Kootenay Gallery of Art Presents Young Visions 2026
This exhibition will showcase the creativity, talent, and artistic growth of young artists from across SD20 in a vibrant display of student and instructor works produced over the past year, bringing together a diverse collection of artworks spanning multiple mediums. Visitors will get a unique opportunity to experience the perspectives and ideas of emerging young […]
Bringing you Burlesque: performances, workshops, courses
For one night only, Queen City Burlesque Expo and Trail Arts Council is proud to present its Saturday Night Showcase at The Bailey Theatre on Saturday, April 11. Featuring Canadian Icons Bettina May and Jezebel Express and starring the reigning Queen of The Burlesque Hall of Fame (New Orleans) herself, Jessabelle Thunder, this award-winning production welcomes […]
Trail Air Cadets compete in local Effective Speaking Competition
On March 3, three cadets from 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron competed in the first step of the Air Cadet League of Canada’s effective speaking competition. The first step is the local competition which is followed by competition for the Kootenays, then a provincial competition for B.C. and finally a national […]
Local students bring on the winter fun with Wildsight program
Magnifying glasses clutched in mittened hands, Grade 1 students from Rossland Summit School scoop up handfuls of snow in their search for snowflakes. They run to their teacher Ms. Anhel, or to Wildsight Educator Jess Williams, to compare their snowflake shapes to a laminated snow crystal chart, finding stellar dendrites or columns, plate shapes: an […]
Trail—Rossland Welcome the Province as 2026 BC Winter Games Open
Written by: Karlie Shaughnessy For hundreds of young athletes, the moment finally arrived Thursday night as the region welcomed more than 1,450 volunteers, 1,600 young athletes, and families from 131 communities across British Columbia who gathered to officially open the 2026 BC Winter Games. Before a single medal is awarded, before the first whistle blows […]
Koot4enay Gallery of Art presents Soup for the Cultured Soul
The Kootenay Gallery is thrilled to bring back our much-loved annual event at the Castlegar Recreation Centre on Saturday, March 7 and we can not wait to share the evening with you! Join us as talented chefs from local restaurants ladle up their favourite soup creations, served alongside wine, artisanal breads from Crumbs Bakery, and […]
Explore Métis history through fiddle music, jigging, and a life-like buffalo puppet
The Trail and District Arts Council and Rossland Council for Arts & Culture present Where Have All the Buffalo Gone? by Axis Theatre, on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. in The Bailey Theatre as part of the TECK Family Series. Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? is a love-story for all ages that starts in […]
Changes Coming to Castlegar Farmers Market
The Castlegar and District Heritage Society is in the process of revitalizing and renewing the Castlegar Farmers market for the 2026 season. The Society is looking into some big changes this year. In-coming Heritage Society Board Member, Erica Naso, says, “We will be joining the BC Farmers’ Market Association which is a huge step in […]
February events at the Museum
Family Day at the Museum Bundle up and bring the whole crew to the Museum for a fun-filled BC Family Day celebration on Sunday, February 15, between 10 am and 4 pm! Enjoy a day of winter fun with a snowy maze, toboggan runs, snow painting, and snowman building. Get creative with hands-on crafts, explore […]
Local dancers join in the fun in Ballet Jörgen’s Canadian spin on Shakespeare’s classic story “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
The Trail & District Arts Council presents Canada’s preeminent classical touring ballet company Ballet Jörgen with their update of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at The Bailey Theatre on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm as part of the Performing Arts Trail series. William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of his most beloved comedies. […]
