Special Events

Mark your calendars! Olde-Fashioned Christmas in Barkerville is happening on Decenmber 16 and 17. Sleigh rides, hot cocoa, caroling, shopping, Father Christmas, and the list goes on! Full event details are available at barkerville.ca/christmas

Did you know that Chinese residents made up half of the Cariboo region’s population in the mid-1880s and Barkerville’s Chinatown has the oldest Chee Kung Tong building in Canada and the most extensive collection of Chinese buildings, photographs and artifacts in North America? On Saturday September 9, enjoy contests, lion and dragon dances, Theatre Royal […]

It's Barkerville Historic Town & Park's Indigenous Peoples Celebration! Barkerville is located in the shared ancestral territories of the Dakelh (Carrier) and Secwépemc (Shuswap) Peoples. On Saturday August 19 and Sunday August 20 share in Indigenous culture and history with an artists’ market, dancers, storytelling, games and complimentary Bannock. For full events details and schedule, […]

BARKERVILLE & WELLS
The Cariboo’s largest celebration of music and art!

BARKERVILLE
The Cariboo’s largest celebration of music and art is back for its 16th season.

BARKERVILLE
High Tea with Queen Victoria, a maypole and heritage games!