Past Events

Community + Council Conversations: Core Event (evening resident session)

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  • City Council will be at Kamloops Kia Lounge in Sandman Centre to meet with residents of Downtown, West End, Mission Flats, Sagebrush, and North Kamloops and listen to their opinions and concerns about their neighbourhoods. 

    Review the event details and format.

    Council recognizes that different neighbourhoods have different concerns and encourages residents to attend the meeting closest to their neighbourhood to discuss common issues and solutions with their neighbours.

    Public Budget Meeting

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  • Participants will receive an update on the provisional budget and an introduction to the supplemental budget items being considered this year by City Council. There will be an opportunity to chat with Council and Senior Staff and to complete a survey about the supplemental items.

    Information will also be shared on the City's engagement website and feedback will be gathered online. For more information visit LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca/Budget2024.

    Lunar New Year Celebration at the Kamloops Museum and Archives

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  • Residents are invited to join the Kamloops Museum and Archives, the Kamloops Chinese Cultural Association, and the Kamloops Chinese Freemasons to celebrate the Lunar New Year on February 10, 2024 at the museum. This is a free celebration that will include live music, food, crafts, and activities for the whole family. Registration is not required. 

    Fulton Cup Tournament

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    For over 20 years, Fulton has sponsored a city-wide high school basketball tournament. Each December, the Fulton Cup brings together all junior and senior boys and girls teams in a unique 3 day championship event. Showcasing some of the top talent in Kamloops, the Fulton Cup is a highlight in the city’s athletic calendar.

    Each year, Fulton awards bursaries to the top players in the tournament, as well as leadership bursaries to one player on each team, as selected by the coaching staff. To date, Fulton has contributed over $70,000.00 in bursaries to our youth athletes.

    CPKC Holiday Train

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  • Celebrating its 25th year, the CPKC Holiday Train returns to Kamloops on December 16. Bring a non-perishable food bank donation for the Kamloops Food Bank. 

    The performance starts at 5:00 pm with Tyler Shaw and Kiesza.

    CPKC donates to the local food bank at each stop. Since its inception in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $22.5 million and more than 5 million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.

    Public Budget Meeting

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  • Join staff and Council for an update and discussion on the City’s 2024 budget and Five-Year Financial Plan. Participants will have a chance to review and discuss the provisional budget. Further engagement on proposed supplementary budget items will take place in the New Year. The 2024 budget and tax requirements will be finalized later in April.

    Visit Let’sTalk.Kamloops.ca/Budget2024 for up-to-date event information and subscribe for updates.

    Kamloops Municipal IDEA Conference

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  • This first-of-its-kind conference will be an engaging space for staff and elected officials from small to mid-sized municipalities and Indigenous bands throughout BC to share successes and struggles while developing best practices in our collective effort to build more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible communities. We also invite the community at large to attend.

    We welcome you to come to Kamloops to learn and share together.

    Community + Council Conversations: North Event

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  • City Council will be at The Dunes golf course to meet with residents of Westsyde, Noble Creek, Rayleigh, and Heffley Creek and listen to their opinions and concerns about their neighbourhoods. 

    Review the event details and format.

    Council recognizes that different neighbourhoods have different concerns and encourages residents to attend the meeting closest to their neighbourhood to discuss common issues and solutions with their neighbours.

    Lansdowne Multi-Use Pathway Project Information Session

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  • You are invited to an information session on Thursday, November 16, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Delta Hotel at 540 Victoria Street, where residents and the business community can learn about the proposed active transportation project along the Lansdowne corridor, provide feedback, and ask questions of City staff to better understand the implications of the project.

    Business Community Safety Meeting

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  • All Kamloops businesses are invited to a Business Community Safety Meeting November 15, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Kia Lounge at Sandman Centre. As part of the ongoing safety forums for business, the Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce, and the Kamloops Central and North Shore Business Improvement Associations are co-hosting a solution-focused evening regarding crime and social impacts, prevention, and solutions.