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.
Advocacy Roundtable & Lunch
The Greater Westside Board of Trade is inviting members and community leaders to its Advocacy Roundtable & Lunch on Wednesday, May 6, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more and register here.
Business Academy
The Kelowna Chamber is hosting two upcoming sessions as part of its Business Academy series:
- Integrated Digital Marketing: From Strategy to Applicable Systems | May 6, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Sales Success Workshop | May 14, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Tourism Kelowna Events Information Session, Annual General Meeting, and Industry Social Mixer
Tourism Kelowna invites tourism industry professionals and businesses to join its team on Thursday, May 7, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., for an Events Information Session, its Annual General Meeting, and a lively Industry Social Mixer. Learn more and access the registration link here.
OC Cultivates
Celebrate Okanagan food, beverage, and tourism at OC Cultivates on Thursday, May 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event, which takes place at Okanagan College, will include an update from Kelowna's UNESCO City of Gastronomy team, a Wine Innovators in Conversation panel, and the annual Tasting Festival. Visit Eventbrite to learn more and to purchase your tickets.
Connect + Collab
Join Chic Creative Community on May 20 for its monthly Connect + Collab mixer, taking place from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will focus on how customer service and community work together to help generate increased sales. Find out more and register here.
Startup Drinks at Minga
Join Accelerate Okanagan and the Minga team at the Innovation Centre on May 21, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., for Startup Drinks—a casual networking event for members of the Okanagan tech community. Learn more and reserve your spot here.
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:
- May 20: Commerce ConneX | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- May 21: Greater Westside Board of Trade Business After Hours | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- May 26: Okanagan Business Women Coffee Meet | 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- May 27: Greater Westside Board of Trade Coffee Social | 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Upcoming 2026 Events
Local / Regional
- May 25–27: BC Aviation Council 2026 Conference | Kelowna, BC
- June 4 & 5: The Summit: Business + Leadership Festival | Kelowna, BC
Provincial
- May 11–14: 2026 BC Economic Summit | Penticton, 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
- June 15–16: Culinary Tourism Alliance’s Taste of Place Summit | Edmonton, AB
- November 17–19: 2026 Tourism Congress | Fredericton, NB
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.
