Indoor & Rainy Day in the Okanagan
Museums, galleries, theatres, escape rooms, bowling, climbing gyms and more — the Okanagan’s best ideas for grey, wet or cold days.
Open Now is based on each place’s listed hours. Hours can change for holidays, seasons or special closures — check with the venue before you go.
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Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum & Art Gallery
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum & Art Gallery in downtown Armstrong shares local history through its museum and two galleries of rotating exhibitions by regional…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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GOLFBOX
Open 24 hours
GOLFBOX brings a boutique feel to indoor golf on Westbank First Nation land in West Kelowna: live-edge wood, turf and warm lighting instead of a warehouse bay.
Kid-Friendly Lake View Great for Groups
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H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre
Closed · Opens 8 AM
H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre is a YMCA-run indoor waterpark billing itself as Canada's largest municipal waterpark, with waterslides, a FlowRider, wave pool, lazy…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Simplex Sportszone
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Simplex Sportszone is an indoor sports arcade that takes golf seriously: Trackman 4 and Full Swing studios offer 400-plus courses, with in-house PGA coaches on hand.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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FunSpace Kids
Closed · Opens 9:30 AM
FunSpace Kids in West Kelowna is an indoor playground for kids 1 to 12, with slides, a trampoline, a Lego wall and separate zones for toddlers and bigger kids.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Peachland Museum
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Peachland Museum is a volunteer-run history museum in Peachland's distinctive 8-sided former Baptist church on the waterfront, built mainly by volunteers in 1910.
Dog-Friendly Kid-Friendly Lake View Great for Groups +2 more
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Sonora Community Centre
Closed · Opens 9 AM
Sonora Community Centre is Osoyoos's indoor recreation centre, with squash courts, a gymnasium hosting pay-per-visit drop-in pickleball and other sports, and a weight…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Cleopatra's Rituals Thermal Spa and Steam
Closed · Opens 9 AM
Cleopatra's Rituals is a Kelowna thermal spa inspired by ancient bathing traditions, with a hot-cold circuit of sauna, steam, thermal showers and a falling-snow room…
Great for Groups
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Many Hats Theatre Company (Cannery Stage)
Closed · Opens 7:30 PM
Many Hats Theatre Company is a community live-theatre company founded in 2007 that stages plays at the Cannery Stage in Penticton's Cannery Trade Centre.
Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Planet Bee Honey Farm & Honeymoon Meadery
Closed · Opens 9 AM
Planet Bee Honey Farm & Honeymoon Meadery is a working honey farm in Vernon where you can watch live bees build comb in on-site viewing hives and learn how honey is made.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit
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Xperience Games Kelowna
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Xperience Games Kelowna runs tech-based escape rooms with no locks or keys, such as Haunted Apartment and Cosmic Color Heist, alongside more than a dozen VR escape games.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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The Fringe Indoor Golf
Open 24 hours
The Fringe Indoor Golf is Kelowna's 24/7, staffless simulator space in the AQUA building right off Lakeshore.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) is the National Research Council's radio telescope site in the White Lake valley, where free one-hour guided tours…
Open until Nov 1
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre
Closed · Opens 1 PM
Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre is West Kelowna's indoor pool, with a 25 m tank, slides, a rope swing, beach-entry access, a warm soaking pool, hot tub and steam…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Summerland Museum & Archives
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Summerland Museum & Archives is a community museum on Wharton Street covering Syilx history, early orchard farming and the Kettle Valley Railway.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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The Rock Garden Climbing Centre
Closed · Opens 12 PM
The Rock Garden Climbing Centre is Vernon's indoor climbing gym, with a bouldering area and roped routes for beginners through experienced climbers.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Canadian Wildlife Museum
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Canadian Wildlife Museum is a private natural-history museum north of Vernon with 350+ mounted specimens, from mice to bison, displayed in life-like dioramas over two…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Okanagan Science Centre
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Okanagan Science Centre is a hands-on science centre in Polson Park with rotating interactive exhibits, planetarium shows and live animals.
