Even the dogs dressed up for the Pride Festival.
(JESSE TOMAS / iNFOnews.ca)
May 30, 2025 - 5:00 AM
June is a busy month for celebrations in the Okanagan and Kamloops.
Not only is it Pride month, there are 14 other designations for June.
Take a look at the numbers for what you may, or may not, be celebrating in Kamloops and the Okanagan in June:
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7: Official Kelowna Pride events this month.
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6: Official Kamloops Pride Week events.
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23: Events on the Vernon Pride Week calendar.
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6: Activities at the official block party for South Okanagan Similkameen Pride June 8.
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5: Special days packed into June 18: Go Fishing Day, International Panic Day, International Picnic Day, Sushi Day and, of course, National Splurge Day.
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14: Other monthly celebrations for June include Cucumber Month, Effective Communications Month and Aquarium Month.
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2: Days people observe in June: Father’s Day and Summer Solstice.
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21st: Of June is National Indigenous Peoples Day and there are events going on in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
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28th: Of June is Insurance Awareness Day, so make sure you’re all covered.
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110: Overlapping nonsensical holidays in June, feel free to make up a few more.
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