BC & Alberta Festival Stories & Event News

Welcome to your ultimate guide to the festival scene across British Columbia and Alberta. From high-energy music weekends in the Rockies to coastal cultural celebrations, local food gatherings, and hidden community events, FestivalSeekers brings you insider tips and travel inspiration. Dive in to discover local culture across BC and Alberta, meet the artists shaping the scene, and plan your next weekend escape right here in Western Canada.
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Just because we're sticking close to home, doesn't me we can't explore beyond.

Updated: Fri. Jan. 29, 2021
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Distant drumming and high, dusty falsetto singing carry on the wind.

Updated: Fri. Mar. 4, 2022
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Cranbrook, B.C. is ramping up the wow factor on Family Day Weekend with the new CBK-X Winter Blitzville.

Updated: Sat. Jan. 28, 2023
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A bucolic coastal landscape, where leaves turn the colour of sea kelp and the tide’s emerald sheen reflects the bright boughs of rugged conifers.

Updated: Thu. Feb. 23, 2023
Huckleberry fest
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The Huckleberry Festival at Castle Mountain Resort is the quintessential summer wrap-up party.

Updated: Thu. Feb. 23, 2023
5 acre shaker
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We all know when something is done right. You have that sense of contentment, and, in some cases, a feeling that you were a part of something pretty magical.

Updated: Sat. Jan. 28, 2023
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Ah yes, summer is here and it's finally festival season. But along with those super fun festivals comes pollution from cars, large amounts of trash, and tons of plastic water bottles.

Updated: Thu. May. 28, 2020
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The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA Championship in franchise history, defeating the Warriors 114-110 to bring the title north of the border for the first time ever.

Updated: Wed. Jul. 14, 2021
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There are a million ways to celebrate Dad this Father's Day, but if your dad is an avid foodie, his favourite way to enjoy it would be spending the day with you at a food and drink festival.

Updated: Thu. Feb. 23, 2023
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It’s already shaping up to be a summer of festival fun.

Updated: Wed. Oct. 9, 2019
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Like any season from ski season, golf season, baseball, football…any of them, any aficionado gets itchy feet as the season comes closer.

Updated: Tue. May. 18, 2021
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Wine and cheese and food and wait…more wine! It’s the 3rd annual “WineSpring” event at the St.

Updated: Thu. Feb. 20, 2020
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March 16 is a big day in this northern Alberta city with two major events taking place – the Race of Vermilion and the Beckie Scott Loppet.

Updated: Tue. Mar. 19, 2019
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Fort McMurray, AB – No play on words here or mistyped font either. Winter in the Reginal Municipality of Wood Buffalo is all about PLAY.

Updated: Sun. Jan. 29, 2023