Plan a visit
Plan a Visit
Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery
Find an interment, leave an adornment, view maps and learn about cemetery etiquette.
Find interment
Locate a love one with the interactive cemetery map.
Leave adornment
Review guidelines for floral and non‑floral offerings.
Explore grounds
View maps and places of remembrance.
View events
Join us for annual events at the cemetery.
Follow etiquette
Help make the cemetery a place of respect.
Leave an adornment
We understand and respect that families want to honour loved ones interred at Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery by placing floral and non-floral offerings at gravesites.
Guidelines for what can and cannot be placed help maintain the park’s beauty and ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and wildlife. For more details, consult the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery Bylaw.
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For all grass-covered plots, only fresh-cut floral arrangements can be placed in an in-ground vase March 16 to Oct. 31. Artificial flowers and/or natural floral arrangements may be placed in these same areas from Nov. 1 to March 15.
All arrangements must be placed in approved permanent vase receptacles. No potted plants permitted. In upright marker sections of G1, G4 and G7, artificial floral arrangements are permitted year-round if the marker has an approved vase permanently mounted on its base.
The burning of incense, candles or other flammable products is strictly prohibited within the Cemetery grounds.
Please do not leave valuable items in the Cemetery as it is a public park. The Cemetery accepts no responsibility or liability for any items that are lost, stolen or removed by an act of vandalism.
Fresh-cut and artificial floral arrangements will be respectfully removed from interment sites when they become wilted, discoloured or unsightly.
Family members and friends who would like to commemorate special days of their loved one's lives (such as date of birth) should notify Cemetery staff prior to placing floral arrangements. By doing so, these special adornments won’t be disturbed during this time.
Any non-floral arrangement items placed at any interment site - including but not limited to ceramics, statuary, potted plants, fences, windmills, balloons, glass, baskets or stands - will be removed from the site immediately. Items attached to the mausoleum or columbarium facing - such as cards, photographs or wreaths – will also be removed.
Family and friends can place stones on the memorial markers of those who are interred at the Cemetery. However, for safety reasons, all visitation stones will be removed prior to the next scheduled mowing.
We are committed to providing a beautiful space for families and friends to remember, celebrate and honour loved ones. To keep the cemetery clean, well-manicured and safe for all visitors, including wildlife, the Cemetery hosts an annual adornment refresh each year during the first two weeks of March.
LEARN MORE
Explore the grounds
Cemetery gates are open every day of the year.
- Summer hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. from March 15 to October 15
- Winter hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from October 16 to March 14
Named in honour of former Premier W.A.C. Bennett and his wife May, well-respected residents of Kelowna, the Bennett Memorial Columbaria offer above-ground granite monuments for the placement of private cremated remains.
With the completion of an expansion project in 2007, the Bennett Columbaria offers 576 niches; each niche accommodates two urns.
The Brevity Memorial is dedicated to children whose lives were cut short, as symbolized by the life-size bronze statue of two children playing atop a tree stump. The plaza includes memorial walls to which names of deceased children and/or siblings are added annually.
The memorial is a joint project between the Cemetery and the Kelowna chapter of the Compassionate Friends, an organization dedicated to bereaved parents and family members. The Brevity Memorial received first place in the International Cemetery and Funeral Association’s 2004 “Keeping it Personal” awards.
This nature trail for scattering cremated remains is situated along the eastern end of the Cemetery below the base of Dilworth Mountain. Basalt columns at the eastern entrance provide opportunities for memorialization in bronze.
The Legacy Gardens is the Cemetery's newest area for cremated remains and above-ground crypts. Set in Canadian quarried stone, the area offers 842 niches and 12 mausolea crypts where patrons can select a spot in one of the columbaria carved with an apple tree or grape vine motif, or one of the granite fronted mausolea for an above-ground casket interment.
The Promontory Green Interment Garden is a two-tiered walled garden mausoleum and columbaria. The Promontory Green offers 60 crypts for full casket entombment (none currently available) and 900 niches for inurnment (each niche accommodates two urns), a Scattering Garden for cremated remains, and individual lots for in-ground urn burials.
A pathway along reflecting pools, water cascades and manicured gardens links the lower wall, Promontory Green and upper wall to the Promontory Dome, the facility’s highest and most prominent architectural feature. The 15-foot structure provides a venue for ceremonies of remembrance.
In-ground casket plots
Burial plots are located throughout the cemetery, with lovely views of the grounds and surrounding valley. Flat and upright monuments available.
Family Estates
Showcase property with private and semi-private areas, accommodating up to 20 family members with a variety of traditional burial and cremation options. Each 4 x 4.5 metres state is surrounded by wrought iron fencing, a granite bench, landscaping and cement foundation to hold a large memorial monument.
Visiting the Cemetery can be a very private time for people and some may wish to be alone. It's best to steer clear of any funerals occurring. We also ask that you keep the volume of voices and music down and don’t use offensive language.
Children of all ages are welcome at the Cemetery, but we ask that they show respect and sympathy to other visitors to the Cemetery who may be grieving the loss of a loved one.
Walk in between the headstones and don’t stand on top of a burial place.
Rules about adornments ensure that the Cemetery doesn't collect too much debris that caretakers need to clean up. Items can become hazardous when caretakers operate maintenance equipment.
Litter creates extra work for the caretakers and shows disrespect to the other families who come to mourn their loved ones. Please take your refuse with you when you go or put it in trash receptacles. It’s appreciated if you pick up any trash you see along the way, regardless of who left it.
Your pets must be on a leash. Be sure to clean up after them, as well. Fines apply to dogs off leash in parks.
Not only do they pose a fire hazard, but the melted wax can ruin the surrounding areas.
Drive slowly and obey any traffic signs posted in the Cemetery. Be careful to avoid visitors since they might be upset and not paying complete attention to where they are going.
Monuments and mementos left on site are very meaningful to the families who placed them there.
Some older memorials might be in disrepair and might fall apart under the slightest touch.