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Beyond the Crux Climbing Gym
Closed · Opens 9 AM
Beyond the Crux Climbing Gym is a full-service indoor climbing gym with over 5,000 sq ft of bouldering, plus top rope and lead walls and a training area.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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SS Sicamous Museum & Heritage Park
Closed · Opens 11 AM
SS Sicamous Museum & Heritage Park is a restored 1914 sternwheeler beached at the west end of Okanagan Beach, now a museum you can explore deck by deck.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Leir House Cultural Centre (Penticton & District Community Arts Council)
Closed · Opens 10:30 AM
Leir House Cultural Centre is a historic 1920s house on Manor Park Avenue run by the Penticton & District Community Arts Council, with a community gallery showing six to…
Dog-Friendly Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art
Closed · Opens 11 AM
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art has been showing contemporary work by emerging, established and experimental artists since 1989.
Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Kelowna Karting Entertainment Centre
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Kelowna Karting Entertainment Centre packs an electric go-kart track, Zero Latency free-roam VR, a gel-blaster and laser tag arena, axe throwing and an arcade under one…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Dante's Golf Lounge
Closed · Opens 12 PM
Dante's Golf Lounge is The Rise's indoor golf spot, tucked into The Edge in Vernon with two Foresight simulator bays and a full food and drink menu from the restaurant…
Sports TV Great for Groups
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Parkinson Recreation Centre
Closed · Opens 8 AM
Parkinson Recreation Centre, the City of Kelowna's main rec centre close to downtown, has a 25-metre pool and a children's play pool for drop-in public swims, plus a hot…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Museum & Archives of Vernon
Closed · Opens 11 AM
The Museum & Archives of Vernon is the North Okanagan's community history museum, with permanent and changing exhibits, streetscapes and dioramas in a recently renovated…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Exit Kelowna Escape Games
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Exit Kelowna Escape Games has five themed rooms: Abandoned, Haunted, Pirate Cove, Potions and Runaway Train.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Okanagan Heritage Museum
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Okanagan Heritage Museum is a downtown museum covering the natural and human history of the Okanagan, from syilx culture to settler life, with exhibits such as…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Okanagan Bowling Club (OBC)
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Okanagan Bowling Club (OBC) is a five-pin bowling centre in Capri Centre, in the former Capri Lanes space, billed as the largest 5-pin alley in the Okanagan.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Penticton Art Gallery
Closed · Opens 10:30 AM
Penticton Art Gallery is a public gallery on the Okanagan Lake waterfront by Okanagan Beach, with rotating exhibitions across several gallery rooms.
Kid-Friendly Lake View Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Lincoln Lanes
Closed · Opens 12 PM
Lincoln Lanes is a family 5-pin bowling centre in Vernon with automatic scoring and a snack bar serving hot dogs, cheeseburgers and cold drinks.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Another World VR Vernon
Closed · Opens 1 PM
Another World VR Vernon is a 4,100 sq ft free-roam virtual reality arena downtown where groups of 2-14 play multiplayer VR adventures, shooters and escape games (ages…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Kelowna Art Gallery
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Kelowna Art Gallery is the city's public art gallery in the downtown Cultural District, with rotating contemporary and historical exhibitions across several…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Historic O'Keefe Ranch
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Historic O'Keefe Ranch is a heritage site just north of Vernon on Highway 97 where you can tour the 1860s-era O'Keefe Mansion, the general store and post office and St.
Open until Oct 31
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Planet Lazer Kelowna
Closed · Opens 9:30 AM
Planet Lazer Kelowna is a long-running entertainment centre with multi-level laser tag, duckpin bowling, free-roam VR and a card-based arcade.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Sncewips Heritage Museum
Closed today · Opens Mon 10 AM
Sncewips Heritage Museum is Westbank First Nation's living museum, sharing syilx history, language, tools, dwellings and present-day cultural practice through…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Springers Gymnastics (Drop-in Gym)
Closed today · Opens tomorrow 10 AM
Springers Gymnastics is a club in the Cannery Trade Centre that opens its gym for drop-in sessions alongside its registered classes.
