Desert Dip draws a crowd as dippers brave the cold
Under cloudy skies and -3°C temperatures, dozens of swimmers braved the chilly waters of Osoyoos Lake for the annual Desert Dip 2026 today.
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GoFundMe for Canada Day fireworks kicks off
The Osoyoos Festival Society has launched its GoFundMe fundraising appeal with a goal of raising $10,000 for the annual Canada Day fireworks display.
Osoyoos Christmas Lite-Up 2024 just around the corner
Celebrate the season at the 2024 Osoyoos Christmas Lite-Up from December 6-7. The annual community event includes festive activities like the Kiwanis “Toys for Tots to Teens” breakfast at Smitty’s, a Farmers Market at the Osoyoos Museum, and a merchant open house to kick off the festive season.
Warm-up party raises $12k for fireworks
The “Canada Day Warm-Up Party” at the Watermark Beach Resort on Saturday saw a full-house of fireworks supporters with the event raising over $12,000 for the annual event.
Cherry Fiesta fireworks good to go despite confusion
The Osoyoos Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day annual fireworks event will take place this year, despite being clouded in an air of confusion.
Cherry Fiesta fireworks reignited with possible new venue
The Osoyoos Festival Society is looking to shift the staging of Canada Day/Cherry Fiesta fireworks from Gyro Beach to a location across the lake as it lines up a fireworks company and has started a GoFundMe campaign.
Cherry Fiesta 2022
The return of Cherry Fiesta after a two-year hiatus drew huge crowds that were clearly revelling in the mostly sunny day.
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A summer of fun is heading your way!
Fasten your seat belts, this is going to be a summer unlike any you’ve seen before. Organizers of Osoyoos’ and Oliver’s much-loved summer events, along with new additions, are busy planning and organizing, keenly aware of the thinly veiled excitement that promises a very busy tourist season this year.
Sunny Saturday brings crowds out for Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Extravaganza Photo Gallery By Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle After an absence of two...
Eggstravaganza a go
For the first time since 2019, the Osoyoos Festival Society has been given the green light to present their Easter Eggstravaganza, and to say that the news put a spring in their step would be an understatement.
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