List of festivals in Alberta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Festivals in Alberta)
The following is a list of annual festivals in the province of Alberta, Canada.
Contents
List of festivals[edit]
-
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Calgary Region[edit]
Main article: List of festivals in Calgary
Edmonton Region[edit]
Main article: Festivals in Edmonton
Festivals in the Edmonton Capital Region | |||
---|---|---|---|
Ice on Whyte | Edmonton | Late January | Ice sculpture |
Winter Light[15] | Edmonton | January - March | Celebration of winter spirit |
International Mother Language Day[16] | Edmonton | February | BPCA's celebrations |
Silver Skate Festival and Edmonton Winter Triathlon[17] | Edmonton | Early February | Winter festival |
Edmonton Poetry Festival[18] | Edmonton | April | Poetry |
Bengali New Year Festival[19] | Edmonton | April | BHESA's Boishakhi Mela |
Opera NUOVA's Vocal Arts Festival[20] | Edmonton | May/June | Opera / art song |
International Children's Festival | St. Albert | May/June | |
Improvaganza[21] | Edmonton | June | Improv |
Dreamspeakers Film Festival[22] | Edmonton | June | Aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists |
Free Will Shakespeare Festival[23] | Edmonton | June/July | Shakespeare plays |
The Works Art & Design Festival[24] | Edmonton | June/July | Design and art exhibitions |
Dragonfly Music Festival | Wabamun | June–July | Canada Day weekend; Canadian music |
K-Days (formerly Klondike Days)[25] | Edmonton | Late July | Exhibition and fair |
Edmonton Heritage Festival[26] | Edmonton | Early August | Traditional dance, foods, and crafts |
Edmonton Latin Festival[27] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Latin culture and music |
Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival[28] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Caribbean carnival |
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival[29] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Dragon boat |
Edmonton Folk Music Festival[30] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Folk music festival |
Edmonton International Film Festival[31] | Edmonton | Late September/Early October | Independent film |
Edmonton International Literary Festival[32] | Edmonton | Late October | Nonfiction writing |
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival[33] | Edmonton | August | Fringe festival |
Edmonton International Jazz Festival[34] | Edmonton | July | Jazz |
Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival[35] | Edmonton | Early July | Busking |
A Taste of Edmonton[36] | Edmonton | Late July | Food and restaurants |
Labatt Blues Festival[37] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Blues |
Rock'n August | St. Albert | Mid-August | Car show, live music |
Expo Latino | Edmonton | Late August | Latino culture |
Symphony Under the Sky[38] | Edmonton | Early September | Symphony |
SONiC BOOM[39] | Edmonton | September | Alternative and indie rock |
What the Truck?![40] | Edmonton | Mid-September | Food truck festival |
Roar Spoken Word Festival | Edmonton | Mid-September | Poetry/spoken word festival[41] |
Pure Speculation[42] | Edmonton | November | Geek and fan culture festival |
Canadian Finals Rodeo[43] | Edmonton | Mid-November | Rodeo |
Festival of Trees | Edmonton | December | Christmas trees |
Bright Lights Festival | Edmonton | Late December/Early January | Large Christmas lights display |
New Year's Eve Downtown | Edmonton | New Year's Eve |
Rockies[edit]
Central Alberta[edit]
Northern Alberta[edit]
Southern Alberta[edit]
Lethbridge Music Fest April 23 Music Festival
Festivals in Southern Alberta | |||
---|---|---|---|
Festival | Place | Time | Remarks |
Lethbridge International Film Festival | Lethbridge | April | Film festival |
#mywatertoneats Food Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | End of May-Beginning of June | celebrating the culinary talent in Waterton[74] |
Stirling Community Garage sale | Stirling | Victoria Day | Community garage sale |
Beethoven in the Badlands | Drumheller | Late May | Symphonic concert[75] |
Spectrum Festival | Medicine Hat | Each year the first weekend of June | Family festival [76] |
The Gathering – Cowboy Poetry | Pincher Creek | Mid-June | Cowboy poetry, music, crafts and art[77] |
Waterton Wildflower Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | Mid-Late June | Workshops and guided flower hikes[78] |
Medicine Hat Jazz Fest | Medicine Hat | Late June | Jazz festival[79] |
Raymond Stampede | Raymond | Early July | Rodeo |
The Canadian Badlands Passion Play | Drumheller | Early to mid-July | Outdoor theater[80] |
Loud As Hell Festival | Drumheller | July 31 - Aug 2 | Drumheller Stampede Barn[81] |
Stirling Settler Days | Stirling | Mid-July | Pancake breakfast, firefighter games, parade, community dance, a rodeo, and fireworks |
Bluegrass Country Music Festival | Hill Spring | Late July | Country music[82] |
Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede | Medicine Hat | Late July | Rodeo, exhibition[83] |
Rum Runners Days | Crowsnest Pass | Late July | Heritage festival[84] |
South Country Fair | Fort Macleod | Late July | Camping, music and arts festival[85] |
Whoop-Up Days Summer Fair & Rodeo | Lethbridge | August | Rodeo and fair |
Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival | Lethbridge | August | Local and regional electronic music acts[86] |
Southern Alberta Music Festival | Aspen Crossing, Mossleigh, Alberta | August 24 | Live music, 11 am to midnight, 8 to 10 artists[87] |
Waterton Wildlife Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | Mid-Late September | Workshops and info about animals living in the Park[88] |
Stirling Fall Festival | Stirling | September 13 | Wagon rides, horseshoe tournament, supper, cup stacking, and a movie in the park |
Love & Records | Lethbridge, Alberta | September 17 | Live music, record fair (vinyl), BBQ, raffles, parkour, art gallery, family zone, beer gardens |
The Word on the Street | Lethbridge | September 21 | Outdoor festival celebrating literacy and the written word |
Pincher Creek Parade of Lights | Pincher Creek | November | |
Cowboy Christmas Show | Hill Spring | November and December | Barn dance[89] |
Victorian Prairie Christmas | Stirling | December | Old-fashioned Christmas held at the Galt Historic Railway Park |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to the Airdrie Festival Of Lights".
