News And Events In The Okanagan BC

Local Events & Activities, Monthly Event Calendar

Our news and events pages help you find lots of local events, activities and fun things to do in the Okanagan Valley all year round.

Because unless you have the inside scoop on our local current events, how can you plan ahead for your Okanagan vacation?

The Okanagan offers a multitude of holiday celebrations, sporting events, wine related events, cultural focused celebrations, arts and theatre, concerts and lots of fun festivals & fairs.

And though the bulk of major events take place during the summer months there is much to enjoy during the winter too.

Whenever you're planning to visit, you'll find something fun to do.

Some popular events that take place around the Okanagan BC include:

• Kelowna Rockets Game - If you enjoy great Canadian hockey, the Rockets play the WHL, so why not take in a game at Prospera Place in Kelowna.


• Summer Farmer's Markets


• Okanagan Wine Festivals


• Subaru Penticton Ironman Canada Triathlon


• Festivals & fairs - we celebrate just about everything around here!

Browse through our monthly events calendar here to easily find festivals, annual events, and the many other celebrations you'll find that go on in the Okanagan.

You can also read local Okanagan news papers online for most cities and towns including Osoyoos, Penticton, Vernon and Salmon Arm BC.

You'll also find lots of news and events in the Kelowna news papers.

Okanagan Event Centers

The Okanagan has two major event centers in the Valley where you can take in many fun events and where some big names come to entertain.

Prospera Place holds all major Kelowna events, and is located downtown near Kelowna's Waterfront Park. Kelowna has been known to hold topline entertainers such as Paul Brandt, Avril Lavigne, John Mellencamp, Bare Naked Ladies, Nickelback, Nelly Furtado, and events like Cirque Du Soleil.

The South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton also offers some large scale performers including Canadian Singer Feist, Alan Jackson, Jann Arden, Johnny Reid, Marianas Trench, Toby Keith, Brooks and Dunn, Charlie Pride, Bill Cosby, The Tragically Hip, and Blue Rodeo. (just to name a few).

And if Art & Theatre is more your preference than live music concerts and monster truck rallies (wink), there is a variety of local live theatre, and a well represented variety of arts and culture throughout the region.

One of the most unique places to take in live theatre is at the Caravan Farm Theatre near Vernon BC. This is an outdoor live theatre that puts on amazing and magical plays throughout the year, and is a very affordable form of unique entertainment for every age.

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