Festivals in Alberta
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The following is a list of regular festivals in the province of Alberta, Canada
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[edit] Edmonton Region
| Festivals in the Edmonton Capital Region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Canadian Finals Rodeo | Edmonton | |||
| Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival | Edmonton | |||
| Dragon Boat Festival | Edmonton | November | Rodeo | |
| Capital EX (formerly Klondike Days) | Edmonton | Late July | Exhibition and fair | |
| Edmonton Folk Music Festival | Edmonton | Mid August | Folk music festival | |
| Edmonton Heritage Festival | Edmonton | Early August | Traditional dance, foods, and crafts | |
| Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival | Edmonton | August | Fringe festival | |
| Edmonton International Street Performers Festival | Edmonton | |||
| Expo Latino | Edmonton | Late August | Latino culture | |
| Grand Prix of Edmonton | Edmonton | |||
| Labatt Blues Festival | Edmonton | Mid August | Blues festival | |
| Ice on Whyte | Edmonton | |||
| Northern Alberta International Childrens Festival | Edmonton | |||
| Silver Skate Festival and Edmonton Winter Triathalon | Edmonton | |||
| Symphony Under the Sky | Edmonton | |||
| The Works Art & Design Festival | Edmonton | June/July | Design and art exhibitions | |
| Thunder in the Valley Drag Races | Drayton Valley | |||
| Yardbird Jazz Festival | Edmonton | |||
[edit] Calgary Region
| Festivals in Calgary Region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Afrikadey! African Festival | Calgary | |||
| Calgary C-Jazz Festival | Calgary | Jazz music | ||
| Calgary Folk Music Festival | Calgary | |||
| Calgary Exhibition and Stampede | Calgary | Mid July | Rodeo, exhibition | |
| Calgary Fringe Festival | Calgary | August | Fringe festival | |
| Calgary International Children's Festival | Calgary | |||
| Calgary International Film Festival | Calgary | September/October | Film festival | |
| Calgary International Spoken Word Festival | Calgary | Late April | Spoken word festival | |
| Calgary Winterfest | Calgary | |||
| Carifest | Calgary | |||
| Expo Latino | Calgary | |||
| Labour Day Rodeo and Parade | Cochrane | Labour Day weekend | Rodeo | |
| GlobalFest | Calgary | August | Multi-ethnic festival and fireworks | |
| Kaos Blues Beltline Blues Festival | Calgary | |||
| Mozart on the Mountain | Canmore | Symphonic concert | ||
| North American Championship Chuckwagon Races and Guy Weadick Pro Rodeo | High River | |||
| Reggae Fest | Calgary | |||
| Spruce Meadows International show-jumping tournament | Calgary | |||
| Taste of Calgary | Calgary | |||
| Wordfest | Calgary | |||
| ENMAX Zoolights | Calgary | at the Calgary Zoo | ||
[edit] Rockies
| Festivals in the Canadian Rockies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Banff Culture Walk | Banff | |||
| Banff Festivals | Banff | |||
| Banff Summer Arts Festival | Banff | |||
| Banff World Television Festival | Banff | Mid June | Television programming event | |
| Canadian Death Race | Grande Cache | August | Hiking and running | |
| Canmore artsPeak Arts Festival | Canmore | |||
| Canmore Folk Music Festival | Canmore | |||
| Canmore Highland Games | Canmore | |||
| Ice Magic Weekend - International Ice Sculpting Competition | Lake Louise | |||
| Jasper Heritage Rodeo | Jasper | |||
| Mary Reimer Memorial Rodeo | Hinton | |||
| WinterStart Weekend in Banff | Banff | |||
[edit] Central Alberta
| Festivals in Central Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival | Stony Plain | August | Country music[1] | |
| Big Valley Jamboree | Camrose | August | Country music[2] | |
| Centre Fest: International Street Performers Festival | Red Deer | August | Street theatre[3] | |
| David Thompson Days Country Fair | Rocky Mountain House | Fair | ||
| Lac La Biche Pow Wow and Fish Derby | Lac La Biche | |||
| Maple Flag | Cold Lake | May-June | Air combat exercise | |
| Ponoka Stampede | Ponoka | June/July | Rodeo[4] | |
| Rocky Air Show | Rocky Mountain House | Air Show[5] | ||
| Westerner Days Fair and Exhibition | Red Deer | July | Fair[6] | |
[edit] Northern Alberta
| Festivals in Northern Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Alberta Open Sand Sculpture Championship | Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park | Summer | Sand castle and sculptures on the beaches of Lesser Slave Lake[7] | |
| Blueberry Festival | Fort McMurray | |||
| Canadian Championship of Custom Bike Building | Beaverlodge | |||
| Falher Honey Festival | Falher | |||
| Gold Cup Jet Boat Race | Peace River | |||
| Golden Walleye Classic | High Prairie | |||
| InterPLAY Festival | Fort McMurray | |||
| Magnificent River Rats Festival | Athabasca | |||
| North Country Fair | Slave Lake | |||
| Peace Country Gospel Jamboree | Beaverlodge | |||
| Peace Fest | Peace River | |||
| Summerslam | Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray | |||
| TELUS Country Fever Music Festival | Grande Prairie | |||
[edit] Southern Alberta
- See also: Festivals in Lethbridge
| Festivals in Southern Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Beethoven in the Badlands | Drumheller | Symphonic concert | ||
| Bluegrass Country Music Festival | Hillspring | |||
| Cowboy Christmas Show | Hillspring | |||
| Canadian Badlands Passion Play | Drumheller | |||
| History in the Hills | Elkwater | |||
| Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede | Medicine Hat | |||
| Medicine Hat Jazz Fest | Medicine Hat | |||
| Pincher Creek Parade of Lights | Pincher Creek | |||
| Rum Runners Days | Crowsnest Pass | |||
| South Country Fair | Fort Macleod | |||
| The Gathering – Cowboy Poetry | Pincher Creek | |||
| Whoop-Up Days Summer Fair & Rodeo | Lethbridge | August | ||
| Waterton Wildflower Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival
- ^ Big Valley Jamboree
- ^ CentreFest
- ^ Ponoka Stampede
- ^ Rocky Mountain Airport - Air Show
- ^ Westerner Park - Western Days Fair and Exhibition
- ^ Town of Slave Lake - Attractions
