Canadian flag flying high in Stuart Park on Canada Day 2024.
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July 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Kelowna celebrated Canada’s 157th birthday in style with food trucks, live music, and fireworks.
Celebrate Canada Day Kelowna kicked off at 11 a.m. and ran all day until the fireworks at 10 p.m.
There were attractions in Waterfront Park, Stuart Park, and the Folk Fest in Prospera Place. The City of Kelowna and Festivals Kelowna team up with corporate sponsors to throw the event every year.
Thousands of people swarmed downtown in red and white to enjoy the festivities or just soak in the day on the beach. There were even some dogs sporting Canadian colours yesterday.
There was some intermittent rain but that didn’t slow the festival down, and the performers played on.
The fireworks show was a last minute addition. The Shoreline Pile Driving barge was taken out to the middle of Okanagan Lake to make the pyrotechnic display as safe as possible.
For those who missed the action downtown, iNFOnews.ca has some photos.
Canada Day fireworks at Tugboat Beach.
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Pugs Bucky and Daisy sporting Canadian flags on Canada Day 2024.
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Singer Mermaid Nicole in Waterfront Park on Canada Day 2024.
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Someone up in the air above Okanagan Lake on a flyboard on Canada Day 2024.
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Ben Klick at the TD Beach Stage on Canada Day 2024.
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A soldier poking out the hatch of a military vehicle on Canada Day 2024.
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Part of the crowd gathered at Waterfront Park on Canada Day 2024.
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Rocket 88 warming up for their set in Stuart Park on Canada Day 2024.
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Canada Day fireworks at Tugboat Beach.
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Canada Day fireworks at Tugboat Beach.
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Canada Day fireworks at Tugboat Beach.
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