Oliver’s Music in the Park returns with exciting summer lineup
Oliver’s Music in the Park returns this week with eight summer concerts planned for the Oliver Community Park Stage.
Category: Entertainment
Okanagan musicians bring beauty and power of Adele to Oliver
When Amanda Bentley steps on stage to sing Adele, the existential question of “chasing pavements” no longer applies. Instead, she’s chasing the feeling that first made her fall in love with singing.
Bask in the warm glow of life in Oliver at the Sunshine Festival
The 2026 Oliver Sunshine Festival is set to return June 12–21, offering 10 days of events and activities for all ages in the annual celebration of the best of life in the Oliver & District.
SOSS Rising Stars returns bigger than ever
The 4th Annual South Okanagan Secondary School (SOSS) “Rising Stars Spring Showcase” is back at Venables Theatre on Thursday, May 7, in what organizers say is looking to be the “biggest, boldest show yet”.
Pig Out wildly successful as Half Corked just around the corner
In stark contrast to last year’s rain-drenched event, the 15th Annual Pig Out Festival held on Saturday saw blazing sunshine to match the sizzle of the barbecues and popping of the wine corks.
Pig Out with three days of fabulous food and wine
It’s fast approaching that time of the year again with the event that thrills both wine lovers and lovers of all things pork, the Pig Out Festival is set to kick off in just about one month from now.
Pure delight as the Osoyoos Oyster Festival returns
The eagerly awaited Osoyoos Oyster Festival kicks off this April 17 & 18, 2026 with fresh, succulent BC oysters and the best of South Okanagan’s world-renowned wines.
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Global community parties down at OneWorld Festival
On the surface, it’s a party. A winter-is-fading, spring-is-nigh international bash where food and stories and performances from across the globe merge into one big harmonious ball of joy.
Top-level laughter comes to Venables next week
A performer dubbed “the funniest man in Canada” in a recent review is bringing a mountain of laughs to the South Okanagan this month.
Local Rotary Clubs unite for black-tie hospital gala
The campaign to support the South Okanagan General Hospital is set to get a dose of elegance with a black-tie Winter Gala and Auction later this month.
Elvis has left the building but the music lives on
An audience at Venables Theatre last Saturday discovered the cure for the January blues
Francis Baptiste: Vulnerability as a value
“It’s funny how it all ties together, like the whole theme of the Dude’s Club is vulnerability and trying to get men, especially Indigenous older men, to open up. And that’s kind of also been my own personal journey.
Ken Lavigne brings festivity and comfort to Venables
The festive spirit of the holiday season is coming to Oliver on Saturday, Dec. 6 with something for everyone in store.
Horror meets hilarity as SOAP production plays to splendid reviews
Fans of performing arts are sinking their teeth into the latest theatre performance being put on by the South Okanagan Amateur Players (SOAP).
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Drac is back and he might just laugh you to death
When it comes to a sales pitch, it’s surely impossible to beat a teaser that contains the line describing something as “the lovechild of Mel Brooks and Monty Python”.
Nk’Mip Cellars hosts 3rd annual fundraiser for residential school survivors
Nk’Mip Cellars is once again hosting its 3rd Annual Fundraiser in support of the Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS), bringing together community, culture, and compassion for a meaningful evening.
Wine Capital Weekend returns for three days of fun
One of the South Okanagan’s favourite weekend festivals is nearly here with Oliver’s Wine Capital Weekend set to unfold in just over a week.
‘Extremely explicit’ homophobic hate fails to mar festival
Festival organizers are seeking to bring awareness to incidents of hate against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, following a pair of incidents during the early hours of the 4th annual Pride Arts Festival held on Saturday, Sept. 6.
‘Tracker’ filming returns to Oliver and Osoyoos this week
Filming for the American action drama television series “Tracker”, has once again returned to the South Okanagan with crews from TNG Television Productions Ltd. filming in Oliver from Sunday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 27.
OIB unveils new immersive cultural experience
It was a double celebration for the Osoyoos Indian Band on Monday as the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre held the grand opening of its new “Whispers of the Trickster” Immersive Theatre and also unveiled a recently gifted Francis Baptiste painting not seen for nearly a century.
New heartbeat in the late night scene
Coming alive after hours – 777 Lounge & Club officially opened last Saturday night creating a new player in the social landscape of Osoyoos.
Blue Rodeo love shines like a diamond mine
Canadian legends Blue Rodeo rocked Penticton on their current tour which will wrap up in April 2026 in Toronto.
Get ready for a super sonic summer in Oliver
Oliver’s Music in the Park summer concerts present an “all- Okanagan” lineup at the community park bandshell for their eight-week series.