Don’t leave that RV sitting in your yard! Confirm an Event, load the RV, fire up the unit, and go play! ALBERTA EVENTS
Call & Confirm dates & activities BEFORE you travel. JULY
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All communities celebrate Canada Day
Ponoka, Fort Ostell Museum Lunch in the Park ......403-783-5224 Vegreville, Ukrainian Pysanka Festival ...................780-632-2777 Thorhild Annual Rodeo Event ................................780-349-9833 Calgary, Canadian Rockies International Rodeo
Calgary, Race for Pace ...........................................403-966-6893 Hillspring, 100th
Barn Birthday Celebration ...........403-626-3407
Red Deer, MAGnificent Saturdays .........................403-309-8405 Calgary, Annual Poeny Show .................................403-440-9161 Red Deer, Highriders Ultimate Off Road Chall. .....403-314-4060 Olds, Central Alberta Draft Horse Classic ..............403-556-3770 Calgary Stampede Caravan Pancake Breakfasts
Canmore Triathlon .................................................403-678-2400 Edmonton, Soap Box
Derby...................raceweekedmonton.com Grande Prairie, Bison Barbeque ............................780-539-7688 Calgary, World Champion’p Blacksmith Comp. .....403-261-0162 Calgary Art Walks ..................................................403-726-1228 Rocky Mtn House, Music in Rotary Park – every Thursday night
8-9 Whitecourt, World Jet Boat Marathon ...................800-313-7383 8-10 Edmonton, Sounds of Old Strathcona ..........................
sosfest.ca 8-10 Rocky Mtn House, Alberta Horse Trials 2011 .........403-845-3568 8-17
8-17 Edmonton 15th
Calgary Stampede, Stampede Park .........................403-261-0101 Annual Historic Festival .................780-439-2797
8-17 Edmonton Internat’l Street Performers Festival........780-425-5162 9
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Camrose Railway Station Museum Garden Tour and High Tea .........................................................780-672-3099 Canmore Challenge Trail Races – 4 to 12 km .........403-678-2400 Edmonton, 2 Seat Sports Car Show
........raceweekedmonton.com Red Deer Roller Derby ...................................................
rdrda.ca Rocky Mountain House Loggers Competition ........800-565-3793 Westlock Motorcycle for STARS Air Ambulance .....780-349-1093 Brooks, Battle of the Paddles Dragon Boat Fest. .....403-362-3037 Edmonton, Celtic Gathering at Fort Edmonton Park Edmonton, Z Car Show, AB Aviation Museum
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Rocky Mtn House Parks Day – Crimson Lake .........403-845-2866 Calgary, Cdn Paraplegic Assoc. Golf Tourney .........403-228-7431
Grande Prairie, Bison Barbeque ............................780-539-7688 Red Deer Cruise Night ..........................................403-341-3044 Red Deer, The Farm Show .....................................403-309-8405
14-16 Taber’s 74th Outdoor Pro Rodeo ...........................403-382-1189 14-17 Blairmore, Rum Runner Days ................................403-563-2217 14-17 Lacombe Days .......................................................403-782-4323 15
Calgary, AB & Group of 7 Opening Reception & Western Chic Fundraiser ........................................403-938-3204
15-16 Grande Prairie, Summerslam Sporting Festival .......780-538-1667 15-16 Whitecourt Wheels Show & Shine.........................780-778-9207 15-17 Calgary, Heavy Horse Pull .....................................403-261-0162 15-17 Calgary, Working Cow Horse Classic ....................403-261-0162 15-17 Carstairs Rodeo .....................................................403-337-3571 15-17 Radway, Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championships and Dance – free camping ............780-942-3690
15-17 Whitecourt Rodeo .................................................780-779-4343 15-22 Edmonton, Visualeyez 2011 ..................................
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Calgary, European Classic Car Meet ......................403-281-0363
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Calgary, International Livestock Auctioneer Championships ......................................................403-261-0162 Calgary, International Youth Livestock Show ..........403-261-0162 Edmonton, Mustang + Sock Hop .....
albertaaviationmuseum.com Edmonton, Airliner Pull
......raceweekedmonton.com/airliner-pull Taber Annual Parade & Rodeo ...............................403-223-2265
16 Westlock, Pioneer Day ..........................................780-349-4849 16-17 Canmore, Mtn Bike National Championships ........403-678-2400 16-17 Carstairs, Beef & Barley Days ................................403-337-3341 16-17 Innisfail Quilt Show at historical village ................403-227-2906 16-17 Rocky Mountain House, Legends & Legacies .........403-845-2412 16-17 Town of Wainwright presents “Our Story” .............780-842-3384 16-18 Edmonton, Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championships ......................................................780-662-3608 Calgary, Between Friends Club Charity Golf Cl. ....403-508-0114
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Grande Prairie, Bison Barbeque ............................780-539-7688 Red Deer, Sunnybrook Farm/Museum Tea/Tour......403-340-3511
20-24 Red Deer, Westerner Days Fair & Exposition .........403-343-7800 21
21-24 Calgary Folk Music Festival ....................................403-233-0904 22
Taste of Wainwright ...............................................780-842-3384 Fort Saskatchewan, Movie Under The Stars ...........780-992-6261
22-24 Canmore, 24 Hours of Adrenaline .........................403-678-2400 22-24 Edmonton Indy 2011, Northlands Park
........................indyme.ca 22-24 Hillspring, 8th
Family Music Festival .......................403-626-3407
22-31 Edmonton’s Capital Exhibition, Northlands Park 22-01 Historic Calgary Week
...................................chinookcountry.org 22-02 A Taste of Edmonton 2011 .....................................780-423-2822 23 23
Drayton Valley, Hidden Treasures Garden Tour......780-542-7529
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Edmonton Pubs Charity Show & Shine ...................................
