Downtown Comox

11/03/2026

Get into the festive spirit with the Mayor Tree Lighting + Gather Market! Join us on Friday, November 27th, from 3:00 to 7:00pm in Downtown Comox🎄

Bundle up, bring the whole family, and enjoy an evening full of holiday cheer and festivities, including:
• A very special visit from Santa himself!
• Cozy fire pits to warm you up along Comox Ave
• Gather Market, featuring artisan crafts and unique treasures
• Seal on the Shelf: find the harbour seal hiding at participating local businesses for a chance to win prizes
• Red Carpet Treat Trail: visit participating local businesses who will be giving out festive treats and surprises
(𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘉𝘈!)

Come for the lights; stay for the magic! It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season together in Comox.

A big thank you to all of our incredible sponsors for helping make this event possible. We couldn’t do it without you!

This event is proudly supported by:
• Event Title Sponsor: Comox Centre Mall
• Entertainment Sponsor: Moeller Matthews, CPAs
• Champion Sponsors: Coastal Community Credit Union, Comox Valley Airport, and Tidal Café
• Event Partners: Town of Comox and Comox BIA
• In-kind Sponsors: Comox Valley Dodge, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, and Wildflower Mercantile

For more information, visit https://downtowncomox.com/mayor-tree-lighting-2026/ !

Looking to volunteer? Please contact the event producers if you are interested in volunteering at this event: [email protected].

11/02/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the downtown Comox Halloween Costume Parade yesterday! With incredible weather, amazing costumes, and more than 850 families filling our downtown streets with laughter and community spirit, it was a truly memorable afternoon.

Special thanks to our wonderful downtown BIA businesses for welcoming families and handing out candy, helping make Halloween in Comox such a magical experience. And we are so grateful to the Comox Valley Witches Walk for their performance!

We are also thankful for our event sponsors, and volunteers who made it all possible, plus the friendly team from the Comox Valley RCMP who assisted on site. A heartfelt thank you to Councillor Kerr, Councillor Chislett, and Councillor Bourgeois for volunteering their time and enthusiasm, and to our dedicated BIA volunteers Cleo Tetrault, Caroline and Shaun Cody for helping everything run smoothly.

A very special thank you to Comox Valley Dodge for providing loaner vehicles and to the Town of Comox Public Works team for their outstanding support behind the scenes.

Town of Comox, Alpine to Ocean Real Estate Group - Exp Realty, Tidal Café, Comox Valley Airport, BoomBright, Nicole Minions, Mayor of Comox, Jonathan Kerr, Lisa Bourgeois for Comox Council

10/30/2026

Get ready for a frightfully fun weekend at Church St. Taphouse, with Halloween food and drink specials, a spooky open mic, family-friendly trick-or-treat fun, and a free Halloween dance party with DJ Selayne, all happening October 29–31! 🎃👻

🎃 HALLOWEEN WEEKEND AT CST 🎃

We’ve got a full weekend of Halloween spookiness coming your way at Church St. Taphouse!

👻 OCTOBER 29–31
Halloween food & drink specials all weekend long. These include treats like Graveyard Nachos, Sticky Bat Wings & Monster Mash Poutine.

🎤 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
Spooky Open Mic- costumes encouraged. Halloween-themed songs highly encouraged. Bring your best spooky set!

🍬 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 | 2–4 PM
Family Trick-or-Treat Happy Hour. Kids 12 and under in costume get a FREE Graveyard Sundae with a kids’ meal.

💀 SATURDAY NIGHT- FREE HALLOWEEN DANCE PARTY with DJ Selayne
Doors open at 8pm and DJ starts at 9pm. Get your groove on with costume on and get a chance to win prizes!! No tickets. No cover. Just come dressed to party!

We will see you when the night falls brewwwwhahahhaa!!

🎃

10/29/2026

The Comox BIA is delighted to support this wonderful celebration of local creativity!
Join us on Saturday, November 21, as seven downtown Comox venues open their doors to artists and makers from across the Comox Valley. Enjoy live demonstrations, meet talented creators, learn about their work, and sample complimentary treats as you explore. ROAM Store + Studio, Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association, Wildflower Mercantile, Coast Surf Shop, Pearl Ellis Gallery, Mountaintop to Beach Giftware, Experience Comox Valley, Town of Comox

We are SO excited to be part of this event! Join us on Saturday November 21st, to go on a journey through downtown Comox, stopping in seven venues and meeting makers from all over the Comox Valley.

