The sights and sounds of a carnival are always a big part of the Penticton Peach Festival. Dan Walton

iN PHOTOS: Return of Penticton Peach Festival draws huge crowds

The north end of Penticton is extremely vibrant this weekend thanks to the 2022 Penticton Peach Festival – the first since before the pandemic.

Rotary Park has been turned into midway while Okanagan Lake Park became the concert venue, food court and shopping centre.

And the fun's not over yet – Peachfest continues until tomorrow and two of the headlining acts are yet to perform. Rock band Glass Tiger will be playing tonight, Aug. 6 at 9:30 p.m., and pianist Ben Waters is on stage tomorrow at 8 p.m. Both shows are free. 

Glass Tiger was booked to perform in 2020 before that show was cancelled because of COVID. 

Three siblings from Penticton were enjoying some cotton candy and poutine on a bench at the Penticton Peach Festival. | Photographer: Dan Walton

Photographer: Dan Walton

Lovers Brett Cizmar and Nicole Slipetz were spending quality time together at Peachfest. | Photographer: Dan Walton

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There are always plenty of delicious food options at Peachfest. | Photographer: Dan Walton

Photographer: Dan Walton

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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
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