Kelowna 
Wondering what to do to welcome the new year? Here is a list of New Year’s Eve/Day 2026 activities & events happening in and around Kelowna.
Please verify all details from event organizers / official websites (links given).
Contents:
1. New Years Eve Family Activities
2. New Years Eve Parties/Adult events /Dinner & Dance
3. More Things To Do on New Year’s Eve
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I. New Years Eve Fireworks & Family Activities
Kelowna Polar Bear Dip
Have a ‘fresh’ start to the new year and support a local charity by joining the 2026 Kelowna Polar Bear Dip!! Music, prizes, and food trucks will be on site, so come join the party! Details
Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Dip | 2:00 PM
Tugboat Beach, Waterfront Park, Kelowna
$15 / person; All proceeds go directly towards adaptive outdoor recreation programs for people with disabilities.
Fireworks at the Big White
Join us for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration filled with music, laughter, and joy! This year, we’ve organized an exciting lineup of activities to help you ring in 2026 with style with live DJ, Complimentary Hot Chocolate, and a Free Skating Rink. As we approach 9:00 pm, the excitement builds and all eyes turn to Happy Valley for the spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display. Details
New Year’s Eve show | December 31 | 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Fireworks | 9:00 PM
Happy Valley, Big White Ski Resort, 5315 Big White Road, Kelowna
Valley First New York New Years
Valley First New York New Year is annual family-friendly celebration to ring in Kelowna’s New Year and one of the only all-ages events in Kelowna on New Year’s Eve. 2025 is the 14th year for this one-night celebration held in Stuart Park in downtown Kelowna. Free to attend, activities and live entertainment can be enjoyed by all ages and musical tastes. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Fireworks | 9:00 PM
Stuart Park (across from City Hall) and the Kelowna Community Theatre
Free
New Years Eve Family Extravaganza
Ring in the New Year with an unforgettable evening of family fun and celebration!! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, 1310 Water Street, Kelowna
$29.36 – $68.49
NYE – All You Can Bowl
For just $30 plus tax per person, you can bowl ALL NIGHT LONG. This is a family fun event that sells out each year. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM – 12:30 AM
McCurdy Bowl, 124-948 McCurdy Rd, Kelowna
$30
New Years Eve Cacao, Sound Healing & Chanting Ceremony!
A relaxing afternoon of celebration, cacao ceremony & chanting in candlelight at the church. Join us in this sacred space, surrounded by candlelight with others who wish to call in a higher power through the art of musical kirtan chanting & cacao ceremony. Tea will also be avail as an option so please bring a mug of your choice!! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
benvoulin church, 2279 Benvoulin Rd, Kelowna
$40.54
See Christmas Lights and Decorations
- Festival of Trees on until January 4, 2026 @ Mission Hill Family Estate
- Festival of Trees on until January 4, 2026 @ Delta Grand Okanagan Resort
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II. New Years Eve Parties/Adult events /Dinner & Dance
New Year’s Eve Dance Party
Get ready to dance the night away at our New Year’s Eve Dance Party – with Classic Rock & Pptown Country Live Music!
Ring in 2026 with an unforgettable night of fun, food, and dancing with Classic Rock and Uptown Country Hits- Your local Blue Collar band. 19+! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM
Sandman Hotel & Suites Kelowna, 2130 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna
$106.77
Hotel Eldorado New Year’s Eve Party
Kick off the next 100 years with us as we celebrate our centennial year, beginning this New Year’s Eve in true Eldorado elegance and style!
This New Years Eve, the iconic Eldorado Lounge becomes the heart of a high energy celebration filled with music, sparkle, and the signature sophistication our guests know and love. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Hotel Eldorado at Eldorado Resort, Kelowna
$106.77 – $202.62
NYE 2026
Ring in 2026 at the Okanagan’s Most Legendary NYE BASH! Get ready for a night that is bigger and better than ever. We’re bringing you live entertainment, toasting champagne, party favours and delicious midnight snacks. Dance the night away, challenge your friends at the pool tables, and explore our multi level venue experience! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 9:00 PM
274 Lawrence Avenue, Kelowna
$27.96
New Year’s Eve at the OK Corral Cabaret
Come join us for a night of glamour and excitement at the OK Corral Cabaret! Get ready to ring in the New Year in style at our CASINO ROYALE event. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM
OK Corral Cabaret, 1978 Kirschner Road, Kelowna
$23.76 – $29.36
80S NEW YEARS DANCE PARTY WITH COVER2COVER
Dress in your best 80s look and get ready for an unforgettable night at DunnEnzies Mission! Dance the night away to live music by Cover2Cover from 8-11:30PM who will play their best 80s set with some new additions from other decades. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM
DunnEnzies Pizza Mission, 4638 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna
$91.86
New Year’s Eve Countdown Party at CRAFT
The countdown to 2026 is on! Celebrate at CRAFT with a DJ spinning late, dancing, and an unforgettable New Year’s party. 19+ event.