Kid-Friendly
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Okanagan Wine & Orchard Museum (Laurel Packinghouse)
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Okanagan Wine & Orchard Museum tells the valley's fruit-growing and wine-making story from the historic 1918 Laurel Packinghouse in the Cultural District.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Pearl & Fern Pottery Studio
Closed · Opens 10 AM
Pearl & Fern Pottery Studio is a West Kelowna pottery studio and supply shop stocking thousands of clay supplies, with bookable classes, workshops and small-group clay…
Great for Groups
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Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
Closed · Opens 12 PM
The Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre is Vernon's main performing arts venue, hosting touring concerts, comedy, dance, theatre and family shows year-round in a…
Kid-Friendly Non-Alcoholic Options Live Music Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Beyond Belief Escape Rooms
Closed · Opens 1 PM
Beyond Belief Escape Rooms on 25th Street in Vernon has six themed escape rooms, from Lost Island to Wizards Academy, where teams of 2-8 have 60 minutes to solve their…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence is an aviation centre near Kelowna airport displaying nine vintage aircraft, including a DC-3, Mosquito and CF-104 Starfighter, in…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Okanagan Regional Library – Kelowna Downtown Branch
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The downtown Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library is a free, welcoming rainy-day stop in the Cultural District.
Kid-Friendly Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Lake Country Art Gallery
Closed · Opens 9 AM
Lake Country Art Gallery is a free public gallery showing rotating exhibitions of regional contemporary art, with a small gift shop and a coffee house sharing the space.
Kid-Friendly Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Play Area Kelowna
Closed · Opens 9:30 AM
Indoor playground for young kids with a ball pit, sand pit, play structures and toys, open for drop-in play.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Rotary Centre for the Arts
Closed · Opens 10 AM
The Rotary Centre for the Arts is a community arts hub with the 326-seat Mary Irwin Theatre hosting comedy, concerts and film, plus free-to-browse art galleries and…
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Roll N Stones Fun Centre
Closed · Opens 12 PM
Roll N Stones Fun Centre is a family fun centre with bowling lanes, glow-in-the-dark laser bowling on Friday and Saturday nights, billiards, darts and an arcade.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Löyly Floating Sauna
Closed · Opens 7 AM
Löyly Floating Sauna is a Finnish-style cedar sauna floating at Kelowna's Downtown Marina, with a lake cold plunge and a warm solarium lounge overlooking Okanagan Lake.
Lake View Great for Groups
All places on this page, A–Z (157)
- Airhouse Kelowna
- Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art
- Another World VR Vernon
- Anytime Sim Golf
- Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum & Art Gallery
- Back Nine Indoor Golf
- BEEPS – Peachland Bat Colony & BatCam
- Bernie's Supper Club & Cinema
- Beyond Belief Escape Rooms
- Beyond the Crux Climbing Gym
- BNA Brewing
- BNA Brewing Kelowna
- BNA Brewing Vernon
- Caetani Cultural Centre
- Canadian Wildlife Museum
- Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse
- Cascades Casino Penticton
- Catelowna Cat Cafe
- Chances Casino Kelowna
- Cineplex Cinemas Orchard Plaza
- Cleland Community Theatre
- Cleopatra's Rituals Thermal Spa and Steam
- Courtyard Gallery
- Creekside Theatre
- Cue's Game Room
- Dante's Golf Lounge
- Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)
- Donut House Studios
