What’s On at the Turkey

Public events happen here occasionally, but they tend to be memorable. Find what’s coming up, recurring Turkey traditions, and a look back at past gatherings in the house and gardens.

Upcoming

Emerging Artists Residency | August 2–16, 2027

The Rossland Emerging Artist Residency returns to The Wild Turkey Inn in August 2027. Developed and facilitated by Lofty Goal Project, the two-week residency brings together a small cohort of early-emerging dance and theatre artists to create new work in Rossland.

Two women outdoors smiling and talking; one woman is holding a piece of paper and the other has a phone. They are surrounded by green trees.
Person performing a breakdancing move in a minimalist, white indoor space.

2027 Applications Open February

Young woman standing outdoors holding a piece of paper, with a styrofoam food container on a small wooden table nearby, surrounded by green trees.
A woman in a blue blouse and pants performing a yoga pose outdoors on a mat amidst greenery.
Five women sitting on a staircase, smiling at the camera, in a wooden-paneled room.

2025

Six young women sitting on steps in front of a house with a red door, two bicycles mounted on the wall behind them, smiling and posing for the camera.

2024

A Turkey Tradition

Turkey Jam for the Arts

Outdoor concert in a backyard with a stage, musical band performing, string lights, and an audience seated on the grass and chairs.

Live music, good food and a garden full of people, all while raising money for local causes.

Turkey Jam has become one of our favourite summer traditions. Local bands take over the garden for an afternoon and evening of music, food and fundraising, with proceeds above costs supporting local arts organizations and Save Record Ridge.

Next Turkey Jam: Details coming when the next date is confirmed.

What Turkey Jam Looks Like

Past Turkey Jams have included live local music, dinner, art sales, and plenty of creative fundraising.

A music performance at an outdoor event with a drummer and a guitarist under a colorful canopy, surrounded by trees and attendees.

From the Archives

Columbia Basin Culture Tour 2026

More than 80 people wandered through the house and gardens during the 2026 Columbia Basin Culture Tour, discovering work by eight local artists across painting, photography, ceramics and botanical printmaking.

Created with Elise Tigges and Sharon Roberts, our first Culture Tour weekend landed somewhere between an outdoor gallery and an artisan market: art tucked throughout the grounds, people wandering and talking with artists, and plenty of time to discover something unexpected.

A big thank you to VISAC, RCAC, and the Rossland Arts Centre Society for providing easels, the artists who took part, to Elise and Sharon for helping bring it together, and to everyone who came out and made our first Culture Tour weekend at the Turkey such a success.

An abstract colorful painting on an easel in a cozy living room with a leather sofa, bookshelf, and various furniture.
Four tulips with orange and yellow petals standing in a row outside.
Close-up of a purple lilac flower spike with green leaves in the background.