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Kamloops offers a variety of activities to fill your weekend

KAMLOOPS – From games, to art, to Pride there is something for everyone this weekend in Kamloops.

If sports is your thing, the 2017 Provincial Championships continues this weekend. Swing by the Canada Games Aquatic Centre to check it out or visit the BCSSA website for more details.

There is also the Western Canada Baseball Championships at McArthur Island Park continues until Aug. 20.

Artisans Alive is in full swing in various locations around downtown Kamloops and can be heard tonight after 5:30 p.m., however, if you are downtown Saturday or Sunday afternoon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. you can also experience the live music.

Tonight is the final Board Game Social at the PDK Cafe. The atmosphere provides a space to game and socialize. The event starts at 7 p.m. and continues to 10 p.m. More information about this event can be found on their Facebook page.

Overlanders Day will offer family fun in the Kamloops. There will be everything from a food fair, bouncy castles, face painting, and live entertainment at beautiful McDonald Park on Saturday.

Proud Out Loud, presented by Kamloops Pride, will happen Saturday, Aug. 19, from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m. at CJ's Nightclub. Proud Out Loud is a Pride celebration that takes place the night before Kamloops' first-ever downtown Pride Parade happening Sunday morning. Tickets are available online for $12.50 or $10 at the door. More information can be found on the Facebook page.

As for the Kamloops Pride Parade, it takes place Downtown at Riverside Park. Click the link for your guide to Pride Weekend in Kamloops.

As always, Music in the Park continues this weekend. Tonight, Paisley Groover will be at Riverside Park playing his classical groove from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Also, the Kamloops Saturday Farmers Markets is happening tomorrow, Aug. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On St. Paul Street you can find local crafts, produce and meat. 

If we missed an event, leave it as a comments below.


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