CANCELLED: Okanagan Mascot Games comes to Penticton this July

*** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

OKANAGAN MASCOT GAMES
South Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, BC
Saturday, July 25, 2020 – Sunday, July 26, 2020

There’s the Gladiator Games and Wipeout, but tell me what’s more fun than the Okanagan Mascot Games. Beacons Furry FUNdation Society along with Beacon the Beaver, will host the 2nd Annual Okanagan Mascot Games on July 25-26 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, BC Canada.

A have fun, play hard concept, there is guaranteed fun for the family. With a community festival on the promenade leading up to the event with including games, face painting and more! Once inside you will find our community zone featuring local non-profits, Beacons for Hope plush beavers fundraising for local food banks throughout the Thompson Okanagan, meet and greet opportunities with the mascots and of course the Games!

Mascots from across North America will be converging on Penticton July 19-26, 2020 for the Okanagan Mascot Games taking place July 25 and 26, 2020. The Vancouver Canucks’ Fin (Vancouver, BC, NHL), Carolina Hurricanes’ Stormy (Raleigh, NC, NHL), Dallas Stars’ Victor E. Green (Dallas, TX, NHL) and Arizona Coyotes Howler (Phoenix, Al, NHL) will be joining local mascots Penticton Vees’ HarVee (Penticton, BC, BCHL), West Kelowna Warriors’ The General (West Kelowna, BC, BCHL) and Kelowna Rockets’ Rocky (Kelowna, BC, WHL) along with mascots Allen Americans’ Biscuit (Allen, Texas, ECHL), Charlotte Knights’ Homer(Charlotte, North Carolina, MiBL), Powell River Kings’ Rocco(Powell River, BC, BCHL), Nanaimo Clippers’ C-Dog (Nanaimo, BC, BCHL), Pacific FCs’ Stewie(Victoria, BC, Canadian Premier League), Indy Elevens’ Zeke (Indianapolis, Indiana, North American Soccer League) and 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships’ Cooly (Zurich, Switzerland) just to name a few with 24 mascots total competing event days.

Mascots will compete against each other in a variety of crazy & fun games, including an obstacle course, mascot speedway, bullriding, dance battle and an inflatable joust to see who the true champion of the mascot world will be. Proceeds from the event will benefit Beacons Furry FUNdation Society and it’s primary fund:

Beacon Gives Back Community Fund
Accepts grant requests from only ONE registered not-for-profit per region (North Okanagan, South Okanagan, Central Okanagan and Thompson) and, TWO charitable organizations based in the *Thompson Okanagan boundaries. The grants are to assist with; capital projects, new program initiatives and equipment needs. Beacon Gives Back Community Fund focuses on organizations that support the health and well-being of youth and families year round.

The Okanagan Mascot Games will also host an online auction as a fundraiser for Beacons Furry FUNdation. The auction will be held on-site at the South Okanagan Events Centre over the 2 days featuring items from our participating mascots and local businesses.
For more information, visit www.okanaganmascotgames.com.