META/FAUNA
On the brink of the sixth mass extinction, Meta/Fauna presents two beings, both colossal and fragile, navigating an ephemeral habitat. Amid shifting landscapes, ghostly visions, and echoes of vanished species, the performance immerses us in a ritual of devastation and regeneration. Through dance, stilts, light, sound, and design, the audience is invited to experience a unique immersive and sensory journey.
ARTISTS: Isabelle Kirouac & Renn Bankowski
CREATIVE TEAM: Isabelle Kirouac, en collaboration avec Delia Brett, Renn Lev Benkowski, Christopher J. Kelly, Stefan Smulovitz, Tamara Unroe and Jamie Sweeney.
PHOTO CREDIT: Luciana Freire d'Anunciação
WHEN: 5:50pm / 6:50pm / 7:50pm / 8:50pm (10-12 minutes per performance)
WHERE: Centre culturel francophone de l’Okanagan, 702, Bernard Avenue
FREE
90/2000S KARAOKE
Close Nuit Blanche Kelowna 2025 in style with a special ’90s/2000s karaoke night! Relive the iconic hits that defined a generation.
Whether you’re a seasoned singer or just here for fun, the stage is yours. Sing at the top of your lungs and soak up the collective energy.
Share laughs, memories, and emotions in a festive, friendly atmosphere.
WHEN: 10pm until 1am
WHERE: Centre culturel francophone de l’Okanagan, 702, Bernard Avenue
$ - ENTRY BY DONATION
UNITY RHYTHMS
Discover Elite Squad (E-Squad), the troupe founded by Rwandan-Canadian choreographer Isaac Gasangwa. With Unity Rhythms, let yourself be carried away by the captivating energy of Afro dance. Each movement, inspired by the four elements, embodies both power and grace, telling stories of life, unity, and connection.
A vibrant performance where body and spirit move in harmony with the rhythm of the moment.
ARTISTS : Ali Luna, Olena Alefir, Narmatha, Sahaj Chadha, Isaac Gasangwa, Lys Kayigamba
WHEN: 5:30pm / 6:30pm / 8:00pm / 9:20pm (10 minutes per performance)
WHERE: Kelowna Visitor Centre (beach), 238 Queensway
FREE
TALISMAN WORKSHOP
Unleash your creativity by making your own unique keychain.
Choose your colors, beads, and patterns, and turn each detail into a symbolic expression of your intentions, emotions, and memories.
This workshop is a chance to reflect on a goal or simply create a meaningful keepsake. At the end, you’ll be invited to write a wish or thought on your keychain, transforming it into a personal talisman.
Take home a creation that is both artistic and symbolic, ready to keep or gift as a cherished memento.
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Kelowna Visitor Centre, 238 Queensway
FREE
FOR THE TREES
For the Trees is an improvised dance and live music performance honoring trees and the wisdom of the forest.
Musicians Jessie Rivest, Eliseo Santillan, and Darren Williams, along with dancers Hailey McCloskey and Claudia Moore, invite the audience to listen, learn, and celebrate the trees essential to life on Earth.
As Diana Beresford-Kroeger says: “We are all peoples of the forest… The majesty of nature speaks to us in a voice beyond our imagination.”
This performance pays tribute to our trees and forests, which must be protected for the good of all.
ARTISTS : Jessie Rivest, Hailey McCloskey, Claudia Moore, Eliseo Santillan, Darren Williams
PHOTO CREDIT: Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy
WHEN: 5:10pm / 6:50pm / 8:30pm (45-50 minutes per performance)
WHERE: Stuart Park (small park next to The Bear), 1430 Water Street
FREE
SPARKLING FACES
Come get glammed and shine at Nuit Blanche!
Our volunteers will guide you to create a unique, colorful, and 100% sparkling look, perfect for expressing your creativity.
Pick your glitter colors and transform your face into a magical canvas—a burst of light to wear for the evening and capture in photos!
Have fun, show your style, and let the glitter reveal your sparkling personality!
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Stuart Park (Outdoor Ice Rink), 1430 Water Street
FREE
LIVE PAINTING
Come watch art come to life and be carried away by the magic of live creation!
Through his large abstract portrait, “I am you, you are me, we are one”, Tibo Fine Art blends faces and nature to create a unique artwork before your eyes.
Each brushstroke transforms the space into a living gallery, offering an immersive, captivating, and deeply emotional experience.
