WATCH: What you need to know for Canada Day celebrations

For Renata Mills, two Canada Days have come and gone, with little to no fanfare.

A far cry from her usual routine for 20 years.

But after two years of a July 1 marked with empty beaches and silent stages, the executive director of Festivals Kelowna was eager to don herself in red and white, pop up a tent and announce the return of Canada Day festivities in Kelowna.

“Thankfully, this morning meant yay, we get to announce it and actually present a wonderful Canada Day celebration,” she said.

The one-day party includes everything from live music on five stages, a dog show, kids zone, an array of food, mini regatta, and small business bazaar.

New this year is a professional chainsaw artist who will carve a work of art on Tugboat Beach. There will also be drop-in Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Frieda Whales. The BC Dragoons will also be set up in Stuart Park.

Much loved favourites are still on the roster, like the annual Folkfest, which features five hours of multicultural performances at Prospera Place.

The ever-popular Happy Birthday Canada cake cutting will go at 12:30 p.m., while fireworks will fly a little earlier this year, at 10 p.m.

Community, Mills said, is at the heart of the day.

“We call it Celebrate Canada Day – Kelowna for a reason, and it is about our citizens, and visitors to our community, who get to celebrate how proud and happy we are that we live in such a wonderful country,” she said.

Celebrate Canada Day – Kelowna is free to attend, however, donations are welcome and support the costs of putting on the celebration.

A full list of events can be found on festivalskelowna.com.

Here is a look at what else is happening:

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From Warhol to Banksy – pop art exhibition + family art activities (Kelowna Art Gallery)

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Model Sailboat Association Regatta (waterway near Rotary Marshes)

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kelowna Dog Agility Club (West end of Pioneer Gardens)

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. BC Dragoons Display (Jim Stuart Park)

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community Groups Showcase (grass area to right of Harmony Bridge)

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Century 21 Kids Zone (Pioneer Gardens)

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kiwanis Family Stage (Pioneer Gardens)

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Made in Canada Marketplace (Rhapsody Plaza by the Dolphins)

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Canada Day Bazaar (grass hill near Concession Plaza)

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Taste of Canada Food Fair (Tugboat Beach)

12 p.m. - Watermelon in the Park (West side of Rhapsody Plaza)

12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tyler Welfing, chainsaw wood carving (South end of Tugboat Beach)

12 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. TD Beach Stage (North end of Tugboat Beach)

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Freida Whales (Pioneer Gardens)

12:30 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Kelowna Dog Agility Club (West end of Pioneer Gardens)

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Official Canada Day Ceremonies (Prospera Place)

12:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Parks Alive! Power Stage (Island Stage)

1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. “Happy Birthday Canada” cake (Prospera Place)

1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Freida Whales (Pioneer Gardens)

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Kelowna Dog Agility Club (West end of Pioneer Gardens)

2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Freida Whales (Pioneer Gardens)

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Telus Blues Stage (400 Block, Bernard Ave)

7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Youth Stage with guest host Miss Freida Whales (Jim Stuart Park)

10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Canada Day Fireworks (Tugboat Bay)