A celebration of Comox’s creative spirit.

Exploring the Heart of Comox Through Art & Craft. Sharing a glimpse into the minds of local artists and makers, where inspiration takes shape and the magic of handmade comes to life.

This is a FREE event, where each stop will have a combination of demonstrations, introductions to makers' work AND some complimentary tasty treats along the way!

Art Walk Itinerary:
1. Mountaintop to Beach Giftware – 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Bowl making by Short Gal Sewing & serving hot tea from Soulful Sips

2. Pearl Ellis Gallery – 10:45 am – 11:30 am
See the work of 40+ makers at the last day of “Giftables” & have a Cookies and C***r Celebration!

3. ROAM Store + Studio – 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Meet illustrator Roz MacLean, and textile artist Flor Designs - refreshments will be provided

4. Wildflower Mercantile – 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Meet artist Nicola North

BREAK (coffee/lunch) – 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Take a pause, refresh, grab a quick bite and/or drink

5. Coast Surf Shop – 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
“The Art of Noticing” with local photographer Meredith Rose

6. Marianne Enhorning Art Gallery – 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
An intimate look into her latest exhibition, “Dreamscapes” with some special swedish treats

7. Filberg Lodge Comox Heritage Lodge & Park – 3:00 pm onwards
Christmas at Filberg Outside Market. *Admission to Filberg is by donation.
Filberg Lodge is open until 7pm.

Come and celebrate the creative community in Downtown Comox!

For more details visit: https://downtowncomox.com/activity-trails/art-walk-2026/

Sponsored by The Comox BIA
Downtown Comox Town of Comox

10/29/2026

Halloween weekend is almost here! 🎃

Here’s what’s happening:
Friday, Oct. 30th ~ Halloween Movie Night 📽️
Head down to the Comox Marina for a free movie night under the night sky! Grab your blankets and candy to settle in for Hocus Pocus (1993). Rain or shine, the movie will be rolling.

Saturday, Oct. 31st ~ Halloween Costume Parade 🧛
Show off your spooktacular costumes at this year's costume parade on Comox Ave between Port Augusta St and Nordin St from 3:30 to 5:30pm! Enjoy classic games such as Mummy Pumpkin Bowling, Witches Hat Toss, and Ghost Toss. Plus, don’t miss the Witches Walk and flash mob.

We want to thank all of our fang-tastic sponsors for helping us put on this event to have a ghoulishly good time! 👻

• Event Title Sponsor: Comox Centre Mall
• Entertainment Sponsor: Alpine to Ocean Real Estate Group - Exp Realty
• Champion Sponsors: Tidal Café and Comox Valley Airport
• Movie Night Sponsors: BoomBright and Mark Purcell - Wellington-Altus
• Event Partners: Town of Comox and Comox BIA

Visit https://downtowncomox.com/halloween-movie-night-hocus-pocus-1993/ and https://downtowncomox.com/comox-halloween-costume-parade-2026/ for more information.

10/29/2026

Vendor applications are now officially OPEN for Gather Marketplace! ✨

Kicking off on November 27th, this is a fantastic opportunity to display your products during the holiday season without having to spend your weekend behind a market table. Gather will take care of the setup, staffing & sales while you retain 100% of your sales! There’s no commissions, just one all-inclusive vendor fee. This marketplace will take place on Nov 27-28 & Dec 4-5 at Gather in Downtown Comox.

Applications are open until November 10th!

For more information and to apply, visit Gather Originals at gathercomox.com.

10/29/2026

Winter wonderland window painting is back at the Comox Community Centre from November 12th - 18th!❄☃

10/28/2026

The Comox Halloween Costume Parade wouldn't be possible without any of our sponsors. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to our fang-tastic event partner, the Town of Comox, for helping make this event happen!!🧛

10/26/2026

Who's ready for another spooky season with the Comox Halloween Parade and a Halloween Movie Night? Thank you to our amazing movie night sponsor, Mark Purcell - Wellington-Altus, for supporting this event so we can all have a scary good time! 🎃

10/23/2026

The leaves are changing so you know what that means.. the Comox Halloween Parade is returning… with the addition of a Halloween Movie Night!! We’d like to give a big shoutout to our incredible movie night sponsor, BoomBright, for helping us all have a ghoulishly good time! 👻