If you had an interesting time and took lots of pictures, please write us a story about what you experienced! ALBERTA EVENTS
Call & Confirm dates & activities BEFORE you travel. JULY
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EVERYONE celebrates CANADA DAY
Lacombe, Historic Guided Walking Tours ........
lacombeevents.ca Medicine Hat, Sandfly Festival
.............canadadaymedicinehat.ca Millarville 107th
Annual Races
................millarvilleracetrack.com
Pincher Creek, 1812: Early Canada
................kootenaibrown.org Edmonton, Historic Festival and Doors Open ........780-439-2797 Calgary Stampede Parade – 9am ............................403-261-0101 Hillspring,Western Legends Dinner Show .............866-626-3407 Coaldale, Settler Days & Candy Parade
..............gemofthewest.ca Settler Days & Candy Parade
Edmonton Triathlon Fest + World Cup Triathlon .....780-995-1658 Thompson Country Horse Trails, Crimson Lake Rd 403-845-7770 Calgary Stampede Rodeo...........................
calgarystampede.com Calgary Stampede Indian Village ........................
indianvillage.ca
6-15 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, in Sir Winston Churchill Square
..............edmontonstreetfest.com Crimson Lake, Foothills Adaptive Challenge, 10am-5pm Delacour Stampede Breakfast
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Fort McLeod, Hike to the Buffalo Drive Lanes .............................
history.alberta.ca/headsmashedin/default.aspx Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ..........................866-626-3407
Westerose, Recycle Book Sale ................................
villageatpigeonlake.com/Recycle-Book-Sale Cherry Grove, Little Britches Rodeo & Pony Chariot Racing
Olds, Summer Synergy – Youth Livestock Showcase
........................................................oldsagsociety.com
Smoky Lake, Victoria Settlement Jamboree and 150th Anniversary Celebration ........................................780-656-2333
8, 11 Calgary, Wood’s Homes Stampede Breakfasts ........403-270-4102 8-9
Calgary Stampede World Stock Dog Championship .403-261-0127
8-15 Edmonton, Choralies Internationales
choraliesedmonton2012.ca 10
Calgary, Western Heritage Day at the Stampede – free to 65+
12-14 Red Deer, Canada’s Gospel Music Celebration ......800-410-0188 12-15 Rocky Mountain House, Calling All Drums Pow Wow 12-31 Innisfail, Zookeeper for a Day Camps ....................403-227-3211 11
Calgary, BMO Kids Day at the Stampede ...............800-661-1260 13
11-15 Edmonton, Scotdance Canadian Championship and International Competition 2012
....................scotdancecanada.ca Hillspring,Western Legends Dinner Show .............866-626-3407
13-15 Edmonton, Whyte Avenue Art Walk Festival ...........780-433-4657 13-15 Enoch, Huntfest 2012 .................................................
huntfest.ca 13-15 Redcliff Centennial Celebration ......................
town.redcliff.ab.ca 13-15 Stavely, Willow Creek Cowboy Gathering .............403-549-3891 13-15 Whitecourt Woodlands Rodeo ..............................780-779-4343 14 14 14
Camrose, Garden Tour & High Tea
...............canadiannorthern.ca Fort George, Backroads & Beaver Hats – tour & tea
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High River, Stampede Cemetery Tours
........................................................museumofthehighwood.com Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ..........................866-626-3407
14 Westerose, Kids Petting Zoo & Barrel Train Ride
....................................villageatpigeonlake.com/Kids-Petting-Zoo
14-15 Calgary, Dance, Drum and Discover ...................
