EVENTS CALENDAR

Festivals and events

Embrace the eclectic energy of Nanaimo at our Bathtub Races, a thrilling tribute to our marine heritage, or get lost in the magic of our Lantern Festival, join the city in colour for our Pride Festival, Jazz fest and more. Every season brings something new and exciting, ensuring that no two visits to Nanaimo are ever the same.

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Calendar of Events

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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 event,
Nanaimo Museum Featured Exhibit: Dinosaurs of BC
2 events,
League Nanaimo
League Nanaimo
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4 events,
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For the Love of Art
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5 events,
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DJ El Devine at The Nanaimo Bar
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4 events,
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1 event,
1 event,
6 events,
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival
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Nanaimo Museum Featured Exhibit: Dinosaurs of BC

Nanaimo Museum 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo

Saturday, June 7 – Monday, September 1, 2025 Dig into prehistoric British Columbia and get up close and personal with “Buster”, the Iron Lizard of the Sustut River, and the other dinosaurs that once roamed the province’s highest peaks, densest forests and most remote river basins. Through research done by the Royal BC Museum’s palaeontology team, we’re learning just how many ancient creatures once called these lands home. Follow the footsteps of tyrannosaurs and ankylosaurs, see beautifully preserved marine fossils and meet the BC-born and bred Buster, our reigning resident ferrisaurus. Dinosaurs of BC is a travelling exhibit from the Royal BC Museum.

League Nanaimo

Nanaimo Art Gallery 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo

League Nanaimo is a project led by Vancouver and Salt Spring Island based artist Germaine Koh that unites creative process and play. Community members of all ages are invited to gather and exercise creativity by developing new games and sports through iterative, embodied activities. Games evolve organically as they are played, and strategies emerge through trial and improvisation, and sometimes new tools are invented on the fly. Koh’s playful art installation turns Nanaimo Art Gallery into an experimental arena of sorts where visitors are welcome to jump, throw, dance, run, and touch; all actions that are usually frowned upon in art museums. In this space, that is a cross between a hockey rink, a dance hall, a tennis court, and an archery range, you are invited to interact with objects and markings, and with each other, and could find yourself developing your own games. The Gallery also serves as a hub for community outreach as the artist and Gallery facilitators bring League Nanaimo into the broader community. During the run of the exhibition, League activities not only take place in the gallery, but also at Nanaimo parks. Nanaimo Art Gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm and Sundays from 12 - 5 pm.

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All Day

Nanaimo Museum Featured Exhibit: Dinosaurs of BC

Nanaimo Museum 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo

Saturday, June 7 – Monday, September 1, 2025 Dig into prehistoric British Columbia and get up close and personal with “Buster”, the Iron Lizard of the Sustut River, and the other dinosaurs that once roamed the province’s highest peaks, densest forests and most remote river basins. Through research done by the Royal BC Museum’s palaeontology team, we’re learning just how many ancient creatures once called these lands home. Follow the footsteps of tyrannosaurs and ankylosaurs, see beautifully preserved marine fossils and meet the BC-born and bred Buster, our reigning resident ferrisaurus. Dinosaurs of BC is a travelling exhibit from the Royal BC Museum.

League Nanaimo

Nanaimo Art Gallery 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo

League Nanaimo is a project led by Vancouver and Salt Spring Island based artist Germaine Koh that unites creative process and play. Community members of all ages are invited to gather and exercise creativity by developing new games and sports through iterative, embodied activities. Games evolve organically as they are played, and strategies emerge through trial and improvisation, and sometimes new tools are invented on the fly. Koh’s playful art installation turns Nanaimo Art Gallery into an experimental arena of sorts where visitors are welcome to jump, throw, dance, run, and touch; all actions that are usually frowned upon in art museums. In this space, that is a cross between a hockey rink, a dance hall, a tennis court, and an archery range, you are invited to interact with objects and markings, and with each other, and could find yourself developing your own games. The Gallery also serves as a hub for community outreach as the artist and Gallery facilitators bring League Nanaimo into the broader community. During the run of the exhibition, League activities not only take place in the gallery, but also at Nanaimo parks. Nanaimo Art Gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm and Sundays from 12 - 5 pm.

By Donation