Parks Alive!

04/13/2026

Hey Kelowna!! Today is the final day to nominate your favorite local people and places for the Best of Kelowna awards.

We arrived at the office today to find that we have been nominated for not one or two... but FOUR categories this year!

We'd love your support again for Best of Kelowna. Please take the time to nominate us again before 3 PM today.

You can nominate us (and other awesome locals) on KelownaNow's website, look for the green button!

03/31/2026

It's that season again.... and no, not just spring. It's HIRING SEASON for our University and College age citizens and future event producers!

We are hiring 2 Parks Alive! Program Assistants to start June 1st. The best fit are peeps that are organized, hard working, fun, music loving, can take charge when they need to, can roll with the ups and downs of events (gah!) and has a great sense of humour.

You can find the job description at www.festivalskelowna.com/contact/ right at the top. Starting date is June 1st/

08/22/2025

Meet us at Kerry Park for Kickin' Country!! August 23rd from 7:00-10:30PM we will be there enjoying some tunes!

This is our last Parks Alive! event of the season so make sure to come by and say hello! We've got a great lineup for you!

Featuring!

Jese Lawrence (Solo, Country)

Jonathan Williams (Solo, Country)

Shalisa (5pc., Country)

08/21/2025

Come find Liz and her mermaid-friendly fish shoes at tonight's Kiwanis Club of the Central Okanagan Family Thursdays for our "music & a movie" featuring the Disney classic animated "Little Mermaid". Ben Lee Park, starting at 6pm.

Another great event brought to you with the generous support of REMAX Kelowna and our friends at the City of Kelowna, joined onsite by the fine folks from Regency Northwood Retirement Resort

08/21/2025

Join us for Kickin Country!! We are bringing you come country from 7:00-10:30PM at Kerry Park on August 22!

Featuring!

A Man Named Sue( 2pc., Country)

Tim Rayho ( 4pc., Country)

The Viceroys (4pc., Country)

08/20/2025

With this gorgeous sunny weather we're having, why not catch awesome live country music outdoors?! Come down and join us at Rowcliffe Park (536 Rowcliffe Ave) tonight from 6-9 PM for "Country Crossroads" 🤠☀

Park and Play will also be there will tons of fun games for everyone to enjoy!

Big props to our terrific sponsor:
City of Kelowna REMAX Kelowna Festivals Kelowna Government of British Columbia Chances Casino Kelowna PARC Retirement Living
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08/20/2025

Come and join us for our final KIWANIS FAMILY THURSDAYS, for Music & A Movie 🎶🎬🍿 The night will feature music from: Liz 'n' Jimmy (2pc, Pop/Rock) and Mermaid Nicole (1pc, Disney Covers/Pop) to complement our showing of The Little Mermaid (Animated 1989) 🧜‍♀️🐟

'Sea' you there! 😉🌊

Huge props to our terrific sponsors:
City of Kelowna, REMAX Kelowna, Festivals Kelowna, Government of British Columbia, Kiwanis Club of the Central Okanagan, Regency Northwood Retirement Resort
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08/19/2025

Join us at Rowcliffe Park for Country Crossroads!! From 6:00-9:00 on August 20th we will be listening to some awesome tunes! Park and Play will also be on site so come by and play some great games!

Featuring!

Duane Marchand (Solo, Country)

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Shalisa (3pc. Country)

08/16/2025

Believe it or not, this is the FNAL week of the Parks Alive! 2025 Entertainment Season presented by Remax Kelowna. Catch these great acts now before the summer is over!

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08/16/2025

We're still on for tonight! Bring a lawn chair or a blanket (ground is a little moist from the earlier sprinkles) and come enjoy some groovy sounds from around the world! Props to our great friends from Kelowna and the of kelowna for helping us bring all this fun to the parks!

Welcome to Global Groove!! We will be at Kerry Park from 7:00PM to 10:30PM on August 15th! Get ready to groove!!

Featuring!

Accordionist- Kristian Owerko (Solo, European Folk)

Alma Kubana ( 5pc., Latin Salsa)

Gold Mynd (6pc. Reggae)

08/15/2025

Get your groove on!!! This Saturday we have Global Groove, from 7:00PM to 10:30PM at Kerry Park!

Featuring!

Dermot Johnson (Solo, Singer/ Songwriter)

Gonzalez and the Gr**go (3pc., Latin Pop/ Rock)

Ballroom Dance Kelowna (Dance Performance)

Major Mambo (6pc., Latin Salsa)