ARTIST: Tibo Fine Art
WHEN: 5:30pm until 9:30pm
WHERE: Stuart Park (Outdoor Ice Rink), 1430 Water Street
FREE
THE CARICATURE PHOTOBOOTH
Step into the Caricature Photobooth and discover more than just a photo. Behind the curtain, Oliver awaits, pencil in hand, ready to reveal a joyful, lighthearted version of you.
Each caricature highlights a side of you often hidden in everyday life. It’s a unique experience to break free from appearances and explore who you truly are.
Every sketch invites reflection: which version of yourself will you choose to show? Come curious, leave with a drawing… and perhaps a new glimpse of yourself.
ARTIST: Sweet Mutsu Design
WHEN: 6pm until 9pm
WHERE: Stuart Park (Outdoor Ice Rink), 1430 Water Street
FREE
CRÊPE BISTRO
Sweet, savory, or both?
Indulge in authentic French crepes, lovingly prepared by Fanny & Cait from Crêpe Bistro!
Perfect for recharging while enjoying the festival vibes, come share this delicious and friendly treat to make your evening even more memorable!
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Stuart Park (Outdoor Ice Rink), 1430 Water Street
$ - PAY AS YOU GO
Cult Café
Born at the regional “What If…” burn and rooted in British Columbia’s Burning Man community, Cult Café is a theme camp designed as the archetype of a human gathering space, transformed into a living work of art.
A place for play, authentic connection, and creativity, Cult Café is intentionally nomadic, standing apart from traditional spaces often threatened by gentrification.
Blending live and electronic music, 2D/3D visual arts, and wellness activities, come take a break and experience a unique community gathering!
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Stuart Park (Outdoor Ice Rink), 1430 Water Street
FREE
MYSTERY AT THE MUSEUM
Armed only with a UV flashlight and your ingenuity, come uncover the story at the Okanagan Military Museum.
Search for clues in the darkness and see the museum like never before!
This interactive challenge invites visitors of all ages to explore the galleries in a fun and immersive way, with a prize for those who crack the code.
WHEN: 6pm until 10pm
WHERE: Okanagan Military Museum, 1424 Ellis Street
FREE
NEUMADASOS
NeumaDasos immerses you in a multisensory world where technology and nature meet to awaken your perception of the living.
Through fabrics, interactive projections, and spatialized sounds, explore an animated forest evoking branches, roots, and mycelium, influenced in real time by a biosensor connected to an ancient tree.
Settle into an interactive chair blending tactile textures and mixed reality, where your movements and breath transform the space around you.
ARTISTS: Katerina R. Stepanova,John Desnoyers-Stewart, Shamina Senaratne, Vasiliki Tsaknaki, Ruby Singh
WHEN: 5pm until 9pm
WHERE: Opus Art Supplies, 1357 Ellis Street
FREE
SKETCHBOOKS
Join the team from Opus Art Supplies Kelowna and artist Samantha Wigglesworth for a participatory workshop where you’ll learn to create sketchbooks from reused and recyclable materials: Opus paper bags and cardboard lunch bags.
Step back, see everyday objects from a new perspective, and transform a paper bag—usually discarded—into a unique creation that reflects you.
ARTIST: Samantha Wigglesworth
WHEN: 5pm until 9pm
WHERE: Opus Art Supplies, 1357 Ellis Street
FREE
LUSH DECAY
Through an immersive performance, Lush Decay explores sensuality, the sacred, and the strange beauty of the body’s textures in decline.
Inspired by Lee Edelman’s concept of the “death drive,” Lush Decay celebrates decomposition as a vital force. Death and decay become a ritual, a celebration, and an invitation to be reborn—wild, gentle, and sacred.
You are invited to move slowly along a lantern-lit path. Observe, feel, and soak in each moment.
Experience a sensory and contemplative journey where decay transforms into beauty.
ARTISTS: Fuchsia Bush, Miss Ocean Squeeze, Other Nature, Prince Pavlov, Wanda Lust
WHEN: 5:30pm until 9:30pm
WHERE: Rotary Centre for the Arts (RCA Common Park), 421 Cawston Avenue
GRATUIT
THE AROMATIC WHEEL OF FUNGI
The Aromatic Wheel of Fungi is an educational, playful, and immersive exhibition where visitors can explore and interpret the diverse scents of mushrooms.
The wide spectrum is organized into vegetal, chemical, bacterial, mineral, animal, fungal, and associative/complex notes, sparking curiosity, imagination, and memories.
Get ready for an olfactory journey full of delight, surprise, and wonder!
