Arts and Culture
- The Station House Studio and Gallery Society, a non-profit organization, was formed in 1981 to preserve and restore the BC Rail Station at #1 Mackenzie Avenue North, and to provide studio and gallery space. Each month, the Gallery exhibits a variety of contemporary works in many mediums by local, regional, and touring artists. The Society also operates a gift shop that features the work of local artisans and crafts people.* The Museum of the Cariboo-Chicotin offers a glimpse into the Central Cariboo's history and is home to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame.
- Williams Lake Studio Theater Society has now operated for more than fifty years.
- The Williams Lake Community Band meets on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm in the band room at WLSS under the directorship of Michael Butterfield. This band performs at local community events such as the Remembrance Day Ceremony, the Stampede Parade, and at anniversary or opening ceremonies such as the Tourism Centre.
- The Williams Lake Pipe Band was founded in 2006 and practices at the Royal Canadian Legion in Williams Lake on Tuesdays.
- Author Mark Leiren-Young wrote a comic memoir (Never Shoot a Stampede Queen) about his experiences with The Williams Lake Tribune, which won the 2009 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
- Williams Lake is referenced in the Swedish movie "Skills"www.skillsthemovie.com/ during the scene in which various characters from around the world are seen betting on online underground parkour-skateboard-breakdance-martial arts battles.
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