Find Mighty Peace through mighty fests
Mighty Peace region, Alberta Ever seen someone wear a beard of bees? Love the feeling of dancing under the harvest moon? Then you need to head to Alberta's Mighty Peace region.
Being part of a festival—a really good festival—puts you at peace. If that festival is in the Mighty Peace region, it comes with a wicked array of options with festivals about bees, music and being on the water. Basecamp in Peace River, Alberta and take on this round up of festival adventures happening less than five hours northwest of Edmonton.
This is just a sample of over 15 different signature events (ones you wanna travel for) happening in Mighty Peace now through this fall… let this roundup and the Mighty Peace events calendar inspire some "Peace-full" summer adventures.
Bee Beard Competition, Falher Honey Fest
June 13-15, 2025
Yes, you read right: who can make the biggest beard with live bees? See it to bee-leave it in Falher, Alberta at Falher's annual honey festival.
As you will learn in an upcoming ZenSeekers story on the region, Falher is known for being the Honey Capital of Canada! Take in the festival, but stay a while, put on a bee suit and learn how to harvest honey!
Woodland Cree First Nation Treaty Days
June 20-22, 2025 - 9am to midnight each day
Learn traditional language and celebrate local culture during this festival that takes place at the Woodland Cree Recreational and Traditional Cultural site on Simon Lake.
"What I am most excited for is the traditional teachings and experiencing everyone come together around our culture," explains Kindy Kramer, a Woodland Cree member and one of the Treaty Days organizers.
All are welcome and for those looking for a signature indigenous experience, you've found it. New this year are a series of traditional teepees offering traditional courses on things like beading, managing leather and hides, and the art of fur trapping—all taught by elders.
"A traditional camp throughout the weekend allows anyone to try and enjoy our traditional food, featuring moose stew, duck soup, traditionally prepared fish and more," explains Kramer.
There is no cash on site, so bring some to get in on the 50/50 raffle, the open-air market and the huge outdoor BINGO with big cash prizes happening 3pm, Saturday June 21. Saturday is also the Grand Entry and Parade in celebration of National Indigenous Day. Daily Wagon rides, photo booth and tons more.
Head here for the full schedule.
World Jet Boat Championships
June 20-29, 2025
Ten days of jet boat racing across four Alberta and BC communities kicks off in Peace River with an opening ceremony and two days of racing along the Peace River, June 20-22 (followed by stops in Grande Prairie, AB and Taylor, BC).
So far, 34 teams have officially registered for the 2025 World Jet Boat Championships, with competitors coming from New Zealand, Mexico, the United States, and across Canada.
This adrenaline-filled event spans 9 days, races through 3 vibrant communities, and crosses 2 provinces. Each host community has built exciting events around the races-expect show and shines, beer gardens, live music, farmers markets, bouncy castles, mining for money parties, and plenty more fun for all ages.
The World Jet Boat Championship is held in Canada only once every four years, so don't miss your chance to be part of this world-class celebration of speed, community, and adventure!
Line the riverbanks along Peace River and try and catch the jet boats as they roar by!
Paddle the Peace
Aug 16, 2025
Join over 100 paddlers on the water or stand along the water's edge and take in the sights of the Paddle the Peace festival. All you need to do is confirm you want to attend, and you can have a kayak or canoe waiting for you upon arrival.
Paddle a piece of the Peace River, knowing that if you really wanted to, anyone could make a full multi-night adventure along this river.
Plus, Mighty Peace Tourism can support your adventure with a waterproof guidebook.
Harvest Moon Festival, Grimshaw Alberta
Sept 13, 2025
Score late summer fun with this music festival and open-air market, with beer gardens. Stay tuned, we will have more on this event in another edition of this story in later June.
When you go
The Town of Peace River makes a great basecamp for most activities and event experiences for the Mighty Peace region in Northwest Alberta.
Driving to Peace River
- takes 5h via Highway 43-N out of Edmonton
- less than 6 hours' drive from Jasper, via AB-16 to 43-N
- under 7h coming from Prince George via BC 97-N
Staying in Peace River
Across the Mighty Peace Region you'll find lots of top-notch campgrounds, RV parks and hotel or motel options.
More to do
All those signature events and more across Mighty Peace are featured on the region's events calendar here.
Let us know what you find, feature the hashtags #mightypeace and #festivalseekers in your posts so we might be able to feature you on our channels!