Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated by Irish around the world, In North America, St. Patrick's Day has become a celebration of being Irish — parades and parties feature head-to-toe green clothing, green leprechaun hats.

Canada Day

Canada Day

Canada Day, a national holiday, celebrates the anniversary of July 1, 1867, the effective date of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, 1867), which united the three separate colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single Dominion within the…

Opening Ceremonies for the Field of Crosses Kelowna 2024

Kelowna Cenotaph 1600 Abbott Street, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Opening Ceremonies for the Field of Crosses Kelowna 2024 will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, November 3 at the Kelowna Cenotaph and public visitation will be open daily during regular City Park hours until Wednesday, November 12. The Okanagan Military Museum Society, the Kelowna Museums Society, the Rotary…

Closing Candlelight Ceremony for the Field of Crosses, Kelowna 2024

Kelowna Cenotaph 1600 Abbott Street, Kelowna, BC, Canada

A special Candlelight Ceremony will also be held on Sunday November 10 at 5:00 pm which the public is invited to attend along with families representing descendants of the fallen named on the crosses. The Okanagan Military Museum Society, the Kelowna Museums Society, the Rotary Club of Kelowna, the Royal…

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is a day for all Canadians to remember the men and women who served and sacrificed for our country. It is a day we encourage every individual, young and old, to pause, to give thanks and to remember. Most communities have a ceremony that contains a…

Remembrance Day – Kelowna Pipe Band Society

Kelowna Cenotaph 1600 Abbott Street, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Kelowna Remembrance Day Nov 11- The Kelowna Pipe Band Society will play at the Kelowna Cenotaph (City Park) for the official ceremony at 11am. The band then plays at British Columbia Dragoons (720 Lawrence Ave, Kelowna), the Royal Canadian Legion event at the Parkinson Recreation Centre (1800 Parkinson Way, Kelowna),…

Happy Hogmanay

Happy Hogmanay

Hogmanay is what we Scots call New Year's Eve - 31 December - the big night that marks the arrival of the new year.

Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated by Irish around the world, In North America, St. Patrick's Day has become a celebration of being Irish — parades and parties feature head-to-toe green clothing, green leprechaun hats.

Canada Day

Canada Day, a national holiday, celebrates the anniversary of July 1, 1867, the effective date of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, 1867), which united the three separate colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single Dominion within the…