Cost: $40
Events and Workshops
The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre is an exquisite events venue in Whistler, hosting SLCC cultural workshops and community events, and is also available to host private events, meetings, conferences, and wedding receptions and ceremonies.
Current and Upcoming Events
Past Events
Dreamcatcher Workshop
Tuesday, March 24th, 11 am
Weave a vibrant dreamcatcher with feathers, beads, sinew, and a suede-wrapped hoop. Dream catchers are a craft shown to us by our neighbouring First Nations trading partners who lived in the prairies and East Coast of Canada. They are hung in windows to allow good dreams to pass through while entangling bad dreams in the web which can perish at the first light of dawn. Recommended Age: 10+ Years
Buckskin Medicine Bag
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 11 am
Cost: $25 per person
Use buckskin, beads and hide lacing to craft a handmade medicine bag! Traditionally, medicine bags were used hold medicinal herbs or treasures that provide protection for the wearer who may be on a spirit quests, hunting and gathering, journeying to neighbouring community, or everyday protection and reminders. Some of the more common contents for medicine bags are tobacco, sage, sweet grass or other items deemed special or spiritual, such as crystals or small carvings. Recommended Age: 8+ Years
P̓egp̓íg̓lha / Wex̲és / Frog Plushie Workshop
Friday, March 27, 1pm - 4pm
Cost: Complimentary with paid Admission.
Join Mixalhítsa7 Alison Pascal, Curator to help create a Wex̲és (Squamish) P̓egp̓íg̓lha (Lil̓wat) Frog Plushies for an installation in the SLCC’s next exhibition, Wisdom of the Animal People, Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh and Li̓l̓wat Ways of Knowing. The plushies will be made of suede made of pigs, felt, fibre fill, they will be 10cm x 10 cm. Older participants may use dyed rabbit fur. It will take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. 10+ up, younger participants are welcome with an Adult helper to sew.
The frogs’ song is a call for hope, warmer weather, the arrival of fresh food and our way of knowing that Spring is here.
Salish Hand Drum Making Workshop
Saturday, March 28th - 2:00pm
Rate: 10" Salish Drum: $95 per person | 16" Salish Drum: $180 per person
Make a beautiful traditional Salish hand drum using deer hide and a cedar frame. The drum is not just a music maker, but a voice for the soul within the music. The drum is more than a musical instrument to those who own and play it, as it is considered to have a life of its own and is regarded as having its own powerful spirit. In some traditions the drum symbolizes the heartbeat and in others it represents the powerful medicine of thunder. Recommend Age: 15+ Years. Duration: 2.5 hours
The Regalia We Treasure Tour
Tuesday- Sunday, 3 pm (March 17 – April 5, Closed Mondays)
Cost: Included with Museum Admission
Explore the traditions and contemporary expressions of regalia-making within the Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation. Led by a Cultural Ambassador, the tour begins by showcasing traditional clothing, cedar bark skirts, woven baskets, masks, tools, and accessories. Visitors also learn about specialized techniques such as buckskin tanning, wood carving, and sewing button blanket–inspired garments.
