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  • Collage Club

    Drop Zone Games 2520 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Collage Club is a free creative gathering of anyone who is interested in making art and meeting other creatives. The focus is on collage because it is a low barrier and accessible way for everyone to get creative - but any creative project is welcome. This meetup will have a project for you to get started with if you’re feeling stuck or want to learn. The main goal is to meet and build our community and create a safe space to express being a human. Looking forward to having you join us at this event!

  • Ekphrastic Poetry: Awards Ceremony

    Nanaimo North Library 6250 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia

    Join the Nanaimo Arts Council as we celebrate the incredible intersection of visual art and the written word at our annual Ekphrastic Poetry Awards Ceremony. Over the past months, local writers have crafted original poetry inspired by stunning visual pieces from our community artists featured in the Purple Urchin Gallery, and it is finally time to honor their work. The afternoon will be emceed by our wonderful Program Coordinator, Lillian Morpak, and features the live announcement of this year's contest winners. Come out to support Nanaimo’s vibrant literary and visual arts community, hear live readings of the winning poems, and enjoy an afternoon of creative celebration. Everyone is welcome!

  • Urban Sketch Club

    Bowen Park Bowen Park Complex, 500 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Beginner scribblers, seasoned professional artists, everyone in-between! Join us for another Nanaimo Sketch Club meetup, where people feel free to work on their sketch practice and connect with like-minded people in a friendly, inclusive, supportive environment. For this free event, meet in the parking lot outside Bowen Park Complex, near the lawn bowling building, for a non-guided sketching and chit-chat session, for about two hours. There are some interesting buildings here, as well as the gorgeous park. We’ll try to get back together around noon to take a group snap of our sketches - but if you feel you don't want to participate in that, that's totally fine. Feel free to post your sketches so we can see what you saw. Bring: Your sketchbook, your favourite drawing / painting implements, and a portable chair. 

    Free

  • Night Market: Art Demo

    Nanaimo Gallery: Art Lab 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Looking for a fun, creative, and family-friendly activity during your Commercial Street Night Market stroll? Join the Nanaimo Arts Council and Collage Club Nanaimo inside the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s dedicated Art Lab space for a hands-on art demonstration.  Led by talented featured collage artist Bella, who leads the Nanaimo Collage Club, this interactive evening is entirely free and open to children, families, and creators of all ages and skill levels. Drop in anytime during the night market to explore the tactile world of collage, experiment with new techniques, or simply drop by to watch the demo and say hello to the team! It should take about 15-20 minutes to complete the activity of the night, and we would love to see you there and create something beautiful together.

  • Green Revolt

    Oliver Woods Community Centre 6000 Oliver Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Join the first Green Action Revolt session! Green Revolt focuses on researching environmental issues affecting Nanaimo and finding practical ways our community can support positive change.

  • Eleanor The Great

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

    Eleanor the Great (2025) is a comedy-drama directed by Scarlett Johansson that follows 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb), who moves to New York from Florida after the death of her best friend. While grieving, she misrepresents herself to join a Jewish seniors group, pretending to be a Holocaust survivor to find companionship, leading to complex consequences. Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard award nominee.

    $15

  • Mr Nobody Against Putin

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

    Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) is an Oscar-winning documentary following Pavel "Pasha" Talankin, a Russian schoolteacher and videographer in the Ural Mountains who secretly records the militarization of his school following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The film, directed by David Borenstein and Talankin, exposes how Putin's "patriotic education" forces teachers to indoctrinate children with pro-war propaganda.

    $15

  • Eleanor The Great

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

    Eleanor the Great (2025) is a comedy-drama directed by Scarlett Johansson that follows 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb), who moves to New York from Florida after the death of her best friend. While grieving, she misrepresents herself to join a Jewish seniors group, pretending to be a Holocaust survivor to find companionship, leading to complex consequences. Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard award nominee.

    $15

  • Foragers & Wild Relatives

    Nanaimo Art Gallery 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us for two screenings of films by Jumana Manna, that trace connections between people and plants in conflict zones. The two distinct events are presented alongside the exhibition Biophilia, at Nanaimo Art Gallery. Doors 6:45pm, film 7pm. See website for locations, registration and more info.

  • It Was Just an Accident

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

    It Was Just an Accident (2025) is a political thriller directed by Jafar Panahi about a former Iranian political prisoner, Vahid, who believes he has found his former torturer. Vahid kidnaps the man, leading to a tense, moral road trip to confirm the man's identity, exploring themes of vengeance, trauma, and justice in Iran. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film​ Festival.

    $15

  • Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse)

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

    Peak Everything (also titled Amour Apocalypse) is a 2025 Quebecois romantic comedy directed by Anne Émond that explores falling in love amidst the existential dread of climate change. Quebec Cinema Awards Best Visual Effects

    $15

  • It Was Just an Accident

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

    It Was Just an Accident (2025) is a political thriller directed by Jafar Panahi about a former Iranian political prisoner, Vahid, who believes he has found his former torturer. Vahid kidnaps the man, leading to a tense, moral road trip to confirm the man's identity, exploring themes of vengeance, trauma, and justice in Iran. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film​ Festival.

    $15