VanDusen Festival of Lights

Didn’t score Taylor Swift tickets for next week? Don’t fret—you can still find your “enchanted” moment at some of Western Canada's most exciting winter festivals. 

It's that sweet spot, halfway through summer and BC festivals and events for August are sizzling with live music, fresh food, local art and all kinds of great creative experiences.

Check out some of the highlights and memories from summer 2024 festivals, and get ready to make your own memories as the biggest weekends of the summer light it up.

From the summit of SilverStar Mountain, BC, looking out onto the Okanagan valley, you can see a mountain village teeming with trail runners, mountain bikers, live music and a vibrant arts scene.

Check out the awesome festival lineup Alberta has to look forward to this July

Explore some of the countless exciting events that will be happening in British Columbia in July.

Check out over 20 music festivals in BC for summer 2023, bringing some of the biggest international artists as well as homegrown musical talent to the BC stage!

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Who hasn’t imagined what it would be like living in medieval times, when bards played, mead flowed and swordplay was the era’s most popular sport?

Connect to cool Canada Day events in BC from the west coast to the Rockies, with events in Victoria, Vancouver, Whistler, Vernon, Kelowna, Smithers and Kamloops. 

Find amazing Canada Day events in Alberta from the Rockies to the prairies, with events in Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Banff, Calgary, Vermilion and beyond.

June is National Indigenous History month, and Indigenous events are taking place across Alberta and BC to celebrate.