Bust out your favourite beach blankets, the 74th edition of the Osoyoos Cherry Fiesta Canada Day celebrations and firework show is gearing up for a pyrotechnic showcase taking place July 1, 2024 on Gyro Beach beginning at 10:00pm. This year, the firework show is hosted by the Osoyoos Festival Society, who have been eagerly anticipating and fundraising for this traditional special event to take place once again.
Support the Osoyoos Festival Society’s Firework Display
While the annual celebration’s event organizers have changed hands recently, the Osoyoos Festival Society is not planning on skimping on this year’s scheduled fireworks display. They are pushing for additional illuminations to make this summer’s Canada Day celebrations a serious blast after their brief hiatus in 2023.
This year’s fireworks showcase is thanks to the generous donations and outpouring of support made to the Osoyoos Festival Society. The society’s president, Ken Baker, gleefully noted that “$20,000 has been raised largely thanks to sponsorship, including Platinum Sponsor Watermark Beach Resort and Gold Sponsor Owl Pub along with nearly a dozen other company sponsors.” Witnessing the community of Osoyoos band together to carry on long-standing traditions is what makes us proud to call Osoyoos our home.
This June 14th, Watermark Beach Resort will be hosting a very special event in our ballroom and invite our local community to join us. All donations and proceeds made will be donated to the Osoyoos Festival Society as our way of contributing to the continued success of Osoyoos’s annual firework displays.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased through e-transfer to osoyoosfestivals@gmail.com or can be purchased at Elvis fine jewelers.
Things to do in Osoyoos on Canada Day
Planning on making a day of celebrations come July 1st? Here are a few ways you and your loved ones can ring in another Canadian summer tradition together in Oyosoos’ idyllic natural setting.
- Make a (long) weekend of it! Our lakeside vacation rentals include access to all resort amenities and provide the perfect place for the whole family to soak up the summer fun!
- Enjoy a pancake breakfast with the whole fam from 8:30 am – 10:30 am thanks to the Rotary’s annual town square breakfast pop up.
- Spend the day frolicking on the beachside. Gyro Beach will be bustling with friends and family soaking up rays of the legendary Osoyoos sun before the fireworks take place.
- Hit up Osoyoos Lake for a day spent enjoying Okanagan-famous watersports, or take the plunge one toe at a time.
- Stock up a cooler with delicious artisan local goodies and enjoy a picnic in one of Osoyoos’ many pristine parks, like Goodman Park, brimming with benches, picnic tables and incredible lakeside views.
- Head down to mainstreet to catch the Cherry Fiesta Canada Day Parade and participate in some of the additional family-friendly activities, just don’t forget the red, white and sunscreen!
- It is wine country after all! Get out into the stunning Osoyoos hillsides and peruse the local wineries while you wait for the sun to set and the summer night sky to come alive.
- 15 Park Bistro’s lakeside patio is the perfect place to catch the fireworks while sharing some appies and ice-cold cocktails with friends.
- Stargaze and soak in the sights at Sẁiẁs Provincial Park (Haynes Point). With a diverse biome and stunning natural vistas, Swiws Provincial Park is the perfect place to set up camp and catch the firework show.
Growing Success for Osoyoos Festival Society
So far, the Osoyoos Festival Society’s fundraising efforts and generous contributions from the community have given the Society the opportunity to continue this cherished celebration and annual tradition. Thanks to community sponsorship, The Osoyoos Festival Society promises a fireworks display that will span roughly 15-20 minutes. If you would like to make a donation, the Osoyoos Festival Society graciously thanks you and strives to deliver additional pyrotechnics to the fireworks display, making it Osoyoos’s best show to date.
