Thanksgiving weekend events & activities in Kamloops including free, fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, exhibitions, and more. A few weekday events are also listed: Friday, October 6 – Monday, October 9, 2023.
I. Family & Kids Activities this weekend
Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze
Daily | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Pete Murray’s Corn Farm, 5973 VLA Road, Chase
Corn maze: Ages 3 and up $5.00 each
2nd Annual Pumpkin Pop Up
Check out the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Pop Up with Axe Throwing and Pumpkin Smashing from Cleavage Axe Co! There will be free kids activities including marshmallow roasting, a maze, pumpkin picking, pumpkin carving and more. Details
October 7 – 15, 2023
Cleavage Axe Co., 3240 Mcgillivary Creek Rd, Kamloops
Free and ticketed events
Daytime Pumpkin Patch at Desert Hills Ranch
Come visit the pumpkin patch and have fun with the whole family. Details
Daily | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Desert Hills Ranch, 250 Elm Street, Ashcroft
U-Pick Pumpkin Tours
The Pumpkin Patch is ripe and ready in October! Take a Johnny Popper Tour to the Pumpkin Patch, find your perfect pumpkin and take in the fall fun!
Pumpkins come in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, weights, and colors; there are so many to choose from! Make a fall tradition and create lasting memories for your kids. Details
October 1 – 29, 2023
Wednesday – Sunday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Davison Orchards, 3111 Davison Road, Vernon
Pick your own any size pumpkin: $6
Tractor Tour Ticket Prices: $8 for Kids (2-12yrs) $12 for Adults (13yrs and older)
BC Wildlife Park
Spend a day seeing wildlife at the BC Wildlife Park. You can see Arctic Wolves, Bobcats, Cougars, Bison, Mountain Goats, a variety of reptiles, bears, birds of prey, raccoons, geese, and so many more. Details
Daily | 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
BC Wildlife Park, 9077 Dallas Drive, Kamloops
Child (3-17) $15.95, Senior (65+) $17.95, Adult (18-64) $19.95
Things to Do with Kids in Kamloops
There are plenty of family-friendly outdoor and indoor activities that will keep your kids busy every moment of every day. Details
Family Getaways in BC
The dynamic landscape of beautiful British Columbia makes it the perfect spot for the perfect family trip. Whether your family enjoys exploring the mountain ranges, big cities or beach front destinations, BC has something for every family, young and old.
II. Live Music / Live Theatre/ Performances
Naked by the Fire
Don’t miss a mini-The Young’Uns reunion with Brad and Tim, with Don Mutter filling in on drums this Friday and Saturday! Details
October 6 – 7, 2023 | Doors 8:00 PM
The Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria Street
$10 cover
Rapunzel
It’s out of the tower and on the run as a zany cast of friends and foes help Rapunzel’s harrowing escape from the towering imprisonment of Madame Gothel! Join us October 7th as the Missoula Children’s Theatre and more than 50 local students present an original musical adaptation of RAPUNZEL at the Sun Peaks Centre Arena. Details
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Sun Peaks Centre Arena, 3200 Village Way
$10 per person
The Freudian Slips present: Half-Baked Improv
The Freudian Slips’ romp through history continues with the Caveman days! Let us take you on a series of short-form improv adventures… with a twist! The Half-Baked special seeks to take Kamloops’ best Improv group and find if they’re still good after… well… you’ll see. Witness the dawn of man from the comfort of the VIP table! The Freudian Slips is the hottest Improvised Comedy Troupe in Kamloops! Bringing monthly improv shows to the city in four distinct improv styles, no matter what form they take you are guaranteed a night of hilarity. Details
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Effie Arts Collective, 422 Tranquille Road Kamloops
$0 – $22.63
Alex Mackenzie’s Hungry for Laughs Tour
Get ready for an unforgettable night of entertainment with Alex Mackenzie’s Hungry for Laughs Tour, now back and bigger than ever! This one-of-a-kind event features three of the biggest names in Canadian comedy, and a world-class magician making it a show that truly has something for everyone. Details
Friday, October 6, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 9th Avenue, Kamloops
$49.95 – $54.95
The Australian Bee Gees Show – A Tribute to the Bee Gees
It’s Saturday Night Fever every night with “The Australian Bee Gees Show – A Tribute to the Bee Gees”. One of the most successful and adored acts in musical history is recreated live in concert. You’ll hear hits like, “Staying Alive”, “You Should Be Dancing,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” and “Jive Talkin.” Details
Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 9th Avenue, Kamloops
$60.34
III. Sports, Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
Kamloops Blazers
Watch Kamloops Blazers face off against the Victoria Royals. Details
vs. Victoria Royals on Friday, October 6, 2023 | 7:00 PM
vs. Wenatchee Wild on Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 4:00 PM
Sandman Centre, 300 Lorne St, Kamloops
$15 and up
You might like: Riverside Parkrun on SWaturdays
Harper Mountain Oktoberfest
The Seafood Extravaganza has become a signature event of the Colombo Lodge Society. Guests will enjoy a delicious 5-course seafood spread, fit for Poseidon. Two bottles of complimentary wine are included at each table, along with coffee and tea. Our cash bar will be open throughout the night for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage options.
