Fireside Festival, Kelowna

Fireside Festival is Kelowna's winter music and arts festival, held over a weekend in late January or early February. It began as a small gathering of local artists at a Kelowna home and has grown into a ticketed festival. 2026 was its 11th year, held entirely at BNA Brewing Co. in downtown Kelowna.

When is Fireside Festival?

A weekend in late January or early February. Recent editions:

• 2026: January 31 and February 1, at BNA Brewing Co.
• 2025: early February
• 2024: February 3 and 4

What to expect

Fireside mixes local and touring musicians with Okanagan visual artists, who create work on site through the weekend. In 2026, Saturday was a late-night program of mostly electronic music across two stages, and Sunday was a mellower afternoon and evening of live bands. Local vendors and large-scale art installations fill out the venue.

Who runs it?

Fireside was founded by Kelowna's Aaron DeSilva, its creative director. Read our interview: Get to Know Aaron DeSilva, Founder and Creative Director of Kelowna's Fireside Festival.

Tickets

Tickets are sold online before the festival. Watch the festival's social channels in the fall for the next dates, lineup and on-sale date.

Quick facts

• Held: every winter (2026 was the 11th edition)
• Where: downtown Kelowna (BNA Brewing Co. in 2026)
• What: live music, DJs, visual art and local vendors

See every annual event on our Okanagan festivals calendar.

Last updated October 2026.