They make great Christmas presents, Secret Santa gifts, stocking stuffers. Heck, stuff them in leg warmers, or wrap them in neon-coloured paper, and you're on point with its 2025 theme.

Tickets for events for the 65th annual Vernon Winter Carnival go on sale this Friday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m. The 65th Carnival, presented by Valley First, runs Feb. 7-16.

"The goal for 2025 was to celebrate our 65th anniversary with a fun theme that was easy to work with for our event holders to bring a little celebratory flair 乌鸦传媒� and what better way than to bring Vernon Winter Carnival Back to the '80s," said Carnival society chairperson Laurell Cornell.

乌鸦传媒淲e are so excited for our theme this year and the response from the community and our third-party event holders tells us it乌鸦传媒檚 going to be another amazing year.乌鸦传媒� 

The festival will host more than 100 events throughout the 10 days of Carnival 乌鸦传媒� 28 of those events are hosted by Vernon Winter Carnival directly 乌鸦传媒� and the remainder are third-party events, hosted by a variety of local businesses and organizations.

There are 22 new events this year, including a new VWC Raffle:

乌鸦传媒� Let it Snow Raffle 乌鸦传媒� VWC;

乌鸦传媒� Back to the '80s Tremendous Trivia Retro Ride Day 乌鸦传媒� SilverStar Mountain Resort;

乌鸦传媒� Disco Laser Light Boogie 乌鸦传媒� SilverStar Mountain Resort;

乌鸦传媒� Great Scott! Escaping the 80乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Science Centre;

乌鸦传媒� Drag Brunch 乌鸦传媒� The Med;

乌鸦传媒� Tour de Soup 乌鸦传媒� Sovereign Lake Nordic Club;

乌鸦传媒� Senior乌鸦传媒檚 Nostalgia Bingo 乌鸦传媒� Family Resource Centre;

乌鸦传媒� Moonwalk Mania Family Dance 乌鸦传媒� NOYFSS & Okanagan Restoration;

乌鸦传媒� Come Try Ringette 乌鸦传媒� Greater Vernon Ringette Association;

乌鸦传媒� '80s Fun Children乌鸦传媒檚 Games 乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Regional Library;

乌鸦传媒� Tribute to Movies of the '80s 乌鸦传媒� Blues Brothers; Dance Lesson & Speakeasy at Cheek to Cheek;

乌鸦传媒� Try Speed Skating 乌鸦传媒� Vernon Vortex;

乌鸦传媒� A Winter乌鸦传媒檚 Night Paintng Party 乌鸦传媒� Caetani Centre;

乌鸦传媒� Care Bears Crafts 乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Regional Library;

乌鸦传媒� Build a Synthesizer 乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Regional Library;

乌鸦传媒� Josh + Bex Concert 乌鸦传媒� Mackie Lake House;

乌鸦传媒� Tribute to Movies of the '80s 乌鸦传媒� Dirty Dancing; Dance Lesson & Speakeasy at Cheek to Cheek;

乌鸦传媒� Hip to be Square 乌鸦传媒� Star Country Squares;

乌鸦传媒� Step Back into the '80s Aquafit Style 乌鸦传媒� Greater Vernon Recreation;

乌鸦传媒� Storybooks of the '80s 乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Regional Library;

乌鸦传媒� Pop! Glow Show 乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Science Centre.

There are multiple returning favourite events, including:

乌鸦传媒� Predator Ridge Parka Party;

乌鸦传媒� Sip & Savour 乌鸦传媒� VWC;

乌鸦传媒� Chocolate Classes for adults & kids 乌鸦传媒� Cotton乌鸦传媒檚 Chocolates;

乌鸦传媒� 14th Winter Carnival Blues Fest;

乌鸦传媒� Downtown Vernon Gold Rush 乌鸦传媒� DVA;

乌鸦传媒� Family Fun Park & Fireworks.

乌鸦传媒淲e are thrilled to see the return of many beloved Carnival traditions, such as the snow sculptures at Silver Star, the 52nd Annual Coca-Cola Classic Peewee Hockey Tournament, and the 64th Annual Carnival Parade, just to name a few, "said Carnival executive director Lisa Fenyedi.

乌鸦传媒淲e want to invite all community members to embrace winter and come Back to the '80s with us this February."

Tickets for 65th annual Vernon Winter Carnival events are available as of Friday, Dec, 6, at 9 a.m.:

乌鸦传媒� Order online at ;

乌鸦传媒� By phone 乌鸦传媒� 250-545-2236;

乌鸦传媒� In person 乌鸦传媒� 3401-35th Avenue.