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Connect to cool Canada Day events in BC from the west coast to the Rockies, with events in Victoria, Vancouver, Whistler, Vernon, Kelowna, Smithers and Kamloops. 

Signing up for a summer race or sporting festival gives you a reason for those early morning workouts, and puts you on a path to summer adventures.

With 200 breweries pumping out at least six varieties that's roughly 1200 different types of BC craft beer. Attending BC craft beer festivals is the way to put a dent in the tasting menu.

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Festivals like the Sunshine Coast Flavour Festival and qathet International Film Festival showcase the artistic and creative side of the Sunshine Coast, and you can be right in the heart of the act

Check out over 20 music festivals in BC for summer 2025, bringing some of the biggest international artists as well as homegrown musical talent to the BC stage!

Find your enchanted festive moments at some of Western Canada's most exciting winter holiday festivals. 

Feel like a Vermilionaire—head to Savor Vermilion, where "old prairie" meets "new school" at a food festival brimming with local makers, distillers and entertainment.

Autumn in Alberta and BC brings with it apple picking, fall fairs, Thanksgiving feasts, colourful aspen hikes, fun Halloween costume parties, and yes, pumpkin spice lattes. It also brings fest

August is a busy month for festival lovers in Alberta and we’ve hand selected a few great ones that you won’t want to miss this month.

It's that sweet spot, halfway through summer and BC festivals and events for August are sizzling with live music, fresh food, local art and all kinds of great creative experiences.

Check out some of the highlights and memories from summer 2024 festivals, and get ready to make your own memories as the biggest weekends of the summer light it up.