Visit Kaslo | Kaslo Guide 2019
Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun!
Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun!
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Happenings<br />
Festivals<br />
& Events<br />
JANUARY<br />
Polar Bear Plunge Jan 1<br />
Salon of the Arts<br />
Performance Night &<br />
Auction Jan 19<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
BC Family Day<br />
Winter in theForest<br />
Festival Feb 18<br />
MARCH<br />
Check the Pennywise<br />
for events in March!<br />
www.pennywiseads.com<br />
APRIL<br />
Easter Dolly Derby<br />
Woodbury Resort<br />
April 20-22<br />
The Great Big Easter<br />
Egg Hunt, Vimy Park<br />
April 21<br />
MAY<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> May Days<br />
Festival May 18-20<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Logger Sports<br />
May 18, 19<br />
JULY<br />
Canada Day July 1<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Art Walksummer<br />
months TBA<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Guitarfest<br />
July 15-20<br />
annual<br />
May Days<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s first May Days was celebrated in<br />
1892. Plan to share in the excitement<br />
this year from May 18 to 20.<br />
In the old days there was a unique “Prospectors’<br />
Race” and the main event was a horse race<br />
down Front Street, with prizes as high as $250.<br />
Today, popular events are the Logger Sports,<br />
the slo-pitch tournament (still going strong<br />
after almost 40 years) and the Show & Shine.<br />
There is always a May Days parade Monday<br />
at noon. Afterwards, walk down to the<br />
maypole in Vimy Park and watch the children<br />
weave ribbons in a traditional maypole<br />
dance, just as their parents and grandparents<br />
did when theywere children.<br />
AUGUST<br />
Jazz Etc. Festival<br />
Aug 2-4<br />
IDIDaRide-Run<br />
Aug 10<br />
Pirate’s Day - SS Moyie<br />
Sternwheeler Aug 11<br />
Columbia Basin Culture<br />
Tour Aug 10, 11<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Birthday<br />
Aug 14<br />
The Logger Sports Show<br />
Logger sports originated in Canadian logging<br />
camps in the late 1800s. Competitors<br />
from many countries look forward to <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s<br />
show, the spring kickoff for the Canadian<br />
western circuit. The individual events are<br />
fast-paced and range from tree climbing an<br />
80 foot spar pole to chopping through a 12<br />
inch standing chop block to precariously<br />
balancing on a springboard 10 feet in the<br />
air! Log rolling is a crowd favourite – which<br />
ends with competitors splashing into the<br />
chilly water of the burling pond.<br />
The logger sports grounds are on the shore<br />
of Kootenay Lake. It’s a 2-day show, May 18<br />
& 19 and the admission is free!<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
British Car Show Sept 8<br />
Lardeau Valley Harvest<br />
Festival - last weekend in<br />
September<br />
Argenta Fall Faire<br />
2nd or 3rd weekend in<br />
September<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Thanksgiving Rainbow<br />
Derby - Woodbury<br />
Resort Oct 12-14<br />
Hallowe’en Haunted<br />
House - The Langham<br />
Oct 30<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Christmas Light Up<br />
Celebration Nov 30<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Legion Craft Faire<br />
Nov 30<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Winter Solstice<br />
Celebrations Dec 21<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Jamboree Hockey<br />
Tournament Dec 21, 22<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Saturday Market - June 8 to Sept 21, 10-2pm<br />
Lardeau Valley Market - Summer Sundays mid-June to late September, 10-2pm<br />
Argenta Soup & Kitchen Party - Argenta Hall, Wednesdays from 11ish to 2 or 3ish<br />
Workshops, exhibitions, speakers & film series www.thelangham.ca<br />
Kokanee salmon spawning - Meadow Creek, Aug, Sept<br />
Show & Shine<br />
May Days Sunday on Front Street is such a<br />
friendly scene that it’s always a relief to the<br />
car show organizers if some out-of-towners<br />
agree to perform the necessary but pitfallladen<br />
job of judging, even though usually<br />
there are as many prizes as entrants. If<br />
you see a spectacularly mustachioed man<br />
in animated conversation, without doubt<br />
you’ve spotted Dave B., one of the Show &<br />
Shine organizers. Introduce yourself!<br />
Annual Slo-Pitch Tourney<br />
The rivalry resumes! Once a year, over ‘May<br />
Long’, local teams and visitors from as far<br />
away as Nelson, compete at this ultra-prestigious<br />
tourney, just for the bragging rights.<br />
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