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VENTS & FESTIVALS Albertans like to have fun, reflected in the hundreds and hundreds of events and festivals around the province. Sometimes they’re big and obvious. Sometimes they’re small and personal. Fringe theatre. Fireworks. Folk fests. Food & wine. Country jamborees. Cultural celebrations. NORTHERN ALBERTA Alberta Open Sandsculpture Championship www.lesserslavelake.ca Bonnyville/Cold Lake Race the Base www.racethebase.ca Grande Prairie Stompede www.gpstompede.com InterPLAY www.eventswoodbuffalo.com Lions Old Time Country Music Festival www.mightypeace.com Lloydminster CPCA Finals www.lloydchuckwagons.com North Country Fair www.lslncca.ca Plamondon Mud Bogs www.laclabicheregion.com River Rats Festival www.riverratsfestival.com Rycroft Chuckwagon Races www.rycroftag.com CENTRAL ALBERTA Bard at Bower www.primestocktheatre.com Big Valley Jamboree www.bigvalleyjamboree.com Central Music Festival www.centralmusicfest.com CentreFest Street Performers Festival www.centrefest.ca Innisfail Professional Rodeo www.innisfailauctionmarket.com Latin Festival www.fiestaval.ca Ponoka Stampede www.ponokastampede.com Thunder in the Valley Drag Races www.thunderinthevalleydragrace.ca Vegreville Pysanka Festival www.pysankafestival.com Westerner Days Fair & Exposition www.westernerdays.ca Here are just a few to tempt and tantalize. We’ve listed them by region, so once you know where you want to go, find out what you want to experience and join the crowd. For a comprehensive listing of all the special events in Alberta, visit travelalberta.com/eventsandfestivals CANADIAN ROCKIES Banff National Park SnowDays www.banfflakelouise.com Banff Summer Arts Festival www.banffcentre.ca Canadian Death Race www.canadiandeathrace.com Canmore Folk Music Festival www.canmorefolkfestival.com Canmore Highland Games www.canmorehighlandgames.ca Jasper Dark Sky Festival www.jasperdarksky.org Jasper Heritage Rodeo www.jasperheritagerodeo.com Jasper in January www.jinj.ca Lake Louise Fall Festival www.banfflakelouise.com Wild Mountain Music Festival www.wildmountainmusicfest.ca
CALGARY & AREA Afrikadey! Africa Festival www.afrikadey.com Calgary Folk Music Festival www.calgaryfolkfest.com Calgary International Children’s Festival www.calgarychildfest.org Calgary Stampede www.calgarystampede.com Carifest www.carifestcalgary.com GlobalFest www.globalfest.ca High Performance Rodeo www.hprodeo.ca Once Upon a Christmas at Heritage Park www.heritagepark.ca Spruce Meadows Masters www.sprucemeadows.com Zoolights at the Calgary Zoo www.calgaryzoo.com EDMONTON & AREA A Taste of Edmonton www.eventsedmonton.ca Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival www.blueberrybluegrass.com Canadian Finals Rodeo www.canadianfinalsrodeo.com Edmonton’s Capital EX www.capitalex.ca Edmonton Folk Music Festival www.edmontonfolkfest.org Edmonton Indy www.edmontonindy.com Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival www.fringetheatre.ca Edmonton International Street Performers Festival www.edmontonstreetfest.com Ice on Whyte www.iceonwhyte.ca Tim Horton’s Presents the International Children’s Festival www.childfest.com SOUTHERN ALBERTA Blackfoot Crossing Chicken Dance www.blackfootcrossing.ca Brooks Medieval Faire www.brooksfaire.com Canadian Badlands Passion Play www.canadianpassionplay.com Heritage Days Stampede www.strathmorerodeo.com Medicine Hat JazzFest www.medicinehatjazzfest.com Rum Runner Days www.rumrunnerdays.com South Country Fair www.scfair.ab.ca Spock Days/Galaxyfest www.vulcantourism.com Waterton Wildflower Festival www.watertonwildflowers.com Whoop Up Days www.whoopupdays.com 1-800-ALBERTA 1-800-ALBERTA | travelalberta.com travelalberta.com | 15 PLACES TO GO THINGS TO DO SCENIC ROUTES TRIP ESSENTIALS 97
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LBERTA OFFICIAL ALBERTA TRAVEL PLAN
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MAP OF ALBERTA NORTHWEST TERRITORIE
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HOW TO USE THIS PLANNER If you’re
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REMARKS & REFERRALS PHONE NUMBERS &
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Bow River, Calgary REMINDER: GREAT
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Edmonton CHECKLIST Here’s a sampl
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES St. Albert Known
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• Nearby are the glass and steel
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2. Edmonton - South Loop: 200km (90
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Calgary Stampede CHECKLIST Here’s
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES Cochrane At the j
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2. Calgary to Dry Island Buffalo Ju
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Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper National
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES Banff & Lake Loui
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Day 2 - Lake Louise • From Jasper
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Waterton Lakes National Park CHECKL
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES Lethbridge Just o
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Day 2 - Crown of the Continent •
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Penning Cattle, Central Alberta CHE
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES Red Deer Alberta
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• Continue west on Hwy 53 to Pono
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Page 77 and 78: HORSEBACK RIDING A morning ride int
Page 79 and 80: GOLFING Standing on the top of a bu
Page 81 and 82: GLACIER TOURS Touch the ice formed
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Page 87 and 88: ICE WALKS The deep stillness at the
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Page 91 and 92: SHOPPING Great fun shopping at Lamm
Page 93 and 94: ARTS & PERFORMING ARTS The Rapid Fi
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Page 97 and 98: CALGARY STAMPEDE Although there are
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Page 117 and 118: ICE ROAD TO THE NORTH FROZEN TRACKS
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