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Dance and learn at Okanagan Indigenous Music Festival this summer
WEST KELOWNA – Summertime means getting outside for live music and big celebrations. This July,…
Local restaurants taking part in Kamloops Wine Festival
KAMLOOPS — A week long festival celebrating wine in the Tournament Capital is currently taking…
Look what’s in store for this year’s Fat Cat Children’s Festival in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A special Friday evening performance and dance will be one of the highlights…
New Kelowna Fringe Festival headed for the stage this fall
KELOWNA – The Kelowna theatre scene is going to be buzzing this fall as the…
Great Okanagan Beer Festival announces music lineup
KELOWNA – The music and libations are set to flow as the Great Okanagan Beer…
Vernon Winter Carnival gets ready to set sail
VERNON – Proof that good things are made to last, the Vernon Winter Carnival kicks…
Silver Star launches new end of season festival
VERNON – Silver Star Mountain Resort is launching a new 10-day festival promising everyone, from…
BreakOut West announces performers for Kelowna festival
KELOWNA – The 16th annual music festival BreakOut West has announced the first wave of artists…
iN VIDEO: Curtains get ready to rise for new Kamloops art festival
KAMLOOPS – From shadow plays, comedy acts, magic shows and burlesque, the Hydra Performing Arts…
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival finds its rhythm
SALMON ARM – The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is back on track. The…
One more week for Kelowna’s fireworks show
Festivals Kelowna, which produces a number of free outdoor programs and events, is presenting something…
Regional district says no to camping and music festival in Joe Rich
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Regional District has put a stop to a two-day camping…
How people in Kamloops are trying to make life a little easier for wildfire evacuees
KAMLOOPS – The organizers of a local comedy festival, a grocery store, a Lower Mainland…
Big laughs expected at Kamloops Komedy Festival
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Komedy Festival is coming back for another year of laughs at…
International Buskers Festival coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Victoria's loss is Kamloops' gain as the tournament capital gets set to host…
Kamloops Film Festival kicks off 21st year
KAMLOOPS – Downtown Kamloops may just look like Hollywood North this weekend. The 21st annual…
Sushi and sake festival planned to honour Kelowna’s sister city
KELOWNA – A celebration of all things Japanese is in the works for later in…
Blast from the past rocks out in Kelowna this weekend
LOVERBOY, STREETHEART, TROOPER HEADLINE ROCK THE LAKE FESTIVAL KELOWNA – Fringe-top pony tails and greying…
Local immigrant making sure Mexican culture is celebrated in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A Kelowna bar is holding an event Wednesday night to help some local immigrants feel a little closer to home on a special day. Carmen Ruiz says Mexican Independence Day is important for the roughly 1,500 Mexicans living and working in the Okanagan. “This something that makes us really excited,” she says. “Lots...
Meet Dennis, the Roots and Blues Festival’s most mischievous volunteer
SALMON ARM - As you step through the gates of the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, volunteer Dennis Roberts will be the guy telling you there’s gum stuck to your pants, or that you fit the description of a police suspect, just for the heck of it. And while his motive is mischievous, the...
PHOTOS: Centre of Gravity 2015
KELOWNA – More than 20,000 people attended the 8th annual Centre of Gravity extreme sports and music festival in Kelowna over the weekend, but despite having the best lineup of talent of any previous year, rainy weather kept ticket sales down slightly. In past years they have sold out, however event organizer Scott Emslie said...
Center of Gravity set to take over downtown Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Canada’s hottest beach party, an annual music and sports festival that continues to grow every year, is back in City Park again this weekend. Monster Energy’s Center of Gravity is a 100 per cent local event started by Kelowna native Scott Emslie eight years ago. Since that time it has grown to attract...
Centre of Gravity music lineup announced
KELOWNA – The music lineup for the largest sports and music festival in the Okanagan has just been announced and features some of the biggest names in music. Hit makers like Diplo, Knife Party and Flo Rida will be joined by Erica Dee, Tre Funk, Emotionz, The Funk Hunters, Delhi 2 Dublin, Kytami, SkiiTour and...
What the police expense report for Boonstock looks like
PENTICTON - The police expense report from the Boonstock festival weekend in August has been made public and reveals hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime, car cleaning services and general supplies. The police report, released by the provincial government Monday, outlines the $252,715 in policing costs—both anticipated and unexpected—for the August long weekend when over...