Events & Festivals

Signature Events

Alberta hosts many major festivals and events throughout the year. Come discover why Edmonton is called Canada’s “Festival City”.

Getting Started

No matter where you are in Alberta, no matter the season, there's plenty of special events. Here's a sampling to get you started.

Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival
Canadian Finals Rodeo
Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Capital EX (formerly Klondike Days)
Dreamspeakers Film Festival
Edmonton & Athabaska District Historical Festival
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Edmonton Heritage Festival
Edmonton International Film Festival
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
Expo Latino
Farmfair International
Improvaganza
Interfear Arts Festival
Labatt Blues Festival
Ice on Whyte
Northern Alberta International Childrens' Festival
Rexall Edmonton Indy
River City Shakespeare Festival
Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival
Silver Skate Festival and Edmonton Winter Triathalon
St Albert Kinsmen Rainmaker Rodeo & Exhibition
Symphony Under the Sky
Syncrude Next Generation Arts Festival: Nextfest
Taste of Edmonton
The Works Art & Design Festival
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Kalyna Fest
Visualeyez Festival of Performance Art
Yardbird Jazz Festival

More info...

If you don't see the event you're looking for, there's another way to find it. Go to our search engine on the top right corner of this page and click on Advanced. Choose the Category tab, select Events and enter your search criteria.