56 festivals · 42 with confirmed dates
The festival
year
Every named festival in the Kootenays in 2026. A dashed slip means only the month is known.
October2026
Nothing listed yet.
November2026
In 3 weeks12 November: BroadKAST Film Festival
Short films from six local business owners, at the Royal Theatre.
Sometime in November
Kootenay Artisan Fair
kootenayrockies.com
Sometime in November
Whitewater Ski Team Annual Ski Swap
nelsonkootenaylake.com
December2026
In 8 weeks
In 8 weeks18 December: Whitewater opening day
whitewatermountainresort.com
The ski season starts, and runs to about 4 April 2027.
Sometime in December
Kaslo Christmas Light Up and Legion Craft Faire
nelsonkootenaylake.com
Earlier this year
January
February
May
- 2 MayRadius Rhythms and RiffsRadium Hot Springs
- 6 to 10 MayTrail Silver City DaysTrail
- 10 MayNelson Garden Starter and Mother's Day MarketNelson
- 15 to 18 MayCreston Valley Blossom FestivalCreston
- 29 to 31 MayTiny Lights FestivalYmir
- SometimeAmissa Music FestivalMeadow Creek
- SometimeKaslo May Days and Logger SportsKaslo
June
July
- 3 to 5 JulSteamboat Mountain Music FestivalEdgewater
- 4 to 5 JulFun Field FestivalWardner
- 10 to 12 JulStarbelly JamCrawford Bay
- 17 to 19 JulKimberley JulyFestKimberley
- 24 JulNelson summer night marketsNelson
- 24 to 27 JulShambhala Music FestivalSalmo River Ranch
- 31 Jul to 2 AugKaslo Jazz Etc FestivalKaslo
- SometimeBalfour DazeBalfour
August
September
- 4 to 6 SepInto The TreesRossland
- 11 to 12 SepCreston Valley Fall FairCreston
- 11 to 13 SepGolden City DaysRossland
- 11 SepSmokiepaloozaTrail
- 12 to 13 SepGrand Forks and District Fall FairGrand Forks
- 16 to 20 SepElk Valley Pride FestivalFernie
- 20 SepHarvest FestNelson
- 24 to 26 SepMassif Music FestivalNelson
- 25 to 27 SepPass Creek Fall FairCastlegar
- 26 to 27 SepRossland Arts & Culture FestivalRossland
- SometimeHills Garlic FestivalNew Denver