Family & Kids Events in the Okanagan
Family days, kids’ shows, fairs and hands-on fun — events that work for little ones, and for the grown-ups bringing them.
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Elysium Gardens Fall Fair
On October Saturdays, Elysium Gardens opens for a family fall fair: a $20 charity donation covers the family plus a pumpkin, sunflower and berry picking, with animatronic dinosaurs, a vintage Model T and bouncy castles.
Listed by Castanet Events
Family & Kids Community Events
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Fall Weekends at O'Keefe Ranch: Corn Maze, Kids Haunted House & Haunted Mini Golf
Weekends through Halloween, Historic O'Keefe Ranch north of Vernon runs a family corn maze (by donation, included with ranch admission), a kids' haunted house ($5 for ages 5 and up; parents and under-5s free) and Haunted Hilltop Mini Golf ($5 a player, also open weekdays). It's the daytime, all-ages side of the ranch; Field of Screams is the separate adult night haunt.
Family & Kids Holiday & Seasonal Events
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Gnome-a-ween
Truck 59 Ciderhouse becomes a daytime Halloween playground for Gnome-a-ween, with fire pits and s'mores, trick-or-treat stations, games, crafts, a pumpkin carving contest, live music and costume contests for kids, adults, pets and families. Tickets include one drink (cider or non-alcoholic): $10 kids, $19 adults, $49 for a family, plus gratuities and taxes. BBQ by donation supports the food bank.
Listed by Visit Westside
Holiday & Seasonal Events Family & Kids Food & Drink Events
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Haunted Halloween Trail at Sagebrush Ranch
An outdoor Halloween trail at Sagebrush Ranch with Spider Alley, a witches' coven, Pirates Cove with interactive ships, the Bare Bones petting zoo and a 12-foot skeleton. Braver guests can detour through Clown Town or the Torture Trailer. There's a s'mores firepit package, farm animals to visit and treat bags for kids. Costumes and pets are welcome; book through Eventbrite.
Listed by Visit Penticton
Holiday & Seasonal Events Family & Kids
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Haunted House at the Museum
The Westbank Museum’s 6th annual Haunted House, October 20–31, 2026: weekdays 9 am–4 pm, Saturdays October 24 and 31 noon–7 pm. Entry by cash or non-perishable food donation to the Central Okanagan Food Bank.
Listed by Visit Westside
Holiday & Seasonal Events Family & Kids
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Princess Margaret Secondary School Haunted House
Princess Margaret Secondary's leadership class builds a haunted house for an afternoon of Halloween scares: a PG family hour from 1 to 3 pm, then a PG-13 haunted hour from 4 to 6 pm. Book a time slot on Eventbrite. Entry is $5 per person or $20 per family, paid at the school, and proceeds go to South Okanagan Immigrant Community Services.
Listed by Eventbrite
Holiday & Seasonal Events Family & Kids
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Pumpkin Bash
Oliver Parks & Recreation's outdoor Halloween party for kids, with pumpkin painting and decorating, possibly some pumpkin smashing, and prizes for costumes.
Listed by Visit Oliver (Oliver Tourism)
Family & Kids Holiday & Seasonal Events
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Fall Bonfire Nights at Gold Panner Campground
A by-donation community bonfire at Gold Panner Campground near Cherryville, with hot dogs to roast, hot chocolate and apple cider, raising money for the Cherryville food bank. Drop in either night; bring your own roasting stick.
Listed by HappeningNext (organizer listing)
Community Events Family & Kids
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Enderby Icemen Home Games 2026–27
The Enderby Icemen play junior B hockey at Enderby's John Pritchard Memorial Arena in the new WIJHL. Expect a friendly community rink, weekend afternoon and evening puck drops, and a cheap night of live hockey in the North Okanagan.
Sports & Recreation Family & Kids
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Halloween Roller Rink at the Penticton Community Centre
Penticton Roller Skate Company and Recreation Penticton turn the community centre gym into a Halloween roller rink for all ages. Bring your own skates or rent roller skates or blades on site. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for youth. Skate rentals are an extra $5.
Listed by Visit Penticton
Family & Kids Holiday & Seasonal Events Sports & Recreation
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Vernon Pride Prom
A substance-free, all-welcome dance for LGBTQ+ teens aged 13 to 18 and their allies, with music by local DJ Jord.co. Doors open at 6 pm and the dance runs from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Costumes are welcome, but prop weapons and masks are not. Tickets are on a sliding scale from $3 to $10.
Listed by Tourism Vernon
Community Events Family & Kids
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