There are over 100 year-round festivals and events in the Okanagan-Shuswap Region each
year. You can can see all the events by community (from north to south):
Event |
Date |
Description |
Okanagan Icewine Festival | mid Jan | This unique wine festival offers wine lovers the opportunity to sample spectacular wines during the the Sun Peaks Progressive Tasting and attend wine masters dinners and educational seminars. The Icewine Festival offers two and three night packages including hotel accommodations, skiing and icewine events Sun Peaks Resort 250 861-6654 |
Kamloops Cowboy Festival | Early March | BC Cowboy Heritage Society presentation includes a western trade show, western art, western music and cowboy poetry. Calvary Temple 250-828-8772 or 1-888-763-2224 |
Kamloops Spring Classic Hunter/Jumper Show | Early-May | Approx 250 entries from all over BC, Alta & USA. FREE admission. Kamloops Exhibition Associaton (KXA). 250-314-9645 |
Mother's Day Delight | Early-May | A popular family event at the Kamloops Wildlife Park. Kamloops Wildlife Park 250-373-3242 |
Team Roping Event | Mid-May | Team ropers from all over Western Canada & the USA come to Kamloops to compete. FREE admission. Concession & beer garden. 708-674-5288 |
Heritage Day | Late May | Kamloops Wildlife Park 250-373-3242 |
Music in the Park | July & August | Evenings in Kamloops just got a bit more beautiful. Sit and relax with your family and friends while you listen to the array of performers. |
Cattle Drive | Mid-July | The sound of 1,600 shod hooves on the asphalt, as the entire group made the triumphant ride through downtown Kamloops. The Cattle Drive is for vacationers from all over the world, fulfilling a dream of being a "cowboy" for a week 800 288-5850 |
Annual Palmers Gulch Cowboy Action Shoot | early July | Provincial Championship Cowboy Action Shoot. Enjoy, relax, have fun & be safe. Camping unlimited. Since 1993. Palmers Gulch 250-994-3332 |
Canada Day Celebrations in Kamloops | Jul 1 | Ethnic entertainment with music & dancing, food booths, games, Youth Award, arts & crafts displays/sales, tree planting. Riverside Park 250-828-3695 |
Annual Kamloopa PowWow Days | August | A three-day event held annually which attracts approximately 1,300 performers, competitors, arts and crafts people, and more than 15,000 spectators. Tickets may be purchased at the entrance of the powwow grounds during powwow weekend. (250) 828-9700 Yellowhead Highway Kamloops 250 828-9700 |
Kamloops Pow Wow | end July | The Pow Wow is a spectacular expression of the Secwepemc heritage here in the Kamloops area & boasts a vibrant display of storytelling, song & dance. Pow Wow Grounds 250-828-9700 |
The RiversAnnual Family Festival | late July | Family Fun, since 1994. Riverside Park 250-372-2197 |
