2026 events calendar for the Columbia Valley:
What is there to do in the Columbia Valley of BC, Canada? This calendar includes events in the communities of Brisco, Edgewater, Radium Hot Springs, Wilmer, Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont Hot Springs, Canal Flats, & Panorama.
**For WEEKLY, ongoing events in the Columbia Valley, go here: cvsocial.ca/weekly-events
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Aug. 1: Big Book Sale (fundraiser: Invermere Public Library), CV Centre (Invermere), FREE entry, 8:30am-2:30pm, all welcome
Aug. 1: Live music, Smokehouse 93 Street Eats (downtown Invy), FREE, 7-9pm, all welcome
Aug. 2: Music: TBC, Columbia House Healing Gardens (Invermere), FREE, 10am-1pm, all welcome
Aug. 2: Music: Nathan Pascua, Horsethief Creek Pub (Radium), FREE, 7-9pm, accompanied minors welcome, details: https://horsethiefpub.ca/events/
Aug. 3: “Ice cream in the park” young families’ social (host: Family Dynamix), Radium park, FREE, 10:30-11:30am, for ages 0-6 w/their families
Aug. 3: Outdoor film: Barbie, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, starts at sunset (10-11pm?), check each film’s rating for age appropriateness, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4149777415167029/
Aug. 5: Young family meet-up, Windermere Beach, FREE, 10am, for young kids w/ their adults
Aug. 5: “Ice cream in the park” young families’ social (host: Family Dynamix), Canal Flats park, FREE, 10:30-11:30am, for ages 0-6 w/their families
Aug. 5: Music: Jack Spring, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, 6:30-8pm, all welcome, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4237398126533953/
Aug. 5: Music: The Janzen Boys, CV Centre (Invermere), $30 (or four for $100), doors 6:30pm (show 7pm), all ages, tickets: https://store.thejanzenboys.com/collections/invermere-bc-august-5-tickets
Aug. 6: Preschool story time (host: Invermere Library), Canal Flats Lions Park, FREE, 1pm
Aug. 6: Summer Reading Club (host: Invermere Library), Canal Flats Lions Park, FREE, 1:45-2:45pm, for kids starting grades 1-7 in September
Aug. 7: “Ice cream in the park” young families’ social (host: Family Dynamix), Spider Park (by the Invermere hospital), FREE, 10:30-11:30am, for ages 0-6 w/their families
Aug. 7: Market on Main (every Friday evening until Sept. 4), Radium Hot Springs, 2-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 7: Music on Main: Baiden Holland, Radium Hot Springs, FREE, 6-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 8-9: Columbia Basin Culture Tour, a self-guided tour that includes stops around the Columbia Valley, details: https://www.wkartscouncil.com/culture-tour/
Aug. 8: Farm House Social (snacks, drinks, music, mini portrait sessions, meet local wedding vendors), RAW Farms (2608 Westside Rd, Inv.), $75-$65/adult, $20/ages 5-13, 5-9pm, details: https://www.rawfarms.ca/event-details/farm-house-social
Aug. 8: Market & music feat. Mile High Club, Ridgeview Resort (Rad.), market 6-8:30pm / music 7-9:30pm, family-friendly
Aug. 8: Live music, Smokehouse 93 Street Eats (downtown Invy), FREE, 7-9pm, all welcome
Aug. 9: Annual Legion Golf Tournament, The Ridge, $100 (incl. dinner), register @ the legion
Aug. 9: Music: Slone Leman, Columbia House Healing Gardens (Invermere), FREE, 10am-1pm, all welcome
Aug. 9: Music: Opry North 5, Horsethief Creek Pub (Radium), FREE, 7-9pm, accompanied minors welcome, details: https://horsethiefpub.ca/events/
Aug. 10: Outdoor film: Captain Ron, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, starts at sunset (10-11pm?), check each film’s rating for age appropriateness, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4149777415167029/
Aug. 12: Young family meet-up, Spider Park (by the Inv. hospital), FREE, 10am, for young kids w/ their adults
Aug. 12: “Ice cream in the park” young families’ social (host: Family Dynamix), Edgewater park, FREE, 10:30-11:30am, for ages 0-6 w/their families
Aug. 12: Music: Nathan Turner & the Echo Rangers, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, 6:30-8pm, all welcome, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4237398126533953/
Aug. 13: Preschool story time (host: Invermere Library), Edgewater community park, FREE, 1pm
Aug. 13: Summer Reading Club (host: Invermere Library), Edgewater community park, FREE, 1:45-2:45pm, for kids starting grades 1-7 in September
