The Convair Café and KF Centre for Excellence aviation exhibit launch Summer Saturdays, featuring a free kid’s meal and passport activity for participating families.
June 2, 2025 –KELOWNA – Make sure your summer bucket list includes savouring the incredible aviation legacy the Okanagan has to offer. Starting June 7, the Convair Café and KF Centre for Excellence are joining forces to bring you Summers Saturdays—an aviation themed café experience for the whole family, paired with a journey through the KF Centre’s award-winning interactive exhibit.
Located along the Okanagan Rail Trail just north of the Kelowna International Airport, the Convair Café is a one-of-a-kind aviation themed coffee shop. Guests can sit back and relax in real aircraft seats, immersed in an airplane cabin design. With hand-crafted seasonal beverages, house-made pastries and gourmet lunch fare, the café appeals to all appetites and modes of transport, offering an exciting spot to rest and refuel.
As part of the Summer Saturdays promotion, children ages 10 and under can receive a free kid’s meal at the Convair Café (with a $10 minimum adult purchase). The meal includes a grilled cheese sandwich, apple juice and paper airplane along with a special passport activity to help kids spread their wings. The passport invites them to complete their journey at the KF Centre for Excellence aviation exhibit, where they will receive a free cookie upon entry and a stamp for their passport!
“During the week we serve a variety of customers including Rail Trail users and local staff working in the airport community. By extending our opening hours to Saturdays and adding some new menu features, we’re introducing a budget-friendly option for families that will treat little ones to a first-class experience,” says Amber Estlin, Convair Café Manager.
Families visiting the KF Centre for Excellence can explore vintage aircraft, hands-on exhibits, and inspiring stories from the Okanagan’s past designed to engage visitors of all ages. “This partnership with the Convair Café is a great opportunity to welcome families to the Centre in a relaxed, engaging way”, says Chris Lapointe, Executive Director of the Centre for Excellence. “We invite visitors to enjoy some of the Convair Cafe’s delicious cookies on the Centre’s patio and experience the excitement of aviation with family and friends.”
The Convair Café is open Saturdays from 9:00am to 3:00 pm and weekdays 7:30am – 4:00pm. It is located at 5655 Airport Way, Kelowna (beside KF Aerospace). Street parking is available beside the café along Airport Way. The KF Centre for Excellence is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00pm, and is located at 5800 Lapointe Drive, Kelowna. Parking is available near the building entrance.
