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Several festivals are held in the Canadian province of Alberta each year. This list includes several types of festivals in the province, such as regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, music festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
See main article: Festivals in Alberta.
See main article: List of festivals in Calgary.
| Festivals in Calgary Region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Tabestoon Festival | Olympic Plaza | 12-13 August | Iranian music, art and food | |
| December | Rides, Christmas lights, refreshments[1] | |||
| Early August | Africa themed festival[2] | |||
| October | ||||
| Late June | Jazz music | |||
| Late August | Jazz music | |||
| Late July | Folk music festival[3] | |||
| Mid-July | Rodeo, exhibition | |||
| August | Fringe festival | |||
| Late May | ||||
| September/October | Film festival | |||
| Late March / April | Spoken word festival | |||
| September/October | Film festival | |||
| February | ||||
| Canmore Highland Games | Annually on Labour Day weekend | Celtic sports, music and dance | ||
| June | Caribbean festival on Stephen Avenue and Prince's Island Park | |||
| December/January | Held at the Calgary Zoo | |||
| Chasing Summer Music Festival | Late July/early August | Electronic music festival held annually at Max Bell Arena[4] | ||
| January 25 & 26 | Held at the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Park | |||
| Late August | Latino festival in Prince's Island Park | |||
| July 19, 20, 2008 | Latin music, outdoors, beer gardens | |||
| August 21–29, 2009 | Multi-ethnic festival and fireworks | |||
| Calgary | January | Theatre, music, dance, visual arts[5] | ||
| January | Puppeteering festival | |||
| Labour Day weekend | Rodeo | |||
| Late May | Street festival[6] | |||
| Mid-August | Reggae music | |||
| Third weekend of August | Music Festival[7] [8] | |||
| July | Theater[9] | |||
| July | Music festival[10] | |||
| Mid-July | ||||
| August | Alternative music festival in Fort Calgary,[11] Labour Day weekend | |||
| FozzyFest | Calgary (South Kananaskis) | Canada Day long weekend | [12] Electronic music | |
| Inshala | Calgary (South Fort Macleod) | Mid-June | [13] Electronic music and conference | |
| Treemendus | Calgary (Mountain View County) | Labour Day weekend | [14] Electronic music | |
See main article: List of festivals in Edmonton.
| Festivals in the Edmonton Capital Region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice on Whyte | Late January | Ice sculpture | ||
| Winter Light[15] | Edmonton | January - March | Celebration of winter spirit | |
| International Mother Language Day[16] | February | BPCA's celebration 69 | ||
| Silver Skate Festival and Edmonton Winter Triathlon | Early February | Winter festival | ||
| Edmonton's International Beerfest[17] | Early Spring | Beer festival | ||
| Edmonton Poetry Festival[18] | April | Poetry | ||
| Bengali New Year Festival[19] | April | BHESA's Boishakhi Mela | ||
| Opera NUOVA's Vocal Arts Festival[20] | May/June | Opera / art song | ||
| International Children's Festival | May/June | |||
| Improvaganza[21] | June | Improv | ||
| Dreamspeakers International Film Festival[22] | June | Aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists | ||
| Free Will Shakespeare Festival[23] | June/July | Shakespeare plays | ||
| The Works Art & Design Festival[24] | June/July | Design and art exhibitions | ||
| Dragonfly Music Festival | June–July | Canada Day weekend; Canadian music | ||
| K-Days (formerly Klondike Days)[25] | Late July | Exhibition and fair | ||
| Edmonton Heritage Festival[26] | Early August | Traditional dance, foods, and crafts | ||
| Edmonton Latin Festival[27] | Mid-August | Latin culture and music | ||
| Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival[28] | Mid-April - early-May | Classical Music, Musical Theatre, Speech Arts | ||
| Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival[29] | Mid-August | Caribbean carnival | ||
| Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival[30] | Mid-August | Dragon boat | ||
| Edmonton Folk Music Festival[31] | Mid-August | Folk music festival | ||
| Edmonton International Film Festival[32] | Late September/Early October | Independent film | ||
| Edmonton International Literary Festival[33] | Late October | Nonfiction writing | ||
| Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival[34] | August | Fringe festival | ||
| Edmonton International Jazz Festival[35] | July | Jazz | ||
| Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival[36] | Early July | Busking | ||
| Edmonton Short Film Festival | First Weekend of October | Alberta indie short film[37] | ||
| A Taste of Edmonton[38] | Late July | Food and restaurants | ||
| Labatt Blues Festival[39] | Mid-August | |||
| Rock'n August | Mid-August | Car show, live music | ||
| Expo Latino | Late August | Latino culture | ||
| Symphony Under the Sky[40] | Early September | Symphony | ||
| SONiC BOOM[41] | September | Alternative and indie rock | ||
| What the Truck?![42] | Mid-September | Food truck festival | ||
| Roar Spoken Word Festival | Mid-September | Poetry/spoken word festival[43] | ||
