Kamloops residents enjoy entertainment, food and shade during annual Seniors’ Picnic
KAMLOOPS — Hundreds of Kamloops seniors made their way to Riverside Park Friday afternoon (Sept. 6) for the city’s annual Seniors’ Picnic.
The free event is for adults aged 55 and older, with lunch dished up by the Kamloops Paddlewheelers Lions Club and a performance on the main stage from the Kamloops Rube Band. The hot weather didn’t deter the crowd who came out, and those who spoke with CFJC said it’s become a popular way to spend an afternoon catching up with friends.
“I register all of [my friends] and I say, ‘Okay let’s have fun and meet people, enjoy the Kamloops Rube Band and the music representing Kamloops,'” Elsie Chung told CFJC from a picnic table at the park. “They don’t speak English so I usually register them and bring them out, and then even I go out for the light tour at Christmas — so thank you, City of Kamloops.”