Ladysmith Downtown Business

04/03/2026

🎤✨ TICKETS ARE LIVE – OUTRAGEOUS EVENING LIP SYNC CONTEST ✨🎤

This is your sign to grab your crew and get ready for a night that’s going to be loud, hilarious, and completely over the top 💃🕺

We’ve got local talent bringing their best (and most outrageous) performances to the stage—think big energy, wild costumes, and songs you’ll be singing all the way home 🎶

🍸 Drinks & Food
😂 Crowd losing it
🎭 Performers going ALL IN

👉 Come and cheer on the amazing talent, and get ready to have a fun evening!

🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW
Don’t wait… this sells out every year!

Grab your tickets -> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/outrageous-evening-tickets-1986005259192

Tag your group chat 👇
This is your night out handled ✔️

03/21/2026

🎤✨ LADYSMITH… ARE YOU READY TO BE OUTRAGEOUS?! ✨🎤

We’re on the hunt for bold, brave, and slightly unhinged (in the best way) performers for the Outrageous Evening Lip Sync Contest 💃🕺

Got a hidden talent?
A signature song?
A full-blown alter ego waiting for their moment?!

👉 This is your time to SHINE (or dramatically fake sing under stage lights… same thing 😏)

Whether you’re channeling your inner Dolly, rocking some throwback Britney, or bringing full comedy chaos - we want it ALL.

🔥 Solo acts
🔥 Duos
🔥 Groups
🔥 Costumes highly encouraged (the more outrageous, the better)

🏆 Prizes, bragging rights, and small-town fame included

📩 Now accepting performer entries!
Please email [email protected]

Tag your friend who NEEDS to do this with you 👇
(You already know who we’re talking about…)

Let’s make it a night to remember 🎶✨

02/09/2026

Want to take part in this Fun project and show your LOVE Help us reach our goal of more than 4,000 rolls of Toilet Paper for the Food Bank. We are on a Roll this February!

12/31/2025

Some of the highlights from the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association this year! 🤩

-Winners of the Old Town Bakery Cinnamon Bun Eating Contest Bayview Brewing Company (bonus pic of them in the act)
-Outrageous Evening winning act from the Ladysmith & District Credit Union with their Dolly Parton show stopper! (Bonus pic of councillor Jeff Virtanen rocking it as Poison)
-Welcomed the new bookstore, Boundless Books Ladysmith
-Soap Box Derby and Skateboard Demonstration from Four One One for Ladysmith Days
-Ladysmith Oktoberfest sold out again! Shoutout to our main sponsor Bayview Brewing Company
-Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners The Fox and Hounds with their incredible creativity
-Old Time Christmas the light up for locals!
-Christmas Tree Decorating Contest winners Old Town Bakery
-Jingle Bell Shop Winners each won a $200 shopping spree to downtown!

Thank you to the Town of Ladysmith for their continued support and contribution.

Thank you to all the businesses who are the stars of the show. Our downtown is so special and vibrant because of you.

And thank you to our community for being so involved and understanding that shopping local keeps us all thriving.

We are very much looking forward to 2026! Happy New Year to all! 🥳

12/24/2025

12/15/2025

Thank you to all who participated in our first annual Christmas tree decorating contest! The winner is the Old Town Bakery! If you look closely at their ornaments they put their staff faces on the gingerbread cookies, brilliant! 👩‍🍳🎄

Reminder that shops are open late this Friday December 19th for your last minute shopping needs! Happy Holidays!

12/09/2025

🎄Friday December 12th - Christmas Tree Decorating Contest - 5pm-8pm - come and vote for your favourite tree decorated by local businesses. Trees will be on display at the Motus Gym 521 1st Avenue. Shops are open late so come down and enjoy the lights and get those last minute gifts!

12/05/2025

🎅🏻 Old Time Christmas is back! Friday December 5th 5pm-8pm downtown Ladysmith. This beloved local event features various activities in the shops for the kids, a Christmas market, meet Santa & Gingy, a beer garden, and live music from local legend Scott Rainone! Shops are open late so you can have fun while you shop! 🎄

12/03/2025

🎅🏻 Old Time Christmas is back! Friday December 5th 5pm-8pm downtown Ladysmith. This beloved local event features various activities in the shops for the kids, a Christmas market, meet Santa & Gingy, a beer garden, and live music! Shops are open late so you can have fun while you shop! Be sure to screenshot these images so you don’t miss out on any fun! 🎄

12/01/2025

Discover the magic of Downtown Ladysmith in December! Come and see the lights and our incredible local shops.

🎅🏻 Friday December 5th - Old Time Christmas - 5pm-8pm - a beloved local event featuring live music, beer garden, a Christmas market, meet Santa & Gingy, discover the activities for kids in various shops throughout downtown!

🎄Friday December 12th - Christmas Tree Decorating Contest - 5pm-8pm - come and vote for your favourite tree decorated by the downtown businesses. Trees will be on display at the Motus Gym 521 1st Avenue.

🛍️ Friday December 19th - In need of a last minute gift? Shops will be open late and there just might be some sales on!

11/11/2025

Town offices will be closed on Tuesday (November 11) for Remembrance Day.

This includes:

♦️ City Hall
♦️ Development Services
♦️ Infrastructure Services

We encourage resident to attend the Remembrance Day parade and ceremony on November 11.

Event Details ⬇️

📍 Parade
Starts at roughly 10:30 am from the Ladysmith Legion (Branch 171, 621 1st Avenue) and makes its way to the cenotaph at the east end of Warren Street.

🎖️ Ceremony
Begins at roughly 10:45 am and will wrap up by 12:00 pm.

🚧 Road closures
• 1st Avenue (High Street to Warren Street): 10:30 to 11:30 am
• One Southbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway (1st Avenue to Buller Street): 10:00 am–1:00 pm