Aug. 14 & 15: Flats Fest (country music festival), Canal Flats, tickets & info: https://flatsfest.ca/
Aug. 14: Market on Main (every Friday evening until Sept. 4), Radium Hot Springs, 2-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 14: Music on Main: Baiden Holland, Radium Hot Springs, FREE, 6-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 15: Ju Jitsu Basics for Women, Rocky Mountain Martial Arts (by Canadian Tire, Invermere), $30, 10am-1pm, ages 16+, register: https://www.invybjj.ca/classes
Aug. 15: Live music, Smokehouse 93 Street Eats (downtown Invy), FREE, 7-9pm, all welcome
Aug. 15: Market & ’80s DJ party, Ridgeview Resort (Rad.), market 6-8:30pm / music 7-9:30pm, family-friendly
Aug. 16: Music: TBC, Columbia House Healing Gardens (Invermere), FREE, 10am-1pm, all welcome
Aug. 16: Music: Travis Pickering, Horsethief Creek Pub (Radium), FREE, 7-9pm, accompanied minors welcome, details: https://horsethiefpub.ca/events/
Aug. 17: Outdoor film: Zootopia 2, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, starts at sunset (10-11pm?), check each film’s rating for age appropriateness, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4149777415167029/
Aug. 18: Meditation in the Garden w/ The Humble Hermit, Groundswell Greenhouse (Inv.), $25, 3-4pm, tickets: https://www.thehumblehermit.ca/events
Aug. 19: Young family meet-up, Kinsmen Beach (Inv.), FREE, 10am, for young kids w/ their adults
Aug. 19: Music: Skellerup, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, 6:30-8pm, all welcome, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4237398126533953/
Aug. 20: Preschool story time (host: Invermere Library), Canal Flats Lions Park, FREE, 1pm
Aug. 20: Summer Reading Club (host: Invermere Library), Canal Flats Lions Park, FREE, 1:45-2:45pm, for kids starting grades 1-7 in September
Aug. 21: Market on Main (every Friday evening until Sept. 4), Radium Hot Springs, 2-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 21: Music on Main: Ahead by a Century, Radium Hot Springs, FREE, 6-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 21: Dance, Invermere Legion, 7-9pm, acc. minors welcome, info: [email protected]
Aug. 22-23: The Purcellerator e-bike Enduro, Pano, 9am-6pm, details: https://www.panoramaresort.com/panorama-today/special-events/the-purcellerator
Aug. 22: Family meet-up (families with diverse needs), details TBC, info: [email protected]
Aug. 22: Ju Jitsu Basics for Women, Rocky Mountain Martial Arts (by Canadian Tire, Invermere), $30, 10am-1pm, ages 16+, register: https://www.invybjj.ca/classes
Aug. 22: Meet/watch the artist work: Keith Dalgleish, Effusion Art Gallery (Invermere), 11am-3pm, FREE, all welcome
Aug. 22: Live music, Smokehouse 93 Street Eats (downtown Invy), FREE, 7-9pm, all welcome
Aug. 22: Market & music feat. Ahead by a Century (Tragically Hip tribute band), Ridgeview Resort (Rad.), market 6-8:30pm / music 7-9:30pm, family-friendly
Aug. 22: Tone’s Toons Musical Quiz Night, Invermere Legion, FREE, 7pm, accompanied minors welcome
Aug. 23: Music: TBC, Columbia House Healing Gardens (Invermere), FREE, 10am-1pm, all welcome
Aug. 23: Music: TBD, Horsethief Creek Pub (Radium), FREE, 7-9pm, accompanied minors welcome, details: https://horsethiefpub.ca/events/
Aug. 24: Outdoor film: Camp Nowhere, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, starts at sunset (10-11pm?), check each film’s rating for age appropriateness, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4149777415167029/
Aug. 26: Young family meet-up, James Chabot Park playground (Inv.), FREE, 10am, for young kids w/ their adults
Aug. 26: Music: The 4 Groove Kings, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, 6:30-8pm, all welcome, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4237398126533953/
Aug. 27: Preschool story time (host: Invermere Library), Edgewater community park, FREE, 1pm
Aug. 27: Summer Reading Club (host: Invermere Library), Edgewater community park, FREE, 1:45-2:45pm, for kids starting grades 1-7 in September
Aug. 28: Market on Main (every Friday evening until Sept. 4), Radium Hot Springs, 2-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 28: Music on Main: Rivertown, Radium Hot Springs, FREE, 6-8pm, all welcome
Aug. 29: Live music, Smokehouse 93 Street Eats (downtown Invy), FREE, 7-9pm, all welcome
