Arts, Culture & History

Staff from the Westbank Museum and Visitor Centre recently visited the Sncewips Heritage Museum on a familiarization tour. This museum opened in 2014, and has various displays that showcase the living history of the Okanagan nation. Sncewips offers a variety...

  An updated list for 2018 can be found here.   ‘Tis the season for holiday craft sales and open houses! This year, in West Kelowna, we have come across 12 different crafter, artisan and holiday open houses for you to cross some...

  Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and head out to enjoy Music in the Park each and every Friday night during the summer. These annual free community concerts take place in a picturesque outdoor setting in the newly dedicated...

Large urban centres like Vancouver and Victoria abound with art galleries on well travelled downtown streets. They make up part of the centre of swanky cultural districts. While there are art galleries of this type in the Okanagan, they are...

“Ogopogo found!” Would you believe it? Dreaded by the Okanagan First Nation people long ago, it is seldom seen today. The Ogopogo or Naitaka (Salish: n'ha-a-itk) has a very separate evolution from the 360 million year old Stethacanthus shark and has...

Studios & Galleries Spend the afternoon taking in a self-guided tour of some of West Kelowna’s best art studios and galleries. Download a printed map or use our mobile friendly mapping system to chart your course! Our vineyards and orchards as...

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Now that the snow has disappeared, for those with a little ‘spring fever’, we have some suggestions for you to participate in over this spring break. The top five things to do in West Kelowna on Spring break include: Stopping...

Music in the Park kicks off today and the weather couldn’t be more perfect! It is the inaugural season for this District of West Kelowna run program and it is sure to be popular. Set in Memorial Park, which is next...

It is the time of year when the spring rains have washed away the winter blues and have brightened up our lawns and natural landscapes. But with the spring rain all the debris that was hidden away by the snow...