Events are done in partnership with various locally-based organizations and involve 500+ volunteers and 5000+ participants. Each event targets a specific age group or particular focus to encourage social responsibility and to inspire positive change by thinking globally and acting locally.
Founded by local community leaders in 2003, Global Citizen Events is an annual initiative.
Our mission is to: Entertain, Educate and Inspire to Action
ENTERTAIN: To communicate the role that we share as Global Citizens through the arts: music, photography, film and artisans. To celebrate the value of diversity in our Canadian mosaic and the significant contributions achieved through multicultural interactions.
EDUCATE. To bring awareness to the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by highlighting specific goals and what local people/groups are doing to reach those goals.
INSPIRE ACTION. To make concerted efforts to respond based on what we have seen and learned and take us from inaction to individual and collective action, and from disillusionment to hope
Excitement is in the air!
Stay tuned for our 2027 events!
Taste of Home
The annual Taste Of Home is back! Savour the Flavours, Sights, & Sounds of the World … right here in Kelowna! 🎉
Eat your way around the world!
Enjoy the multicultural stage show!
Explore our new Ethnic Market displays & activities!
Local ethnic restaurants will serve smaller sizes at very low prices – so it’s fun to try! YUMMY!
PLUS: Non-stop stage show!
Try a little bit from everywhere. The stage show and foyer displays include authentic mini-performances and Ethnic Market on the balcony upstairs will have crafts for sale and even some demonstrations. So no matter your particular taste—something will be there to match it ... and to expand it! A party for the whole community!
