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: -
Location: LIVE online, Alberta

Tune in for two weeks of Tuesdays and Thursdays as makers, creators, cultural tastemakers and experience operators in northwest Alberta show 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.
 

Get elbows up to the table, and settle in to support Canadian producers.
 

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


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!
 

#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.

Just under a two-hour drive west of Edmonton, a cultural transformation is underway in the town of Whitecourt, Alberta. Dive in and take a taste in this feature video, and come back for more during May 6 & 8 so see for yourself!

Watch Tap into arts and culture in Whitecourt on YouTube.

Tues, May 6 LIVE from Whitecourt
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PMLINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED
  
  
  
  
  

Thursday, May 8 LIVE from
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PMLINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED
  
  
  
  
  

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 16 & 18, 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.

Tuesday, May 13 LIVE from
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PMLINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED
  
  
  
  
  

Thursday, May 15 LIVE from
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PMLINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED
  
  
  
  
  


Tips to catch all the action

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

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