- Elodie's Playhouse Cafe
- Enderby & District Museum & Archives
- Enderby Arena
- Energyplex
- Ethos Parkour & Movement
- Exit Kelowna Escape Games
- FunSpace Kids
- Galaxy Cinemas Vernon
- Gallery 421
- Gallery Artiva
- Gallery One Twenty-Seven
- Gallery Vertigo
- Geert Maas Sculpture Gardens & Gallery
- Gneiss Climbing - Hill Security
- Gneiss Climbing - OG Banks
- Golf Evolution
- Golfbox
- H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre
- Hambleton Galleries
- Headbones Gallery
- Historic O'Keefe Ranch
- Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre
- JSquared Golf
- Kelowna Actors Studio
- Kelowna Art Gallery
- Kelowna Comedy Club at Dakoda's Comedy Lounge
- Kelowna Community Theatre
- Kelowna Curling Club
- Kelowna Downtown YMCA
- Kelowna Escape Room by Omni
- Kelowna Family YMCA
- Kelowna Karting Entertainment Centre
- Kelowna Memorial Arena
- KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence
- Kobau Lanes
- Lake City Casino Vernon
- Lake Country Art Gallery
- Lake Country Museum & Archives
- Lakeline Gallery
- Landmark Cinemas 7 Penticton
- Landmark Cinemas 8 Xtreme West Kelowna
- Landmark Cinemas Grand 10 Kelowna
- Leir House Cultural Centre (Penticton & District Community Arts Council)
- Lincoln Lanes
- Löyly Floating Sauna
- Lumby & District Museum
- Mackie Lake House
- Many Hats Theatre Company (Cannery Stage)
- McCurdy Bowling Centre
- McLaren Park Arena
- Mount Boucherie Arenas – Jim Lind Arena & Royal LePage Place
- Museum & Archives of Vernon
- Nixdorf Classic Cars
- Nor-Val Sports Centre
- Okanagan Art Gallery
- Okanagan Bowling Club (OBC)
- Okanagan Falls Museum (Bassett House)
- Okanagan Folk School
- Okanagan Heritage Museum
- Okanagan Military Museum
- Okanagan Regional Library – Kelowna Downtown Branch
- Okanagan Science Centre
- Okanagan Virtual Golf
- Okanagan Wine & Orchard Museum (Laurel Packinghouse)
- Oliver & District Museum
- Oliver Curling Club (Eastlink Curling Centre)
- Oliver Theatre
- Osoyoos & District Museum and Archives
- Osoyoos Curling Club
- Parkinson Recreation Centre
- Pat Duke Memorial Arena
- Peachland Art Gallery
- Peachland Community Centre – Drop-in Pickleball
- Peachland Museum
- Pearl & Fern Pottery Studio
- Penticton Art Gallery
- Penticton Community Centre (Pool & Lazy River)
- Penticton Curling Club
- Penticton Museum & Archives
- Penticton Virtual Reality Studio
- Planet Bee Honey Farm & Honeymoon Meadery
- Planet Lazer Kelowna
- Play Area Kelowna
- Playtime Casino Kelowna
- Powerhouse Theatre
- Predator Ridge SIM Lounge
- Revelry Food + Music Hub
- Roll N Stones Fun Centre
- Rotary Centre for the Arts
- Rutland Arena
- Scandia Golf & Games
- Shelter Floating Sauna
- Simplex Sportszone
- Sncewips Heritage Museum
- Sonora Community Centre
- SOPA Fine Arts
- South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC)
- Springers Gymnastics (Drop-in Gym)
- SS Sicamous Museum & Heritage Park
- Summerland Aquatic & Fitness Centre
- Summerland Arts Council Gallery (George Ryga Arts & Culture Centre)
- Summerland Museum & Archives
- Sun Bowl Arena
- Tality Wellness Kelowna
- Tempest Theatre & Film
- The Art Gallery Osoyoos
- The Boarding House Cafe
- The Dream
- The Fringe Indoor Golf
- The Kal
- The Lloyd Gallery
- The Rock Garden Climbing Centre
- Twice The Dice Board Game Cafe and bar
- Venables Theatre
- Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
- Vernon Aquatic Centre
- Vernon Community Arts Centre
- Vernon Curling Club
- Vernon Jazz Club
- Vernon Public Art Gallery
- Vernon Recreation Complex – Priest Valley Arena & Centennial Outdoor Rink
- Vernon Towne Theatre
- Virtual Rcades
- Westbank Museum
- Whiski-Jacks Pins & Pints
- Wild Kidz Indoor Play & Party Centre
- Winfield Arena
- Work of Art Pottery Studio
- Xperience Games Kelowna
Open Now is based on each place’s listed hours. Hours can change for holidays, seasons or special closures — check with the venue before you go.
