Ho Ho Ho or Snow Snow Snow?
Revelstoke goes hard for the Christmas season (like just about everything else in this town). With over 8,000 residents and visitors flocking to the pow, events leading up to the holidays are well attended. Find free holiday events, things to do, and ticketed performances.
Events.
Winter Market
December 7, 2023 | 11A-3:30PM @ Revelstoke Aquatic & Rec Centre
Pick up all your local food, gifts, and crafts at the bi-weekly winter market. Please take the back entrance on Connaught Ave.
Big Eddy Winter Market
December 8, 2023 | 6PM @ Big Eddy Glassworks
The Big Eddy Winter Market is an outdoor, free-to-the-public market for local art vendors to sell their wares, meet other makers, and celebrate art!
With a background of local DJs, glassblowing demos, beer and drinks for sale, and food trucks, these events draw in a large crowd! It’s the perfect spot to do some holiday shopping and join in on some serious community fun.
Holiday Trackside Party
December 9, 2023 | 10AM-4PM @ Revelstoke Railway Museum | Admission By Donation
Do a craft, decorate a cookie, enjoy a hot chocolate, and groove to some live music at the annual Trackside Holiday Party.
Santa will also be here from 11 am to 3 pm to hear all of your holiday wishes. Don’t forget to bring your list!
The Grinch Movie Screening & Pictures With Santa
December 10, 2023 | 11:30AM & 4PM @ Performing Arts Centre | Entry By Donation
Join us at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on December 10th for a family fun-filled holiday event that supports the Holiday Program. There will be two screenings of The Grinch: Illumination movie and pictures with Santa, along with holiday treats and hot cocoa, all by donation. Donations can be Cash/cheque, gift cards, or extra food.
Christmas Choir
December 10-12, 2023 | Various Times @ Revelstoke United Church | $15
The annual event that inspires the spirit of Christmas with complex classical harmonies to traditional favouites. Usually a sell-out event, with Sunday Matinee being added this year for families.
Strings By Candlelight
December 10, 2023 | 6:30PM @ Fable Book Parlour | $10
Kentucky Yuletide
December 14, 2023 | 7:30PM @ Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre | $25
Kentucky Eileen is your new favourite folk quartet – they’re those sudden friends that you feel like you’ve known all your life. Born out of the orchards of the Okanagan and laser-focused on their Nashville-style sound, they bring a modern Canadian flavour to American folk music. These boys pack smiles for miles and deliver you meaningful tunes, hand-written and packaged just how you like ‘em.
CPKC Holiday Train
December 15, 2023 | 2:15PM @ CPKC Railway Yard
Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of technology-leading LED lights and a modified boxcar that has been turned into a travelling stage for performers. Performances will be from 2:45pm-3:15pm. Bring along donations for our local food bank!
Evening Rail Jam
December 15, 2023 | 4-7PM @ Village Base
Meet in the village, under the lights to show off your best tricks or be a part of the hype crew watching from the sidelines. Bring out the whole family to watch. Revelstoke Mountain Resort will be serving hot chocolate and playing tunes in the spectator zone.
The Grinch by The Studio Dance & Wellness
December 16-17, 2023 | 5PM, 11 AM, 5PM @ Performing Arts Centre
THE STUDIO Dance & Wellness will be retelling the tale of THE GRINCH this holiday season! Bring the whole family and experience a show like no other.
Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at intermission, with all proceeds going to The Dance Parent Collective; a group which fundraises to alleviate the costs associated with competitive dance.
Winter Market
December 21, 2023 | 11A-3:30PM @ Revelstoke Aquatic & Rec Centre
Pick up all your local food, gifts, and crafts at the bi-weekly winter market. Please take the back entrance on Connaught Ave.
Ski with Santa
December 25, 2023 | 11 AM @ Upper Mountain Sport School
Join Santa at 11:00 AM, at the upper Mountain Sports School building, for a few laps to celebrate and spread some holiday cheer. Arrive back at Mountain Sports School building for hot chocolate & stocking stuffers at 12:30PM.
Community Christmas Dinner by Community Futures
December 25, 2023 | 1PM - 3PM
Come one, come all! The 29th annual Revelstoke Community Christmas Dinner is Back! This is a free inclusive meal on Christmas day for all of Revelstoke & it's visitors to share in fellowship and Christmas spirit. The Revelstoke Christmas dinner is put on by the Revelstoke Community Christmas dinner committee. All food, decorations, and labour are donated by local businesses and people within our community! we can't wait to see you all there.
New Year's Eve Fireworks
December 31, 2023 | 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Join us at the base of Revelstoke Mountain Resort on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the end of 2023 with a fireworks display in the Village.
Complimentary hot chocolate will be served alongside a fire in the corral located at the base of the Revelation Gondola.
Note: Mountain Road will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic from approximately 6:50pm – 7:10pm.
Volunteer.
Community Christmas Dinner by Community Futures
December 25, 2023
Diverse volunteers are needed for hosting the Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day. Time commitment depends on the volunteer positions. Roles include chefs, food shopping, food pick-up, pre-cooks, dinner set-up, pick-up drivers, delivery meal packaging, delivery drivers, dishwashing, and general clean-up. Roles help develop goodwill. Advantages include Christmas Dinner and company around the Christmas holiday.
Event contact: [email protected]
All Month Long.
Winter Art Market
December 2-23, 2023 | 12P-4PM @ Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre
Open Wednesday - Sundays. Are you looking for locally made art and hand-crafted items for your loved ones? Join us in the gallery all month long for the Winter Art Market. With over 50 artists in a wide variety of different mediums, you’ll surely find that perfect something for everyone (and maybe even something for yourself!).
Support local this winter!
Revelstoke Events
We look forward to welcoming you to our mountain town & hope to see you take part in our fun holiday events.