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2008 Festivals & Events in the Okanagan Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Join the 7,000 beer aficionados from around the Pacific Northwest who travel to Penticton every April for the annual Okanagan Fest-of-Ale. Located at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre, this tribute to all things beer is a festival like none other. Visitors enjoy an astounding variety of the best micro-brewed products around served by the brewers themselves! And, since every Ale deserves great food and atmosphere, gourmet samples from the best restaurants in the South Okanagan along with alternating stages of live entertainment add flavour to this already tasty event. april 4 & 5, 2008 | www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca Westside Daze No one does it like Westbank! Westside Daze celebrates Canada Day weekend and it’s a party not to be missed. Non-stop fun for the whole family takes place June 28th through July 1st, 2008 and includes; pancake breakfasts, community BBQ’s, fireworks, Kids Fair, parade, Canada Day Cake, giant outdoor movie, park dance, crafters, vendors, hot air balloons, car and motorcycle show, and plenty of outstanding free entertainment! Join in the fun at Johnson Bentley Memorial Park on the old Okanagan Hwy in Westbank. See you there! June 28 - July 1, 2008 | www.westsidedaze.com Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede The Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede is in its 109th year in 2008. Beginning as a table top Fair and Exhibition in 1900, it has grown to a five day boasting over 2,000 exhibitors, a World Class Midway, and a daily Professional Rodeo performance. By keeping its base in the origins of agriculture, the I.P.E. offers something for everyone. “If you eat, you are involved in agriculture”, has been an unofficial slogan of the Fair for many years. With educational displays in everything from Beef and Dairy production to vegetables and poultry, we are proud to claim the title of BCs largest agricultural Fair. Many parents have remarked that they have difficulty teaching their children where the food they eat actually comes from, especially meat products. Our venue is perfect for this challenge, so bring the family, young and old, to the I.P.E. in beautiful Armstrong, BC. august 27-31, 2008 | www.armstrongfair.com 12th Annual Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival What’s the hottest ticket in the Okanagan? The Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival, September 5th, 6th and 7th. Filling the air with the sounds of Dixieland, Swing, Blues, Zydeco and Gospel, it’s one of the leading jazz festivals in the Pacific Northwest. Artists like San Francisco’s Tom Rigney and Flambeau dishing their Cajun and New Orleans-style grooves while St. Louis Missouri’s Cornet Chop Suey, one of North America’s most sought after bands, will be thrilling the crowds with their unique blend of traditional, jump and swing jazz. September 5-7, 2008 | Pentasticjazz.com 23 http://www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca http://www.westsidedaze.com http://www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca http://Pentasticjazz.com http://www.armstrongfair.com

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Thompson Okanagan Travel Guide - 2008 Contents Introduction Boundary Country Osoyoos Oliver Penticton & Wine Country Summerland Westbank & the Westside Kelowna Lake Country Greater Vernon Lumby Armstrong & Spallumcheen Enderby & District Festivals & Events (Okanagan) The Shuswap Festivals & Events (Thompson) Merritt Kamloops Sun Peaks Resort Barriere & District Clearwater/Wells Gray Country Valemount Accommodation Matrix Listings Regional Map

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