Schedule

VIPs get access early to view the vendors before everyone else!

This exciting panel features up-and-coming webcomic creators from around North America! Joining us are Alex Korn (Glass Heart) and Zac Garmon (Unbreakable Iron Ranger) and hosting the panel is the editor for both and creator of Mechanomachy, Brock Gratz! They'll cover their starts as independent comic creators, the process of self-publishing, and the methods they've used to get to where they are today as emerging artists.

Check out Empire Movie Props collection of rare movie props and memorabilia from Breaking Bad, play one of Xperience Kelowna's VR Games, make a magic potion at the ORL Experience, and meet some Star Wars characters with the 501st Legion Garrison.

Assemble your team and kick off KFX by competing in our scavenger hunt! Rush through downtown Kelowna and visit our venues to complete different clues/tasks. If you don't have a team but would like to join, we will have limited matchmaking spots available. Game cards available at Pulp Fiction Café, Twice the Dice Board Games, and the Delta Grand.

Learn about the world of special effects makeup with an industry professional. They will demonstrate their skills and provide tips and tricks on how you can apply your own sfx makeup.

Vendors all open hours!

You don’t need to break the bank to create amazing cosplays! Stoosh is an accomplished cosplayer who makes all his incredible and award-winning costumes for under $125 CAD. Learn how to make a little go a long way through creativity, craftsmanship, and passion.

You put so much time and effort into your cosplays, why not make someone else’s day with them? Random Acts of Costuming does exactly that by taking their supersuits and becoming real-life superheroes for sick kids. Their goal is to spread joy and make the world a better place one smile at a time. Find out how your cosplay can make a difference with SarahTonin and other members of Random Acts of Costuming.

KFX we want to hear you sing like your favourite idols. Join vocalist Jessie Rivest as she leads you in a group sing with songs from some of your favourite K-Pop artists.

Watch your wildest fanfictions be brought to life by Geekenders. Based in Vancouver, Geekenders produce pop culture 'Nerdlesque' across Western Canada. Their shows are like a Vegas-style burlesque spectacular, combining striptease, comedy, dance, nerdy nostalgia, glitter, body positivity, more fun than a Jawa can shake a stick at! It’s classic burlesque, with a nerdy twist!

Join the over 35 million people in the world already playing the famous trading card game Magic the Gathering. Learn how to play, start your card collection, and the best strategies for victory with long time player Aaron Johnson.

Kick KFX off with a bang with a fun flash mob of cosplayers lead by SarahTonin and Captain America! Meet us on Bernard in front of Calowna Costume for this wonderful song and dance!

Assemble your team and kick off KFX by competing in our scavenger hunt! Rush through downtown Kelowna and visit our venues to complete different clues/tasks. If you don't have a team but would like to join, we will have limited matchmaking spots available. Game cards available at Pulp Fiction Café, Twice the Dice Board Games, and the Delta Grand.

KCT Main Stage

Check out Empire Movie Props collection of rare movie props and memorabilia from Breaking Bad, play one of Xperience Kelowna's VR Games, make a magic potion at the ORL Experience, and meet some Star Wars characters with the 501st Legion Garrison.

Show off your family group cosplay or kids cosplays on the Delta Grand Mainstage.

Jett Klyne (WandaVision, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) and Baylen Bieltz (WandaVision) talk about being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, filming tv/movies, their favourite stories from set, and answer audience questions.

Roark Critchlow (Days of Our Lives, Pretty Little Liars), talks about his experience working in the entertainment industry: how he made it, how he stayed in it, and how he’s living the dream here in the Okangan all these years later.

John Delaney (DC Comics, the Simpsons) and George Michail (Resilient, Cover of Darkness) talk about their time as comic artists. They will talk about their projects, give tips and tricks for artists looking to break in and answer your burning questions.

Enjoy your favourite classic cartoons and enjoy cake and cookies for breakfast!

Do you know your wookies from your ewoks? Have you seen all the Star Wars films and have an opinion on the order they should be watched in? Show off your knowledge with Star Wars Trivia presented by the incredible Okanagan-based Tremendous Trivia. A little porg told me that there will be prizes for the top teams. You don’t want to miss this!

Cosplay winners gather for a fun photoshoot!

Rock out with Madhouse Tactics!

Register online at https://kelownafx.com/cosplay-contest/

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Wanting to make the most of audition opportunities? Learn how to make an impression in the audition room!

Take your own photos with your friends at the New Vintage Theatre Studio (Studio 100 at the RCA)

Kids Outer Space Cabaret Performances! Doodle Art Alley Kids Cape and Mask Making

“It's the best day ever!” Experience the New Vintage Theatre production of the award-winning SpongeBob Musical. Based on the hit Nickelodeon series, watch Spongebob, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and the rest of your favourite Bikini Bottom residents as their beloved home faces total annihilation. Can an unlikely hero take center stage and save the day? With your KFX ticket you can attend the 2:00pm showing on Saturday July 16th for no extra cost!

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Pokémon Scavenger Hunt 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Green Screen Photos in Your Cosplay 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Design Your Own Superhero 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Oculus – Try out VR 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Quiet Space - Hang Out and Read

Free to play and learn to play! *Library activities are free!

See if you can spot Batman and friends wandering around Bernard Ave

Empire Movie Memorabilia, ORL Experience, Xperience Kelowna VP, and 501st Legion Star Wars Characters

Omari Newton will sign autographs for fans.

Do you have a fandom you're passionate about? Do you wish you had others in that fandom to cosplay with? The members of the RWBY BC Cosplayers Group felt the same and so they built a community to do what they love together. Find out how they started their group and how you can create your own cosplay community.

Ever wonder how those people on your social media feeds gained so many followers? Wonder how you can receive gifts from your favourite brands? How can you turn posting videos and pictures into a full time job? Ashleigh Aedan breaks down how she turned making fifteen second lipsync videos into a viable career.

Do you have a story you’ve created and always wanted to tell? Are you looking for a way to tell it? Have you ever thought of starting an audio drama? Find out how a group of local creatives brought to life a thrilling mystery all with one microphone, PVC pipe, moving blankets, and a makeshift recording studio in the basement of the show’s creator. Find us Where the Leaves Fall Purple.

When you watch an animated series or movies, it’s easy to forget that there are people behind the voices of your favourite character. That’s all thanks to incredible voice actors like Omari Newton! Omari is an award-winning professional actor, writer, director, and a senior instructor at The Vancouver Film School. His voice credits include Marvel’s Black Panther. Korvus in Netflix’s Dragon Prince, and Nate on Corner Gas Animated. Learn how to bring characters to life using only your voice with Omari!

Tickets available at www.rotarycentreforthearts.com