Arts, Culture & Heritage

Discover Arts, Culture & Heritage in Crowsnest Pass

Crowsnest Pass is a place where stories run deep—through art, music, museums, and historic sites that bring the past to life. Whether you're exploring a century-old mine, admiring local artwork, or taking in a community performance, you'll find that creativity and history are woven into daily life here.

Visit our galleries and studios, tour powerful heritage sites, or join in a local class or concert. From the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre to the Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery, every experience offers a meaningful connection to the people and places that shape this mountain community.

Bellevue Underground Mine Tour – Walk through Western Canada’s only underground coal mine in a safe, guided experience that’s family-friendly.

Frank Slide Interpretive Centre – Explore Canada’s deadliest rockslide through interactive exhibits, audio-visual presentations, and a dramatic trail across the debris field.

Heritage Sites & Memorials – Visit Leitch Collieries ruins and the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Cemetery/Memorial, both offering powerful ways to connect with the Pass’s past.

Crowsnest Museum & Archives – A volunteer-run space preserving local history, with membership benefits, exhibitions, and the Gazebo Giftshop .

Public Art & Gallery – The Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery showcases monthly exhibitions by local and provincial artists. The gallery also offers classes, events, and a gift shop featuring over 50 regional artisans—open daily, admission free.

Live Music & Performing Arts – The Crowsnest Pass Symphony Orchestra brings together musicians of all ages for concerts each winter and spring season

Community Arts Programs – Engage in pottery through the Pass Pottery Club

Crowsnest Pass Heritage Story Maps -  Explore history through the different parts of the Crowsnest Pass with this interactive map and picture bank of some of our amazing historical resources. Visit the Crowsnest Pass Heritage Story Maps.

Crowsnest Community Library The library offers public access to computers, internet, and wifi.  Meeting rooms are available for public use. In addition to books, find digital magazines, e-books, e-audiobooks, online databases, and DVDs.