CeltFest 2026 presents Canada's "first family" of Celtic music. For 26 years, The Barra MacNeils have been bringing their Cape Breton holiday concert to audiences across Canada. An East Coast Christmas has become a much-loved Christmas tradition, sharing a joyful Celtic Canadian experience with fans.

Five-time East Coast Music Award winners, The Barra MacNeils are a sibling group renowned for their instrumentals, harmonies, and storytelling: Kyle (vocals, guitar, violin, mandolin), Lucy (vocals, bodhran, Celtic harp, fiddle, step dancing), Sheumas (keyboards, piano, bodhran, fiddle, bouzouki, vocals), Stewart (vocals, accordion, tin whistle, flute, bouzouki, guitar, step dancing), and Boyd (mandolin, fiddle,...

Award winning Vancouver Island historian and author Catherine Marie Gilbert will give a pictorial presentation based on her latest book Walrus: the Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick. Catherine will illustrate David Garrick’s rare fearlessness in the face of danger and abiding concern for the natural world. She traces the influences of his formative years spent in rural Ontario and Panama that lead to Garrick’s involvement with activism, journalism and mysticism in Vancouver, BC in 1971.
Here, he met Paul Watson who would become a lifelong friend. The brothers-in-arms shared in life altering adventures beginning with the 1973 Oglala...

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of confidence, creativity, and community at KlassyStuff's Sugar & Spice, Naughty & Nice Community Empowerment Fashion Show!

Join us on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at the Sportsplex in Campbell River for a celebration of individuality, self-expression, and body positivity.

Our runway features real people of different ages, genders, body types, and backgrounds, coming together to celebrate what makes each of us unique. Enjoy three exciting runway themes: Sugar, Spice, and Naughty & Nice, along with local vendors, exciting raffle prizes, entertainment, and an after-party!

The first 100 attendees will receive a swag bag valued...

Come visit our annual Christmas Craft Fair featuring our fabulous baking and jams, crafts and Christmas items, bucket draws, fresh Christmas greenery, MCC Comforter draw and more! Join us at the United Mennonite Church, 2277 Enns Road, Black Creek. Fundraising for local and international projects.

Welcome to the inaugural Campbell River Reads event hosted by Shapeshifter Collective and local author Laura Maija Clarke!

Author Brooke Lockyer will read from her novel Burr (Nightwood Editions), followed by a Q&A with Laura and the audience. Brooke will have copies of her book on hand for signing.

Brooke Lockyer is the author of Burr (Nightwood Editions), a '90s-era Gothic about not letting go of the dead. Her work has been published in Toronto Life, carte blanche, the Hart House Review, White Wall Review, subTerrain and Geist. She holds an MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing...