Friday July 31 → Sunday August 2, 2026 · Kaslo, BC
KOOTENAY KONNECTS
Wear your colour. Meet your people.
Kootenay Konnects brings the Kemball Garden to life for a full weekend of music, connection, and community. Facilitated speed connections rotating every 15 minutes, built for romance, friendship, and business. Come find your soulmate, your co-founder, or just your new favourite neighbour. Then take it wherever the evening leads.
Wristbands are for Kootenay Konnects only. Click the poster for everything else happening at the Kaslo Block Party.
The wristband system
Pick your colour.
Pick a wristband that signals your vibe. No awkward openers. No guessing. Just the right people finding each other.
3 zones, one garden.
Two parallel experiences run side by side all weekend and the connections floor stays conversation-friendly while the dance floor slays.
DJ Stage
House music, rock, chill, funk & disco sets all weekend. Dance floor, curated programming, pop-up artists, evening energy.
Speed Connections
Facilitated rounds for social, romantic, platonic and professional connection. Wristband-coded intent system throughout.
Beer Garden
Licensed bar featuring beer, wine and healthy beverages.
One bell. Zero awkwardness.
The entire connections floor rotates on a bell every 15 to 20 minutes.
Everyone takes three steps and says hi to whoever is closest. No music pause, no announcements, no forced seating. The bell does all the work and because rotation is proximity-based, no one is singled out by age, appearance, or social confidence.
Three days, 3 sessions.
Local & regional artists.
Ten DJs across three days, plus pop-up artists in between. World electronic, deep house, funk, disco, downtempo and chillout - everything you need to get into flow.
Adham Shaikh
Chuck The DJ
Dish
Eljimador
Raya Sun
Mister Dyk
Mochilero
Copious
Waves
Sonic Robot
& more artists
Full schedule dropping soon. Follow us for updates.
The Kemball Garden is just the beginning.
The action starts in the Kemball Garden. Pick up your wristband, make your connections, then take them wherever you like. Kaslo is a small town and a long weekend. The rest is up to you.
Meet your people."
Pick up a wristband at
Each wristband comes with QR code explaining the colour system.
Venue & licensing.
The venue
Kemball Memorial Centre
312 4th Street, Kaslo BC — home of the Kootenay Lake Innovation Centre, and the heart of the weekend.
- Liquid Courage bar — beer, wine, cocktails and healthy beverages
- All ages welcome · 19+ for wristbands and bar access
- Licensed outdoor venue · BC Special Event Permit 139287
- Fenced licensed area · Serving It Right certified staff
See you in Kaslo.
Proceeds support the Kootenay Lake Innovation Centre's work in bioregional resilience and regenerative living. See kootenays.org/updates →
This ticket is for Kootenay Konnects at Kemball Centre only.
For everything else happening across Kaslo that weekend, visit the full Block Party program →