Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Fat Cat Children91裸聊视频檚 Festival may be turning 28 this year, but organizers are still aiming it at the young91裸聊视频攁nd the young at heart.
91裸聊视频淭his year91裸聊视频檚 theme is World of Wonder,91裸聊视频� said executive director Dorothee Birker. 91裸聊视频淏ecause it all starts with wonder, and the festival is all about allowing kids to wonder. We lose a little of that sense as we get older.91裸聊视频�
Birker hopes the young attendees who take in this year91裸聊视频檚 28th edition of the festival in Waterfront Park today and Saturday will walk away having discovered a new passion. And, she says, there will be plenty of options to choose from this year.
The two-day festival, a highlight on the Kelowna public celebration schedule for many, will go rain or shine and this year will feature a new twist on one of it91裸聊视频檚 most traditional features.
The parade that kicks off the festivities Saturday morning will be held entirely within Waterfront Park for the first time this year, with participants gathering at Pioneer Gardens and wending their way over the Harmony Bridge and through the park.The parade starts at 11 a.m.
In the past, the parade has been held on Cawston Avenue and Water Street as a participants head towards the park.
91裸聊视频淭he new route will make the parade much more interactive,91裸聊视频� said Birker.
Festival admission this year is $5 per person at the gate, or a family pass (for four people) for $15. Cut-price early-bird family passes can be bought at any Interior Savings branch from Vernon to West Kelowna for just $10 per pass. The Interior Savings passes will also give buyers a chance to win a trip for four to anywhere Pacific Coastal Airlines flies in B.C, plus a $1,000 pre-paid Visa card.
Today, the festival will throw its doors open to an estimated 1,300 local school kids who will make the traditional school day field-trip with their classmates and teachers on the festival91裸聊视频檚 first day.
But Birker said everyone is welcome, especially families with very young kids who may find a little more room to move around today.
This year some of the top performers at the festival will be percussionist Zack Gauthier with his Bring The Noise show, Cosmo the Clown and stilt-walkers Kinshira.
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