The BC Cowboy Heritage Society Proudly Presents

The 23rd Annual

Kamloops Cowboy Festival

March 14th - 17th, 2019

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 2019 Kamloops Cowboy Festival from Alberta! See the details here

The BCCHS Fund Raiser Raffle!
The Commemorative 2019 Festival Belt Buckle!

with an additional second prize!

This has become a favourite annual raffle. Tickets are $10 each and the winner will receive a solid silver, custom handmade, 2019 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!

with an additional second prize! Two weekend passes for the 2020 Kamloops Cowboy Festival with accommodation at the Best Western Plus Kamloops Hotel ... a $550 total value!!

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Thursday Night "Welcome to Cowboy Festival" Dinner Dance!

Featuring Tom Cole and Band

Band sponsored by Dougie Haughton, aka John Deer Doug

The Kamloops Cowboy Festival will host it's own dinner dance this year featuring Tom Cole and Ronny's Ribs & BBQ! It will be held in the Banquet Room at Flavours of India, at 610 Columbia Street (which used to be Chapters Viewpoint right beside the Best Western).

Cocktails @ 6:00 pm. Dinner @ 6:45. Dance @ 8:00.

The Dinner Menu
Texas Style BBQ Brisket, Hickory Smoked (about 14 hours)
low & slow for that Authentic Old West Flavour.
Served with,
Potato Salad & Sweet Pickel
Lone Star Slaw
Cowboy Baked Beans
South West Salad
Sweet Corn Bread Muffins
Freshly Made Dessert
All for $39.99, including taxes and gratuity.

Tom Cole Rhythm and Vocals
Mike Dygert on Bass
Jim McLennan on Lead Guitar
with others to possibly join in!

Band sponsored by
Doug Haughton

Food by Ronny's Ribs & BBQ

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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 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 (Ball Room) starts at 9:30 AM
  • Cowboy Church (Ball Room) 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 2018

• 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: 2018 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 2018
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 2018 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 15th, 2018 from Central Alberta. The tour will include deluxe motor coach transportation with an experienced tour guide, Tickets for the Dinner Dance Thursday evening, 4 nights at the Coast Hotel (host hotel for Festival), daily breakfast, a weekend pass to Cowboy Festival and all three dinner theater shows. They will depart Red Deer at 7:00AM on the 15th. If you book before December 31st you'll save $50.00!! Please check their website for details at: www.frontierbuslines.com or contact them toll free at: 1-888-LET-S-BUS (538-7287). Click here for their flyer

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2018 Tentative Performers Line-up:

Here's the tentative entertainer line up for 2018. Biographies and photos
for the following will be available on the Entertainers Bios and Photos soon.

• Abe Zacharias
• Alan Moberg
• Ben Crane
• Bj Smith
• Brian Salmond
• Bryn Thiessen
• Butch Falk
• Carol Heuchan

• Chris Isaacs
• Doc Mehl
• Doris Daley
• Ed Peekeekoot
• Gary Prescott
• Gary Fjellgaard
• Gordie West
• Hugh McLennan

• Jason Ruscheinsky
• Jim McLennan
• Louis "Big Rig" McIvor
• Mag Mawhinney
• Mike Dygert
• Notable Exceptions
• Ryan Fritz
• Tom Cole

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The 2018 Evening Only Tentative Performance Schedule!

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

March 16th - Ball Room
Friday Evening - 7:00 PM!

(MC) Hugh McLennan
Ben Crane
Mag Mawhinney
Jason Ruscheinsky
Intermission
Hall of Fame Inductions
Doc Mehl
Bryn Thiessen
Gary Prescott

March 16th - Dinner Theatre
Kamloops Convention Centre
Friday Evening

5:30 Happy Hour 6:00 entertainment - Gordie West Band
Dinner Show 7:15 Concert
Doris Daley MC
Alan Moberg
Bj Smith
Ryan Fritz
Intermission
Notable Exceptions
Doris Daley
Ed Peekeekoot

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

(MC) Doris Daley
Gordie West Band
Chris Isaacs
Notable Exceptions
Intermission
BCCHS Scholarship Awards
Joe Marten Award
Butch Falk
Carol Heuchan
Gary Fjellgaard

March 17th - Dinner Theatre
Kamloops Convention Centre
Saturday Evening

5:30 Happy Hour with 6:00 entertainment - Notable Exceptions
Dinner Show 7:15 Concert
Hugh McLennan MC
Gary Prescott
Hugh McLennan
Ryan Fritz
Intermission
Ben Crane
Brian Salmond
Tom Cole

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 2018 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 December 17th

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 2018 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 - Writing Cowboy Songs - Gary Prescott
1:15 - Elements of professional stage presence - Hugh McLennan
2:30 - Poetry Writing - Chris Isaacs

3:45 Workshop room - Open Mic Sessions

Saturday
10:45 - All about guitars - Mike Miltimore Riversong Guitars
12:00 - Song Writing - Gary Fjellgaard
1:15 - Hosting a Show: It's All About You Except When it Isn't - Doris Daley and Doc Mehl
2:30 - Guitar Picking - Ed Peekeekoot

3:45 Workshop room - Open Mic Sessions

Sunday
11:00 am till 4:30 pm in the 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 2018 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 tentative list of the exhibitors that will be at the 2018 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 2018
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!

