Hundreds of pipers, drummers and dancers won’t be gathering to perform at Vernon’s Kal Tire Place this summer. Organizers have called off the annual Okanagan Military Tattoo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event, billed by organizers as a “heart-stirring musical extravaganza”, was scheduled to go ahead July 25 and 26. What would have been the seventh annual event has been called off over concerns about public safety. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Organizers said the performances — which pay tribute to Canadian military members and first responders — will be back next year.