December

New Years Eve Fireworks in Fairmont

The night skies above the Fairmont Indian Baths at the resort will be alight on New Years Eve with a magnificent fireworks display to usher in 2017.

Birthday & New Year’s Eve Celebration

The Birthday and New Year’s Eve Celebration is an annual free family event in Radium Hot Springs. There’s hot dogs, chili, hot chocolate, cake and fireworks!

Christmas Eve Service at the Stolen Church

Everyone is invited to join with us Christmas Eve in the Stolen Church, Windermere, BC, for our annual celebration of the eve of this holy season.

Christmas Eve Fireworks an annual Wilmer celebration

Christmas Eve fireworks ia an annual tradition at Conrad Kain Park in Wilmer, with bonfires and hot chocolate and a spectacular display for everyone. Join the fun.

Edgewater Christmas Eve Service

Our Edgewater Christmas Eve service will be held at 8 pm in the little All Saints Church. Individuals and families are welcome to join us in our celebration.

Christmas Eve Torch Light Parade

The Christmas Eve Torch Light Parade at the Fairmont Family Ski Hill is a FREE family event. Dozens of skiers light the dark with torches. Fireworks! Santa!

Teck Kootenay Cup Races #1 & 2

Teck Kootenay Cup Races #1 & 2 of the annual race series at Elk Valley Nordic Centre, Fernie.is for skiers of ll ages and abilities. Club affiliation not necessary.

Annual Christmas Bird Count events

Join tens of thousands of birders worldwide in the annual Christmas BIrd Count in the Golden, Cranbrook and Kimberley communities. You don’t have to be an experienced birder.

Edgewater’s Christmas Craft Market

The Christmas Craft Market at the Edgewater Community Hall features hand-crafted gift items, home baking and lots more . Enjoy a hay ride with Santa!. Lunch available.

A Christmas Craft Faire in Golden

This Christmas Craft Faire in Golden offers 20+ vendors with beautiful gift items handmade by local artisans and produce by local farmers. Bring your shopping list!

Canal Flats Christmas Fair

The Canal Flats Christmas Fair is the place to be to find great gifts for everyone on your list. Santa will be there for the kids too!

Rockies Film Series presents – ‘Breathe’

‘Breathe’, part of the Rockies Film Series is about polio victim, Robin Cavendish, who was an advocate for people living with disabilities. See it at Key City Theatre.

CPR Holiday Train celebrates 19th year!

The CPR Holiday Train stops in several East Kootenay communities each year, heralding the arrival of the season with a FREE live music concert and Santa.

Copper Point ‘Feed the Town’

The 14th annual ‘Feed the Town’ Christmas feast is coming to Copper Point Golf Club. The event is FREE. Everyone s invited. Bring a food bank donation.

Symphony of the Kootenays presents: ‘Tis the Season’

‘Tis the Season’ is presented by the Symphony of the Kootenays at Key City Theatre. Evening features ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ and ‘Christmas Eve Suite’. Celebrate with the family!

LIVE Kicks presents: MILF Life Crisis

MILF Life Crisis, starring Anne Marie Scheffler explores themes of marriage, divorce, and the challenges of a newly-single woman in a hilarious one-woman show at Golden’s Civic Centre.

The BIG Christmas Craft Sale

The BIG Christmas Craft Sale in Invermere is a favorite annual tradition for holiday shoppers who are looking for unique gift items they won’t find anywhere else.

Homegrown Coffee House at Centre 64

A Home Grown Coffee House, hosted by the Home Grown Music Society, takes place each month at the Centre 64 theatre. Good coffee, great music. Get tickets!

Fresh Fridays Youth Open Mic Night

Calling young, local musicians, stand-up comedians! Perform in this fun, friendly venue. Showcase your talent before a live audience and win prizes!

Baby Rhyme Time

Baby Rhyme Time is a FREE on-going weekly program for parents & their babies 0-24 months at the Invermere Public Library. Call for information & to register.

‘Breathe’ – Cinefest 2017 Fall Program

Breathe is a Pynelogs Cinefest film about polio victim, Robin Cavendish who advocated for people living with disabilities and to enhance mobility for the physically impaired.

Black & White New Year’s Eve Extravaganza

Celebrate 2017 at the Black & White New Years Eve Extravaganza at the Casino of the Rockies! FREE admission! Tons of prizes. A GRAND PRIZE of $2,017!

Fairmont Community Skating Party

Everyone’s invited to come to the FREE Community Skating Party at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort skating rink. Bring your own skates. Rentals are not available.

Radium FEASTival – Village Dinner

The Radium FEASTival is a community Christmas dinner for residents of, and visitors to, Radium Hot Springs. Dinner served from 4:30-6:30 PM. Purchase your tickets in advance.