- ^ African Festival and Presentation Society (2007). "Afrikadey!". Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Calgary Folk Music Festival". Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Chasing Summer".
- ^ "The High Performance Rodeo".
- ^ 4th Street BRZ. "Lilac Festival". Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ Foothills Bluegrass Music Society. "Shady Grove".
- ^ Foothills Bluegrass Music Society. "Foothills Bluegrass Music Society".
- ^ Mount Royal College (2007). "Shakespeare in the Park". Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Sled Island". 2007.
- ^ "X-Fest".
- ^ FozzyFest (2011). "FozzyFest". Retrieved 1011-05-01. Check date values in:
|access-date=
(help) - ^ Inshala (2014). "Inshala". Retrieved 1011-05-01. Check date values in:
|access-date=
(help) - ^ Treemendus (2015). "Treemendus". Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ Winter Light - Silver Skate, Ice on Whyte and Deep Freeze
- ^ http://www.pressclubofalberta.com/
- ^ Winter Light - Silver Skate, Ice on Whyte and Deep Freeze
- ^ Edmonton Poetry Festival
- ^ http://www.bhesa.ca/
- ^ Vocal Arts Festival
- ^ Improvaganza
- ^ Dreamspeakers Film Festival
- ^ Free Will Shakespeare Festival (formerly called River City Shakespeare Festival)
- ^ The Works Art & Design Festival
- ^ Capital EX
- ^ Edmonton Heritage Festival
- ^ Edmonton Latin Festival
- ^ Cariwest
- ^ Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival
- ^ Edmonton Folk Music Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Film Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Literary Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Jazz Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival
- ^ A Taste of Edmonton
- ^ Labatt Blues Festival
- ^ Symphony Under the Sky Festival
- ^ SONiC BOOM
- ^ What the Truck?!
- ^ Thomas Trofimuk (2007). "The Roar Spoken Word Festival". Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ Pure Speculation
- ^ finals rodeo.ca/ Canadian Finals Rodeo
- ^ Jasper in January
- ^ Dark Sky Festival
- ^ Wild Mountain Music Fest
- ^ http://www.delburne.ca
- ^ Athabasca Fringe Festival
- ^ Boom Town Music Festival
- ^ Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival
- ^ Big Valley Jamboree
- ^ CentreFest
- ^ Rodeos
- ^ SpringFest
- ^ Medicine Lodge Rodeo
- ^ Ponoka Stampede
- ^ Rocky Mountain Air Show
- ^ Shake The Lake
- ^ Spin Out Festival
- ^ Texas Connection
- ^ Vermilion Agricultural Society
- ^ Mistahia - Facebook page
- ^ Wainwright Stampede Association
- ^ Westerner Park - Western Days Fair and Exhibition
- ^ Zion Noiz - Zion Noiz Music & Arts Festival
- ^ Astral Harvest Music Festival
- ^ Town of Fahler - Honey Festival
- ^ Town of Slave Lake - attractions
- ^ Magnificent River Rats Festival
- ^ North Country Fair
- ^ Peace Fest
- ^ Fort Macmurray - festivals
- ^ Canadian Championship of Custom Bike Building
- ^ [1]
- ^ Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven in the Badlands
- ^ Spectrum Festival
- ^ Pincher Creek and District Agricultural Society Cowboy Gathering
- ^ Waterton Wildlower Festival
- ^ Medicine Hat Jazz Festival
- ^ The Canadian Badlands Passion Play
- ^ Loud As Hell Festival
- ^ Great Canadian Barndance Great Canadian Bluegrass & Classic Country Music Festival
- ^ Medicine Hat Stampede
- ^ Rum Runners Days
- ^ South Country Fair
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/TheLEMF
- ^ Southern Alberta Music Festival
- ^ [2]
- ^ Great Canadian Barndance The Cowboy Christmas Show
References[edit]
- Travel Alberta - events and festivals
- Events along the Cowboy Trail
- http://www.albertaviews.ab.ca/issues/2000/mayjun00/index.html
|
|