Why 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. SEPTEMBER
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Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ............................. 866-626-3407 La Crete Pioneer Day and Fall Fair ........................... 780-928-4447
1-2 Wetaskiwin, Reynolds Museum Harvest Festival ...... 780-361-1351 1-3 1-3
Bon Accord, Prairie Gardens Corn Fest .................... 780-921-2272 Nisku, Super Chevy Show/Fun Ford Weekend ..
castrolraceway.com
1-10/8 Lake Louise Fall Festival ...............
banfflakelouise.com/Area-Events 2
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Canmore, Canadian National Open Championships
..........................................smithevents.ca/XTERRA Cochrane Labour Day Parade 10:30 a.m. .......
Cochrane-tourism.ca
Fort McLeod, Hike to the Buffalo Drive Lanes
................................history.alberta.ca/headsmashedin/default.aspx Hillspring, Western Legends Dinner Show ............... 866-626-3407 Lethbridge, Galt Beer [& Wine] Tasting .................... 403-320-4219 Caroline, Pioneer Days, Museum’s 25th
Anniversary
Chestermere Country Fall Fair .................................. 403-272-7170 Banff, Subaru International Triathlon .....................
triseries.ca/banff Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ............................. 866-626-3407 Pigeon Lake, Tailgate Sale ........................................ 780-586-2332 Calgary, Harvest Sale, 1900 Heritage Drive
............heritagepark.ca Edson Equine & Agricultural Fair .............................. 780-693-3397 Nisku, All Bike Drags (motorcycles) .................
castrolraceway.com Siksika, I.R.C.A. Rodeo, 1 p.m. on the Rodeo Grounds
Edmonton, Harvest of the Past and Taste of Heritage Food Festival at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village .......... 780-662-3640 Spruce View, Harvest Festival .................................. 403-728-3355
11-16 Edmonton, Visualeyez, Latitude 53, 106 St............... 780-423-5353 14 14
Banff, Drawn to Nature, Museum Historic Site ........ 403-762-6281 Hillspring, Western Legends Dinner Show ............... 866-626-3407
14-16 Didsbury, Mtn View Arts Festival
..........mountainviewartsfestival.ca 15 15 15 15
15-16 Canmore, World 24 Hours Mountain Bike Championships
..........................24hoursofadrenalin.com/canmore
15-16 Cochrane, Rotary Music and Motion Fall Festival at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park – 3 events
15-23 Bon Accord, Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm Fall-o-Ween Harvest Festival, 25km north of Edmonton
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Mayerthorpe, Fireman’s Ball & Silent Auction
.........mayerthorpe.ca Hillspring, Western Legends Dinner Show ............... 866-626-3407
21-29 Edmonton International Film Festival
...........edmontonfilmfest.com 22 22 22
22-23 Didsbury, Rosebud Run Dryland 1st
27-29 Red Deer, Western Lifestyle Marketplace, Westerner Park 28
Didsbury, “Just Imagine” Family Day ....................... 403-335-4494 Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ............................. 866-626-3407 Spruce Grove, Harvest Festival................................. 780-960-4600 Race ................
rosebudrun.ca
Hillspring, Western Legends Dinner Show ............... 866-626-3407
28-30 Canmore, Alberta Arts Days ..................................... 403-678-1878 28-30 Edmonton Accordian Extravaganza .........
edmontonaccordion.com 28-30 Edmonton Home & Interior Design Show, Edmon. Expo Centre 28-30 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Harvest Days ................... 403-553-2731 28-30 Turner Valley, Alberta Art Days
................................turnervalley.ca 28-06 Edmonton International Film Festival
...........edmontonfilmfest.com 29 29 29
Canmore, 5 Peaks Trail Running Race
..........................5peaks.com Cochrane Outhouse Races .............................
Cochrane-tourism.ca
Big Valley, Canadian Northern Railroad Station 100th
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Year Anniversary Celebration ........................... 403-876-2269 Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ............................. 866-626-3407 Hillspring, Summer’s End Harvest Festival ................ 866-626-3407 Medicine Hat, Downtown Artisans Fair
29 Wainwright 5th
Turner Valley, Diamond Valley Community of Garage Sales, residents and merchants
.................................turnervalley.ca Annual Scarecrow Festival ............... 780-842-3381
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High River, Historic Homes Tour.............................. 403-652-7156 Hillspring, Barn Dance & Dinner ............................. 866-626-3407 Lethbridge Lions Club Pig & Pumpkin Festival ......... 403-388-2780 Rocky Mountain House, Men Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
29-30 Calgary Heritage Park Railway Days ........................ 403-268-8500 29-30 Cochrane Arts Festival, downtown – visual and performing 29-30 Red Deer, Country Drive Harvest Showcase Weekend ...............................................................
