2026 Halloween at the Rossland Museum
Join us Saturday, October 31st from 12–4 pm for a fang-tastic, family-friendly Halloween bash you won’t want to miss!
🎯 Test your observation with a scavenger hunt around our exhibits
🎨 Get crafty with Halloween-themed activities
🧛♀️ Dress to impress in your costume for a shot at winning our Best-Dressed Contest — the winner scores a Museum Prize Pack, including a FREE Family Membership!
🧡 All ages welcome - admission is by donation all day.
🎃 We’re stocked with treats, spooky surprises, and loads of fun!
📍 Mark your calendars and come celebrate Halloween the museum way!
Thanks to funding from the Trail & District Arts Council, we have begun rehousing our large textile collection!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Ezri Sneddon one of our Historical Interpreters has been up to during her time with us this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Brenna Campbell one of our Collections Assistants have been up to during her time with us this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Ronan Hinds, one of our Collections Assistants has been up to this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Gabe Mann, our archives assistant got up to during his time with us this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Erin Baker, our research assistant turned heritage interpreter has been up to during her time with us since November 2025!
We are bidding a heartfelt farewell to our Operations & Marketing Manager, Fiona, as she steps into an exciting new chapter as the new Executive Director for the Mackin House Museum with the Coquitlam Heritage Society!
We’re thrilled to be taking part in another Rossland Golden City Days weekend of festivities! Downtown, look for our float in the parade and check out our booth at the Fall Fair!
Here at the museum, we'll join the celebrations with special open-by-donation days from 10 AM to 5 PM Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13th, featuring special crafts, games, scavenger hunts, and gold panning. We'll have guided outdoor tours at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM so you can learn all about our town's golden past... and some of the not-so-shiny bits, too!
Join us on the Museum lawn for live music and lots of fun for the whole family at our annual Arts & Culture Festival! The festival is an opportunity for our region’s local visual and performing artists to showcase their talents to the public as we celebrate the spectacular culture in our area with live music, artist demos, artisan booths, and more. Entry by donation!
We’re thrilled to share that progress continues on our Renewal Project: Phase 2 — the Mine Experience. We’ve been working on this project for a while — so where are we now?
Curious about what our summer students have been up to? Make the Museum part of your Columbia Basin Culture Tour to find out all about it! We'll be open by donation all weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 8-9th, so stop in to learn about the history and culture of Rossland.
Looking for the ultimate family plan this BC Day? Stop in to the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre for some exploration and family-friendly fun!
Monday, August 3rd | 10 am – 6 pm | Open by Donation
Did you know the Museum is a designated site of the national historic event: the Kootenay Mining Region? We'll be open by donation 10 am to 6 pm this weekend, July 18-19, to celebrate Historic Places Days.
Our Ask-A-Geologist program is back!
Stop by the Museum on select Saturdays from 1 pm -3 pm this summer and pick the brain of one of our Friends of the Roger Terhune Geology Club geologists!
On June 12th, 2026, Grade 3 and 4 students gathered at Glenmerry Elementary School for the first annual South Columbia Regional Heritage Fair. A handful of projects were selected for display in our entrance gallery at the Rossland Museum. They’ll be here until Saturday, June 20th, so stop by to check out the presentations by these local students!
Join us Saturday, October 31st from 12–4 PM for a fang-tastic, family-friendly Halloween bash you won’t want to miss! All ages welcome - admission is by donation all day. We’re stocked with treats, festive crafts, and loads of fun — all we need is YOU! Mark your calendars and come celebrate Halloween the museum way!