The 411: Canada Day Festivities in Kelowna & West Kelowna!

Dear Canada- Happy 142nd Birthday! You don’t look a day over 100!

Aside from ordering a Timmy’s double-double with an extra shot of maple syrup today, there’s LOTS to do with your family to celebrate Canada Day in Kelowna!

Join our SUN FM Lakewatch Adventure team at Waterfront Park all day for the 12th Annual Celebrate Canada Day Kelowna Festival sponsored by 99.9 SUN FM! Here are some highlights:

10:00am-3:00pm Model Sailboat Regatta
10:00am-11:30am Citizenship Ceremonies at Kelowna Community Theatre
10:00am-12:00pm Apple Bin Paint-in
11:00am-3:30pm Tim Hortons Kids Stage (Pioneer Gardens)
11:00am-5:00pm Downtown Kelowna Kids Zone (Pioneer Gardens)
11:00am-5:00pm Made in Canada Marketplace (Rhapsody Plaza by the Dolphins)
11:00am-5:00pm Beach Volleyball Demonstrations & drop-in games(Tugboat Beach)
11:00am-10:30pm Taste of Canada Food Fair (Tugboat Beach)
1:30pm-10:15pm TD Canada Trust Music Stage (Tugboat Beach)
2:00pm-9:30pm Parks Alive! Stage (Island Stage)
10:15pm HSBC Bank Canada Day - Kelowna Fireworks (Tugboat Bay) ***
***Be sure to take a radio with you as you watch the fireworks- we’ll have the live simulcast of the music here on 99.9 SUN FM!

Prospera Place will host:
9:30-4pm: 36th Annual Kelowna Folkfest Celebrations - presenting Canada's cultural mosaic through culinary experiences and live performing artists
12:30pm-1:15pm: Official Canada Day Opening Ceremonies - including sign language translation and a Happy Birthday Canada cake
7:30pm-9:30pm: 15th Annual Kelowna POPS Orchestra Canada Day Spectacular, live orchestral concert in Prospera Place.

More Details HERE!

Meanwhile across the William R Bennett bridge...you can celebrate with the kickoff to Westside Daze at Gellatley Bay including rides and the West Coast Amusements midway! Here are some of the events!

9am: Lions' Pancake Breakfast in the Park
10am International Car Show 'n Shine
11am BBQ by the Lions Club of Westbank
12pm Opening Ceremonies with the Mayor and Council
12:15pm Stage Entertainment--Tribute Artists
2pm-9pm West Coast Amusements Park Opens
3pm: Canada Day Cake Cutting

More Details HERE!

Now go find something red and white and celebrate this great country of ours in the 28 degree sunshine!

-Kevin "Proud to be Canadian" Lim
99.9 SUN FM Afternoons 2-7pm PST
kevin@thesun.net