October

Annual WVSC Ski & Gear Swap

The annual WVSC Ski & Gear Swap is the place to sell last year’s ski gear and get fantastic bargains on just what you’ve always wanted!

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!

First Saturdays in Kimberley

The First Saturdays Arts and Culture Series is a monthly summertime event that celebrates the arts, culture and heritage of the Kimberley BC community. You’re invited!

Halloween Haunted House

The Halloween Haunted House at the Windermere Fire Hall is a FREE event, suitable for all ages. There’s great fun and treats for all the trick-or-treaters!

Burton Cummings: Up Close & Alone Tour

THIS PERFORMANCE SOLD OUT! Burton Cummings, the renowned award-winning artist, performer and professional entertainer, is coming to the stage at the Key City Theatre, Cranbrook.

The Melody Diachun Quartet is ‘Live @ Studio 64’

The Melody Diachun Quartet is appearing on-stage in the ‘Live @ Studio 64’ concert series in Kimberley. To hear the popular jazz singer/song-writer, get your tickets early!

‘Bat Week’ talk in Invermere

A ‘Bat Week’ talk by biologist Leigh Anne Isaac marks ‘Bat Week’ in Invermere. Learn about a deadly disease which threatens the survival of our local bat population.

A LIVE Kicks Extra! The Legendary Downchild Blues Band

Party with one of the best “roadhouse blues bands” that ever laid down a jumpin’ boogie beat. The legendary Downchild Blues Band back at the Golden Civic Centre.

‘Love it Live’ Concert Series presents: Lester Quitzau

Juno award-winning artist, Lester Quitzau, opens the Love it Live concert series with an evening performance of soulful acoustic and electric Folk, Blues & Roots music.

‘Churchill’ – Cinefest 2017 Fall Program

Churchill is the 3rd film in the Cinefest 2017 Fall series. Just days before the D-Day Landing, Churchill finds himself the sole opponent of the Allied Invasion.

Symphony of the Kootenays presents – ‘Echelon Rising’

Key City Theatre presents ‘Echelon Rising’, the 1st in the 2017/2018 Symphony of the Kootenays concert series, featuring the works of Beethoven, Rosauro & Strauss. Get tickets now!

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.

Fairmont Lions Garage & Yard Sale Coming Up!

It’ll be a garage and yard sale to top them all! A 2-day event at the Fairmont Community Den with bargains galore! There’s something perfect for everyone!

October Apple Pick and Press

The annual October Apple Pick and Press weekend is your opportunity to help remove attractants for the bears, take home delicious fresh-pressed juice and share with others.

LIVE Kicks presents: Chase Padgett’s ‘Nashville Hurricane’

Chase Padgett returning to the stage at the Golden Civic Centre with his new 6-guitar, one-man show, Nashville Hurricane. Tickets on sale September 11. Get yours soon!

John McDermott Trio Concert

John McDermott Trio coming to the stage at Key City Theatre! John is one of the Three Irish Tenors. The concert will be a sell-out. Get tickets early!

Tribute to Johnny Cash : David James & Big River

Tribute to Johnny Cash is a salute to the Man in Black. David James and Big River. A must for the country music legend fans. Key city Theatre.

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Moulettes Live @ Studio 64 Fall Concert Series

Moulettes Live at Studio 64 Fall Concert Series is part of the band’s tour of 12 Canadian cities to promote their new environmentally conscious album, Preternatural.

Downchild Blues Band Concert at Key City Theatre

The Downchild Blues Band, Juno Award winners and Canada’s premier band, will be at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook for one night only! Get your tickets!

‘Murphy’s Law’ documentary at Pynelogs

Murphy’s Law, a documentary coming to Pynelogs, chronicles Megan Murphy’s solo bike journey in Ireland to re-trace her fathers cycling trip as a young man in 1973.

Sue Wells Art Day for Kids

Art Day for Kids is an annual FREE event that lets children aged 5 years and up explore their creative sides. Pre-register your child for a session.

Kenny and Dolly Together Again TRIBUTE

Kenny & Dolly are coming together again at Key City Theatre in the Ultimate Tribute to Country Music’s favorite couple. I’ll be a sell-out! Get tickets now!

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.

Rockies Film Series presents ‘Maudie’

The Rockies Film Series presents Maudie, the inspiring story of beloved Canadian folk artist, Maud Lewis whose hand-painted house is in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

New STEAM programs for kids at the library

Two new STEAM programs at the Invermere Library make learning fun for school-aged kids. We explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math.Fun activities & games. Pre-registration required!

‘Maudie’ – Cinefest 2017 Fall Program

Maudie, the first film in the Cinefest Fall 2017 series at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, tells the story of Maud Lewis, one of Canada’s best-loved folk artists.

Strand’s 3-Course Thanksgiving Dinner

Strand’s Thanksgiving Dinner is a family favorite every autumn. It’s a 3-course mouth-watering feast, with an Appetizer, a Main Course and dessert to tempt your taste buds!

Groundswell Network Society and Community Greenhouse

Public Presentation and Social

You’re invited to a Public Presentation and Social with Bill Swann at Cafe Allium. Learn about and celebrate Groundswell’s many ground-breaking achievements from its inception. Please join us.

