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
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.
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
FCA Nanaimo chapter is hosting its annual fine art show from Thursday, November 5 to Sunday November 8 at the Vancouver Island Conference Center. Address: 80 Commercial Street Thursday 12-4 pm Friday, Saturday,Sunday 10 am- 4 pm
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
FCA Nanaimo chapter is hosting its annual fine art show from Thursday, November 5 to Sunday November 8 at the Vancouver Island Conference Center. Address: 80 Commercial Street Thursday 12-4 pm Friday, Saturday,Sunday 10 am- 4 pm
FCA Nanaimo chapter is hosting its annual fine art show from Thursday, November 5 to Sunday November 8 at the Vancouver Island Conference Center. Address: 80 Commercial Street Thursday 12-4 pm Friday, Saturday,Sunday 10 am- 4 pm
FCA Nanaimo chapter is hosting its annual fine art show from Thursday, November 5 to Sunday November 8 at the Vancouver Island Conference Center. Address: 80 Commercial Street Thursday 12-4 pm Friday, Saturday,Sunday 10 am- 4 pm
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.
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.
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/
We're open 5 days a week and will also be open during the Downtown Nanaimo Art Walk on November 21 & 22! Join us November 28 from 11am–6pm for free hot chocolate, treats, local shopping, vendor demos, holiday music, and prize wheel fun as we kick off the Downtown Nanaimo Hot Chocolate Festival.