Kelowna, London Team up Through UNESCO Creative Cities Designations

Kelowna, London team up through UNESCO Creative Cities designations

Kelowna is partnering with London, Ontario, in a cultural exchange connecting Canada's UNESCO designations in gastronomy and music. Kelowna was recently named Canada's first UNESCO Creative City in Gastronomy, while London holds the country's only UNESCO Creative City in Music designation. The two c...

Kelowna starts cultural exchange with London, Ontario

Kelowna is partnering with London, Ontario, forming a relationship between the two UNESCO designated cities. The biggest city in the Okanagan was designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in October 2025. London, on the other hand, was designated as a UNESCO City of Music in 2021. Now, the two cities are promoting a cultural exchange to celebrate each other’s strengths. Part of the exchange involves sending local country music artist Jo…