heritagepark.ca 14-15 Edmonton, Sourdough Raft Race ...........................780-406-0235 14-15 Rocky Mtn House, Calling All Drums Pow Wow ...403-845-2412 15 15
16-17 Boyle Rodeo Fair
16-21 Pine Lake, Nat’l Amateur Retriever Championship .403-346-3628 18-22 Red Deer, Westerner Days Fair & Exposition .........403-343-7800 19 19
Edmonton, 2012 Capital EX Parade .......................780-471-7189 Taste of Wainwright, 4-8pm
19-22 Marwayne, Prairie Egg Gathering – fiberglass RV owners, Lee Park 19-28 A Taste of Edmonton ..............................................780-423-2822 20
Hillspring,Western Legends Dinner Show .............866-626-3407
20-21 Carstairs Beef & Barley Days Rodeo 20-22 Edmonton Indy
..............................................edmontonindy.com 20-22 Three Hills Centennial Celebration 20-22 Vilna 2nd
Annual Cowboy Fest ...............................780-636-3960
20-29 Edmonton, Capital EX, Northlands ........................780-471-7210 21 21 21
Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ..........................866-626-3407 Medicine Hat, 22nd
Annual Chili Cook Off ............403-529-5997 Pigeon Lake, Thrill of the Grill BBQ Competition & Pig Roast
21-22 Big Valley, Live Steam Days ...................................403-876-2409 21-22 Calgary, Fiestaval Latin Festival, Olympic Plaza .....403-880-1562 22 22 25
Calgary, Kensington Village Sun & Salsa Festival ....403-283-4810 Fort George, Saskatoon Berry Festival Head-Smashed-In 25th
25-28 Medicine Hat’s 125th 26
Spruce View, Dickson Store Museum Thrilling Thursday
26-28 Calgary, Franco Festival .........................................403-668-0299 26-28 Vermilion Agricultural Fair .....................................780-853-4108 26-29 Calgary Folk Music Festival ....................................403-233-0904 26-29 Canmore, Bear Days at the Nordic Centre Prov Park 27-28 Lethbridge, Let the Summer Games Begin .............866-320-3898 27-29 Edmonton, Interstellar Rodeo-music, wine, food ...855-465-2459 27-29 Hillspring, Blue Grass & Classic Country Music Festival ........................................................866-626-3407
27-29 Lamont Summer Sizzler Rodeo & Fair Days
..................lamont.ca 27-29 Red Deer, CentreFest, downtown ..........................403-340-8696 28 28 28 28 29 29
Bonneyville, Muriel Lake M.D. Park, Lawn Chair Drive-In Chestermere Water Festival
..................................chestermere.ca Nanton, Joe English Memorial Fly-In .....................403-646-2270 Pigeon Lake Tailgate Sale .......................................780-586-2332 Black Diamond, Marv’s Rock n’ Roll Classic ..........403-933-5865 Spruce View, Sunday Afternoon at Dickson Mus. ...403-728-3355
30-01 Hillspring, Great Canadian Accoustic Music Camp for whole family ...............................866-626-3407
30-05 Calgary International Blues Festival, Shaw Millenium Park 30-05 Rock’N Red Deer, Westerner Park .........................403-396-7502
AUGUST
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Spruce View, AEbleskiver, all you can eat ..
danishcanadians.com Rock It! Wetaskiwin Triathlon .....................
speednutzsports.com
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Spruce View, Teddy Bear Picnic at Dickson Mus. ...403-728-3355 Hillspring,Western Legends Dinner Show .............866-626-3407 Edmonton, Carmangay Fair & Sport Day ................780-427-2174 Edmonton, Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music ..780-922-4973 Hanna 100th
Millarville 16th
Centennial 2012
.............................hanna2012.com Annual Rodeo ................................403-931-3411
Stony Plain, Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival ..................................................................888-915-4973 Nordegg, Frontier Lodge, Fat Tire Festival ...............403-721-2202 Calgary Fringe Festival ...........................................403-265-3378
Fort McLeod, Hike to the Buffalo Drive Lanes .............................
history.alberta.ca/headsmashedin/default.aspx
High River, Stampede Cemetery Tours
........................................................museumofthehighwood.com Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ..........................866-626-3407 Innisfail, Zoofest! Discovery Wildlife Park .............403-227-3211
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Anniversary Celebration .....403-553-2731 Exhibition & Stampede ...
mhstampede.com
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