BC & Alberta Festival Stories & Event News

KAMLOOPS - The first suggestion Jessy Jacobs has for pow wow newbies is a profound statement about one of the premier cultural and competitive events for First Nations in British Columbia and Weste

As I peered over the railing to the pit in front of me, I could see one truck still churning through the mud, slowly making progress, the impossibly sticky muck sucking the tires further down with

A community that runs together, stays together. Until the leaders pull away and leave the rest of the pack panting behind, that is.

Aurum Lodge is located a mere 30 minutes east of Banff National Park, but it is a world away from the hustle and bustle of the national park.

The beat of rhythmic drums rise and fall to the swaying pitches of three singers’ voices, which ring through the longhouse-inspired building.

 Lac La Biche area residents gather for the Lakeland Country Fair and Roughstock Rodeo and do what small town Albertans do – have a heck of a good time.

Just outside of Red Deer is a special kind of music festival that for the past six years has been developing a reputation for being one of the most popular family-friendly all-genre musical events

Every August, close to 5,000 people descend down the rolling hills leading to Burnaby’s picturesque Deer Lake Park. With tall, green pines forming natural sound barriers and food carts providi

There is something to be said about the acoustics of a music festival held in the embrace of the towering Rocky Mountains.

NELSON, B.C.

Entering its third year now, the Whistler Presents concert series will see performances from a mix of local musicians, up-and-coming young artists, and long-established international favourites.

A hearty city in the East Kootenays, Cranbrook is prepped and ready for the onslaught of RVs and trailer motorcades rolling into town.

With a loud click, hundreds of lights flick on revealing Mount Fuji. My kids squeal with glee and run to get a closer look.

The Drumheller Valley is home to dinosaurs, a prolific coal mining history, art galleries, festivals and the Canadian Badlands Passion Play.

Historically, Golden’s economy has had close ties to the logging industry and the Canadian Pacific Railway.