Kelowna residents Cheryl and Russ Hearne have been attending the Great Okanagan Beer Festival since it opened.
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Patrons from all over the Okanagan gathered to sip beer and enjoy live music at the third annual Great Okanagan Beer Festival Saturday, May 13 at Waterfront Park.
The pair are part of a group of 13 who all wore the same Hawaiian shirts in order to be able to find each other.
Russ said he was pleased to see the festival continues to expand.
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Carolyn prefers the ciders while Russ prefers the IPAs.
But not everyone in Kelowna knew about the previous beer festivals.
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Director of the festival Katt Frew said she expects to see between 2,500 to 3,000 people at the festival, with 60 different breweries arranged by region: Okanagan, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Port Moody, Across B.C., Our of Province and Ciderville.
The festival is originally based out of Whistler and each year continues to grow. This year had double the food trucks, four sets of live music, 20 more breweries and the new Cider section for cider lovers.
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