With the contest opened up beyond Penticton, officials with the South Okanagan Events Centre say this year鈥檚 Key 2 the SOEC campaign is seeing far more engagement than last year.

About 5,500 have entered the contest this year, with just under a week left for entrants, according to SOEC marketing co-ordinator Kevan Scott.

That鈥檚 about the same as last year鈥檚 total entries, which was open to the whole Valley, though organizers focused their campaign on Penticton.

鈥淚t鈥檚 super popular; we have a lot of promotions or campaigns going over Facebook right now, and that鈥檚 doing very well,鈥� Scott said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 getting lots of interest from all over the Okanagan Valley.鈥�

There鈥檚 still a week to enter into the contest, which is done through the SOEC and , and grants the winner two tickets to every ticketed event at the SOEC for a full year.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no purchase necessary, and we鈥檙e not really asking much; just that you enter over Facebook and online,鈥� Scott said. 鈥淵ou have an option of entering our cyber club while you enter. You don鈥檛 have to, but you have the option to.鈥�

With just under a week left in the campaign, organizers are pumping up the advertising on social media, which they say is getting some traction.

鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping to see a lot more come in this last week,鈥� Scott said. 鈥淚f you just go to our Facebook page and take a look at the comments, people are ecstatic about the prize.

鈥淚t kind of seems a little bit too good to be true, but the thing is it is true.鈥