Continue the night by getting your groove on to the mixes spun by local DJ Erik Boog! His energetic beats will be sure to have you on the dance floor all night! Details
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Harper Mountain, 2580 Harper Mountain Rd, Kamloops
Funduro Registration – $85 + fees, General Admission – $45 + fees, Kids 12 and under – FREE
Seafood Extravaganza Dinner and Dance
The Seafood Extravaganza has become a signature event of the Colombo Lodge Society. Guests will enjoy a delicious 5-course seafood spread, fit for Poseidon. Two bottles of complimentary wine are included at each table, along with coffee and tea. Our cash bar will be open throughout the night for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage options.
Continue the night by getting your groove on to the mixes spun by local DJ Erik Boog! His energetic beats will be sure to have you on the dance floor all night. Details
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 6:00 PM
Colombo Lodge, 814 Lorne Street Kamloops
$91.74
Black Drones in the Hive
Originally produced by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery in 2020, Black Drones in the Hive unfolds in a series of visual chapters to reveal the strategic erasures which have enabled Canadian canons (such as those extended by the Group of Seven) to exist without question or complication. The exhibition draws its title from a racist assessment of William Robinson, a Black journeyman described as “a black drone in the hive,” as written by a city official in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario in the records of the Waterloo County House of Industry and Refuge (1869‒1950). This sentiment echoes the centuries-long project of devaluing Black labour and the promise of autonomy. Combing historical texts, petitions, and archives ranging from the local to the international, Bowen weaves together narrative threads of migration, power networks, and hierarchies of remembrance. Details
September 23 to December 30, 2023
Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria Street
Adult: $5 Childen/Student: Free; Senior: $3 Free admission on Thursdays
BC Culture Days
Culture Days features free participatory and interactive arts and cultural activities presented by individual artists, groups, organizations, municipalities and festivals. The event will feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes”—and to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community. Details
September 22 – October 15, 2023
Various Locations, BC
Free
Go Hiking or Visit Nature Areas
Parks and pathways, Provincial parks, and conservation reserves are open for people to enjoy some time with nature.
- Must-Visit Nature Parks in British Columbia
- 20 Suspension Bridges in British Columbia That You Need to Cross
- 25 Wilderness & Off the Grid Getaways in British Columbia
“Where did you get that idea?” by Scholars Without Institutions
Documenting an artist’s journey in developing a body of work has its own peculiar fascination. For the artist, it records the pursuit of a vision—wrestling with material issues of form, scale, medium, and style while resolving technical limitations to achieve the final work. For the viewer, such documentation may help answer questions about how a work came into existence: the relationship between imagination and fabrication—from random scraps of information or images that waken curiosity and become the germ of an idea which evolves into a developed concept for an artwork. Six unique paths on this journey are revealed by the six artist-scholars of ScholarsWithoutInstitutions: fragments of information or images that burst into creative flame, led to preliminary sketches, and ultimately developed artworks. While each artist began this journey from shared inquiry into the idea of place, the resulting processes and outcomes reflect six highly individual creative paths. Details
October 5 – 28, 2023
Artist Reception: October 6th from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
KAC Main Gallery, 7 Seymour St W, Kamloops
Sun Peaks Fall Market Day
This is a perfect opportunity to bring local, sustainable food to your family’s dinner table. Stroll through the village and browse products from local farmers, ranchers, and artisans.
You may find fruit, vegetables, meats, seafood, arts, crafts, beauty products, and more. Details
Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sun Peaks Village Stroll, Sun Peaks
Free admission
Art Exhibitions by Artzone Sun Peaks
ArtZone Sun Peaks will feature local artists with exhibits at locations throughout the Sun Peaks Village. Details
until October 31, 2023 | 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Various locations in Sun Peaks Village
Free admission
Kamloops Farmers Market
Find everything you need for the perfect Thanksgiving feast at this outdoor market. Details
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 8:30 PM – 12:30 PM
200 block of St Paul St. and the Stuart Wood schoolyard
Free admission
Go on Scenic Drives
British Columbia has some of the most scenic vistas in the entire country. With a mixture of ocean, mountains, valleys, lakes, vineyards, waterfalls, orchards and farmland, the highways and byways of the province will take you past some amazing views. A road trip through the province will allow you to experience a little bit of everything. Details
Weekend Getaways
- Girls Weekend Getaways. Details
- Cheap Weekend Getaways for Couples. Details
- Wilderness & Off the Grid Getaways. Details
- Yoga Retreats & Getaways. Details
- Must-Visit Nature Parks. Details
V. Thanksgiving Dinner/Events
Yopu might like: Turkey Sale
Thanksgiving Dinner Dine-In/ Take-out
- Sun Peaks Resort on October 6 – 9
- Cordo Resto + Bar on October 8 – 9
- Black Iron Restaurant on October 8 – 9
- Uptown Chefs Catering + Events
- Denny’s
- Open Table listing
Other Options
We do try to make the listings as accurate as possible, but there may be typographical/oversight errors or events may be cancelled or postponed without any notice. Verify all details from concerned event Websites/officials.