The Event
The Kelowna Kiwanis Music Festival is an annual performing arts festival held throughout the month of April at several venues in the City of Kelowna. Performance opportunities are offered for Choirs, Voice, Piano, Strings, Speech Arts & Drama, Woodwinds, Brass, Concert Bands, Ballet, Modern Dance, and Stage Dance. Dance will not be offered in 2010.
The Performers
During the month of April, the community has the opportunity to enjoy and celebrate thousands of performances by amateur performing artists of the Okanagan. The majority of festival participants range in age from 10 to 16 years old, although some are as young as 3 years old and some “sixty-plus”.
Mission Statement
To provide an opportunity for amateur and young performing artists to demonstrate their achievements in Music, Dance and Speech Arts to their peers and to the community and to have their performances professionally evaluated in a constructive and positive manner.