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  • 2026/27 Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet Readings and Lecture Series

    Vancouver Island University 900 Fifth St, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Renowned poet Stephen Collis is Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet for 2026/27. Collis’s lecture is October 22nd from 7 to 8:30 pm on the Nanaimo campus in Building 355, Room 203. It is free to attend and will be followed by a catered reception, cash bar, and book signing in Room 211. Collis will also perform two poetry readings. First, there will be a reading and Q&A for students on October 21st from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm in Building 310, The Malaspina Theatre lobby. Second, there will be a community reading that night (October 21st) at Windowseat Books (321 Wesley St) from 7-8 pm; student poet Lee Groen will open for Collis, and there will be music. *** Collis’s lecture on October 22nd, “Small Craft Warning,” will trace and explore the recurrence of small boats as both images in and an image of his work in poetry. In his abstract for the lecture, Collis writes the following: In a small craft one cannot buy into the lie of mastery, but must come to the elemental world asking, in respect, seeking nothing more than fluid intra-relation, slipping over the surface of powerful forces and Big Things Beyond […]

  • 2026/27 Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet Readings and Lecture Series

    Vancouver Island University 900 Fifth St, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Renowned poet Stephen Collis is Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet for 2026/27. Collis’s lecture is October 22nd from 7 to 8:30 pm on the Nanaimo campus in Building 355, Room 203. It is free to attend and will be followed by a catered reception, cash bar, and book signing in Room 211. Collis will also perform two poetry readings. First, there will be a reading and Q&A for students on October 21st from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm in Building 310, The Malaspina Theatre lobby. Second, there will be a community reading that night (October 21st) at Windowseat Books (321 Wesley St) from 7-8 pm; student poet Lee Groen will open for Collis, and there will be music. *** Collis’s lecture on October 22nd, “Small Craft Warning,” will trace and explore the recurrence of small boats as both images in and an image of his work in poetry. In his abstract for the lecture, Collis writes the following: In a small craft one cannot buy into the lie of mastery, but must come to the elemental world asking, in respect, seeking nothing more than fluid intra-relation, slipping over the surface of powerful forces and Big Things Beyond […]

  • 2026 Craft Fair – Art/Crafts/Bake Sale

    Nanaimo Golf Club 2800 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    The Nanaimo Golf Club is hosting its annual craft fair on October 25, 2026. The event features thirty tables of local crafts and home businesses, as well as a bake sale. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army. When: Sunday, October 25, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Where: Banquet Hall, Nanaimo Golf Course, 2800 Highland Boulevard  

    Free

  • The Fire In Our Hearts

    Landmark Cinemas Nanaimo 6631 N Island Hwy, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    The award-winning documentary, The Fire in Our Hearts, is coming to Avalon Cinemas in Nanaimo on October 25 and 28, 2026. The film is a cinematic northern BC story about wildfire, Indigenous leadership, land, history and what communities are capable of when they have to rely on one another. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy2rjCbQE70 Tickets / showtimes: Landmark Cinemas – The Fire in Our Hearts

  • The Fire In Our Hearts

    Landmark Cinemas Nanaimo 6631 N Island Hwy, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    When wildfire closes in on the remote Southside of northern British Columbia, the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and local residents face an impossible choice: evacuate, or stay and defend the land that defines them. With distance, limited access, and delayed outside response, the community is forced to rely on itself—drawing on Indigenous leadership, cooperation, and generations of lived knowledge to meet the fire in near isolation. But the flames expose more than devastation. In the aftermath, the burn reveals the long-erased site of a Cheslatta village, resurfacing a suppressed chapter of history and reframing what is truly at stake. The Fire In Our Hearts is an intimate, cinematic portrait of resilience and sovereignty—showing how community-led action, responsibility, and memory shape survival in a world increasingly defined by fire.

  • Sketchy Folks: November Meetup

    White Sails Brewing 125 Comox Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Join the next Sketchy Folks session - a casual gathering of drawing, collaging, and journaling. Bring a sketchbook, notebook, or binder with paper. A prompt will be provided. When: November 4, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Future dates TBA Where: White Sails Brewing

  • Delhi 2 Dublin

    The Queen’s 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Delhi 2 Dublin’s 20th anniversary world tour brings a new age of musical and cultural fusion through Subcontinental Pop, where sounds from across cultures meet in a unified, energizing mix that unites dance floors worldwide. When: November 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM Where: The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Crescent

    $25

  • Köln 75

    Vancouver Island Conference Centre 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Köln 75 (2025) is a biographical film detailing the true story of 18-year-old Vera Brandes (Mala Emde), who defies parental disapproval and industry sexism to promote a 1975 jazz concert. Despite logistical nightmares, including the wrong piano and a difficult artist, her efforts result in Keith Jarrett’s legendary, improvised Köln Concert.

    $15

  • Köln 75

    Vancouver Island Conference Centre 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Köln 75 (2025) is a biographical film detailing the true story of 18-year-old Vera Brandes (Mala Emde), who defies parental disapproval and industry sexism to promote a 1975 jazz concert. Despite logistical nightmares, including the wrong piano and a difficult artist, her efforts result in Keith Jarrett’s legendary, improvised Köln Concert.

    $15

  • Artwalk

    The Artwalk weekend of events. Updates will be posted here when venues, artists, and exhibiting times have been confirmed. You can read more on our Artwalk page in the interim: https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/programs/artwalk/

  • Mother and the Bear

    Vancouver Island Conference Centre 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    The Mother and the Bear (2024) is a comedic drama about Sara, an overbearing Korean mother who flies to Winnipeg to care for her daughter, Sumi, who is in a coma after a freak accident. While waiting for Sumi to wake, Sara navigates cultural alienation by meddling in her daughter's life, including trying to find her a husband.

    $15

  • The Choral

    Vancouver Island Conference Centre 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    The Choral is a testament to music’s power to sustain our souls in troubled times. This inspiring drama depicts a British choir director’s efforts to assemble an ensemble during the darkest days of the First World War. Dr. Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) is forced to recruit his singers from among the town’s adolescent population. Under his guidance these teens will come to know the transcendent joys of singing together, while steeling themselves for their impending conscription. The Choral reminds us of the importance of cultivating community and using art to process anxieties and generate hope.

    $15