Scott's Inn
551-11th Ave & Columbia - Downtown
Phone: 1-800-665-3343
Phone: 250-372-8221
Email: booking@scottsinn.com
www.scottsinnkamloops.ca

Voted # 1 in Business Excellence
for Tourism and Hospitality
Certificate of Excellence from Tripadvisor

There will be four Free Shuttles from the
Cowboy Festival running all weekend long!

March 2018
$79.95 1 - 2 persons / 1 bed
$79.95 2 people / 2 beds
$99.95 2 people / 1 bed suite

Free Continental Breakfast

Please mention Cowboy Festival
when making your reservation!

All Brand New SERTA CONCIERGE PLUSH BEDS, New Flat Screen TVs & Renovated Bathrooms. Amenities include FREE Continental Breakfast, FREE Wi-Fi, FREE In-room coffee, FREE parking, Indoor pool & Hot Tub & an on-site licensed restaurant. Pet Friendly rooms available upon request ($10.00 plus tax/night).

Travelodge Mountview
1225 Rogers Way (right next door)
Phone 1-800-667-8868 or 250-374-4788
Email: travelodgemountview@hotmail.ca
www.travelodgekamloopsaberdeen.com

Your room includes ... a complimentary self serve breakfast bar (6:30am - 9:30am), free high speed internet access, and the use of our new business center. All suites come with a fridge and microwave for your convenience!

We're right across the road from the Convention Centre!

March 2018
$89 for one night
$85 per night for 2 or more
including a
continental breakfast
Suites are available at added cost - please ask for rate

Four Points by Sheraton Kamloops
1175 Rogers Way
Phone: 250-374 4144
Toll Free: 1-888-836-4411
Email: guestservices@fourpointskamloops.com
For booking: www.fourpoints.com/Kamloops

March 2018
Traditional Room $109
Deluxe King Rooms $129

Located a short walk from the Festival events, conveniently located off of Hwy #5, Exit 368. Kamloops premier hotel property, the Four Points by Sheraton has all the extras that you'll need. Like free high speed internet and free bottled water in ever room. Twisted Olive, serving Mediterranean cuisine, is our in house restaurant, is open daily from 6:30am to 10:30pm and the Twisted Olive Lounge, open until 12am for the Festival. Come and enjoy the weekend, in Four Points style

Book at the Quality Inn and they'll give you a
$10 discount on a Festival weekend pass!

Quality Inn
1860 Rogers Place (1/2 block away)
Phone 1-800-575-7322 or 250-851-0111
Email: qualityinn@kamloops.com
www.qualityinn.kamloops.com

New owners / management and newly renovated with hot breakfast buffet open from 6:30 - 10:00am
Free high speed wireless internet, a indoor hot tub and coin laundry on site. All rooms come with a fridge and a microwave, coffee maker with complimentary supplies, hair dryer and an iron with ironing board.

$89 includes hot breakfast
special rate for the Cowboy Festival only!

The Cowboy Festival and many restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance.

March 2018
Super Special for
Cowboy Festival only!
Double (2 Queens) $89
Includes Hot Breakfast!
Also available:
Jacuzzi or kitchen suites
Pet friendly rooms

Please quote
"Cowboy Festival"

Hampton Inn
1245 Rogers Way (right across the street!)
Phone 1-866-571-7897 or 250-571-7897
Email: kambc_hampton@hilton.com
www.kamloops.hamptoninn.com

Pet Friendly Rooms available - $20.00/night Pet Fee
Prices for upgrades are available

March 2018
Standard 2 Queen $119
or 1 King $129.00
Please quote
group code CBF
online booking use code CBF
Hot Breakfast Included

Come and join our Hamptonality here at the Hampton Inn Kamloops. All our rooms have fridge and Microwaves, as well as Wi Fi, hot deluxe breakfast and Parking is included. Come relax in our pool, hot tub and waterslide or enjoy a brisk work out in our new gym (all open from 6am till midnight). 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!
A proud member of the Hilton Family of Hotels.

The Best Western Plus is right next door to the Thursday night dinner / dance!

BEST WESTERN PLUS Kamloops Hotel
660 Columbia Street West
Phone: 250-374-7878
Toll Free 1-877-302-7878
Email: info@bestwesternkamloops.com
www.bestwesternkamloops.com

This is a special rate for the Cowboy Festival so please quote Cowboy Festival when you make your reservation.

Includes continental breakfast from 6:30 - 9:00

This is one of the newest and most environmentally friendly hotels in Kamloops

March 2018
$120 Single and $130 Double
upgrades available

Comfort Inn Kamloops
1810 Rogers Place
Phone 1-888-556-3111 or 250-372-0987
Email: desk@comfortinnkamloops.com
www.comfortinnkamloops.com

Just around the corner from the action, with in walking distance to numerous restaurants and the shopping mall

March 2018
double occupancy $99
hot breakfast included
Ask for Cowboy Festival Rate

Pacific Inn & Suites
1810 Rogers Place
Phone 1-888-738-4086 or 250-372-0952
Email: info@pacificinnkamloops.com
www.pacificinnkamloops.com

Kitchenette rooms available. A short walk to festival, restaurants and shopping!

March 2018
double occupancy $89
Kitchenettes available
Ask for Cowboy Festival Rate