Swim FREE Christmas Day!

Swim FREE all Christmas Day at Fairmont Resort’s public natural mineral hot springs pool. Just bring a Food Bank donation of a non-perishable food item.

Free Public Skate

There’s a FREE public skate at the Canal Flats Arena and everyone’s invited! Hot chocolate and cookies too. Grab your skates and bring the whole family.

Summit Youth Christmas Party

The Summit Youth Christmas Party at the Centre is a fun FREE event for 12-18 yrs. Bring a neat 2nd-hand gift, wrapped. Karaoke, games & other neat stuff.

Winter Break Movies

FREE Winter Break Movies at the Invermere Community Hall are favorite seasonal films for all ages. Bring a blanket and a pillow and enjoy the show!

Blue Christmas Service in Invermere

Blue Christmas Service is for remembering loved ones and pets who have gone. Going through a rough time just now? Please join us. Light a candle.

Tuba Fest Rings in the Season

Tuba Fest returning to the Wildhorse Theatre at Fort Steele to help ring in the holiday season with all your favorite Christmas carols. Food Bank donations welcome.

Holly Hyatt & Jon Burden – ‘Shufflin the Blues’

Holly Hyatt and Jon Burden, father/daughter blues duo, are bringing the smooth sound of their ‘Shufflin The Blues’ CD Release Show to Centre 64 in Kimberley BC.

Photos With Santa Claus

Photos with Santa Claus at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort make great gifts for loving grandmas and grandpas, irreplaceable mementos of your child’s growing years.

Invermere Library Book Reading

You’re invited to a FREE book reading event at the Invermere Public Library. Authors Jane Byers and Leesa Dean of Nelson, BC will read from their latest books.

‘Sing Street’ – Cinefest series

Sing Street goes back in time to 1980s Dublin. A teen-aged boy starts his own band to escape his home life and impress a pretty girl.

Summit Youth Fundraiser at Sobey’s

The Summit Youth Centre is asking for your support at this fundraiser in order to help us continue to provide free programs and activities for Columbia Valley youth.

Children’s Christmas Party

The annual Radium Volunteer Fire Department Children’s Christmas Party is for kids 10 years and under. There will be cookie decorating, music and a visit from Santa!

Radium Holiday Market

The annual Radium Holiday Market is coming up, with tons of great gift ideas for everyone on your list this season. Even for the frustratingly-impossible-to-shop-for people!

Turkey Spiel – Win your holiday bird!

The Turkey Spiel at the Curling Centre is a fun 1-day bonspiel with a twist! Draw a frozen turkey to the button and win your holiday bird!

Annual Tree of Lights

Hospice Society hosts the annual Tree of Lights ceremony in 5 Columbia Valley locations this year to commemorate loved ones who will not be with us this season.

Friday Night Shopping Extravaganza in Fairmont!

The Friday Night Shopping extravaganza in Fairmont Hot Springs offers holiday shoppers great specials on wonderful gift items for everyone on their lists. Tour the local businesses.

DTSS Band Concert

The Band Concert in the DTSS gymnasium will be highlighting performances by Band 9, Band 8, the Concert Band and the Senior stage Band.

Radium Hot Springs public open house

The public is invited to view the design plan for the new Radium Hot Springs Community Hall at an open house on Wednesday. Please join us.

Valley Forged Old-fashioned Christmas sing-along party

It’s a SIng-along party at Smoking Waters Coffee Company in Fairmont. Enjoy hot chocolate with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Sing all your favorite Christmas songs with Valley Forged.

Mamma Mia! Dance & Sing-along Party

Oh Mamma Mia! It’s a wintertime getaway to an imaginary Greek island! Watch the movie, sing along, dance, laugh and just have some great fun. A fundraiser.

Celebrating Global Fat-Bike Day

A 2-day Global Fat-Bike Day celebration is being hosted by Invermere’s Crazy Soles and Nipika Mountain Resort. Learn about the sport, enjoy a group ride and potluck.

Invermere Library Christmas Silent Auction

The annual Christmas Silent Auction at the Invermere Library has a fantastic display of items waiting for your bid. Come in to view them during library hours.

Youth Chef It Up Night

Chef-It-Up at the Invermere Summit Youth Centre on Thursday evenings! You can wow your family and friends with your culinary talents. Delicious budget-friendly cooking.

Artists Applications now being accepted

Columbia Valley artists who wish to have their work featured in 2017 Juried Gallery Shows may now apply until 4 PM January 16, 2017.

2016/2017 Junior Curling Program

The 2016/17 Junior Curling Program at the Invermere Curling Centre teaches basic curling skills to kids and youth aged 8 to 18 yrs, Wednesdays from 4-5 pm.