Kaslo May Days 2024 Schedule

What is May Days?

Kaslo May Days (a tradition since 1892!), is celebrated every Victoria Day weekend, and one of the two major festivals hosted in Kaslo each year. This action packed three-day festival marks the arrival of summer with an array of events and activities for all ages.

You can read about everything happening for Kaslo May Days in our main article here!

There’s fantastic food, music, and activities all weekend, but if you only have time for the highlights, check out the Logger Sports competition, showcasing impressive logging skills, and the Show ‘n Shine car show featuring vintage vehicles. The festival also hosts a good old fashioned parade and the longest-running consecutive Maypole dance in North America (over 100 years!).

If you’re looking to relax with friends old or new, enjoy come live music, local food vendors, and artisan crafts in Vimy Park, for a perfect family-friendly event to kick off the summer season.

May Days 2024 Schedule

Time	Event	Location
8:00 pm	Live Music – The Heavy Lighters with special guest Dana Lee	The Angry Hen
9:00 pm – Close	Karaoke – Hosted by Leslie French	Kaslo Hotel

Time	Event	Location
8:30 am – 7:00 pm	Slo-Pitch Tournament Take me out to the Ball Game!Come root for your favorite team during this 3-day tournament!	Murray Pearson Ball Park – Vimy Park
9:00 am – 5:00 pm	Food & Craft Vendors – Come partake of the delicious selection of foods and beverages. Browse and buy from the Craft Vendor booths featuring a wide variety of local wares	Vimy Park
9:00 am – 6:00 pm	Food Concession Stand – Pris Davis with Eric’s Meat Market	Logger Sports Park
10:00 am – 5:00 pm	Helicopter Rides – Kaslo Search and Rescue with High Terrain Helicopters. First come, first served, $60 cash only for a roughly 5 minute flight over Kaslo. Weather dependent.	Front Street, near 2nd St – look for the KSAR Command Trailer.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm	Rummage Sale – One Day Only – Household items, crafts, plants, etc	Seniors’ Hall – 304 4th Street
10:00 am – 11:00 am	KIDS – Music in the Park – with Sami Majadla	Gazebo – Vimy Park
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	KIDS – Music in the Park – with Mr Mojo!	Gazebo – Vimy Park
11:00 am – 5:00 pm	Logger Sports – Don’t miss the action! For the complete schedule click here	Logger Sports Park
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Beer Gardens – hosted by Kaslo Logger Sports and the Kaslo Arena – featuring Angry Hen beer	Logger Sports Park
12:00 pm	KIDS – Music in the Park – Shawna “The Hulagan” – Hula Hoop Performer and teacher.	Gazebo – Vimy Park
1:00 pm	KIDS – Family Dance Party with Kiki the Eco Elf.	Gazebo – Vimy Park
2:00 pm	Music in the Park – Greg Walter	Gazebo – Vimy Park
3:00 pm	Music in the Park – Kera Willis	Gazebo – Vimy Park
4:00 pm	Music in the Park – Tenise Marie	Gazebo – Vimy Park
7:00 pm	Legion Dance with “Jurassic Mike” SOLD OUT	Kaslo Legion #74 – 5th Street, Kaslo

Time	Event	Location
8:00 am – 11:00 am	Pancake Breakfast – $10 per person, kids under 10 pay their age	Kaslo Legion Branch 74, Ladies Auxiliary
8:30 am – 7:00 pm	Slo-Pitch Tournament – Take me out to the Ball Game!Come root for your favorite team during Day 2 of this 3-day tournament!	Murray Pearson Ball Park
9:00 am – 6:00 pm	Food Concession Stand – Pris Davis with Eric’s Meat Market	Logger Sports Park
9:00 am – 5:00 pm	Food & Craft Vendors – Come partake of the delicious selection of foods and beverages. Browse and buy from the Craft Vendor booths featuring a wide variety of local wares.	Vimy Park
10:00 am – 3:00 pm	SHOW ‘N SHINE – Come see the ‘Locally world famous’ car show on historic Front Street	Front Street from the SS Moyie to 5th Avenue will be blocked from 6 am to 4 pm
11:00 am – 5:00ish	Logger Sports – Don’t miss the action! Click here for the full schedule.	Logger Sports Park
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Beer Gardens – Hosted by Kaslo Logger Sports & The Kaslo Arena featuring Angry Hen Beer.	Logger Sports Park
11:00 am	Family Dance Party – with Kiki the Eco Elf	Gazebo – Vimy Park
12:00 pm	Music in the Park – Nancy Moon	Gazebo – Vimy Park
1:00 pm	Music in the Park – Collective Perspective	Gazebo – Vimy Park
1:30 pm	Annual Strawberry Ridge Ride & Run – Mountain Bike and Trail Run Social. For full details click here.	Kaslo Airport Hangar
2:00 pm	Music in the Park – Kootenay Garage Band	Gazebo – Vimy Park
3:00 pm	Music in the Park – Paris Pick and the Pricks	Gazebo – Vimy Park
4:00 pm	Music in the Park – Damien Albas	Gazebo – Vimy Park
9:00 pm – Late	Rock Music – Great Full Life, Free Show	Waypoint Restaurant & Bar – the Kaslo Hotel

Time	Event	Location
8:30 am – 5:00 pm	Slo-Pitch Tournament -Take me out to the Ball Game!The fun continues on this final day of the tournament!	Murray Pearson Ball Park
10:00 am- 4:00 pm	Food & Craft Vendors – Come partake of the delicious selection of foods and beverages. Browse and buy from the Craft Vendor booths featuring a wide variety of local wares	Vimy Park
12:00 pm	May Days Parade – Catch the excitement – Gather along the parade route to watch the Kaslo May Days Parade go by!Please save the traditional water ballooning directed at the grad class to the last stretch of the parade only (from SS Moyie to the Park.. Remember: Water only!)	See Map for Parade Route
1:00 pm	Kilties at the Park – The Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band is the oldest pipe band in the BC interior, with over 100 years of performing Highland Bagpipes for the community.	Gazebo – Vimy Park
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm	Maypole Dance! – Kaslo has been holding this traditional Maypole Dance since 1923	Gazebo – Vimy Park
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Music in the Park – Gracenote	Gazebo – Vimy Park
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm	KASLO MAY DAYS WINDUPJoin us as we say Farewell to Kaslo May Days for another year.	Gazebo – Vimy Park