ExploreNWAB Festival: explore Northwest Alberta LIVE

Celebrate and discover the bounty and beauty of northwest Alberta, where you can find homegrown Canadian made products and experiences to enrich any season. Join us as we #exploreNWAB

Festival Dates: Tue. May. 6, 2025 - Thu. May. 15, 2025

Updated: Fri. May. 2, 2025

Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta

ExploreNWAB Festival: explore Northwest Alberta LIVE on Social Media

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Tune in for two weeks of makers, creators, cultural tastemakers and experience operators in northwest Alberta showing off what they do best, LIVE on Facebook.

Celebrate local gems with a virtual tasting, tour, tutorial, and behind-the-scenes secrets so you're ready to shop, eat, and adventure while you #exploreNWAB.

Take in live music. See how local Alberta delicacies are made, from farm to plate. Meet artists, entrepreneurs and makers who distill the region's magic into something you can take home.

PLUS, enter to win door prizes!

While you support local in northwest Alberta, there's something extra in it for you, too! Every time you share one of the LIVE #exploreNWAB videos and tag a few friends, you are entered to win $100 to a participating business. We'll draw a winner each week. The more videos you share, the better chance you have to win!

Get elbows up to the table, to support Canadian producers

Coming to you LIVE from Whitecourt and Grande Prairie regions, it's the #exploreNWAB Virtual Fest running Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 6-15, 2025!

#exploreNWAB Festival Schedule

Each presenter is going LIVE from their social media channels, supported by your FestivalSeekers team. Check the schedule below for times and links to each account going LIVE for the #exploreNWAB Festival.

Be sure to check back often as this lineup grows so you can catch all the fun.

Grande Prairie, May 15

Drop in to downtown Grande Prairie to explore the city’s walkable core, with a tasty urban vibe, arts scene and nature close by. May 13 & 15, we'll be hearing from some of these businesses that give Grande Prairie it's personality and vibe.

Watch Check out Grande Prairie's Urban Scene: Here's 4 Reasons Why on YouTube.

Thursday, May 15 LIVE from Grande Prairie

10:00 AM	The Bead Lodge Indigenous bead and regalia company
12:30 PM	Latitude 55 Cocktails, tapas and locally distilled spirits, in the Old Firehall building
3:30 PM	Grande Prairie Regional Tourism your guide to Grande Prairie adventures

Tips to catch all the action

Three things you can do now to ensure you catch all the festival fun:

RSVP to the Festival Facebook page to make sure you don't miss out on the festival moments you most want to watch.
Bookmark this page for all your festival viewing.
Stay tuned for more here and on FestivalSeekers' Facebook and Instagram (whichever you prefer) to get all the updates.

Watch the festival, any time

Missed seeing it live? Click on any of the business names to catch up on what you've missed—and start planning your trip to northwestern Alberta! #exploreNWAB

Whitecourt May 6 & 8

Tuesday, May 6

Just Peachy Arts & Crafts
Discover rising stars of the Whitecourt Arts scene!

Brooke's Creek Mini-Golf and Campground
Close to town and nature, with 18 holes of mini-golf fun

Thursday, May 8

Whatever Works
Crystals, crafts and counseling

White Wall
This home decor also carries everything you need to enjoy a day in the park!

Beaver Creek General Store
Ice cream, fudge, curios and more

Whitecourt Fresh Community Market
Fresh produce and locally made foods, crafts (in season), unpack a giveaway gift basket with market manager Taya

Forest Interpretive Centre
Whitecourt visitor info, heritage site and forestry tours

Whitecourt & Woodlands Performing Arts Society
Local theatre and live music venue

Get to know more about Whitecourt

Just under a two-hour drive west of Edmonton, a cultural transformation is underway in the town of Whitecourt, Alberta. Check it out in this video, and get ready with these Whitecourt weekender tips.