Alberta festivals and events

More than 1.5 million people enjoy festivals in Alberta each year. No matter where you live in Alberta or what time of the year it is, there is likely to be a festival on close to you. See Alberta festivals for a list of festivals around the province and more.

Edmonton region festivals

Edmonton is known as Canada's Festival City for the number, variety and quality of the festivals held every year. The 30-plus annual festivals include:

• Ice on Whyte, January
• The Works Art and Design Festival, June - July
• Capital EX, July
• Edmonton Heritage Festival, August
• Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, August

Calgary region festivals

The most famous festival in the Calgary region is the Calgary Stampede, a very large agricultural fair and rodeo held every July. Other festivals include:

• One Yellow Rabbit High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, January
• Calgary Winterfest, February
• FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival, May
• Lilac Festival, May
• Calgary Folk Music Festival, July
• ExpoLatino, August
• GlobalFest, August

Rocky Mountain region festivals

• Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals, November
• Banff Summer Arts Festival, May – August
• Canmore Folk Music Festival, August

Central Alberta region festivals

• Big Valley Jamboree, Camrose, July
• CentreFest Street Performer Festival, Red Deer, August
• Rocky Mountain House Airshow, August

Southern Alberta region festivals

• Waterton Wild Flower Festival, June
• Rum Runner Days, Crowsnest Pass, July
• Whoop-up Days Summer Fair and Rodeo, Lethbridge, August

Northern Alberta

• Alberta Open Sandsculpture Championships, Slave Lake, July
• Country Fever, Grande Prairie, July
• interPLAY, Fort McMurray, August