Albertans are serious festival-goers, always ready to celebrate their wild and woolly roots, the arts, music, culture, sport and heritage. Whether it’s a classical music concert on a mountaintop, our annual cowboy Mardi Gras known as the Calgary Stampede or the Grand Prix in Edmonton — we’ve got major festivals and events around the province.

Ukrainian Pysanka Festival, Vegreville		Alberta Central -2009 May 16 - May 19 » World Riverboat Races, Whitecourt May 18 – June 12 » Maple Flag, 4 Wing, Cold Lake June 13 - 14» History Road, Wetaskiwin   July 3 - 5 » Ukrainian Pysanka Festival, Vegreville July 25 – 26 » CentreFest, Red Deer  July 30 - August 2 » Big Valley Jamboree, Camrose  July 31 - August 2 » Lac La Biche Pow-Wow & Fish Derby August 7 - 8 » Camrose Founders Days August 13 – 16 » Cdn. Pro. Chuckwagon Finals, Lloydminster September 4 - 6 » 3rd Annual Thunder in the Valley Drag Races, Drayton Valley
Alberta's Open Sand Sculpture Championship, Lesser Slave Lake		Alberta North - 2009 May 29 – 31 » Stompede, Grande Prairie  June 19 - 20 » Falher Honey Festival, Falher June 26 - 27 » Magnificent River Rats Fest., Athabasca July 3 - 5 » Rombs Country & Bluegrass Jamboree, Fairview  July 9 - 11 » Summerslam, Grande Prairie July 10 - 11 » Peace Fest, Peace River July 10 - 12 » Hawg Flatts Pig Roast & Bike Rally, Athabasca July 17 - 19 » Sizzlin Street Performers Festival, Grande Prairie July 18 » Alberta Open Sand Sculpture Championship, Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park  July 28 - 29 » High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo, Slave Lake August 7 - 9 » InterPLAY Festival, Fort McMurray
Canadian Badlands Passion Play, Drumheller		Alberta South -2009 June 5 - 7 » Spectrum Festival, Medicine Hat June 13 - 21 » Waterton Wildflower Festival, Waterton June 18 - 21 » Cowboy Poetry, Pincher Creek June 22 - 28 » Jazz Fest, Medicine Hat July 10 - 12 & 17 - 19 » Cdn. Badlands Passion Play, Drumheller July 16 - 19 » Rum Runner Days, Crowsnest Pass August 3 » Sand Sculpture Contest, Cypress Hills
Banff Summer Arts Festival		Canadian Rockies - 2009 May – September » Banff Summer Arts Festival June 5 - 7 » Wild River Rendezvous, Grande Cache July 31 - August 2 » Mary Reimer Memorial Rodeo, Hinton July 31 - August 3 » Northface Canadian Death Race, Grande Cache August 1 - 3 » Canmore Folk Festival  August 12 - 15 » Jasper Heritage Rodeo September 6 » Canmore Highland Games November 6 - 8 » Mtn. Film Festival, Banff
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede		Calgary and Area - 2009 June 10 - 14 » Spruce Meadows, National June 22 - 27 » Calgary Jazz Festival July 1 - 5 » Spruce Meadows, The North American July 3 - 12 » Calgary Exhibition and Stampede July 23 - 26 » Calgary Folk Music Festival August 3 - 9 » Calgary International Blues Festival August 17 - 29 » GlobalFest September 9 - 13 » Spruce Meadows, Masters
Grand Prix of Edmonton		Edmonton and Area - 2009 June 19 – July 1 » The Works Art & Design Festival July 3 – 12 » Edm. International Street Performers Fest. July 17 – 26 » CapitalEx July 24 – 26 » Rexall Edmonton Indy August 1 – 3 » Edmonton Heritage Festival August 6 – 9 » Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 14 – 24 » Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival August 21 – 23 » Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival November 11 – 15 » Canadian Finals Rodeo