Annual Harvest Party at the Open Gate Garden

The Annual Harvest Party, for the 4th year, is hosted by Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook, It’s an end-of-season celebration. Everyone’s welcome to join the fun. Lots of activities.

Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey – Fall 2017

Do you love the great outdoors? Birds, especially waterbirds? Become a volunteer ‘citizen scientist’ and help Wildsight conduct the Columbia Wetlands waterbird survey. Three dates this fall.

Wild Nature Tours: ‘Flycatchers to Nutcrackers’

Take a walk on the WILD side with the Wild Nature Tour event ‘Flycatchers to Nutcrackers: A Birding Adventure’ with Cam Gillies. Book now!

Glass Art Show & Sale

The Glass Art Show and Sale at the Radium Hot Springs pools, is themed ‘Celebration’ and is a tribute to Canada’s 150th birthday. A FREE event.

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Fairmont Open House

Open House at 4954 Mountainside Place in Fairmont Hot Springs. Phone ahead to make an appointment to view this gorgeous 3000 sq ft family home.

Baby Goose Program at the Library

Baby Goose Program at the library, an outreach of the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, is designed to encourage early language development in babies to 18 months.

How about Sweet and Sour Chicken tonight?

Sweet and sour chicken is being served at the Invermere Legion this Friday! Great price too! Bring the family or invite a friend as your guest?

Astronomy on the Go! with the H. R. MacMillan Space Centre

Astronomy on the Go! Explore the heavens over Invermere BC in this FREE presentation for you and your family. Weather permitting, you can see through the telescope.

Halloween Party & Zombie Manhunt

Teens! Got your game face on? The SYC Halloween party & Zombie Manhunt is going to be the spookiest event of the season, maybe even your life!

Halloween Dance in Edgewater

Dress in your scariest Halloween costume and come on down to the Edgewater Hall. Dance the night away to the tunes of The Smalltown Dirtbags. Shuttle available.

Johnny Summers, trumpet player, composer, arranger, director, producer & award-winning musician extraordinaire, is bringing the Big Band Era to life at Strand’s Restaurant. Make your reservation early.

Pumpkin Carving & Decorating Contest

The Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Contest at Home Hardware is open to everyone from 0 to 99 years. Enter! You could win one of the great prizes.

BC Societies Act Changes: FREE information class

Do you run a not-for-profit society, club or organization? Register for Glen Ewan QC’s FREE class and learn how the new BC Societies Act will affect you.

Ghostly Tales

Ghostly tales of local and other BC hauntings told by DTSS drama students in the dark around a fire at the Invermere Library – only for the brave!

Booktacular Halloween!

The Booktacular Hallween event at the library is back again! Dress in your costume and come trickin’ and treatin’ on October 26th from 5 to 8 PM

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.

‘Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World’ – Cinefest series

Werner Hertzog takes us back to 1969 when the first message was sent from one computer to another. Where are we now and where are we headed?

Fireman’s Ball

The annual Firemans Ball has been the Invermere Fire Rescue Services’s largest fundraiser for more than 4 decades. Great food, dancing, silent auction, door prizes, Balloon Pop.

Zombie Walk

Put on your scariest Halloween costume and join the Zombie Walk. Everyone’s welcome. Bring a donation to the food bank and get ready to be spooked!

SheberDean & the Postmistress at Strand’s

SheberDean & the Postmistress, well-known Columbia Valley band, will have your feet tappin’ to their unique style of Blue-Collar Blues at Strands Restaurant. Make a reservation early!

6th annual ‘Sensational Seconds’ fashion show

It’s an adults-only fashion show with gorgeous local models on the runway wearing the season’s latest Thrift Store designs. It’s a hilarious evening. Cocktails to start.

Bear Electric Fence Workshop

Learn to construct and maintain an electric fence around your property to keep bears and other wildlife away. Expert Gillian Sanders will show you how.

Autumn Link to Rink Bonspiel

Link to Rink is a great 2-day opportunity to get one last ball down the fairway before packing up the clubs and starting the curling season.

Why You Should Have a Will

Think you don’t need a will? Glen Ewan, Q.C. will show you you absolutely do and what happens if you put off making one until it’s too late.

Learn How to Make Delicious Nut Milks

Learn how to make delicious and healthy nut milks that will delight your family and friends! Register by October 11th for a workshop at Resonate Organic Juicery

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ – Cinefest Series begins

The Man Who Knew Infinity stars Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. It is the true story of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan but that story isn’t just about numbers.

Thanksgiving Celebration at Fort Steele

The Thanksgiving Celebration at Fort Steele BC is a tradition for many families who return year after year for the day of fun and a great traditional meal

‘Coats for Families’ keeps everyone warm

Coats for Families accepts donations of men’s, women’s and children’s winter coats, boots, hats and mitts, clean and in good repair & distributes them to needy families.

Dandelions’ Debut CD Release Party – You’re invited!

Everyone’s invited to come celebrate the release of The Dandelions’ debut CD, ‘Free Yourself’ at the Old CPR Lodge in Invermere. BBQ and a cash bar too.

Bereavement Support Group

The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is running a free 10-week bereavement support group at their Invermere office. Anyone is welcome to join. Call the office.

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.