Ring in the New Year at CRAFT Beer Market Kelowna with a DJ spinning late, dance floor, and an unforgettable New Year’s party. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 9:30 PM
CRAFT Beer Market Kelowna, 257 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna
$23.76 – $280.96
New Years Eve 2026 at Blue Gator Bar
Get ready to ring in the new year with The Young’uns, Kelowna’s favorite party band. Join us for a night you won’t forget as we countdown to midnight and welcome 2026 with open arms. Let’s dance to the and make memories together! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Blue Gator Bar, 441 Lawrence Avenue, Kelowna
$41.65
New Years Eve Party
We’re trading in the comfy flannels for something a little more refined this year — think formal dress, festive energy, and a full night of celebration designed to send off 2025 in unforgettable fashion.
From 8PM to 1AM, the Tap Room transforms into a sparkling NYE lounge with The Feels kicking things off live on stage and DJ Kris Falco taking us late into the night. Expect high vibes, great music, and a dance floor ready for that perfect midnight moment. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Red Bird Brewing, 1080 Richter Street, Kelowna
$53.93
New Year’s Eve Family Dinner & Silent Disco
Kick off 2026 with a night of family fun! Join us in the Grand Banquet Room from 5 PM to 9 PM for a delicious buffet dinner and a silent disco – a vibrant, glow in the dark experience for the whole family! With three music channels to choose from, everyone can find their groove. Cap off the night with a balloon drop and the best seat in town to watch the fireworks display! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Buffet Dinner: 5 – 7 PM
Silent Disco: 7 PM
Balloon Drop & Fireworks: 9:00 PM
Kelowna Yacht Club – Member Lounge, 1370 Water Street, Kelowna
$21 – $49.50
NYE Join the Party
Join us on New Year’s Eve to wish a grand farewell to 2025 and toast to a New Year! Join us in the Member Lounge for the live music of the incredibly talented Gary Cable Project!! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Doors Open 9:30 PM
Live Music & Dancing: 9:30 PM
Kelowna Yacht Club – Member Lounge, 1370 Water Street, Kelowna
$57.56; Each ticket includes entry into the event, live entertainment, a late night happy hour buffet and a midnight glass of bubbly.
New Year’s Eve Dinner & Countdown Party
Join us on New Year’s Eve to wish a grand farewell to 2025 and toast to a New Year! Join us in the Member Lounge for an interactive buffet dinner, capped off with the incredibly talented Gary Cable Project performing for the countdown party which will certainly be a performance you will not want to miss. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Doors 7:00 PM
Buffet Dinner: 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Fireworks: 9:00 PM
Live Music & Dancing: 9:15 PM
Late Night Happy Hour Buffet: 10:30 PM
Kelowna Yacht Club – Member Lounge, 1370 Water Street, Kelowna
$160; Each ticket includes entry into the event, a welcome drink, a buffet dinner, live entertainment, a late night happy hour buffet and a midnight glass of bubbly.
NYE Dinner & Comedy at the KCC with Big Daddy Tazz
Train Wreck Comedy is returning to the Kelowna Curling Club this New Year’s Eve with an incredible dinner buffet and a show headlined by one of Canada’s most beloved and dynamic comedians—Big Daddy Tazz!! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Doors 6:00 PM
Dinner Buffet: 7:30 PM
Comedy Show: Immediately following dinner
Kelowna Curling Club, 551 Recreation Ave, Kelowna
$90.00
Great Gatsby New Years Eve
Step into the glittering chaos of the 1920s this New Year’s Eve. This is one New Year’s Eve event you won’t want to miss, where scoundrels and royalty alike come together to toast the year ahead. Crown & Thieves will be transformed into a roaring den of glamour, grit, and grape-fueled revelry. We’re throwing a party Jay Gatsby himself would crash—minus the bathtub gin, plus a whole lot of wine. Live music, dancing, and decadence await as we ring in the new year in true prohibition fashion. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Crown & Thieves, 3887C Brown Rd, West Kelowna
$181-$306
NYE at Freddy’s Brewpub with Lori Ferguson Ford
Ring in 2026 with Train Wreck Comedy at Freddy’s Brewpub and enjoy a high-energy NYE comedy show featuring national touring headliner and fan favourite Lori Ferguson-Ford! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Dinner: After 5:00 PM (optional)
Comedy Show: 8:30 PM
Freddy’s Brewpub, 948 McCurdy Rd #124, Kelowna
Comedy show $40 – $180; Prime Rib Dinner (starting at $26 & not included in this ticket price)
A Few Places to enjoy NYE Dinner:
- The Landing Kitchen + Bar
- Peak Cellars
- Frankie, We Salute You!
- BNA Brewing
- Bouchons Bistro
- Eldorado Resort
- Central Kitchen + Bar
- Matadora Taperia
- Soul de Cuba Cafe
- Maestro’s at Manteo
- Curious Cafe & Bar Norcino
- Habibi Tapas Grill
- Waterfront Wines
- McCurdy Bowl & Freddy’s Brewpub
- Neighbours Pub
- OAK + CRU
- The Okanagan Table
- Gulfstream Restaurant at The Four Points by Sheraton Kelowna Airport
- The Train Station Pub
- Summerhill Pyramid Winery
- Kelowna Yacht Club
- Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
Opentable Restaurants listings
III. More Things To Do on New Year’s Weekend
62nd Annual Winter Art Show
The 2025 winter show is the 62nd annual event. It will be an all-artist show featuring entirely new works from all of our galleried artists. Details
November 29 – December 30, 2025
Hambleton Galleries, 1290 Ellis Street, Kelowna
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