The BC Cowboy Heritage Society Proudly Presents

The 21st Annual

Kamloops Cowboy Festival

March 16th - 19th, 2017

Thursday & Sunday evenings are a
bonus for weekend pass holders

We've gained the reputation of being the

Biggest and Best Festival of its kind in Canada

as well as one of the best in North America!

Don't miss out on the Sunday performance:
Evening main feature dinner show!

Our headquarters and host hotel is the
Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre

Good news ... there will be a bus tour to the 2017 Kamloops Cowboy Festival from Alberta! See the details here

Two BCCHS Fund Raiser Raffles!

The 2017 Commemorative Belt Buckle

This has become a favourite annual raffle. Tickets are $10 each and the winner will receive a solid silver, custom handmade, 2017 Kamloops Cowboy Festival commemorative belt buckle valued at about $750.00. It's a one of a kind buckle too, hand made by Merritt silversmith Richard Tenisch.

click to enlarge A past year's buckle shown

There are only 300 tickets printed for this raffle and they're $10.00 each. Tickets will be sold in the trade show area, at the information desk, and at the General Store - ask any volunteer!

click to enlarge An example of Hope River Metal Art - the raffle prize will be similar this year.

The 2017 second, but just as popular, raffle ...

There's two prizes on this one - the first prize is a piece of custom made metal art fire pit donated by Hope River Metal Art and valued at about $400.00. The second prize winner will receive two weekend passes for the 2017 Kamloops Cowboy Festival and three nights accommodation at the Ramada Kamloops!

There are only 900 tickets printed for this raffle and you get 3 tickets for $10.00. Tickets will be sold in the trade show area, at the information desk, and at the General Store - ask any volunteer!

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Thursday Night "Welcome to Cowboy Festival" Dinner Dance!

Featuring Ed Wahl
teaming up with The Gordie West Band

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Festival Hours

• Thursday 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM pre-Festival entertainment at the Horse Barn with Gordie West.
  
  
• Thursday evening: Dinner Dance at the Ramada Kamloops details
  
  
• Thursday 7:00 PM Kickoff party at the Kamloops Convention Center - this is free for all weekend pass holders! (but you must have a weekend pass)
  
  
• Friday kick off events at the Horse Barn will have entertainment from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM ... there will be a free shuttle service.
  
  
• Friday
  • Doors open at 9:00 AM (for ticket purchases only)
  • Shuttle Bus will be running to the Horse Barn all day
  • Trade Show & Art Show, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
  • Daytime entertainment 12:00 - 4:30 PM
  • Evening Show (Ball Room) 7:00 PM
  • Dinner Theatre (Theatre) - happy hour 5:30 - dinner & show 6:30 PM
  
  
• Saturday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM the Horse Barn will again have entertainment with different Festival entertainers performing ... there will be a free shuttle service.
  
  
• Saturday
  • Doors open at 10:00 AM
  • Trade Show 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Art Show 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Daytime entertainment 10:45 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Evening Show (Ball Room) 7:00 PM
  • Dinner Theatre (Theatre) - happy hour 5:30 - dinner & show 6:30 PM
  
  
• Sunday
  • Doors open & entertainment (Church) starts at 9:30 AM
  • Cowboy Church (Calvary Church) 10:30 AM to Noon
  • Trade Show & Art Show 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Daytime entertainment 10:45 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Dinner Theatre - happy hour 5:30 then dinner & show - weekend pass holders only

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Ticket Information

Ticket prices for 2017

• Weekend Pass - $80.00 - Includes everything (except the dinner theatre) all weekend!
  
• Evening Show - $40.00 - Includes evening performance in the Ball Room & daytime admission!
  
• Fri, Sat, or Sun Dinner Theatre - $35.00 upgrade - with a weekend pass - Includes dinner!
  
• Fri or Sat Dinner Theatre - $75.00 - Includes day time & one evening performance & dinner!
  
• Day Pass (Fri, Sat, or Sun) - $25.00 - Includes daytime entertainment, trade show, & seminars!

Check out the all new Dinner Theatre Show menues!
Roast Beef plus other choices all 3 nights: 2017 Dinner Theatre Menu

To order tickets phone toll free: 1-888-763-2221

Festival Tickets are now available at:

Weekend passes and Feature passes may be purchased at:
The Horse Barn on Mount Paul Way, BC's biggest and best western wear store.

