BC & Alberta Festival Stories & Event News

JASPER, AB - Organizers of Jasper in January are forecasting an avalanche of family fun and 100 per cent chance of swirling activity when the winter festival blows in next week.

This year, plan to attend Okotoks’ HarvestFest, which is held on Thanksgiving long weekend.

The second annual Dark Sky Festival had taken over the lawn of the Jasper Information Centre and turned it into a ‘Space Cadet Fair' - a day of sky-themed entertainment and educational activities,

Read Bob McDonald's interesting views on astronomy that he shared at last year's festival.

Every one of us has looked up at the sky and wondered, what’s up there? For those who want to take that curiosity further, here are five items that will help you view the moon and stars...

The Huckleberry Festival at Castle Mountain Resort is many different things to many different people, and that’s what makes it so special. 

If you’re looking for an authentic Alberta experience, here’s what I’d suggest; from Edmonton, take Highway 21 south, turn left at Highway 609, then right at Highway 56.

After visiting countless Calgary Stampede rodeos, I vowed never to get on top of a bull. That all changed when I visited the 2012 Cochrane SummerFest on a hot July day.

I’ll admit straightaway – I am not a huge country music fan.

Summer in the mountains of Southern Alberta can be fickle;  quite often it will take its sweet time, waiting until late July to really get started, and by September dustings of snow can be see

John Devitt

What makes the Gathering so spectacular is that it has retained a small, intimate vibe.

Chuckwagon racing is back in Bonnyville, Alberta and better than ever. The town once boasted a very active racing scene but hadn’t hosted an event since the 1970s. 

It’s smack dab in the middle of summer, you’ve got the kids in the car and you’re vacation bound.

The Rockies represent the best of the best from dozens of cultures and backgrounds, and the food is the height of this diversity, as Rick found out travelling the mountains.