Keloha Music & Arts Festival 2012 (Kelowna Waterfront Park, July 6-8) [win a prize pack!]

Even though I have rarely had the opportunity to travel to Kelowna (and mostly I have gone only for academic conferences), I always have thought that it is an oasis within the province of British Columbia. I have a quick, 2-day contest to promote the new festival: Keloha Music & Arts Festival 2012, and you can enter by telling me your favorite Canadian artist/band on the comments section. My prize pack includes a meet-and-greet with headliner Dan Mangan (whom we all love) and a pair of passes for the Keloha Music & Arts Festival (it does not include transportation to and from Kelowna, nor accomodation though).

Keloha Music & Arts Festival is a waterfront escape into music and arts hosted in Kelowna’s Waterfront Park, along the beautiful Okanagan Lake on July 6 – 8, 2012. The all-ages event features 2 stages, arts exhibitions and installations, a beverage garden (19+), and an exhibitors’ village. The lineup has a heavy emphasis on rock, indie, alternative, and folk: 26 bands with one thing in common; they have an amazing live show. Artists set to take stage include Cold War Kids, AWOLNATION, Tokyo Police Club, The Sheepdogs, The Joy Formidable, Graffiti6, Dan Mangan, The Limousines, and The Dudes

It sounds like it will be an amazing showcase, with artists exhibiting their work for free, and it will be definitely family friendly. Plus the bands’ lineup sounds fantastic. More on these bands from the press release:

Keloha is a festival for the true musicfan. The lineup features 26 bands with one thing in common: an amazing liveshow. Acclaimed Torontorockers Tokyo Police Club headlinethe first night, along with local stars WeAre The City. Day two sees Welsh alt-rockers The Joy Formidable, taking a break from putting the final toucheson their second album to treat music fans to dirty guitar riffs and melodiclyrics. Plus, Caliband Cold War Kids will bring somepunk soul to the musical mix.

The final day of Keloha features Said the Whale and Hey Oceanfrom Vancouver, as well as Victorianatives Acres of Lions. Deemed ‘NewArtist of the Year’ at the Junos, DanMangan completes the list of BC artists. Fresh from Coachella andSasquatch, three-time Juno winners TheSheepdogs offer up their blast-from-the-past rock and roll, whilepunk-rockers AWOLNATION give fanssomething to head-bang about as the final act of the festival

Below a little video of Said The Whale‘s Loveless.

An additional entry can be gained by posting the following on Twitter:

Shared w/ @hummingbird604 my favorite Canadian musician http://is.gd/pRxjwd to enter to win a @Keloha_Festival prize pack

Given that the timing is tight, I’ll draw winners on Thursday July 5th at 5pm (only 2 days running contest!). Good luck everyone, and come back to this point to check out if you won!