An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
In the afternoon, the Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day events shifted to Gyro Park. Highlights included music performances and dancing, along with a cherry pie eating contest, sack races, three-legged races and more.
This Part 2 collection of photos shows some of those events. Unfortunately, I missed a couple of concerts and the evening fireworks, but these have been well documented by other local photographers.
See also Part 1 – The morning events.
See also Video – Osoyoos dances bhangra
Click on the thumbnails below to see the slide show and use the arrow keys to navigate:
Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day 2002 – Part 2
A photographer was a few minutes late getting to cake cutting at the Cherry Fiesta official opening and hundreds of pieces were already gone. Serving were members of Osoyoos Town Council. (Richard McGuire Photo)
I snapped a shot of this festive couple taking a selfie and then they posed for me. (Richard McGuire Photo)
I snapped a shot of this festive couple taking a selfie and then they posed for me. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The hot July 1st sun made Gyro Beach a great place to splash around during afternoon Cherry Fiesta events. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The hot July 1st sun made Gyro Beach a great place to splash around during afternoon Cherry Fiesta events. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Students from Dance Oasis performed during the afternoon at Gyro Park. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Students from Dance Oasis performed during the afternoon at Gyro Park. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Students from Dance Oasis performed during the afternoon at Gyro Park. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Under the eagle eyes of judges, competitors race to devour children-size cherry pies. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Older kids claim victory in the cherry pie eating contest. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This man picked up a third-place ribbon in the cherry pie eating contest, but he probably deserved first place for entertaining the crowd. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This man picked up a third-place ribbon in the cherry pie eating contest, but he probably deserved first place for entertaining the crowd. (Richard McGuire Photo)
There weren’t enough contestants in the women’s cherry pie eating contest, so a few men took the empty spots — prompting female grumbling when they won. (Richard McGuire Photo)
It took a few paper towels for these ladies to recover their faces after gorging on cherry pies. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This little girl was on a mission in the sack races at Gyro Park. (Richard McGuire Photo)
These children gained speed by jumping higher in the sack races at Gyro Park. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The girls on the right stepped in rhythm and they aced the three-legged race. (Richard McGuire Photo)
There were a few tumbles as three-legged contestants got tripped up by each others’ legs. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
