Latest News & Events

June 2013
Bloggers Excursion
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM     Fri, Jun 7, 2013
Venue: Top Secret
Contact: Kristin Peturson-Laprise 778.363.2969, wowmentor@shaw.ca
July 2013
OFWA presents Party in the Park
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM     Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Venue: Kenyon Park, Okanagan Falls
Contact: Kristin Peturson-Laprise 778.363.2969, wowmentor@shaw.ca

Presented by the Okanagan Falls Winery Association in Kenyon Park
Celebrate summer in the heart of wine country! Join all twelve of our wineries as they host this annual event at the edge of Skaha Lake in Kenyon Park – a summer evening with great food, wonderful wine and festive live music.

Sample premier local wines at a festival-style tasting. Enjoy a sumptuous southern style BBQ buffet dinner with a lake view.  Tap your toes to the tunes of a live band.

Dancing and general merriment are encouraged at this party!

Tickets are only $50.  Buy Tickets!

August 2013
Harmony Arts Festival Best of the West
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM     Wed, Aug 7, 2013
Venue: Ferry Building Landing Pier at the foot of 14th & Argyle, West Vancouver
Contact: Harmony Arts Festival 604-925-7268, harmony@westvancouver.ca

Best of the West is an event where West Vancouver will be celebrating BC’s best (timely with BC day). There will be 13 participating wineries and 13 participating restaurants.  The restaurant will be in charge of creating a dish to go with the wine given by the winery. There will also be a competition that night.  The guests will be asked to choose the best food and wine pairing of the evening.  There will be a draw from the people who entered their vote.  The winning person will receive a gift certificate from the winning restaurant for $100. 

Tickets are $100 and will be sold on the Harmony Arts website starting May 24th, 2013.

About the Harmony Arts Festival
Harmony Arts, a vibrant summer festival situated on the Ambleside waterfront has been a regular fixture on the North Shore for the past twenty-three years. Since 1989, guests from across the Lower Mainland have enjoyed all the best sights, sounds and tastes that West Vancouver has to offer. Organized around three central pillars of musical performances, visual arts and culinary sensations, the festival provides a relaxing atmosphere to visitors both young and old.

The Lower Mainland has long been a community infatuated with the arts in all its forms. Whether it’s catching an afternoon concert, strolling the art market or enjoying a glass of wine at sunset, the Harmony Arts Festival has something for everyone. Be sure to join us for a ten day celebration of everything West Vancouver has to offer!

October 2013
Valley First Grand Finale Consumer Tasting
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM     Fri, Oct 11, 2013 - Sat, Oct 12, 2013
Venue: Penticton Trade and Convention Centre
Contact: Okanagan Wine Festvals Society 877.763.2849, info@thewinefestivals.com

Experience Okanagan wine country all under one roof! Over 80 wineries will showcase and pour more than 200 wines. Grab your souvenir wine glass, savour artisan breads and gourmet cheeses, and sway to live music. NEW THIS YEAR, guests will have the opportunity to sit in on intimate, vibrant cheese seminars from Dairy Farmers of Canada or expand their education with Wine 101 seminars.  This is a get home safe event sponsored by BC Liquor Stores and Valley First Insurance. Tickets available at www.valleyfirsttix.com or 877.763.2849

Cost $65/Two nights $110

www.thewinefestivals.com