Country Music Week 2025 Kick Off in Kelowna on September 10
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The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) recently announced that the 2025 CCMA Awards will take place at Kelowna’s Prospera Place on Saturday, September 13…
Tag: Major Event Strategy
Preparing for the 2025 Montana's Brier: "I Speak Curling" Event a Resounding Success
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In less than four months, Kelowna will host the 2025 Montana's Brier, Canada's largest and most well-known curling event. This marks the first time in over 50 years that the prestigious championship will be held in our city, and excitement is building across the community…
Kelowna Delegation Explores Country Music Week in Edmonton
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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. …
Kelowna Named Host City for Country Music Week 2025 and the 2025 CCMA Awards Presented by TD
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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 . …
Exploring Opportunities and Fostering Relationships at Sport Event Congress
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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…
Get Set to Welcome the Pan Continental Curling Championships to Kelowna
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This fall, Kelowna will welcome visitors from across the globe for the second edition of the Pan Continental Curling Championships, which are taking place at the Kelowna Curling Club from October 29 to November 4, 2023…
Get Set to Welcome BreakOut West Back to Kelowna
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Kelowna will welcome visitors from across Canada and beyond as BreakOut West returns to our region for the third time, with the 2023 event taking place at venues throughout the city from October 11 to 15…
Tourism Kelowna Attends Sport Events Congress
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From April 7-9, Tourism Kelowna attended the 2021 virtual edition of Sport Events Congress (SEC) hosted by Sport Tourism Canada. SEC is a three-day interactive and educational event and the largest annual gathering of professionals connected to Canada's $6.8 billion sport tourism industry…
Major Events Update and Outlook
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Established in 2016, Tourism Kelowna’s Major Event Strategy was developed as a component of the organization’s strategic plan. This strategy formalized an event attraction framework to tap into the growing sport and event tourism industry, to further our destination’s national exposure, and to be a significant driver of overnight visitation and economic activity…
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