showandshine@edmontonpubs.com Medicine Hat, 22nd
Downtown Chili Cook-Off ......403-529-5997 Nanton, Joe English Memorial Fly-In .....................403-646-2270
23 Westrose, Tailgate Sales at the Village ....................780-586-2332 23-24 Bon Accord, Prairie Gardens Red Hat & Crown Jewel Strawberry Brunch .................................................780-921-2272
23-24 Calgary, Dance, Drum, and Discover ...................403-268-8500 23-24 Calgary, Fiestaval Latin Festival ..............................403-880-1562 23-24 Irricana, Pioneer Acres – Heritage & Horses ..........403-935-4357 23-24 Lundbreck, Sierra West Frontier Cattle Drive..........403-628-2431 24 24
Banff, Music in the Gallery ....................................403-762-2291 24
Calgary, Kensington Sun & Salsa Festival ..................................
visitkensington.com/sun-and-salsa/ Nanton, Gran Fondo Rockies – cyclists ..................403-475-0543
24-26 Lethbridge Dragon Boat Races ..............................403-380-4112 24-27 Hillspring, 4th
Acoustic Family Music Camp ..........403-626-3407
26-28 Bow Island Pivot Fair .............................................403-545-2871 26-28 Drayton Valley, Ropin’ Rodeo Christian Cowboy Church Jamboree ...................................................780-514-2234 Grande Prairie, Bison Barbeque ............................780-539-7688
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27-30 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede 2011 ...........403-527-6553 28-30 Calgary, Milky Way Nights July .............................403-931-2366 28-31 Camrose Big Valley Jamboree Parade .....................780-672-4217 28-01 Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede .....................403-934-5811 29-31 Cochrane SummerFest 2011 ..................................403-542-5538 29-31 Pincher Creek, 24th
Show at Heritage Acres ...........403-627-2082
29-31 Stony Plain, Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival 2011, Exhibition Park ..............................
blueberrybluegrass.com
29-01 Andrew, Heartland Bash Motorcycle Rally ............780-896-3936 29-01 Calgary, AB Kennel Club’s Summer Classic All-Breed Dog Show ..............................................403-246-5363
29-01 Hinton, Mary Reimer Memorial Rodeo 2011 .........780-865-2777 29-01 Nordegg, Fat Tire Mountain Bike Festival ...............403-721-2202 29-01 Ponoko, Fort Ostell Museum’s Teas and Tours ........403-783-5224 29-01 Rocky Mtn Hse, Frontier Lodge Fat Tire Festival – Mountain Bike Competition ...................................403-721-2202
29-06 Calgary Fringe Festival ...........................................403-265-3378 30
Calgary, Inglewood Sunfest ...................................403-829-9175
30 Westerose, Pirates of Pigeon Lake Kids Party..........780-586-2332 30-31 Leslieville Antique Days 2011................................403-729-2113 30-01 Cochrane 130th
Ranche Days Anniversary .............403-851-2535
30-01 Edmonton, Servus Heritage Festival 2011 ..............780-488-3378 31 31
Banff, Music in the Gallery ....................................403-762-2291 Grande Prairie Heritage Sunday ............................780-830-7090
31-01 Bon Accord, Fairy Berry Festival ............................780-921-2272 AUGUST
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Most Communities Celebrate Heritage Day
Heritage Day at Fort Calgary .................................403-290-1875 Calgary International Blues Festival .......................403-668-7144 Rocky Mtn Hse, Sunchild 1st Nation PowWow .....403-989-3740 Rocky Mountain House, Kids Day .........................403-845-2412 St. Albert, Rock’n August (cars + music) ...........
rocknaugust.com Grande Prairie, Bison Barbeque ............................780-539-7688 Downtown Lethbridge Tour ...................................403-320-4700 Cardston Heritage Week ........................................403-653-3366 Calgary Art Walks ..................................................403-726-1228 Red Deer Cruise Night ..........................................403-341-3044
Vegreville, Lufkin Canadian Pony Chuckwagon Finals ...............................................780-632-3950 Vegreville County Fair ...........................................780-632-3950
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