Prospera Place is the largest public facility here and anchors the Kelowna BC Cultural District with a seating capacity in the thousands, offering large scale music concerts, trade shows, and sporting events. Notable events to rock Prospera Place have been Nickelback, Cher, Rod Stewart and Elton John. The Kelowna Rockets WHL hockey team also plays at Prospera Place in Kelowna BC, Canada.
The Art Ark is three Okanagan art galleries joined in one building. The Art Ark features Kelowna BC and regional artists producing sculptural art works in glass, clay, and wood, as well as paintings, crafts and jewelry. The Art Ark is located on Cawston Avenue in Kelowna BC.
Turtle Island Gallery is a First Nations showcase of hand-crafted precious metal jewelry, traditional First nations masks and argillite carvings of the Haida Gwai People. Turtle Island Gallery is also located on Cawston Avenue in Kelowna BC, where one can find a collection of eclectic and trendy boutiques and shops.
The Cannery Lofts in Kelowna BC are loft style apartments which are helping to successfully rejuvenate the Kelowna Cultural District by retaining round-the-clock customers and clients to many of the downtown Kelowna businesses and restaurants. Below the Cannery Lofts are funky retail offerings such as the giftshop Funktional and the Bean Scene cafe. The Old Cannery also houses Kelowna's popular nightclub, Flashbacks.
At the corner of Cawston Avenue and Ellis Street one can visit the BC Orchard Industry Museum and the BC Wine Museum where you can enjoy Okanagan wine-tastings.
Rotary Centre for the Arts is an Okanagan arts venue showcasing arts-related exhibitions, festivals and other Central Okanagan events. Inside, the Alternator Gallery provides opportunity for contemporary Kelowna BC and Okanagan artists to show their artwork. The centre also houses a dance studio, working studios for visual artists, the Mary Irwin Theatre, and music rehearsal rooms. The Rotary Centre for the Arts is one of Kelowna BC's larger facilities relating to contemporary visual and performance art.
The Okanagan Heritage Museum offers educational exhibits and information about the history of Okanagan people and region's natural history.
Queensway Avenue is full of activity and a public trasportation hub. Located here within view of Okanagan Lake is an outdoor plaza full of public sculpture, government offices, and the Kelowna Cultural District's outdoor gem: The Kasugai Gardens!
Kasugai Gardens in Kelowna BC is a traditional Japanese-style garden, open to the public but hidden behind comforting walls which assist in creating a most tranquil and reflective space. Listen to the gentle water and you will be surprised that the city sounds outside have all disappeared! Brightly coloured fish swim in the pond, and the landscaped gardens transport visitors to a simpler and more peaceful state of mind. Kasugai Gardens was created to symbolize the friendship between Kelowna BC and it's sister city of Kasugai, Japan. Kelowna BC, Canada is truly a wonderful place to visit with many inviting activities and attractions for residents as well!