Presented in partnership with a wide variety of local organizations, our Activity Tents give our guests plenty to explore and experience in their time at Kidzfest.
Please note that activities may be changed or canceled without notice.
Indigenous Village
This year's Indigenous Village is in partnership with Ooknakane Friendship Centre.
- feather drawings
- beaded bracelets
- prayer ties for Indigenous Day
- big drum
Okanagan Science Centre
- colourful test tube chemistry
- chromatography butterflies
- colourful oobleck
Penticton Museum
- cardboard fort construction zone
Penticton Art Gallery
- decorate your cardboard fort components
Penticton Academy of Music
- Explore a wide variety of musical instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoon
Penticton Public Library
- Thursday/Friday: colourful friendship bracelets
- Saturday: colourful slider drawings
Penticton Youth Council
- Kidzfest Flex activity tent with rotating art activities throughout the day
- Pop-up play coordinators
Penticton Vees
- run the Rainbow Dryland Training Obstacle Course
- make your own personalized trading card
SOICS
- experience different family dinner experiences from around the world by trying different utensils
Penticton Robotics - Demo & Display
The Penticton Robotics Team is made up of students from bothe Princess Margaret Secondary and Penticton Secondary Schools. Each year they build a robot from scratch to compete in provincial, national and possibly international competitions. Come and meet this year's team and robot and find out how it works. A small display area will be used for the team to demonstrate the robot's abilities.
Penticton First Baptist Church - LEGO
Spend some time creating on your own or with friends in our LEGO tent hosted by the Penticton First Baptist Church.
Kettle Valley Steam Railway
- railway communications including lantern signals and Morse code
Dragonfly Pond - Quiet Tent
The Quiet Tent is in place for our guests who need a break from the intensity of the regular festial programming. Receive support from the Dragonfly Pond Society, including this Quiet Tent as well as sensory kits available for borrowing during your time at the festival. Sensory kits for loan are provided by the Penticton Vees.
Pop-up Play
Watch for our Pop-Up Play volunteers showing up at different points throughout the day, bringing fun and temporary activities: giant bubbles, games, ribbon wands, a REALLY big beach ball, and more! You never know what might just pop up!
Pegboards & Colouring Boards
Throughout the park, take a break from all of the activities at one of our boards. Make a picture or pattern using the colourful pegs on our large pegboards or colour a section of the great big colouring posters!
Fortis BC
- energy conservation game
Face Painting
Kidzfest is pleased to offer a variety of face painting options at Kidzfest 2024. Guests may choose to pay a low fee for the incredible, professional artistry of Faery Dragon Face Painting or a free face painting option by some of our Kidzfest volunteers. There is a face painting option for everyone.
City of Penticton Sustainability Department
- Bike Painting
- This activity is taking place on Saturday only
