It乌鸦传媒檚 one big party in Polson Park as hundreds gather to celebrate Canada Day Saturday, July 1.
People from far and wide came to the Vernon park to enjoy live music all day, food trucks, kids activities and much more.
There was a skateboard competition at the Polson Park skate park at 10 a.m., when Sadok Ukrainian dancers also performed at the band shell.
The Vernon Community Arts Centre had a booth for kids to take part in arts and crafts, and kids also enjoyed a bouncy castle and a spray park.
The Polson Market was in full force from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with dozens of local vendors.
As a healthy snack option, free local cherries were on offer from 1-2 p.m.
An all-ages bike parade also left from the pavilion at 2 p.m.
For some, celebrating Canada Day in Vernon is a longstanding annual tradition. For others, it was their first time experiencing the national holiday.
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Ross says she乌鸦传媒檚 always loved celebrating Canada Day, adding her daughter is in the RCMP and is wearing her Red Serge uniform in Coquitlam today.
There will be no fireworks in Vernon for the second straight year, which is good as far as Ross is concerned.
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Rick Van Valkengoed was enjoying the perfect weather with his family in the park. Canada Day is a special day for him.
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The most eye-catching feature of Polson Park on Saturday was a giant animatronic dinosaur, which belongs to Gordon Schnare of the Okanagan Science Centre.
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The Spinosaurus, named Karen, was purchased by Schnare乌鸦传媒檚 family from an auction at the same time as the Science Centre purchased it乌鸦传媒檚 dinosaur.
On top of showing off Karen, Schnare was performing a fan-favourite science experiment. Every half hour he would do a 乌鸦传媒楥oke and Mentos geyser,乌鸦传媒� dropping a Mentos in a bottle of Coke using a 3D-printed nozzle before running away and watching the Coke shoot 20 feet into the air.
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