Aug. 30: Music: Janny Bee Music, Columbia House Healing Gardens (Invermere), FREE, 10am-1pm, all welcome
Aug. 30: Music: Jam with The Valley Cats, Horsethief Creek Pub (Radium), FREE, 7-9pm, accompanied minors welcome, details: https://horsethiefpub.ca/events/
Aug. 31: Outdoor film: Goat, Pothole Park (Invermere), FREE, starts at sunset (10-11pm?), check each film’s rating for age appropriateness, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4149777415167029/
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Sept. 2: Young family meet-up, Radium playground (by the Radium HS Centre), FREE, 10am, for young kids w/ their adults
Sept. 2: Music: Harry Manx (seated concert w/ intermission), CV Centre (Invermere), 7pm doors / 7:30pm show, $49 early bird tickets / $60 regular ($30 under age 18), https://events.humanitix.com/harry-manx-live-at-columbia-valley-centre-or-invermere
Sept. 4-7: Wicked Woods music festival, Fairmont Hot Springs, tickets & details: https://www.wickedwoods.ca
Sept. 4: Market on Main (every Friday evening until Sept. 4), Radium Hot Springs, 2-8pm, all welcome
Sept. 4: Music on Main (final night!): Shades of Blue, Radium Hot Springs, FREE, 6-8pm, all welcome
Sept. 5: All McCartney Live, CV Centre (Invermere), doors 6:30pm, tickets: https://www.mountainhomeproductions.com
Sept. 6: Music: Greg Aitken, Columbia House Healing Gardens (Invermere), FREE, 10am-1pm, all welcome
Sept. 6: Columbia House Healing Garden ball drop, Copper Point Golf driving range, FREE to watch, 4pm, all welcome to watch, get your ball drop raffle ticket by Sept. 6: in-person from 9am-1pm on Saturdays in front of BMO (Invermere), or online: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/chesr2026
Sept. 12: 5th annual Fly-In Open House (pancake breakfast & hot dogs by donation, kid games, raffle), Fairmont airport, FREE, 9am-1pm (aerobatic shows @ 10am, 12pm), all ages welcome, please carpool if possible, details: https://www.facebook.com/cvairport
Sept. 12: Annual Salmon Festival (hosts: Ktunaxa Nation, Akisqnuk First Nation & Shuswap Band), James Chabot Provincial Park (Invermere), details TBC
Sept. 15: Meditation in the Garden w/ The Humble Hermit, Groundswell Greenhouse (Inv.), $25, 3-4pm, tickets: https://www.thehumblehermit.ca/events
Sept. 18: 8th Annual Columbia Valley Classics Poker Run, Radium Hot Springs, 11am-4pm, details: https://columbiavalleyclassics.ca
Sept. 18: Dance, Invermere Legion, 7-9pm, acc. minors welcome, info: [email protected]
Sept. 19, 2026: 36th Annual Show & Shine Car Show, Radium Hot Springs, 9am-4pm, info: https://columbiavalleyclassics.ca
Sept. 19: Tone’s Toons Musical Quiz Night: “Through the Ages,” Invermere Legion, FREE, 7pm, accompanied minors welcome
Sept. 24: Parent coffee & connect (families with diverse needs), venue TBC, FREE, 7-8:30pm, info: [email protected]
Sept. 25: Community Soup Lunch, Edgewater Hall, $10, 12pm, all welcome (BYO to-go containers or sit & enjoy with neighbours)
Sept. 25: The Harvest: Food, Wine & Beer Festival, Pano, 5-8pm, ages 19+, details & tickets: https://www.panoramaresort.com/panorama-today/special-events/wine-and-dine
Sept. 26: CV Arts celebrates 50 years, Pynelogs, FREE, 1-4pm, all welcome
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Oct. 23: Dance, Invermere Legion, 7-9pm, acc. minors welcome, info: [email protected]
Oct. 24: Family meet-up (families with diverse needs), details TBC, info: [email protected]
Oct. 30: Community Soup Lunch, Edgewater Hall, $10, 12pm, all welcome (BYO to-go containers or sit & enjoy with neighbours)
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Nov. 13: Dance, Invermere Legion, 7-9pm, acc. minors welcome, info: [email protected]
Nov. 19: Parent coffee & connect (families with diverse needs), venue TBC, FREE, 7-8:30pm, info: [email protected]
Nov. 27: Community Soup Lunch, Edgewater Hall, $10, 12pm, all welcome (BYO to-go containers or sit & enjoy with neighbours)
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Dec. 5: Grand Christmas dance & party celebrating 100 years! (music: Two Lane Blacktop), Invermere Legion, cover charge TBC, 7-11pm, ticket details to come, details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4329553857190321/
Dec. 11: Annual Turkey Shoot (air guns + targets to win a turkey), Invermere Legion, price TBC, 4-8pm, accompanied minors welcome
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