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Family Day Festival

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    Tournament Capital Centre, 910 McGill Road

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    On Family Day, the City of Kamloops will transform the Tournament Capital Centre into a festival for families with children of all ages! The 11th annual Family Day Festival is a free event that will take place 10:00 am–2:00 pm on Monday, February 17, 2025. 

    In addition to this free family festival, residents can take advantage of toonie skate and swim programs. For two dollars per person, families are invited to enjoy:

    • public skating at Valleyview Arena, 12:00–1:00 pm and 1:15–2:15 pm. Registration required.
    • public swimming at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Families can pick up an experience passport at the door to be entered in a draw to win 1 of 3 one-month family passes to the Tournament Capital Centre.

    The Kamloops Food Bank will be on site collecting non-perishable food items to support families in need within our community.

    2025 Expo Booths

    • 204 Black Maria Air Cadets
    • 34th Westsyde Scouts
    • Acres Enterprises
    • BC Schizophrenia Society
    • BIG Little Science Centre
    • Boogie the Bridge Kamloops
    • Canucks Autism Network 
    • City of Kamloops - Bear Smart
    • CST Savings
    • Desert City Games
    • Dominos Pizza
    • Greater Kamloops BMX
    • Interior Women's Centre Society
    • Jump ‘n’ Jax Entertainment 
    • Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society
    • Kamloops Adaptive Sports Association
    • Kamloops Ball Hockey
    • Kamloops Brain Injury Association
    • Kamloops Judo Club
    • Kamloops Krampus
    • Kamloops Makerspace Society
    • Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers
    • Kamloops Pride Society
    • Kamloops RCMP Crime Prevention Unit 
    • Kamloops Tennis Association
    • PacificSport Interior BC
    • Robothink Kamloops
    • Secwépemc Child & Family Services Agency
    • Sim'ya Ukrainian Society 
    • Totem Fitness Inc./Totem Sports
    • Tourism Kamloops
    • Volunteer Kamloops 
    • Western Karate Academy

    Plus...

    • Face Painting
    • Inflatables Fun Zone

    Food Vendors

    • Taste Kitchen
    • Fryers Express

    2025 Performance Schedule

    • 9:50 am (Lobby)–Bells of Note 
    • 10:00 am–Welcome 
    • 10:00 am–Black Maria Squadron of Kamloops 
    • 10:15 am–Musician Taiko Drummers 
    • 10:50 am–Gray Edwards (singer) 
    • 11:10 am–Bollywood Dance Session 
    • 11:30 am–Kerry Tarnawsky (Musician) 
    • 12:50 pm–Clinton W. Gray Family Magic Show x
    • 12:50 pm–Lorena’s School of Highland Dancing
    • 1:05 pm–Gray Edwards (singer)
    • 1:30 pm–Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers  

    Additional parking during the Family Day Festival will be available at lots T1, W, and XT.

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