Events

HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN THE CENTRAL CARIBOO, SPIRIT OF BC WEEK!  ONE YEAR COUNT DOWN TO 2010 OLYMPICS  Click Here to Download (pdf,4650.241kb) the full events calendar for  February 6-14, 2009

 This week long celebration includes a free concert by Tillers Folley, a one-year-countdown celebration, arts shows and a free family skate.. and much more!

The Central Cariboo hosts several outstanding festivals and events and welcomes and encourages visitors to attend and participate in a wide variety of activities all year round.

Whether you are a spectator or are right in on the action, there is certain to be something to delight people of all ages, abilities and interests wherever you are in the area.

From fall fairs to art walks, fishing derbies to rugby tournaments, a flurry of excitement is just around the corner in every community within the Central Cariboo. There’s the Likely Paddle Fest, Horsefly’s Mayday Parade, the world famous Williams Lake Stampede and the 10th Annual Xats’ull Traditional Pow Wow celebration hosted by the First Nations community of Soda Creek. Stock car racing, bike, board and ski events, garden tours, and music festivals are just a sampling of the many entertaining options the Central Cariboo has to offer.

You’re sure to have so much fun that you will want to return year after year along with the ever increasing number of people who already do!

If you are considering hosting an event in the Central Cariboo, please send us an email and we will include it on the events calendar.

You may be interested in our Community Host Program for your event. Williams Lake actively promotes its own unique brand of ‘Western Hospitality’ with its Community Host Program which has been designed to inform guests about the area’s culture, history, things to do and places to visit. The program showcases the area’s hospitality by and having hosts live on location and making information about the region readily available to you.