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By Liam Verster
Lillyfest

Annual skateboard and music festival returns Saturday  

Aug 26, 2026 | 10:28 AM

The third annual Lillyfest skateboard and music festival takes place in Coldstream Saturday.

The family-friendly, youth-focused, free-to-attend festival will be held at Creekside Park from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 29.

The event will feature skateboard competitions with prizes and a day of live music. Vancouver Island-based Miina will headline, but there will also be performances by Mozie Bones, Soleil Fume, ORRA and Jorb.co, with a special performance from Turenne to end the festival.

The festival is organized by Local Losers Underground, Okanagan Skate Co., and the VOICE (Vernon-Okanagan Inspired Community Events) Society.

“Lillyfest was started as a way for us to give back to our community and create something special for all the creative, weird, and wonderful people who attend!” Noah MacLeod, co-owner of Local Losers Underground and main organizer of the festival, stated.

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“When we started Lillyfest we wanted to start something special for the underground scene which often gets forgotten about in our community, and were so grateful we were supported in making this happen for three years in a row.”

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