BC Call 547-9430 for Info. Founded in 1993 by local weaver, Shiel Mooney, the Cherryville Festival of the Arts is heralded as a benchmark event in the Okanagan, providing commercial exposure for local artisans and other artists on the second weekend of August annually. The festival draws attendance from far and wide - gaining in popularity each year for its unique, magical charm and for the quality of art and craftsmanship made available. Visitors enjoy a high class show of quality, hand-crafted wares and fine arts, beautifully exhibited and sold directly by the artists. Many artisans demonstrate their work, including sculpture, clay throwing on the potter's wheel, weaving on the loom and hand-spinning.
Workshops are also available.
Accompanying the Artisans' Show at the community hall is the Festival Market Place. Buskers create the perfect market atmosphere, along with great food, homemade ice cream and cappuccino bar. Music in the Park featuring local bluegrass, folk, country and rock music is held at Hanson Park, within walking distance of the community hall. Local songwriters and musicians are joined by dancers and other performers in a country, hometown park setting with other creative activities. A Healing Arts section offers the arts of alternative health and self-healing by making massage, tarot, reflexology and other modalities available.