Festivals Calendar

It's the weekend to truly appreciate the colourful mountain flowers that decorate the alpine environment. It's a great weekend and it's free for families to enjoy on the B.C. Day long weekend.

Coming back, this music festival's goal is to bring as many artists as possible onto one stage in one weekend.

Enjoyed by thousands of people, K Days (formerly known as Capital Ex) is 10 days of fun. During the heart of summer, the grounds at Northlands are transformed into an arena of endless games, rides, entertainment, concerts, shopping, food and family activities. Thrill-seekers spin-out on the crazy rides and midway games, families get up and on their feet with daily children’s performances and the playful activities at Kids Town and The Farm.

The first Great International World Championship Bathtub Race took place in Nanaimo BC in 1967, this year marks the 51th year of the races. The Great International World Championship Bathtub Race runs every July in Nanaimo BC, and draws competitors from across Canada, the United States and even as far away as Australia and New Zealand, making it truly an international event.

Billy Barker Days Festival is in it’s 44th year of providing a free festival for anyone in Quesnel July 19 – 22, 2018. This is B.C.’s largest free festival and it is BIG! Put on your best gold-rush era duds and bring your lawn chairs to enjoy four days of music in LeBoudais Park. There is also a market, midway, dances, parade and a rodeo.

A Taste of Edmonton Festival is one of the city’s most popular festivals, with 500,000 people attending it every year. Entering its 33th year, A Taste of Edmonton is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square, and it reflects the vitality and dynamism of the city.

The Vancouver Island MusicFest is a gathering of world-class performers entertaining audiences on six different stages in the Comox Valley.

The Wild Mountain Music Festival brings music, art and culture to the most beautiful festival site on earth for three days each year.

Live music and arts and craft vendors will be found throughout the town of Horsefly, B.C during the 11th Arts on the Fly Festival. Four stages of live music are sure to have you dancing in the streets and on the banks of the beautiful Horsefly River. Take a workshop, let the kids play in the kid’s zone and enjoy an array of good eats in the food village.

Get out the polish and the fuzzy dice. It’s time to head to 100 Mile House for the annual Hot July Nights Car & Bike Show. The three-day event from July 13 to 15 will host more than 200 cars and motorcycles from the Pacific Northwest. If you like chrome, classic, chopped or jacked,  you wont' want to miss the event at Centennial Park. #ExploreCariboo

Lac La Biche's premiere community event has loads of fun things to see and do. There's something for everyone including a midway, Family Fun Friday, fish derby with over $15,000 in prizs, ball tournaments, triathalon, parade, cultural displays and performances and socials, not to mention a great amusement park to be enjoyed by all!

Lloydminster’s Colonial Days Fair has all the midway rides (from mild to wild), skill testing games, outstanding entertainment, agriculture and livestock shows, along with special feature events like grandstand concerts, chuckwagon racing, a demolition derby and MORE! This year they are excited to host the famous RCMP Musical Ride.