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Country Thunder Announce Headliners For 2025 Calgary Summer Music Festival
Country Thunder organizers have announced the headliners for the 2025 edition of the festival in Calgary. The festival, scheduled for August 15 to 17, will be headlined… Read more »
Block Heater: 2025 Lineup Announced For Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Winter Edition
The Calgary Folk Music Festival’s tenth edition of Block Heater, sponsored by ATB, is set to take place from February 14 to 15, 2025. This weekend-long festival… Read more »
Zoolights 2024: What is New at the Enchanting Christmas Lights Display at Calgary Zoo
Calgary’s beloved holiday tradition, Zoolights, presented by Olympia Trust Company, is back and brighter than ever in 2024. With over one million dazzling lights, nearly 250 intricate… Read more »
What to Do at 2024 Edition of Calgary’s Spectacular Spruce Meadows Christmas Market
Start your Christmas shopping at the International Christmas Market at Spruce Meadows. The International Christmas Market at the premier show jumping and equestrian facility is back in full… Read more »
Calgary to Host 113th Grey Cup in 2026
Calgary has been selected as the host city for the 113th Grey Cup, set to take place at McMahon Stadium, home field of the Stampeders. This event… Read more »
Shania Twain to Headline 2025 Calgary Stampede; Presale Oct 29
Country music star Shania Twain will perform at the 2025 Calgary Stampede, returning to the event for the first time in over a decade. The five-time GRAMMY… Read more »
October 10 to 12: Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Canada Over the Next Two Nights
Depending on your location in Canada, you could be in for a celestial treat of mesmerizing Northern Light displays tonight and possibly over the weekend. Space Weather… Read more »
Illuminated CPKC Holiday Train Returns For 2024 Season Visiting New Brunswick For the First Time (Schedule)
The Holiday Train will return to the rails this season for its 26th cross-continent tour this November. In November, two decorated trains will make the festive journey,… Read more »
Oct 3-4: Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Canada Tonight
Depending on your location in Canada, you could be in for a celestial treat of mesmerizing Northern Light displays tonight. Due to coronal mass ejection, Space Weather… Read more »
Things to Do in Alberta This Fall – Events, Festivals and Fun Activities
The leaves are changing colours, the weather is turning crisp, and the harvest is in. Alberta is beautiful in the fall, whether you’re indoors or out. Enjoy… Read more »
2024 Beakerhead: What to Expect at Calgary’s Massive Science Festival This Weekend
The 11th Beakerhead Festival, a confluence of art, science, and engineering, returns to Calgary this weekend. 2024 Beakerhead Highlights: This year’s event features an immersive line-up… Read more »
Sept 17-18: When to See Tonight’s Partial Lunar Eclipse and Harvest Super Moon in Canada
Look up tonight to see a partial lunar eclipse. Tonight’s eclipse will be visible from all of Canada. The eclipse will last 246 minutes, with the partial eclipse for 64 minutes.
Observers looking at the Moon will be able to see a faint but distinct smudge on the moon’s disk during the duration of the umbral eclipse.
For those in Alberta and Saskatchewan, the moon will rise only after the penumbral eclipse begins, and western B.C. residents will miss out on the beginning of the partial eclipse.
Sept 16: Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Canada Tonight
Depending on your location in Canada, you could be in for a celestial treat of mesmerizing Northern Light displays tonight. Space Weather Canada has issued a major… Read more »
The Boo Revue!: Frightfully Fun Puppet Show Returns to Calgary This Halloween
Calgary is set to welcome the return of “The Boo Revue!,” a family-oriented Halloween puppet show, this October. The show, highlighted by its unique blacklight puppetry, features… Read more »
Small Towns in Alberta to Visit This Fall
Alberta’s cities sure do look good in the fall. But so do all the smaller towns around the province! Get out for a day or weekend this… Read more »
Tranquil Escape to Pierre Grey’s Lakes Provincial Park: Discover the Hidden Treasures of Northwest Alberta
The northwestern Alberta foothills are slightly more remote than the southern hills. The foothills around Grande Cache offer much in the ways of things to do- all… Read more »
List of 2024 Alberta Day Celebrations Across the Province This Long Weekend
This Labour Day weekend, celebrate everything that makes Alberta unique as the province turns 119 years old. From live entertainment and a made-in-Alberta marketplace to beer gardens… Read more »
Garner Lake Provincial Park: All Season Fun Near Edmonton
Garner Lake Provincial Park near Edmonton has an activity for every season. It is one of the closest parks to the east side of the city and… Read more »
Free Admission to Heritage Park: What to Know About Calgary’s 2024 Alberta Day Festivities Including Free Drone Show
Alberta is poised to commemorate its 119th year as a province with the 3rd annual Alberta Day celebrations. The day serves as a tribute to Alberta’s official… Read more »
Explore Vulcan: Where Star Trek Meets Prairie History
As with many other Alberta towns, the history of Vulcan dates back to the early 20th century and CPR development. The railway and agriculture helped to build Vulcan, a place that once had nine grain elevators towering over it. It would only be by coincidence that a wildly famous science fiction series’ would share the town’s name. When visiting Vulcan today, all this history is on full display, including the Star Trek connection.
Red Rock Coulee: ‘Alien’ Landscape in Alberta Home to Large Spheroid Concretions
Some of Alberta’s landscapes seem…alien at times. The province has such drastic changes in scenery along its highways that these strange scenes often take you by surprise,… Read more »
A Day at the World Famous Gopher Hole Museum: Picnics, Photos, and Quirky Fun in Torrington
The history of Alberta’s most unique museum starts with, of course, gophers! The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington (east-central Alberta) has those little critters to… Read more »
Police Outpost Provincial Park: Alberta’s Southernmost Provincial Park Offers Majestic Mountain Views, and Nature Trails
Chief Mountain, in Montana, is a unique peak. It stands out as a tall, rectangular structure among the other jagged peaks. Chief Mountain makes for incredible scenery,… Read more »
Sunflower Valley Farms: Alberta’s Massive Sunflower Field Returns For 2024 Season
Did you know that there is a massive sunflower farm in Central Alberta that welcomes visitors to its 60-acre flower field? Sunflower Valley Farms, located near Lacombe, is… Read more »