Festival Overview
Life & Arts Festival – Introduction
The Life & Arts Festival is a multi-discipline arts festival that invites visitors to experience all that life and the arts have to offer. Initiated by the City of
Kelowna
as a multi-day festival that would be a signature event for the city to recognise and showcase the arts and the City’s burgeoning Cultural District to the community and the region and in the long range to grow to be a destination draw for the cultural visitor.
The Festival presents a diverse set of experiences and opportunities through partnerships with other artists, arts groups, businesses and stakeholders in the community. Music, live theatre, street performances, dance, visual arts, a lantern festival, the spoken word and multiculturalism are all part of the inclusive programming and experiences showcased at the Festival annually on the Mothers Day weekend in May. The Festival is family friendly with most programming suitable for multi-generations of a family to attend together. The Festival is strong on experiential programming that allows the Festival goer to experience, get close-to, and learn about a variety of art forms from the artists themselves and by doing and participating.
The Life & Arts Festival was launched in 2004 and has experienced fantastic growth in the first four years. In 2007 over 250 arts groups, artists and performers participated in the Festival and attendance numbers were estimated at over 18,000 people.
2008 Festival Components
BMO, Bank of Montreal - Festival Village
| Date: |
May 9-11, 2008 |
| Hours: |
Friday, May 9 Safeway Kids' Day events: 9:00am-2:00pm
BMO Festival Village: 5:00pm-10:00pm
POSH: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday, May 10 Mission Group Festival Village:
11:00am-8:00pm
FortisBC illuminArts Festival: 5:00pm-10:30pm |
| Cost: |
Free (donations are accepted and appreciated) |
Safeway Kids Day
| Date: |
Friday, May 9, 2008 |
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Hours: |
9:00am–2:00pm |
| Location: |
BMO Festival Village |
| Cost: |
Free (donations are accepted and appreciated) |
FortisBC PowerSense illuminArts Lantern Celebration
| Date: |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 |
| Hours: |
5:00pm–10:30pm |
| Location: |
Waterfront Park |
| Cost: |
Free (donations are accepted and appreciated) |
Gala Shores Artisan Marketplace & Crafters Walkway
| Date: |
May 9-11, 2008 |
| Hours: |
Friday 5:00pm–9:30pm
Saturday 11:00am–8:00pm
Sunday 11:00am–5:00pm |
| Cost: |
Free - Vendor Fees apply for participating artists |
POSH2008,
sponsored by Chris Sorensen, CFP - Fundraising Reception
| Date: |
May 9, 2008 |
| Hours: |
Friday 7:00pm–10:00pm |
| Cost: |
$65 + ticketmaster service charges |
Design For Life
| Date: |
May 10-11, 2008 |
| Hours: |
Saturday 11:00am–8:00pm
Sunday 11:00am–5:00pm |
| Cost: |
Free (donations are accepted and appreciated) |
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