Abreast of the Rockies Christmas Bazaar

Cranbrook HIstory Centre 57 Van Horne Street South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Admission: $2.00 Christmas Craft Bazaar with a diverse group of vendors! Great opportunity to find unique & beautiful items.

Fall Day Camps

Natural History Day Camps Ages 5-10 8:30am – 4:00pm $45/day + GST Day camps consist of natural history-themed experiments, crafts, games, indoor and outdoor exploration (and sometimes a movie and popcorn in a historic train car)! Register for the following day camps by clicking on the linked dates below: September 20: All about Earth! October […]

$45

Gerdan Theatre: Never Mind the Night

đź“… Date: November 27th ⏰ Doors open: 6:15 PM đź•’ Time: 7:00-9:00 pm Cranbrook History Centre is proud to host Gerdan Theatre’s Never Mind the Night Tour. Gerdan is an amazing sixteen member folk singing group from Chernivtsi, Ukraine and their arrangements of traditional folk songs are reinvigorating authentic Ukrainian music and astounding audiences everywhere! […]

Nightmare Before Christmas: An Alternative Holiday Market

We are hosting the Nightmare Before Xmas, an alternative Holiday Market on December's Friday the 13th from 4pm to 9pm in The Royal Alexandra Hall here at The Cranbrook History Museum. For more information, you can visit the organizer's (Spiral Path) Facebook Event page.

FREE

Winter Day Camp – Jan. 2&3

Cranbrook HIstory Centre 57 Van Horne Street South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

A day of play! Send your child (ages 5-10) in their PJS to enjoy hot chocolate, a movie in the train with popcorn, crafts and games! * Participants are welcome to bring their new books, stuffies, games, or puzzles. Register for January 2 Register for January 3 Once we have received payment, we will send […]

$45

Ed Talk: Our Favourite Forgotten Stories

Royal Alexandra Hall 57 Van Horne Street S, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Join us in the Royal Alexandra Hall on January 15th for Our Favourite Forgotten Stories from the Forgotten Cranbrook, Forgotten Kimberley, and Forgotten Creston books with Derryll White and Erin Knutson, from the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History and historian and publisher, Keith G. Powell. This will also be the OFFICIAL (Cranbrook) BOOK LAUNCH […]

FREE

Travelling Exhibit: Health in Space, Daring to Explore

Cranbrook HIstory Centre 57 Van Horne Street South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Cranbrook History Centre is excited to present our Annual Traveling Exhibit for 2025, a highly anticipated event that will run from January 28 to April 19, 2025. This year's […]

Toddler Tuesday: Dinosaurs in 2025!

Paleontology Lab

As a way of connecting our community with our collections, the museum is partnering with the Cranbrook Public Library on this monthly program. The hour-long program offers a free story […]

FREE

Heritage Fair: Register your class!

Registration is open for the 2024-2025 Heritage Fair (May 8-10)! Teachers, public and private, in SD5, enter your grade 4-10 class here. To learn more and access resources, visit the Heritage Fair page. Registration closes Jan.31, 2025.  

FREE

Town Hall – Museum Interpretive Concept

Online Event Zoom Meeting Platform, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Virtual Event Virtual Event

The Cranbrook History Centre invites you to share your stories, thoughts and feedback on our new Draft Museum Interpretive Concept. This will be an interactive meeting hosted by Melanie Greenaway of Double Dare Designs and Don Enrich from Don Enrich Consulting. This is your opportunity to explore the zones and narratives throughout the document with […]

Toddler Tuesday: Space

Join us in the Royal Alexander Hall with our Health in Space Travelling Exhibit for space-themed songs, crafts and activities. REGISTER HERE. If spots fill up, you can email programs@cranbrookhistorycentre.com […]

FREE

Natural History Day Camps: Winter Series

Natural History Day Camps Winter Series 8:30am-4:00pm Ages 5-10 $45/day +gst *February 14, 28 and March 7 will feature out Health in Space Exhibit: February 14: Earth from Space February 28: Star Gazing March 7th: All About Astronauts (A registration form will be emailed at least one week prior to camp.)    

$45