Festivals / Events

The 2008 Okanagan Summer Wine Festival is anticipated to be one of the finest to date. This summer, August 8-9, Silver Star Mountain Resort will be rich with local Okanagan culture. The two day festival is an intimate gathering of wine tasting, wine education, art, music and outdoor recreation.

Art Walk is a highly successful annual arts festival which provides an excellent opportunity for over 250 Okanagan artists to exhibit & sell their work!

Each person is born with unique gifts and talents. There are those who have been given the gifts and talents that bring healing to our bodies and/or souls. From this collective group there are remarkable abilities to bring healing and wellness in each aspect of our lives. There is a tremendous array of afflictions both physically and spiritually, yet for each one there is a healing that can be given. The purpose of the Body and Soul Wellness Fair is to connect the two.

Caravan Farm Theatre is a professional outdoor theatre company based on an 80 acre farm, 11Km NW of Armstrong BC. Hailed as a national treasure, Caravan Farm Theatre is one of Canada's premiere professional outdoor theatre companies, and has been entertaining audiences young and old, from near and far, since 1978.

his June 8th, & 9th, comedown to Waterfront Park and take part in the premier Children's Festival in the Okanagan!!!
This year's festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Instead of one afternoon of fun, the festival will be two days long. Full of engaging activities for kids of all ages, local youth entertainment, and exciting headliners mingling through the grounds and performing on one of three stages throughout the event.
The best part - the festival is still FREE for for everybody to enjoy!

In the spring of 1997, Oliver's place at the very hub of Canada's best wine and grape growing region, prompted the Oliver and District Chamber of Commerce to organize "Festival of the Grape" and it was a huge success! The Festival has continued into the new century attracting wineries,vendors and visitors from all over North America and possibly the world!

The 2008 Kelowna Clay Festival will be our fourth festival. It is an international event with participants and presenters coming from across North America and Great Britain. Our presenting artists join an illustrious group of master potters who have delighted us with their demonstrations and workshops at the past three festivals.

The Kelowna Dragon Boat Festival has grown to be one of the most popular summer events in all of Canada. The festival presents exciting dragon boat races and inspiring teams combined with impressive community participation, live entertainment, delicious food and fun activities for all ages.

Get ready to be Moved! – Shaked! – Quaked! into a Higher Realm of Music & Dance under the Open Skies of Komasket Park in Vernon, BC! 32 hours of Live Music & Dance by over 150 performers!!

May 11-13 Annually
The Life & Arts Festival is a multi-discipline arts festival that invites visitors to experience all that life and the arts have to offer. Initiated by the City of Kelowna as a multi-day festival that would be a “signature event” for the city to recognise and showcase the arts and the City’s burgeoning Cultural District to the community and the region and in the long range to grow to be a destination draw for the cultural visitor.

The Meadowlark Festival on the May long weekend is a celebration of the unique wildlife and habitats found in Penticton and surrounding areas. More than 100 distinct types of wildlife habitat are home to some of the most diverse and rare assemblages of plant and animal species in BC and Canada.

OFS is a community choir of auditioned singers from the Okanagan Valley centered in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. We generally perform two major concerts of our own per season as well as participate with other organizations throughout the Valley in choral or civic events.

The OFFS board is currently compiling a program of fantastic Canadian and International films, as well as numerous short film programs.

The Okanagan Wine Festivals continue to be one of the top attractions in North America. We offer four annual festivals, to learn more about these festivals visit our Website.

Parks Alive! is an initiative of Festivals Kelowna,
maximizing the potential of Kelowna’s community
and lakefront parks by stimulating a vibrant arts and culture presence.

The Rotary Okanagan International Children's Festival invites you to join us on a wild and wonderful adventure into the world of music, theatre, dance, storytelling, circus arts and lots of hands-on fun!

The first annual Si-ca-mous & Shu-swap Lake Wild Mushroom & Food Festival was held in Beautiful Sicamous B.C. Sept 19 - 25, 2005. Participants enjoyed identifying and picking wild mushrooms, watching evening presentations and attending workshops.
The 2008 Festival will guide people to identify & actually pick wild mushrooms and have a gourmet experience in the Shuswap area. The festival week will provide exciting guided tours every day Monday to Sunday. These tours will range from Walking Tours, Boat Tours, and The Grand Camping Tour.

Ski2Sea : Since 1980, the event has grown from four categories to seven, and now to nine. Participants can choose to compete in open, open mixed, women's, masters, recreation, corporate, junior, solo (mens) or solo (womens). This range of categories provides an opportunity for both super competitive teams as well as fun loving race enthusiasts to compete in a fun and challenging event.

Enjoy the best Blues 'n' BBQ party you'll have this summer. Get ready for a weekend of fabulous music & fun in a no-hassle family atmosphere.

Join us as Summerland's downtown is magically transformed into a magical winter wonderland!
Feel the energy in the air as thousands of people gather on Main Street with anticipation as the Mayor, dressed in Old English attire, and the Towne Crier light up the streets. Timed perfectly, thousands of lights illuminate the packed boulevard full of festival goers.

The Summerland Folk Festival is a non profit event held with the goal of increasing the public’s participation in music, dance, and other folk activities. Over twenty artists perform on three stages around the Festival site throughout the weekend. The festival is very much an event that all ages can enjoy. Situated in the downtown region in the fabulous Memorial Park, one can bask in the sun or cool down in the shade of the large maple trees surrounding the park. In the family area, kids rule and imaginations are set loose. Laughter and singing can be heard, while in the activities area everything from juggling and stilt walking to fabulous craft-making can be enjoyed. Food and craft vendors participate giving the crowds a wide selection of culinary delights and crafts to enjoy.

VolleyFest provides a number of interactive ways to expose your product to new and returning customers alike. Each package is individually tailored to fit the needs of your business. We integrate sponsors into the fabric of the event in the area best aimed at their target demographic.

Wakeboarding, Freestyle Motocross, Live Music, Bikini Contests, Wakefest has it all. Check out the schedules for all of the details!