Celebrate the new year with more than 600,000 lights in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – It's New Year's Eve and you may be wondering what to do on the last day of 2018 in Kamloops.

B.C. Wildlife Park has been holding their 21st annual Wildlights Festival since Dec. 14 and the event continues until Sunday, Jan. 6.

Join the crew at B.C. Wildlife Park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily including tonight, Dec. 31, to check out several light displays with over 600,000 lights.

Along with the display of lights there will be a scavenger hunt, an ugly Christmas sweater contest, a chance to feed elk and meet reptiles, and much more.

For more details and admission prices go here.


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Karen Edwards

Originally from southern Ontario, Karen Edwards moved out west after completing her journalism diploma at Durham College. She first began reporting in northern Alberta for a small town newspaper. The busy two-person newsroom taught Karen the importance of accurate and fast reporting. Now working for iNFO News, she is excited to report in a larger community. Karen has written for all kinds of news, including education, crime and mental health. Her background also includes video journalism and documentary production.

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