Or through us by phoning: 1-888-763-2221 (please don't call the Horse Barn).

Please note: for 2017
all Dinner Theatre tickets must be purchased at our toll free number,
and the Coast Hotel will not be offering packages - book your room then phone us for tickets. 1-888-763-2221

The BC Cowboy Heritage Society, Box 137, Kamloops, BC, V2C 5K3.
1-888-763-2221 or Email: cowboys@bcchs.com

There are discounted room rates at many of the local motels if you remember to tell them that you are going to attend the Cowboy Festival. Please support our sponsor motels - book at one that is on our list - see the Accommodation List!

Good News For Albertans!!

Alberta Bus Tour to the 2017 Kamloops Cowboy Festival

Enjoy the Kamloops Cowboy Festival without worrying about mountain travel ...

Our official carry is Frontier Bus Lines and it's announcing their third annual tour to the Cowboy Festival with a departure on March 16th, 2017 from Central Alberta. The tour will include deluxe motor coach transportation with an experienced tour guide, 4 nights at the Coast Hotel (host hotel for Festival), $15 daily breakfast coupon, a weekend pass to Cowboy Festival and all three dinner theater shows. Please check their website for details at: www.frontierbuslines.com or contact them toll free at: 1-888-LET-S-BUS (538-7287).

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2017 Tentative Performers Line-up:

Here's the tentative entertainer line up for 2017. Biographies and photos
for the following will be available on the Entertainers Bios and Photos soon.

• Ben Crane
• Bernadette Ducharme
• Dave Longworth
• Ed Brown
• Ed Wahl
• Emily Ireland
• Frank Gleeson
• Gordie West

• Hanson Family
• Hugh McLennan
• Jay Snider
• Jess Lee
• Jim McLennan
• Kathy Moss
• Kevin Davis
• Leslie Ross

• Matt Johnston
• Matt Robertson
• Naomi Bristow
• Phylis Rathwell
• Shelley Goldbeck
• The Wardens
• Trinity Seely
• Weslsey Hardisty

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The 2017 Evening Only Tentative Performance Schedule!

This is tentative ... all schedules are subject to change

March 17th - Ball Room
Friday Evening - 7:00 PM!

(MC) Hugh McLennan
Ben Crane
Emily Ireland
Hanson Family
Intermission
Hall of Fame Inductions
Bernadette Ducharme
Frank Gleeson
Kevin Davis

March 17th - Dinner Theatre
Kamloops Convention Centre
Friday Evening

5:30 Happy Hour 6:00 entertainment - 2016 Rising Star Finalists
Shelley, Bernadette, Leslie, Emily Dinner Show 7:15 (Aprox) Concert
Dave Longworth MC
Ed Wahl
Phylis Rathwell
Naomi Bristow
Intermission
Matt Johnston
Dave Longworth
Trinity Seely

March 18th - Ball Room
Saturday Evening - 7:00 PM!

(MC) Dave Longworth
Matt Johnston
Ed Brown
Trinity Seely
Intermission
BCCHS Scholarship Awards
Joe Marten Award
Naomi Bristow
Jay Snider
Wesley Hardisty

March 18th - Dinner Theatre
Kamloops Convention Centre
Saturday Evening

5:30 Happy Hour with 6:00 entertainment - Gordie West Band
Dinner Show 7:15 (Aprox) Concert
Hugh McLennan MC
Jess Lee
Kathy Moss
Kevin Davis
Intermission
Matt Robertson
Hugh McLennan
The Wardens

The Sunday evening dinner theatre show at the Kamloops Hotel and Convention Centre will be for weekend pass holders only ... here's the schedule.

The 2017 Tentative Performance Schedules!
All schedules are subject to change!!

The evening schedules only (not daytime) are above. If you want the complete schedules pick one of the following PDFs to download it. They include daytime performances and evening performances in both venues, as well as the workshop schedule for that day. There is a separate schedule for each day.

