There were certainly mixed reactions to the cancellation of Sean Feucht’s concert in West Kelowna.
The City cited “public safety concerns” during Wednesday’s announcement about not issuing a permit for the Christian singer’s show scheduled for Saturday at the Memorial Park Amphitheatre.
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It was a decision the City said it made after reassessing safety and security plans alongside the RCMP and West Kelowna Fire Rescue.
Feucht responded to the decision through a series of social media posts.
He first reposted KelownaNow’s story about the decision, quipping that “‘public safety concerns’ strikes again,” while adding “we will not be deterred!”
“Public safety concerns” strikes again.
— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) August 20, 2025
We will not be deterred! #LetUsWorship https://t.co/B6QLRtFWly
In another post, Feucht took a shot at the City of West Kelowna’s decision, saying “we are only ‘dangerous’ to the demonic strongholds of Canada.”
Feucht also claimed the City made the decision at the “last minute” in an attempt to “purposefully sabotage” the show.
Those comments came in a repost of local MLA Tara Armstrong’s thoughts on the decision, which she shared to X shortly after the decision was made.
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“West Kelowna just cancelled a peaceful Christian concert because protestors promised disruption,” she wrote. “As a result, over 2,000 Canadians are denied their right to worship. In a country governed by law, protesters don’t get to shut down public gatherings with threats of violence.”
While Feucht and Armstrong’s comments came via social media posts, Advocacy Canada gave its feedback to the decision in a more traditional sense through a press release.
The LGBT organization led by Kelowna activist Wilbur Turner, one of the most vocal voices pushing for the show to be cancelled, praised the City’s decision to not issue Feucht a permit.
“Folks in the Okanagan have spoken loudly and clearly that there is no place in our valley for hate-filled rhetoric,” Turner said in a statement issued to the media.
As a result of the cancellation, Advocacy Canada confirmed that the Love Over Hate rally scheduled for the same date has been called off as well.
“Our rally was organized as a way to stand together against intolerance,” Turner explained. “Now that the event promoting division will not be taking place, we feel it is no longer necessary to mobilize our community in this way.”
In other Canadian communities where his shows have been cancelled, Feucht has shifted to performing on private properties.
That included in Winnipeg Wednesday night, where Feucht’s show went on in a strawberry farmer’s field.
While there’s no official word on whether that will happen in the Central Okanagan, Feucht indicated it would in a quick video shared to his social media earlier in the day.
“We’ll find another venue in Kelowna, don’t worry about that.”