countrydrive.ca
29-10/28 Bon Accord, Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm Haunted Pumpkin Festival, 25km north of Edmonton Cochrane Classic Car Club 1st
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OCTOBER
Red Deer, Foothills Cowboy Association Rodeo, Westerner Park, Stockmen’s Pavilion ........................ 403-347-7202 Camrose, Meeting Creek Harvest Festival
........canadiannorthern.ca
Canmore, Take a Kid Mountain Biking + Race
...........................................................rundlemountaincycling.com
Fort McLeod, Hike to the Buffalo Drive Lanes
................................history.alberta.ca/headsmashedin/default.aspx
Canmore, Grizzly Ultra 50km Trail Running Marathon and Relay
.................................................smithevents.ca
11-21 Edmonton International Lit Fest
..............................litfestalberta.org 12-13 Calgary Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival ........ 403-228-0777 12-14 Jasper Dark Sky Festival 2012
...................jasper.travel/things-to-do 13 13
Andrew Garlic Festival ..................................
andrewagsociety.com Canmore, Festival of Eagles ...................................... 403-678-1878
13-14 Hinton, Family Fun in the Park 12-13 Calgary Wine & Food Festivall
.................rockymountainwine.com 12-14 Jasper Dark Sky Festival 2012 .................................. 780-852-6236 12-14 Medicine Hat, Fall into Christmas Fine Art and Handcraft Market, The Fieldhouse, Exhibition building ............. 888-773-4444 Andrew Garlic Festival ..................................
andrewagsociety.com
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Lethbridge, Sunday Nature Walks, Helen Schuler Coulee Centre, 2-3 p.m. ........................................... 403-320-3064
17-21 Edmonton Comedy Festival ................
edmontoncomedyfestival.ca 20 21
Lethbridge, Giaant Pumpkin Festival ........................ 403-329-8160
Rocky Mountain House, Rocky Whirlaways 60th Celebration .............................................................. 403-845-4969
25-28 Calgary, Ghouls’ Night Out
....................................heritagepark.ca 25-28 Calgary, Spruce Meadows Free Oktoberfest Tournament 26-28 Red Deer, Our Best to You Art & Craft Sale Parkland & Prairie Pavilions, Westerner Park ............. 888-773-4444 Didsbury Christmas Market ...........................
didsburyagsociety.org
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27-28 Edmonton Ski & Snowboard Show, Edmonton Expo Centre 29 29
NOVEMBER
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Calgary, Beer Bash! Auction Week ................... 403-296-1640x277 Calgary, California Dreamin’ (wines) ............... 403-296-1640x277
Edmonton, Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival
.....................................................rockymountainwine.com
Lethbridge Fall into Christmas Fine Art and Handcraft Market, North Pavilion, Exhibition Park .................... 888-773-4444
2-11 Edmonton, Farmfair International 2012 .................... 780-451-8000 2-11 Edmonton, River City Round Up Fest ............
rivercityroundup.com 3 3
Calgary, A Masquerade for Charity .................. 403-296-1640x277 Spruce View, Julestue (Scandinavian Bazaar) ........... 403-728-3355
3-11 Edmonton Farmfair Agricultural Showcase, Ed. Expo Cente 5-19 Lethbridge, Flashlight Cemetery Tours ...................... 403-320-3954 6
Red Deer, Rotary Seniors’ Free Concert ................... 403-343-6374
7-11 Edmonton, Canadian Finals Rodeo, Rexall Place ..... 780-451-8000 9-10 Olds Fashioned Festival of Trees/Auction 9-11 Millarville Christmas Market + hay/pony rides ......... 403-931-3411 15-25 Banff, Bon Appetit Banff ...............
banfflakelouise.com/Area-Events 16-18 Calgary, Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market Week 1, presented by Telus
16-18 Wetaskiwin, Gingerbread + Glitter ........
gingerbreadandglitter.com 17 17
Cold Lake, Craft Show & More, Exhibition Pk .......... 888-452-5962 Holden Christmas Market ...............................
village.holden.ab.ca
Didsbury Christmas Craft Sale, Zion Church Gymnasium, 10-4 Hillspring, Spooktacular for whole family ................ 866-626-3407
29-30 Red Deer, Country Drive Harvest Showcase Weekend ...............................................................
countrydrive.ca
Show & Shine, downtown
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