Category: Entertainment
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Dancers perform at the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts 2025 Honours Concert. Photos submitted by Annette GloverKamloops Festival of the Performing Arts close to a century of celebration
For generations of Kamloops families, the Festival of Performing Arts has been a part of their creative lives. Performers of all genres and abilities come and meet with encouraging adjudicators while parents sit nervously on the sidelines. Young artists learn, grow, and realize that their voices matter. Year after year, through changing times, changing faces,…
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Participants at a recent Urban Sketching Club meeting at Red Beard. Photo submitted by Clement YehKamloops Urban Sketching Club is building community
Since August, local artist and TRU instructor, Arts Council board member, and mentor, Clement Yeh, has been running the Urban Sketching Club in Kamloops. And if you’ve ever wanted to embrace your inner (or outer) artist, you are invited to join in on the good times. What it looks like is a group of people…
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Feb 2026 Events Round-Up
NIGHTLIFE February 13 @ 7:00 pm at the Effie Arts Collective: Haus of Misfit presents Valentine’s is a DRAG! An evening of local drag starring Autumn Horizon, Miss Mousse, and Stevie Nips; featuring spotlight performances by Gene Debender, Goosey Loosey, and Harry Ash Long. A little heartache never keeps a good queer down! Advance tickets…
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Kamloops Arts Council Courthouse Gallery Storefront. Photo by Juli HarlandGetting the year going with arts and culture
Kamloops is absolutely overflowing with ways to bring more arts and culture into your life this year, whether you’re arts-curious, a dabbler, or already are neck-deep into paint splatter and rehearsal schedules. The Kamloops Arts Council is a fantastic hub of all things artistic and has great ways to start the year off to a…
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The More the Merrier celebrates community talent
The Kamloops arts community will once again come together this winter for The More the Merrier fundraiser concert, an annual event supporting the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts (KFPA). The concert takes place Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. at Southwest Community Church. Now a familiar and well-loved event on the local arts…
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Photo submitted by Literacy in KamloopsFamily Literacy Week encourages Kamloopsians to Unplug and Play
Family Literacy Week has quietly become one of those fixtures in Kamloops that families grow up alongside. In 2026, the community-wide celebration marks its 16th official year of encouraging families to unplug, play, and reconnect through literacy in all its forms. Kicking off on Jan. 24 and running through to Jan. 31, Beem Credit Union…
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Events round-up Jan. 2026
NIGHTLIFE January 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10 at 7:00 pm at Bright Eye Brewing: Trivia Night. Trivia Night Productions brings a full trivia night with prizes, teams, and a fast pace that keeps the room moving. Expect a mix of pop culture, general knowledge, and local bragging rights. Arrive early to grab a…
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Kamloops Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday tradition promises warmth, unity, and a live performance of a beloved animated classic. Photo by Allen DouglasChristmas with the KSO returns with over 120 performers
The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra’s most cherished seasonal tradition, Christmas with the KSO, returns to Sagebrush Theatre on Dec. 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m., offering a celebration that blends musical nostalgia, community connection, and festive cheer. With carol sing-alongs, holiday favourites, and a sweeping program led by conductor Daniel Black, this year’s edition brings together…
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Photo by Kristina EricksonSecond parade and market for Kamloops Krampus
Kamloops Krampus started almost two years ago on my best friend’s back porch. Sparked from an idea to fill a need for something out of the ordinary, the first annual Kamloops Krampus Parade and Market saw hundreds of people come on out to the park to watch and join in with dozens of costumed Krampus…
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Dec. 2025 Events round-up
NIGHTLIFE December 6 @ 7:30 pm at The Effie Arts Collective: Brass Camel Live with Special Guests The Houses (Where We Grew Up). Vancouver prog-funk rockers Brass Camel return to Kamloops with a high-energy set, joined by local favourites The Houses. Doors at 7:00 pm, minors welcome with an adult. Expect big riffs, tight grooves,…