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Organizers expect record attendance at Peach Fest

President Don Kendall is calling the entertainment and parade lineups their best ever
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Penticton Peach Festival is set to kick off with what they91裸聊视频檙e expecting to be their biggest festival to date on Wednesday, and will run until Sunday. Western News file photo

Penticton Peach Festival organizers are expecting this year91裸聊视频檚 festival to be the biggest in its history, as they prepare to enter its 70th year.

Peachfest91裸聊视频檚 kids91裸聊视频 zone will be opening up at 9 a.m. in Gyro Park, with peach bin races and entertainment kicking off the festivities at noon.

91裸聊视频淓veryday is a big day, but Wednesday we91裸聊视频檝e got the air show and as well as 54-40 headlining,91裸聊视频 said Peachfest president Don Kendall. 91裸聊视频淵ou have the motocross, there are the two shows on Wednesday. It91裸聊视频檚 a huge day.91裸聊视频

As smoke continues to fill the Okanagan Valley, with haze in Penticton considered a high-level risk, the Snowbirds are still unclear whether they will be able to perform their aerobatics show, scheduled for 6 p.m.

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But Kendall pointed to fluctuating air conditions both recently and in the past, noting that the Snowbirds were forced to do their 91裸聊视频渓ow show91裸聊视频 four years ago after the skies changed from clear at 1 p.m. to hazy at 5 p.m.

91裸聊视频淣obody can predict what the weather91裸聊视频檚 going to be like. You hope for the best, but there91裸聊视频檚 nothing we can do about it,91裸聊视频 he said, noting they likely won91裸聊视频檛 make the decision until just before the show.

According to a news release, if the Snowbirds are unable to fly for the show, they will do a meet and greet with the public at the Okanagan Lake Park.

Save for a near-zero visibility come 5 p.m. tomorrow, however, the Canadian Forces Skyhawks Precision Parachute Team is fully expecting to put on their aerial show for crowds.

A CF-18 Hornet fighter jet show is scheduled to run after the Snowbirds, at 6:45 p.m., which officials say will go on regardless of the smoke conditions.

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Kendall pointed back to the motocross, which will also go on regardless of the smoke conditions, adding that last year91裸聊视频檚 first appearance at Peachfest was a success.

91裸聊视频淚t ran on one day last year with two shows and attracted about 7,000 people for the two shows, so we91裸聊视频檙e thrilled to have them back this year for three days, two shows a day,91裸聊视频 Kendall said.

91裸聊视频淎nd this is, without doubt, the best entertainment lineup we91裸聊视频檝e ever had.91裸聊视频

Kendall said Trooper recently played for $40 tickets in West Kelowna, while 54-40 played Tinhorn Creek winery last year with $80 tickets.

91裸聊视频淵ou come to Peachfest and see these people for nothing,91裸聊视频 Kendall said. 91裸聊视频淵ou don91裸聊视频檛 get to see bands like Aaron Pritchett and Trooper and 54-40 and Powder Blues for free.91裸聊视频

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Beyond the entertainment, Kendall noted a slo-pitch tournament, square dancing, a skateboard and BMX competition and two parades.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a lot more than just the entertainment,91裸聊视频 he said. 91裸聊视频淭he fact that thousands and thousands of people every day get to enjoy this for free is incredible.91裸聊视频

The Penticton Okanagan Rotary will also be holding their 34th annual sandcastle competition on Thursday, with registration running at 4 p.m. and sculpture time kicking off at 5:30 p.m.

Last year attracted an estimated 80,000 event visits at the festival, which was about the same as 2015, though it91裸聊视频檚 unclear how many individual people attended Peachfest.

But this year, Kendall said he91裸聊视频檚 looking to break that record.

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91裸聊视频淲e expect record crowds. We91裸聊视频檝e got the best parade we91裸聊视频檝e ever had, we believe, we91裸聊视频檝e got the best entertainment lineup we91裸聊视频檝e ever had. We91裸聊视频檝e got tremendous events throughout the five days for people of all ages.91裸聊视频

Part of the reason 201591裸聊视频檚 numbers hit as high as they did in 2016, however, was because an estimated 20,000 people watched the Snowbirds do their show.

91裸聊视频淲hen they perform, Okanagan Lake Beach, all the way around is wall-to-wall people. You can91裸聊视频檛 even see the sand,91裸聊视频 Kendall said.

91裸聊视频淭he traffic stopped on Highway 97 last time to watch them. And up on Munson Mountain and Naramata way, the roads were all clogged by people watching them.91裸聊视频

With that in mind, Kendall noted it91裸聊视频檚 best to be patient when travelling during Peachfest, adding that transit might be the best option for most people attending the festival, with limited parking and plenty in attendance.





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