors: 7:00PM | Show: 8:00PM.
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Open Stage Thursdays Finley’s
Venue:
Finley’s Bar & Grill
Community:
Nelson
There is so much amazing local talent in the Kootenays we need two nights a week to show it all off. All musicians and performers welcome.
Come down and show us what you’ve got or sit back and watch the amazing talents of others!
Community Events
Live Performance
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RITCHOT TEXTILES, JAYNE KARMA LAMO, TOTAL BUMMER
Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson
Live Performance
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APRÈS SKI
Venue:
Uptown Tavern
Community:
Nelson
APRÈS SKI, BABY! We’ve got some groovy house tunes, cheap beers, and sweeeeet schwag from the homies at Ripping Giraffe. Come in wearing your ski gear and get in the raffle. Come for a boogie, a poutine or a brew!
We’ve also got a shot ski for the adventurous ones.
Community Events
Food/Beverage
Sports
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The Royal Art Throwdown – THE FINAL
Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson
Bit of a different format.
Two heats of artists with 45 minutes to create. Winners are voted by you, then they do a second piece with an hour on stage.
Two heats of artists with 45 minutes to create. Winners are voted by you, then they do a second piece with an hour on stage.
Community Events
Live Performance
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Park Breezy and TF Marz Live At Bloom Nightclub
Venue:
Bloom Nightclub
Community:
Nelson
Shapes and Bloom Nightclub Present
All:Lo Collective
Feat. Parkbreezy TF Marz Friday
March 28th, 2025
10pm – 2am
19+
Live Performance
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Guided Cold War Bunker tours
Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson
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!
Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Learn to Sharpen Your Carving Knives
Venue:
Blewett
Community:
Nelson
In this 3 hour workshop we will cover how to sharpen both a traditional Scandinavian grind carving knife and also curved hook knives. You will provided with your own simple sand paper based sharpening kit and strop to take home with you.
Workshops
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Full Green Woodworking Course Series 2025
Venue:
Blewett
Community:
Nelson
Join me for a full series of classes starting in January. This series includes all of the classes I offer curated in order of progression at a discounted rate.
Workshops
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Revival *Album Release Event* Art Show & Live-Performance
Venue:
Vallican Whole Community Centre
Community:
Vallican
*Album Release Day*
Saturday March 29th
Doors Open 1:30pm
Artist Talk/Show 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Live-Music Performance 5:00 – 7:00pm
Door Price $10-15
*Food and Tea/Coffee Available for purchase
Community Events
Live Performance
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