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Canada Day Celebration
Jon Frolick (Chair)
403-609-1087
jfrolick@telusplanet.net
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Volunteer-based event celebrating our nation´s unity through cultural expression in dance, music and food. July 1st -- pancake breakfast at Centennial Park, Family Fun Run, renowned parade down Main Street at noon, entertainment throughout the afternoon at Centennial Park, fireworks at 10:30 pm at Millennium Park. |
Canadian Rockies Quilt Art Conference
c/o The Sugar Pine Company
1-737 10th Street
Canmore, AB T1W 2A3
quilting@thesugarpine.com
www.thesugarpine.com |
Presented by The Sugar Pine Company, the Canmore Quilt Art Rockies event offers 2, 3, and 5 days of workshops by international instructors for an educational program custom-designed to suit your interests. Evening lectures, prizes and goodie bags, daily show and share, dessert social and door prizes - Non-stop inspiration!
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Canmore artsPeak Arts Festival
Ric Proctor, Festival Director
Box 8521
Canmore, AB
T1W 2V2
info@artspeakcanmore.com
www.artspeakcanmore.com |
Presented by the Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation, the Canmore artsPeak Arts Festival takes place the third weekend in June. Celebrating arts in Canmore with an array of venues and activities: artTour, artFair, artSong, artWell, artWords, artStreet, artLens, artZone workshops and more – most activities are free to the public! |
Canmore Children's Festival
Box 8538
Canmore, AB T1W 2V3
info@canmorechildrensfestival.com
www.canmorechildrensfestival.com |
Celebrate boundless energy and enthusiasm, laughter and whimsy with the Canmore Children’s Festival this May long weekend. Our mission – to capture the imaginations, creative spirit and curiosity of kids of all ages. This one day event is a celebration of our children. It’s an opportunity to set the kids free and unleash your inner child for a day of fun, laughter and merriment. Storytellers, theatre, comedy, magic, puppets, and crafts await discovery at the Canmore Children’s Festival. For volunteer opportunities, please register on our website. |
Canmore Folk Music Festival
Box 8098
Canmore, AB T1W 2T8
403-678-2524
info@canmorefolkfestival.com
www.canmorefolkfestival.com |
Join us for three days of folk/roots, blues and world beat at Alberta’s longest running folk festival! The alcohol-free event includes a global artisan village and food vendor area, a kid’s area, a free Friday night street dance, a free Saturday children’s concert and the Heritage Day Monday free pancake breakfast. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit us online. |
Canmore Highland Games
Sally Garen
Box 8102,
Canmore, AB
T1W 2T8
403-678-9454
canmorehighlandgames@telus.net
www.canmorehighlandgames.ca |
The biggest Celtic culture experience in Western Canada takes place Canmore on Sunday, Labour Day weekend. Competitions by highland dancers, pipers, drummers, heavy sportsmen, sheep dog demos; Celtic vendors and Clan tents. Beer Garden and Evening Ceilidh feature non-stop entertainment in heated tent. Tickets, food and drink (haggis! fish and chips!) available on-site. Rain or shine. |
Festival of Eagles
Chris Bartolomie, Supervisor, Arts & Culture
902 7th Avenue,
Canmore, AB
T1W 3K1
403-678-1878
artsandculture@canmore.ca
http://www.canmore.ca/celebrations |
The annual celebration of the spirit and presence of the golden eagle and its autumn migration over Canmore, held in October. A weekend of Eagle Celebrations including guided hikes, bird walks, interpretive displays, theatrical performances and guest speakers. Spotting scopes are set up at the High School, and Colin Weir brings his Alberta Birds of Prey Exhibit. Among the live birds on display will be a golden eagle.
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Bow Valley Justice Film Festival
Box 8100,
Canmore, AB
T1W 2T8
403-678-3332
education@cause.ca
www.cause.ca |
A free film festival featuring a variety of films focused on social and environmental justice themes, followed by discussions led by community leaders, the festival provides opportunities for education, reflection and action. |
Kids' Art Exhibition
Heather May, Arts and Culture
902 7th Avenue
Canmore, AB T1W 3K1
403-678-1878
artsandculture@canmore.ca
www.canmore.ca/celebrations |
An exhibition by the youth of Canmore. Kid's Art is not a competition, rather a celebration of the creative efforts of young members of our community. Artwork created by youth aged 4 - 12. Runs every winter -- watch for submission details. |
Miners’ Day
Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre
902B-7th Avenue,
Canmore, AB
T1W 2A9
403-678-2462
info@cmags.org
www.cmags.org |
The Canmore coal mines closed on Friday, July 13th, 1979, and in celebration and recognition of the miners and their families, Miners' Day occurs on the closest Saturday to July 13 each year. A parade starts at noon at the NWMP Barracks, followed by a free barbecue lunch in front of the museum. |
New Year's Eve - Party on the Pond
Chris Bartolomie, Supervisor, Arts and Culture
902 7th Avenue,
Canmore, AB
T1W 3K1
403-678-1878
artsandculture@canmore.ca
http://www.canmore.ca/celebrations |
Ring in the New Year with friends and family - warm yourself by the fire, enjoy music and entertainment, lace up your skates and take a turn around the ice… there'll be hot dogs and hot chocolate… and fireworks! At 9:30 p.m. a series of loud star bursts will draw all eyes to the north end of the pond. Midnight Fireworks at Millennium Park. |
The Banff World
Television Festival
Esme Comfort, Administration
Achilles Media Ltd.
202-102 Boulder Crescent, Canmore, AB T1W 1L2
403-678-3357
ecomfort@achillesmedia.com
www.achillesmedia.com |
Every June, at the Fairmont Banff Springs, the Banff World Television/nextMEDIA Festival honours the best in television with its Rockie Awards. International program buyers, network executives, distribution companies and independent producers attend the four day event to seek business and creative opportunities. |
Vic Lewis International
Band Festival
Tracey Wilkins, Festival Director
Box 8521,
Canmore, AB
T1W 2V3
403-688-0283
tracey.wilkins@shaw.ca
www.mountainartsfoundation.com |
Presented by the Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation, this annual band festival takes place in mid-November. Founded in 1995 and named after long-time Canmore musician, Vic Lewis. Canmore plays host to 800-1,000 young musicians in a weekend of concert band and jazz band performances, workshops and clinics with esteemed conductors and clinicians. |
Winter Carnival
Chris Bartolomie, Supervisor, Arts and Culture
902 7th Avenue,
Canmore, AB
T1W 3K1
403-678-1878
artsandculture@canmore.ca
http://www.canmore.ca/celebrations |
Held annually in the month of February, Canmore’s Winter Carnival has indoor and outdoor fun in store for every member of the family. From ice carving to log sawing, ice hockey to musical concerts, performances and dances to art openings, skating and family fun - everyone in Canmore can find a way to have fun and keep warm during Canmore’s Winter Carnival. |
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