FestivalSeeker Stories

Western Canada has no shortage of stories on all kinds of entertainment. Within these pages, search out your favourite destination, or search for things to do based on your interest, such as music. @FestivalSeekers, we’ve produced many stories guaranteed to ignite your passion to explore music, food, arts and cultural experiences. Let us know what you find #FestivalSeekers

The beer glass is always half-full at the Great Canadian Beer Festival

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Thu. Jul. 16, 2015

Actor John Goodman once said, “Beer is a good friend.” So it’s safe to say that he’d find lots of good friends at Victoria’s upcoming Great Canadian Beer Festival.

Squamish Beer Festival a perfect way to spend a summer day with fellow hop-heads

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Mon. Jul. 13, 2015

It was a great weekend for beer lovers in the mountain town of Squamish. On Saturday, July 11, IT hosted the first annual Squamish Beer Festival, and it was a deliciously sudsy success.

Concrete masterpieces: Chalk Art Festival features prolific street artist

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Thu. Jul. 9, 2015

Artists create masterpieces that can take days to create, and sometimes within days of completing one, the wind or rain could erase it all.

Art and nature inspire launch of Green Art Festival

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Thu. Jul. 9, 2015

It’s easy to feel connected to nature when you’re standing amid lush, green hillsides covered in blooming alpine wildflowers in a rainbow of colours.

Edmonton Airshow features Canada’s only Wing Walker

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Thu. Jul. 9, 2015

What would possibly make a beautiful young lady decide she needs to step out of a plane and stand on the wing while the plane dips and dives above a crowded airport?

Move to the grooves at Sun Peaks concert series

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Wed. Jul. 8, 2015

It is rare to find a concert venue that also boasts mountains, bike paths, hiking or picnicking among alpine flowers, fine and casual dining, shopping and golf all in one.

Wood and water: Carving both a tradition on this part of Vancouver Island

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Wed. Jul. 8, 2015

The wild West Coast of Vancouver Island has plenty of traditions that run as deep as the ocean: think a stickered up VW bus, loaded up with surf boards and Jack Johnson tunes going as the surf repo

Beyond Fort McMurray: Adventures in Alberta’s Athabasca sand dunes

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Mon. Jul. 6, 2015

The corner of northern Alberta that is the sprawling Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is known for its sands.

Otalith Festival moves to a rhythm all its own

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Thu. Jul. 2, 2015

'A party on the coast for the coast' is how the Otalith Festival is described by one local organizer.

Bonnyville Extreme Mudfest gets bigger, better, muddier

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Thu. Jul. 2, 2015

The annual Extreme Mudfest will be just that — extreme. So, if you’re looking to get a little mud on the tires, don’t miss this one of a kind event.

Kalamalka Classic is a stand up event

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Fri. Jun. 26, 2015

For 2021, the oganisers are hoping to host the annual event is the weekend of Aug.

You’ll feel right at home at the Robson Valley Music Festival

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Wed. Jun. 24, 2015

When I asked Shara where we should meet for our interview, she said, “Why not at my house?

Salmon Arm’s roots (and blues) are showing

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Wed. Jun. 24, 2015

It’s fitting, albeit increasingly rare, for a roots festival to stick to its roots.

Wanderlust Whistler - A festival to fuel your mind and body

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Wed. Jun. 17, 2015

It’s not all about downward dog and chanting at Wanderlust Festival Whistler, held over five days beginning July 30.

Eye-popping excitement — hundreds of feet up in the sky

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Wed. Jun. 17, 2015

For the past 25 years, attendees of Vancouver’s Honda Celebration of Light have been wowed with some of the best pyrotechnic shows the world has ever seen.