Culture Days in BC Canada Offer Something to See…and Do for Everyone

• Architecture
• Comedy
• Culinary Arts
• Dance
• Design
• Film or Video
• Heritage

• Literature & Spoken Word
• Multi/Interdisciplinary
• Music
• New/Digital Media
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
• and More

Castlegar Sculpturewalk

View 30 impressive sculptures (20 by Canadian artists and 10 by Americans) in downtown Castlegar. Vote for your favorite!

Open Studio & Artist Talk at Oxygen Arts Center

Meet Ian Johnston and learn about his Reinventing Consumption project, which seeks to discover inventiveness in response to consumerism.

Culture Days at Centre 64

Centre 64 will once again present an eclectic program of Visual Arts, Literature and Spoken Word.

The Amazing Human Race

Become acquainted with Terrace, British Columbia by completing tasks that explore the community’s arts and culture.

Central Victoria

There are several Culture Days events taking place in downtown Victoria and the adjoining neighborhoods, including:

Behind-the-Scenes at Ballet Victoria

Observe professional ballet dancers prepare for the world premiere of Ballet off Broadway and learn some ballet basics.

Spontaneous Acts of Culture

The Greater Victoria Public Library will host painting and arts & crafts activities for all ages.

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Greater Victoria

The Greater Victoria area is a cultural centre of British Columbia and hosts many Culture Days events, including:

FERNWOOD, VICTORIA BC

Inside the Belfry

Tour the Belfry Theatre, join in on acting exercises and go on stage for an audition.

OAK BAY, VICTORIA BC

Canadian College of Performing Arts Carnival of Classes

Watch or participate in beginner acting, dancing and singing classes.

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Vancouver Island East & West

EAST

NANAIMO, BC

Arte de Carnavale

Celebrating African culture with arts, dance, music, costume contests, fashion shows and more.

WEST

UCLUELET, BC

Cedar Grass Weaving

Learn about the traditional cedar grass weaving of the Pacific Northwest Coast First Nation from elder Rose Wilson.

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Central Okanagan

KELOWNA, BC

Kelowna is the cultural hub of the Central Okanagan and is hosting many activities including Alive with Our History museums tour, multicultural dancing at Dancing Around the World, cultural treasure hunting with Cultural Caching, and much more.

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North Okanagan

VERNON, BC

Presentation of Public Art

Kelowna artist Crystal Przybille gives a presentation on public art, its forms, and its benefits to the local community. She will also talk about her art practice and recent European art tour.

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South Okanagan

OLIVER, BC

Fall Art Show and Sale at Oliver Community Centre

An arts competition for artists from the South Okanagan and beyond covers seven categories: fibre arts, mixed/new media, oils, photography, three-dimensional arts, watercolors and youth arts. Come browse and buy local art. Wine tasting in conjunction with Festival of the Grape on Sunday.

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Thompson

KAMLOOPS, BC

Yarn Bombing & Knitting Instruction

Kamloops Art Gallery and volunteers have organized a “yarn bombing” of downtown Kamloops trees to accompany knitting classes at the gallery.

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Greater Vancouver

Vancouver is a year-round cultural hub for British Columbia and Culture Days brings out the best the Greater Vancouver area has to offer.

Vancouver City

Downtown Vancouver and the adjoining neighborhoods host the greatest number of Culture Days events of any BC destination. Browse all the events.

The other districts of Vancouver also offer many events.

Vancouver East

Port Moody Festival of the Arts

Enjoy music from Hannah Georgas, Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson on Friday. Chuckle along with Ivan Decker and Sudden Death Improv on Saturday. Celebrate storytelling with Abegael Fisher-Lang on Sunday.

Vancouver North Shore

Iain Baxter&

Iain Baxter& is one of Canada’s most beloved artists. The multi-site exhibition takes place in three venues and covers two of the more obscure periods of his work, which occurred when he was living in North Vancouver.

Vancouver South

Ladner & Delta Art Displays

The Ladner Pioneer Library will show the photography of Chris Siemens. The Tsawwassen Library in Delta will present an exhibit of the Boundary Bay Quilters Guild.

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Fraser Valley

ABBOTSFORD, BC

The Reach Gallery Museum hosts a Movie Night screening of “The Kite Runner” on Friday, a tour of & workshop for Amy Loewen’s “Illuminating Peace” on Saturday, and Family Arts activities on Sunday.

HOPE, BC

On all three days, The Art Machine community arts centre hosts Paper Mache Extravaganza and the Hope Library hosts Write! A Community Collaborative Writing Project.

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Sunshine Coast

Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast will be hosting the Writing for Fun workshop with Cathie Roy, Associate Publisher of the Coast Reporter newspaper, at the Public Library on Saturday and Sechelt Arts Alive, a volunteer educational workshop and live performances by local artists, will be held at the Seaside Centre on Sunday.

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Whistler & Blackcomb

The Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont in Whistler is the centre for Culture Days activities with 8 events over three days. The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre presents The Spirit Within Festival, celebrating traditional & contemporary First Nations culture, on Saturday. The Fairmont Chateau Whistler will present Sugar Art with French Pastry Chef Laurent Bernard on Sunday.

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