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Festivals & Events

Whistler’s festivals & events calendar is packed with shows, races, exhibits and community events. There’s never a dull moment here!

Read on to see what it’s like to attend events like the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, Crankworx, and Cornucopia. Then you can plan your own festival-filled trip to the mountains!

Whistler’s 3rd Day of Christmas-Fire & Ice

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Whistler-Style continues with day 3. No French Hens, but we have a people flying through a flaming hoop!

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Whistler Film Festival 2012: Top Picks

The 12th annual Whistler Film Festival kicks off November 28, 2012 and we've got the inside scoop on 5 flicks not to miss from festival program director Paul Gratton.

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Whistler Halloween – Ghosts and Good Times

Halloween is Whistler's unofficial best night of the year. We've got trick or treating, fireworks, haunted houses and this year even some real ghosts and exorcisms. Plus it usually snows in the valley on November 1. Boo!

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Whistler Readers & Writers Festival

Autumn is the perfect time to cozy up with a book, but how about an author? The 11th annual Whistler Readers & Writers Festival has everything from intimate readings, kids workshops, live jazz and loud, public arguing.

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Whistler’s Inaugural Spirit Within Festival

Learn about the original Sea to Sky locals at the The Spirit Within Festival, Whistler's inaugural celebration of First Nations Culture.

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GranFondo Whistler – Big Hills and Shaved Legs

With the RBC GranFondo Whistler road cycling event happening soon The Insider hit the streets to answer that age-old road racing question - Why do you guys shave your legs?

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Wanderlust Whistler – An Insider’s Guide

Wanderlust Whistler goes down August 23-26, 2012 and even the non-yoga-inclined will find something to enjoy. Here's the inside scoop from local yogi Julia McCabe.

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Whistler Crankworx Survival Guide

There are festivals and there are parties, and there's Whistler Crankworx. To thrive and survive this ten-day explosion of good times, great music and fantastic biking you're gonna need a little help. Here's a survival guide. Giv'r."

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Watch The London Summer Games in Whistler

Watching the 2012 Summer Games gets a lot more exciting in Whistler this summer with giant public screens showing CTV broadcasts every day. Come cheer with the crowd in the shadow of our very own Olympic Rings at the Whistler Olympic Plaza.

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Whistler’s Free Concerts (and Movies!)

Free concerts, free movies. The Whistler Presents program offers everyone a chance to kick out the jams and share an incredible experience. Here are 5 tips to make the most of it.

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Whistler Children’s Art Festival – The Kid in Us

The Whistler Children's Art Festival celebrates it's 29th year in town, making it the oldest kid ever. Get ready for a weekend of performances, crafts, laughs and a few dads dressed up in pink bird costumes...

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Canada Day in Whistler

Whistler is a town custom built to host a party and Canada Day is, country-wide, our nation's biggest party weekend of the Summer. How does Whistler kick out the jams and celebrate the red maple leaf? Read on...

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Whistler Sabbatical Week 1 – Steep and Deep

Over a metre of snow fell on Whistler during the first week of Luke and Tim's Whistler Sabbatical. The boys got right into it with legendary Whistler local Peter Smart, owner of Extremely Canadian Freeskiing Clinics. Watch the video...

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