From May 20th to May 24th immerse yourself in the unique natural diversity of the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys.
The Meadowlark Festival was recently voted the ‘Best Annual Community Event in the South Okanagan’ by readers of Okanagan Life Magazine, a sign that eco-tourism is alive and well in the southern interior.
The Festival offers over 80 environmental tours and events held under the open sky, which will take people from Canada’s unique desert to the alpine meadows high above the Okanagan Lake. Indigenous cultural tours, canoe trips, guided walks, bird watching tours, geology and history tours, art exhibits, hands-on presentations on astronomy, nature photography, green buildings and more, are all designed to be fun and informative for people of all ages and abilities.
What started as a small birding festival 13 years ago has evolved into one of Canada’s premier outdoor nature celebrations. People from across North America and as far away as Europe now come for the tours, lectures, workshops and other activities led by prominent naturalists, educators, artists and scientists.
The Meadowlark Festival is organized by the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance (OSCA) to encourage people of all ages to experience, discover and explore their natural environment. The Okanagan-Similkameen hosts a rare mosaic of natural habitats; among them is one of Canada’s most endangered ecosystems - the hot, dry shrub-grasslands. A springtime look at these shrub-grasslands, known as Canada’s ‘pocket desert’, reveals a riot of colour flourishing in this seemingly harsh environment.
This popular 5-day Festival is also a celebration of the unique wildlife and habitats found in the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys. More than 100 distinct types of wildlife habitat are home to some of the most diverse and rare assemblages of plant and animal species in the country.
Meadowlark Festival popular events sell out every year, so choose your events now and see how to book your tickets...
Meadowlark Festival 2010 - Miss It... Miss Out!
