Secure your spot for upcoming events and webinars designed to inform, inspire, and connect the business community. These upcoming sessions offer opportunities to learn, stay engaged, and network with fellow industry and community members.
Connect + Collab Mixer: AI for Business
Join The Chic Experience on March 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for its next Connect + Collab Mixer, featuring a panel discussion on using AI tools to save time, streamline operations, and support various business entities. Visit Eventbrite to learn more and to register.
Business After Hours & Coffee Socials
Central Okanagan community organizations and business improvement associations regularly host business coffee socials and business after-hours events—click the links below for more info on those being held in the coming weeks:
- March 25 | Downtown After 5 | 5 p.m.
- March 26 | Commerce ConneX | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- March 26 | GWBT After Hours | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- March 31 | URBA AGM & After Hours | 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
OBSA Connect 2026
The Okanagan Business Students’ Association (OBSA) at Okanagan College (OC) is hosting its annual networking event, Connect 2026, on March 26, 2026. The business-formal cocktail-hour event, taking place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at OC's Kelowna Campus, is designed to foster meaningful relationships among students, alumni, and business professionals in Kelowna. Visit Eventbrite to learn more and to register.
Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace
This online session, hosted by go2HR on March 26 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., will provide business owners and managers with practical strategies to empower and support all staff, from adapting training methods to building communication approaches that work for everyone. Learn more and register here.
Casual Tuesdays Networking
The Future of Productivity's free Casual Tuesdays networking event returns on March 31, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Red Bird Brewing. Visit Eventbrite to find out more and secure your spot.
Kelowna Chamber Business Academy
The Kelowna Chamber is hosting the third session of its Business Academy series on April 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The session, focused on developing a 90-day marketing plan, is targeted towards business owners who want to market themselves better but struggle to create a plan and consistently follow through. Learn more and register through the Kelowna Chamber website.
IMPACT 2026: Inspired City Summit
IMPACT 2026, hosted by the City of Kelowna and lead sponsor, Dante Group, will bring together community leaders, sector professionals, and changemakers from Interior BC's non-profit sector for a two-day event offering opportunities for learning, connection, and inspiration. The Summit Social at the Rotary Centre for the Arts will kick things off on April 10, followed by a full day of programming on April 11 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort. Visit the City of Kelowna website for more details and to register.
Upcoming 2026 Events
Local / Regional
- SAVE THE DATE: May 7: Tourism Kelowna AGM & Industry Mixer | Kelowna, BC
- May 25–27: BC Aviation Council 2026 Conference | Kelowna, BC
Provincial
- April 1: WORTH Leadership Summit 2026 | Vancouver, BC
- April 14–15: 2026 BC Hotel Association Summit | Nanaimo, BC
- May 20–22: BC Outdoor Recreation Conference | Kamloops, BC
- June 1–3: 74th Annual BC Chamber of Commerce AGM & Conference | Fort St. John, BC
National
- April 20–24: National Tourism Week 2026
- June 15–16: Culinary Tourism Alliance’s Taste of Place Summit | Edmonton, AB
Do you have an upcoming event or webinar that would be of interest to those in the tourism industry? Please email us so we can include the information in our next roundup.