ARTISTS: Willoughby Arévalo (une création co-réalisée avec Isabelle Kirouac)
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Rotary Centre for the Arts (outside, in front of the RCA), 421 Cawston Avenue
FREE
TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE
On this interstellar odyssey, you’ll depart from Earth and journey ever farther into space. Pause by astonishing stars, discover spectacular celestial objects, and by the end of this adventure, realize just how vast—and mysterious—our understanding of the universe truly is.
Let yourself be guided by Colleen O’Hare—a passionate astronomer, science communicator, and co-founder of the Okanagan Observatory—for an immersive experience that sparks both curiosity and wonder.
SPEAKER: Colleen O’Hare
WHEN: 5pm / 6:30pm / 8pm (35-40 minutes per presentation)
WHERE: Rotary Centre for the Arts (Pacific Safety Products Boardroom), 421 Cawston Avenue
FREE
CELESTIAL COLUMNS 02
Discover Celestial Columns 02 by Ghislain Brown-Kossi: a monumental installation where sculpture, painting, and textiles merge to bring unique totemic columns to life.
Each column, adorned with vibrant wax fabrics and symbolic bas-reliefs, tells a story of memory, identity, and migration. As you walk among them, let yourself be enveloped by their presence, bridging ancestral heritage and contemporary languages.
More than an artwork, it’s an immersive, contemplative experience—an invitation to reflect on what connects, elevates, and unites us through symbols.
ARTIST: Ghislain Brown-Kossi
WHEN: 5pm until 9pm
WHERE: Rotary Centre for the Arts (Salloum Rehearsal Hall), 421 Cawston Avenue
FREE
FLOWERS OF RENEWAL
Join us for a creative and poetic workshop where recycled paper is transformed into unique, colorful, and delicate flowers. Participants are invited to fold, cut, and assemble their creations, giving life to a collective, ephemeral garden.
These flowers will bloom around José Luis Torres’ Handmade installation, enriching the artwork with the presence and imagination of participants. Together, we weave a space of shared beauty, where each simple gesture contributes to a fragile and dazzling communal landscape.
An artistic, ecological, and collaborative moment celebrating creativity and the power of community.
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water Street
FREE
HANDMADE
Immerse yourself in the unique world of José Luis Torres’ Handmade, a monumental installation exploring the paradoxical nature of objects—both essential and ornamental. Built from reclaimed doors and windows, the work forms a vast collage of gateways, each opening onto its own universe.
Through this process of construction and deconstruction, the artist shares a profound reflection on his experience as an immigrant in Canada and on life itself: always in motion, in transition, and constantly being rebuilt.
Contribute to the creation of an ephemeral garden around the installation through the Flowers of Renewal workshop. Each recycled paper flower adds a poetic, collective touch to the artwork.
ARTIST: José Luis Torres
WHEN: 5pm until 10pm
WHERE: Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water Street
FREE
MANY TONGUES
Dive into a journey where languages intertwine, becoming a space for poetry, storytelling, and music.
In a warm and welcoming atmosphere, every voice has its place and every word resonates.
In partnership with Inspired Word Café and Espaces francophones, the Multilingual Open Mic invites you to share your writings, songs, stories, and emotions in the language of your choice. An open stage for everyone, celebrating creativity and cultural richness in all its forms.
WHEN: 6pm until 8pm
WHERE: Studio on Water, 1302 Water Street
FREE
HERE & NOW
Question your digital dependency through a work that merges virtual reality, the real world, and augmented reality.
Here & Now is an immersive, interactive experience that critiques social media advertising models and examines Western consumerism.
Designed as a space for reflection and dialogue, this project invites everyone to pause, observe, and rethink their relationship with technology.
ARTIST: Aaron Mou
WHEN: 6pm until 10pm
WHERE: Red Bird Brewing, 1080 Richter Street
$ - TICKET REQUIRED (Includes access to the Red Bird for the Here & Now performance and the concert with Élodie Orsei & VIE.)
LIVE MUSIC
Also discover the smooth, groovy voice of Élodie Orsei, a Franco-Canadian pop-soul artist whose songs celebrate love, self-discovery, and acceptance.
Then dive into the vibrant world of VIE, a passionate DJ blending genres to create deep, mesmerizing musical journeys.
ARTISTS: Élodie Orsei & VIE
WHEN: 8pm until 11pm
WHERE: Red Bird Brewing, 1080 Richter Street
$ - TICKET REQUIRED (Includes access to the Red Bird for the Here & Now performance and the concert with Élodie Orsei & VIE.)
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