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Bring 2024 in with a roar: go to shows for health, happiness
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Dancing in the snow with the biggest, red-cheeked grin I can remember having in months, it hit me. DJ duo SkiiTour was exploding the grounds at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton during The Style Experience, and I was shocked into remembering how good it feels to just dance, anywhere, to good music.
Heading into 2024, some festival dates and early bird ticket sales are already being released. And as if you needed a reason to start lining up your tickets and passes for the 2024 festival season, here's another:
Going to shows is good for your health.
LISTEN: give this a click to listen to SkiiTour, and another choice track themed to this story, as you check out our list of upcoming 2024 shows.
Going to concerts can add as many as nine years to your life, suggests a now widely quoted study by Patrick Fagan, reported in NME. The study even puts “fortnightly gig attendance” as having greater wellness benefits than yoga or dogwalking (at 21%, and 10%, respectively).
So what are you waiting for? Do it for your health. Check out the big list of some of Western Canada's big events ahead for 2024 below and get started on your new year with your health and happiness on the headlining bill.
Winter 2024 festivals
Just some of the many Alberta and BC festivals to enjoy this winter:
Save the date: summer 2024 festivals
Save the dates and festival ticket sales are out for a number of festivals for 2024. Here are a few to put on your radar.
Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival
Vancouver Craft Beer & Music Festival
More events
Watch our festival calendar for more event dates and details as new information is released.
You may find yourself...
Yes it's the start of a Talking Heads lyric, and the title of the song is Once in a Lifetime. Because while it may come more than once, the last couple years have been a reminder that sharing festival experiences together is a rare kind of magic.
In the churn of a dancing crowd or the volumes of a mural is where you can find yourself by losing yourself.
For 2024, let FestivalSeekers help you find those moments.
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