| Pure Speculation[44] | November | Geek and fan culture festival | ||
| Purple City Music Festival | August | Music festival | ||
| Canadian Finals Rodeo[45] | Mid-November | Rodeo | ||
| Festival of Trees | December | Christmas trees | ||
| Bright Lights Festival | Late December/Early January | Large Christmas lights display | ||
| New Year's Eve Downtown | New Year's Eve | |||
| Festivals in the Alberta Rockies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Late October | Mountain film festival | |||
| Late October | ||||
| Mid-June | Television programming event | |||
| Dance Summit Invitational | Hinton | April | Dance festival in the foothills of Jasper National Park www.dancesummit.org | |
| Jasper in January[46] | January | Three themed weekends running from the middle to the end of January, packed with events, deals and activities from a street party to dogsledding to food tasting. | ||
| Jasper Dark Sky Festival[47] | October | Stargazing | ||
| Symphonic concert | ||||
| Wild Mountain Music Fest[48] | July 15, 16, 17 - 2016 | Rock and roll, country, blues, rockabilly, Latin, funk, and salsa music | ||
| Festivals in Central Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| "Bring in Spring" Beef Supper, Silent Auction | April | Fundraising[49] | ||
| July | Fringe festival[50] | |||
| July 31-August 3 | ||||
| Ol'Macdonalds Resort, Buffalo Lake, Erskine, Alberta | September 5–6 | Alternative country, bluegrass, folk [51] | ||
| August | Country music[52] | |||
| August | Country music[53] | |||
| Bro-Tel Backyard Festival | August | Alternative/Rock/Country music[54] | ||
| August | Street theatre[55] | |||
| August | Fair | |||
| 3rd weekend in August | Parade, rodeo, bingo, steak supper, trade show, fireworks[56] | |||
| May 11–13, 2012 | 38 bands, 4 venues, 100 musicians, all rock out in the badlands for one weekend[57] | |||
| May–June | Aerial combat exercise | |||
| May | Rodeo[58] | |||
| February | Film festival, live music[59] | |||
| June/July | Rodeo[60] | |||
| August | Air show[61] | |||
| August | Fair | |||
| August | Action sports and music festival[62] | |||
| June | Circus and fire spinning festival[63] | |||
| Texas Connection | Mid-August | Music festival[64] | ||
| Late August | ||||
| Last weekend of July | Fair[65] | |||
| Come By The Hills Music Festival | Mistahiya Retreat Centre between Vermilion and Wainwright | 3rd weekend of August | Folk, country, rock Music festival[66] | |
| Third week (or last full week) of June, Thur-Sun | Chuckwagons, indoor concert/cabaret, midway, parade, and rodeo [67] | |||
| July | Fair[68] | |||
| June | Music & Arts[69] | |||
| Festivals in Northern Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| Eaglesham Park, Eaglesham Alberta | July 1 | Family event in the Peace River Region | ||
| May | International festival of short films | |||
| June | ||||
| July | Electronic and live music[70] | |||
| June | Beekeeping festival[71] | |||
| July | Sand castle and sculptures on the beaches of Lesser Slave Lake[72] | |||
| July | ||||
| July | Parade, music, marketplace, children's activities[73] | |||
| June | Music, marketplace, camping, children's activities[74] | |||
| July | Live music, marketplace[75] | |||
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| Early September | Parade, midway, fireworks[76] | |||
| Early September | Motorcycle trade show[77] | |||
| September | ||||
See also: Festivals in Lethbridge.
| Festivals in Southern Alberta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks | |
| April | Film festival | |||
| Lethbridge Music Fest | April 23 | Music Festival | ||
| End of May-Beginning of June | celebrating the culinary talent in Waterton[78] | |||
| Community garage sale | ||||
| Late May | Symphonic concert[79] | |||
| Spectrum Festival | Medicine Hat | Each year the first weekend of June | Family festival [80] | |
| Mid-June | Cowboy poetry, music, crafts and art[81] | |||
| Mid-Late June | Workshops and guided flower hikes[82] | |||
| Late June | Jazz festival[83] | |||
| Early July | Rodeo | |||
| Early to mid-July | Outdoor theater[84] | |||
| Rosebud Summer Concert Series | Rosebud | Weekends in July and August | Outdoor live music festival on the Rosebud Festival Stage[85] | |
| July 31 - Aug 2 | Drumheller Stampede Barn[86] | |||
| Stirling Settler Days | Mid-July | |||
| Late July | Country music[87] | |||
| Late July | Rodeo, exhibition[88] | |||
| Late July | Heritage festival[89] | |||
| Late July | Camping, music and arts festival[90] | |||
| August | Rodeo and fair | |||
| August | Local and regional electronic music acts[91] | |||
| August 24 | Live music, 11 am to midnight, 8 to 10 artists[92] | |||
| Mid-Late September | Workshops and info about animals living in the Park[93] | |||
| September 13 | Wagon rides, horseshoe tournament, supper, cup stacking, and a movie in the park | |||
| Love & Records | September 17 | Live music, record fair (vinyl), BBQ, raffles, parkour, art gallery, family zone, beer gardens | ||
| September 21 | Outdoor festival celebrating literacy and the written word | |||
| November | ||||
| November and December | Barn dance[94] | |||
| December | Old-fashioned Christmas held at the Galt Historic Railway Park | |||