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Let’s get spinning and have a blast at the carnival!
Credit: Calgary Stampede
Alberta is getting into the carnival spirit with the arrival of various midway companies that will take thrilling rides on the road throughout the province. Get ready to scream your lungs out and indulge in all your favourite fair foods as these carnival experts excite cities, towns, and villages across Alberta.
“The world’s largest travelling outdoor amusement park,” North American Midway Entertainment provides midway rides at Alberta’s largest summer festivals, including the Calgary Stampede, and K-Days. The Calgary Stampede and K-Days rank among the top 50 fairs in North America.
West Coast Amusements, the largest Canadian midway operator in Western Canada, will tour B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan this summer and set up its midway during various festivals and stampedes, including St. Albert’s Rainmaker Rodeo, Black Gold Rodeo, Westerner Days and Grande Prairie Stompede.
Wild Rose Shows, a family-owned midway company, brings nearly 50 rides, including thrilling rides like the Gravitron and Yo-Yo and classic rides like the Ferris Wheel, to fun carnivals in mall parking lots and rodeo grounds.
A midway ride-all-day pass starts at around $45, depending on the carnival.
Carnivals, Fairs and Rodeos with Midways – 2026
April 2026
- April 16 to 26 — Fundraiser Spring Carnival @ Spruce Grove Grain Elevator, 120 Railway Avenue, Spruce Grove
- April 17 to 26 — Wild Rose Carnival @ Riverview Crossing, 3210 118 Ave NW, Edmonton
- Apr 30 – May. 3 — Red Deer Spring Carnival @ Parkland Mall, 4747 67 Street, Red Deer
- Apr 30 – May. 3 —Wild Rose Carnival@ Premium Outlet Mall, 1 Outlet Collection Way, Nisku
May 2026
- May 8 – 10 — Wild Rose Carnival @ Downtown Whitecourt, 4907 52 Ave, Whitecourt
- May 7 – 10 — Spring Carnival @ Centerfire Place, 110 Eymundson Rd, Fort McMurray
- May 15 to 18 — Mill Woods Maydaze Carnival @ Millwoods Town Centre, Edmonton
- May 21 – 24 — Londonderry Mall Fair @ Londonderry Mall, 1 Londonderry Mall NW, Edmonton
- May 22 to 24 — Rainmakers Rodeo, Kinsmen Fair Grounds, 47 Riel Drive, St. Albert
- May 22 to 24 — Beaumont Days @ Beaumont Sport & Rec Centre, Beaumont
- May 28 to 31 — Black Gold Rodeo, @ Leduc Recreation Centre, 4330 Black Gold Drive, Leduc
- May 28 – 31 – Wild Rose Carnival @ Bonnyville & District Centennial Centre, 4313 50 Ave, Bonnyville
- Grande Prairie Stompede @ Evergreen Park, 55051 Township Rd 710, Grande Prairie
June 2026
- June 4 to 7 — Bonnie Doon Fair @ Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre, 82nd ave & 83rd street, Edmonton
- June 5 to 7 — Farmers Days @ Heritage Park, Stony Plain
- June 5 to 7 — Jaywalkers’ Jamboree, 50 St, Camrose
- June 5 to7 — Devon Days @ Devon
- June 11 to 15 — Fort McMurray Spring Fair @ Fort McMurray
- June 18 – 21 — Wildrose Carnival @ Cross Iron Mills, Rocket View County
- June 19 to 21 — Wetaskiwin Street Fair @ 5502 49 Ave, Wetaskiwin
- June 19 to 21 — Wainwright Stampede @ Wainwright Exhibition, 1401 1st Ave, Wainwright
- June 25 to 28 — Wild Rose Carnival, St. Albert Centre, 375 St Albert Trail, St Albert
- June 25 to July 1 — Ponoka Stampede @ Ponoka Stampede Grounds, Highway 53 E., Ponoka
- June 26 – 28 — Drayton Valley Carnival @ Drayton Valley Lions Park, 5737 45 Ave, Drayton Valley
July 2026
- July 1 to 5 — Canada Day Weekend Celebration @ Millwoods, 2331 66 Street Northwest, Edmonton
- July 3 to 5 — Slave Lake Riverboat Daze, across Hwy. 88 from 6 Ave. SE., Slave Lake
- July 3 to 12 — Calgary Stampede @ Stampede Grounds, Calgary
- July 9 to 11 — Edson Summer Festival, Main Street, Edson
- July 9 to 11 — Hinton Parks West Mall
- July 15 to 19 — Westerner Days @ Westerner Park, 4847A 19 St, Red Deer
- July 17 to 26 — K-Days @ Edmonton EXPO Centre & Exhibition Grounds, 7515 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton
- July 22 to 25 — Medicine Hat Stampede @ Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede, 2055 21 Ave SE, Medicine Hat
- July 23 to 25 — Vermilion Fair @Vermilion Fair Grounds, 5510-47th Avenue, Vermillion
- July 28 to 29 — High Prairie Rodeo @ High Prairie Elk Rodeo Grounds, 5211 – 49th Street, High Prairie
- July 31 to August 2 — North Peace Stampede @ Lac Cardinal Sports Grounds, Grimshaw
August 2026
- August 5 to 9 — Vegreville Country Fair @ 4753 45 Ave, Vegreville
- August 18 to 22 — Lethbridge Whoop-up Days @ Lethbridge & District Exhibition, 3401 Parkside Dr S, Lethbridge
- August 27 to 29 — Taber Corn Fest @ Taber
You don’t have the Okotoks Chili fest in August.
U don’t have Handhills Stampede listed . I was there and it was awesome .