Fairs & Festivals

Canada Day Celebrations in Invermere

Invermere’s Canada Day Celebrations start with fireworks at midnight. In the morning, there’s a parade and the Mountain Mosaic Festival with music, fun and birthday cake!

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.

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 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.

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!

Invermere Light Up Celebration & Santa Claus Parade

The annual Light Up Celebration in Invermere is the official kick-off for the holiday season. Santa Claus Parade, Snowball Drop, lighting of the Christmas Tree, shopping specials.

Oktoberfest in Kimberley, the city of Festivals

Oktoberfest in Kimberley’s downtown Platzl happens the first Saturday in October, combined with the last of the First Saturdays events of the summer, it’s a grand splash!

Downtown Invermere Oktoberfest

Downtown Invermere Oktoberfest is an all-day event that takes place every year on 13th Street in front of the Invermere Legion. This is a super fun event for the whole family.

Kootenay Country Fair

Celebrate the harvest season in style – Kootenay Country style! Join hundreds and enjoy all the excitement, the fun, the food, the prizes – and much more!

Motion Notion is back!

Motion Notion is returning to Golden this summer with a festival of electronic music, art, nature in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Get tickets early!

Flats Fest

Flats Fest, Canal Flats’ first ever music festival will host a line-up of great country musicians onstage at the Civic Centre ball diamond. Please join us!

Kimberley Kaleidoscope

Kimberley Kaleidoscope is an annual 8-day arts and cultural festival through concerts, puppet theatre, poetry readings, exhibits, workshops, food and fun for the whole family. You’re invited.

Invermere Music Festival

The 2018 Invermere Music Festival covers 2 glorious days of great food & drink, fantastic musicians. Hear the best of the best. Tickets on sale now.

Golden Sound Festival – Summer Edition

The Golden Sound Festival is a twice-yearly music event held in different downtown locations and highlighting quality up and coming western Canada artists.

Valley Appreciation Day

Everyone’s invited to come and celebrate all the reasons why we love the Columbia Valley! Pancake breakfast, live music, farmers market, bouncy castle, kids games etc.

Kimberley Julyfest

Julyfest is an annual weekend-long summer festival in Kimberley BC. Thousands enjoy the live music, pancake breakfast, beer gardens, artisan vendors, food, soccer and bocce, bocce, bocce!

Steamboat Mountain Music Festival

The well-loved annual Steamboat Mountain Music festival in Edgewater brings musicians and music lovers together to experience an outdoor, all-genre musical gala in the shadow of Steamboat Mountain.

Celebrate Canada Day in Radium Hot Springs!

Celebrate Canada Day in Radium Hot Springs with a 150th birthday party for Canada. Enjoy Music and Market on Main plus s piece of birthday cake.

A ‘Happy Birthday Canada’ party in Fairmont

You and your family are invited to the a Happy 150th Birthday party celebration at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Cake, live music by L8, puppets, fireworks!

Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts

Follow the Canada Day Parade to the Mountain Mosaic Festival at Kinsmen Park. FREE family fun. Live music, dance, magic, kids activities, food & boat-building contest.

Canada Day in Golden

Canada Day in Golden is always a smash hit as everyone gathers to wish our country a Happy Birthday. Multi events end with a giant fireworks display.

Canada Day in Canal Flats

Canal Flats Canada Day celebration takes place at the Civic Centre, with refreshments, birthday cake and fireworks! Everyone’s invited to the party. Bring the whole family!

Radium Days

Everyone’s invited! Help us celebrate all the many reasons why we love Radium Hot Springs. There’s a pancake breakfast, a parade, Brits Best Car Show and more!

Sam Steele Days

Sam Steele Days in Cranbrook is a weekend-long event in June each year. There are dozens of fun activities, including the largest annual parade in the Kootenays

Canal Days

Join Canal Flats folks as they celebrate their community. Pancake breakfast, parades. beer garden, ball game, bingo, lots more.

Fernie Stoke Fest in downtown Fernie

Fernie Stoke Fest is a party for everyone with Fernie band, Shred Kelly. A show for all ages and one for adults only. Retro music with an upgrade!

High Notes Music Festival

The High Notes Music Festival opens with Big Eli Blues Band, local music legends, sharing the spotlight at the T-Bar & Grill Friday evening! Tickets at the door.

Fernie Griz Days celebrates winter in the Elk Valley

The downtown area and Fernie Alpine Resort are the venues for Fernie Griz Days, the community’s annual 3-day winter festival, honoring the legendary “Griz”. Fun for everyone!

Snowflake Festival

Invermere’s annual Snowflake Festival is a real family affair with live music, fantastic food, drink, ice skating, fire pit and fireworks as a grand finale.

ULLR Dag Fest

The ULLR Dag Fest is a huge free Viking-style community celebration at Kimberley Alpine Resort to honor ULLR, Norse god of snow. It’s a tradition! Join us!

Santa Claus is coming to Cranbrook!

The 2017 Cranbrook Santa Claus Parade is coming to town with its theme of ‘Flannel & Frost’. There will be colorful floats, Christmas music and Santa himself!

Canal Flats Fall Fair & Artisan Market

The Canal Flats Fall Fair and Artisan Market is going to top the charts this year! Great fun to put happy faces on everyone. Contests, prizes, market.

Kimberley Community Fall Fair

The Kimberley Community Fall Fair is a great family celebration of the autumn season, With music, entertainment, booths, food and kids games, it’s fun for everyone!

Windermere Fall Fair & Scarecrow Festival

Celebrate the coming autumn season at the Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival! There’s live music, exhibits, demos, kids zone and great food! Mark your calendar!

Golden Mountain Festival

The annual Golden Mountain Festival celebrates everything that makes the town of Golden BC a great place to live. There are Art exhibitions, speakers, films, musicians.

BC Day Celebration at Ft. Steele

BC Day celebration at Fort Steele Heritage Town is an annual event on the mid-summer long weekend. Mark the date on your calendar and plan to be here.

Canada Day Party at Panorama

There’s a Canada Day party coming up at Panorama Mountain Resort and everyone’s invited. Come early for the pancake breakfast. Fire department barbecue at noon. Kids fun too.

Radium Harvest Festival

The Radium Harvest Festival is a grand celebration of autumn and the harvest season. It’s a fun-filled family event with a pumpkin carving contest. Fun for all.