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
ExploreNWAB Festival: explore Northwest Alberta LIVE on Social Media
Broadcasting LIVE from Whitecourt and Grande Prairie regions, the #exploreNWAB Festival showcased makers, creators, cultural tastemakers and experience operators in northwest Alberta for two weeks in May 2025.
But if you didn't catch it live, don't worry—you can still catch all the action via this festival recap.
Festival highlights
Live music, virtual tastings, behind-the-scenes tours and local intros were presented to help you get ready to shop, eat, and adventure while you explore northern Alberta.
Check out the festival recap to see how local Alberta delicacies are made, find new travel ideas and inspiration and meet artists, entrepreneurs and makers who distill the region's magic into something you can take home.
#exploreNWAB Festival recap
Each presenter went LIVE from their social media channels, supported by your FestivalSeekers team. Click into their videos from the list below.
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
Watch now for a mini-golf moment
and campground tour with Brooke's Creek Campground & Mini-Golf.
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.
Grande Prairie, May 13 & 15
Tuesday, May 13
Watch now to meet BIg Sam
and take a tour of the Fossil Lab at Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
Thursday, May 15
The Bead Lodge
Indigenous bead and regalia company |
Latitude 55
Cocktails, tapas and locally distilled spirits, in the Old Firehall building |
Grande Prairie Regional Tourism
your guide to Grande Prairie adventures |
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.
