Camping chair, blanket and hot drink in hand, Susan O鈥橞rien was cuddled up next to the Vernon Winter Carnival office at 6:45 a.m. Friday.
It鈥檚 become an annual tradition for the Vernon resident, who has done the same thing for the past three years. She spends more than two hours braving the winter elements just to be sure she gets tickets to the popular Suds N鈥 Cider event, which sells out every year.
Originally from Tswwassen, O鈥橞rien used to call in to order the tickets for herself and her kids.
鈥淲e would make a special trip up here for it,鈥 said O鈥橞rien, who also picked up tickets to the Yacht Club鈥檚 Rocking at The Lake party.
Other sell-out events include the Parka Party and Unwind.
But these are just a few as there are more than 130 events planned for Vernon Winter Carnival, which runs Feb. 7-16, 2020.
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the theme is Carnival Remembers the 鈥60s.
Check out all the events in the Carnival brochure or online at .
Part of Carnival includes the Queen Silver Star Excellence Program.
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