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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
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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)
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I snapped a shot of this festive couple taking a selfie and then they posed for me. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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I snapped a shot of this festive couple taking a selfie and then they posed for me. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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The hot July 1st sun made Gyro Beach a great place to splash around during afternoon Cherry Fiesta events. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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The hot July 1st sun made Gyro Beach a great place to splash around during afternoon Cherry Fiesta events. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Under the eagle eyes of judges, competitors race to devour children-size cherry pies. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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It took a few paper towels for these ladies to recover their faces after gorging on cherry pies. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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These children gained speed by jumping higher in the sack races at Gyro Park. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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The girls on the right stepped in rhythm and they aced the three-legged race. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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There were a few tumbles as three-legged contestants got tripped up by each others’ legs. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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Bhangra dancing students from Kelowna performed at Gyro Park during the afternoon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)
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An enthusiastic audience watched bhangra dancers at Gyro Park before being invited up to join in. (Richard McGuire Photo)