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As we approach the end of the year, excitement continues to build for the major events taking place in 2025: Montana's Brier and Country Music Week. While major events provide a fantastic opportunity to tap into a new consumer base, we know there are events of all sizes happening all year round, helping to create vibrancy in the community…
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The countdown is officially on! Kelowna is one year away from hosting Country Music Week & the CCMA Awards, which will take place at Prospera Place in September 2025. In anticipation of next year's event, a delegation from Kelowna recently attended Country Music Week 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta. …
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As a leading destination management organization, our mission is to collaborate with tourism businesses in the Central Okanagan to create a tourism economy that is sustainable and welcoming for visitors and residents…
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Kelowna's reputation as a premier destination for sport event hosting continues to grow, generating increased visitation, significant economic impact, and positive community spirit.…
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The Kelowna Rockets have announced their intent to bid for the right to host the 2026 Memorial Cup. As part of the Canadian Hockey League’s rotation of the event, the Western Hockey League is scheduled to host the Memorial Cup in late May 2026. If successful in their bid, it would be the second time…
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We are pleased to provide you with updates from our team, including an overview of some key initiatives that took place during the first quarter of 2024…
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On May 8, the Canadian Premier League (CPL) launched the “On Tour” series, which will debut next month in Kelowna, BC…
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The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) proudly announced today that Kelowna has been selected as the host city for Country Music Week 2025 and the 2025 CCMA Awards presented by TD . …
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Each year, Sport Tourism Canada hosts Sport Event Congress (SEC), the largest sports tourism gathering in the country. This year, more than 300 people—representing national and provincial sports organizations, event right holders and planners, event management firms, destination tourism professionals, and elected officials—travelled to Winnipeg, MB, to attend the event…
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In just over a year, Kelowna will finally get its chance to host the world’s most famous national men’s curling championship…
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts
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