There is also a list of entertainers with their scheduled sets beside their name if you're hunting a particular show - this includes all performers, both venues, and all three days.
Schedules up dated March 8th

Friday Schedule PDF
Saturday Schedule PDF

Sunday Schedule PDF
Schedule list by Entertainer PDF

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Workshops, Seminars, and Open Mic for the 2017 Festival (tentative)

Workshops and Seminars
Please note all workshops and seminars will be held in the Convention Centre
and there will be no workshops on Sunday.

Friday
12:00 - Guitar as a backup picker - Jim McLennan
1:15 - Cowboy hat building - Tim from Cowboy’s Choice
2:30 - Saddles by Andy Knight

3:00 Workshop room - Open Mic Sessions

Saturday
12:00 - Kevin Davis - song writing
1:15 - Jay Snider - cowboy poetry
2:30 - Mike Miltimore - what makes a great guitar

3:45 Workshop room - Open Mic Sessions

Sunday
11:00 am till 4:30 pm Workshop room - Open Mic Sessions

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The Art of the West Show and Sale!

Click here to go to the Art Show Page!

The BC Cowboy Heritage Society is pleased to present the Art of the West Show and Sale at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. The goal of this event is to showcase the art of the West in all its forms and all its locales, and in doing so, become one of the premier Western art shows in Canada. This year, the show will feature flat work in all mediums, photography, and sculpture.

People's Choice Award

Watch for the People's Choice Award ballots at the Festival. A People's choice award will be awarded to the piece of art work that receives the most votes from the viewers attending the show. The volunteers taking care of the show will be asked to encourage each visitor to vote once for their favourite. Artwork, Photography, and Sculpture entries are all eligible for the award. The voting will end at 5 pm on Saturday.

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The Western Art and Gear Show!

Click here to go to the 2017 Trade Show Page!

As well as all the above entertainment we also have a Western Art and Gear Show that will run all weekend long! The exhibitors in this show are some of the finest cowboy craftsmen and artists in North America! There will be a variety of booths selling and taking orders for saddles and leather work, western clothing, cowboy hats, books, jewelry, lots of art, bronzes, and some educational booths!

Here is a list of the exhibitors that will be at the 2017 Festival

For photos and write-ups on some of the exhibitors see The Trade Show Page!

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Where Are We?

The Kamloops Cowboy Festival is held under one great roof
The Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre!

The venue is located at 1250 Rogers Way - just off of Highway #1 in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Kamloops is one of the few places that you can not only take in a super Cowboy Festival, but you can also bring your snow skis and your golf clubs and enjoy a week long holiday in March! Remember to tell your motel that you are attending the Cowboy Festival, as they are offering discount rates! For more information phone 1-888-763-2221 or Email: cowboys@bcchs.com

Click here for a Map!

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Accommodation

Just say that you're going to the Cowboy Festival and the following sponsors will give you a special "Festival Rate!" Don't forget to tell them, though. If you do need accommodation please stay at one of the following as they do sponsor the Festival.

The prices quoted below are as accurate as possible but if the motels have not supplied us with current information then these prices may not be correct .... please let us know if the prices here are not the same as what the motel quotes you. Also motels may block a number of rooms at the following prices and when they are gone, they will go back to their normal price. We have no control of this.

Please note: Some hotels that were sponsors in the past are no longer sponsoring us and have therefore been removed from this list - we'd appreciate you supporting our sponsors, thank you!

Our Official Host Hotel

Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre

1250 Rogers Way (Festival Headquarters)
Phone 1-800-665-6674 or 250-828-6660
Email: ckhinfo@coasthotels.com
www.coastkamloopshotel.com

March 2017
single or double $125 (plus tax) for standard accommodation with 2 queen beds.
Please quote: Cowboy Festival

Please note: all Festival passes must now be purchased from the BCCCS @ 1-888-763-2221.

Upgrades are available at additional upgrade fees. Please call for more information.
Phone 1-800-665-6674

Relax at the best location in the heart of the Festival. As the host hotel for the event you have easy access to the tradeshow, art show, dinner theatre shows & all the entertainment, only steps from your room. Take time to enjoy the indoor pool & hot tub in the tropical atrium, onsite liquor store and Romeo's Kitchen + Spirits offering stunning city views, amazing food and perhaps a nightcap with friends right in the hotel. Parking and high speed internet is free, plus Press Reader; offering magazines & news of the world to your device.

Relax and play at the Coast, you never have to leave the building!