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Several festivals are held in the Canadian province of Alberta each year. This list includes several types of festivals in the province, such as regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, music festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
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| Ice on Whyte | Edmonton | Late January | Ice sculpture |
| Winter Light [15] | Edmonton | January - March | Celebration of winter spirit |
| International Mother Language Day [16] | Edmonton | February | BPCA's celebration 69 |
| Silver Skate Festival and Edmonton Winter Triathlon [15] | Edmonton | Early February | Winter festival |
| Edmonton's International Beerfest [17] | Edmonton | Early Spring | Beer festival |
| Edmonton Poetry Festival [18] | Edmonton | April | Poetry |
| Bengali New Year Festival [19] | Edmonton | April | BHESA's Boishakhi Mela |
| Opera NUOVA's Vocal Arts Festival [20] | Edmonton | May/June | Opera / art song |
| International Children's Festival | St. Albert | May/June | |
| Improvaganza [21] | Edmonton | June | Improv |
| Dreamspeakers International Film Festival [22] | Edmonton | June | Aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists |
| Free Will Shakespeare Festival [23] | Edmonton | June/July | Shakespeare plays |
| The Works Art & Design Festival [24] | Edmonton | June/July | Design and art exhibitions |
| Dragonfly Music Festival | Wabamun | June–July | Canada Day weekend; Canadian music |
| K-Days (formerly Klondike Days) [25] | Edmonton | Late July | Exhibition and fair |
| Edmonton Heritage Festival [26] | Edmonton | Early August | Traditional dance, foods, and crafts |
| Edmonton Latin Festival [27] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Latin culture and music |
| Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival [28] | Edmonton | Mid-April–early-May | Classical Music, Musical Theatre, Speech Arts |
| Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival [29] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Caribbean carnival |
| Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival [30] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Dragon boat |
| Edmonton Folk Music Festival [31] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Folk music festival |
| Edmonton International Film Festival [32] | Edmonton | Late September/Early October | Independent film |
| Edmonton International Literary Festival [33] | Edmonton | Late October | Nonfiction writing |
| Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival [34] | Edmonton | August | Fringe festival |
| Edmonton International Jazz Festival [35] | Edmonton | July | Jazz |
| Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival [36] | Edmonton | Early July | Busking |
| Edmonton Short Film Festival | Edmonton | First Weekend of October | Alberta indie short film [37] |
| A Taste of Edmonton [38] | Edmonton | Late July | Food and restaurants |
| Labatt Blues Festival [39] | Edmonton | Mid-August | Blues |
| Rock'n August | St. Albert | Mid-August | Car show, live music |
| Expo Latino | Edmonton | Late August | Latino culture |
| Symphony Under the Sky [40] | Edmonton | Early September | Symphony |
| SONiC BOOM [41] | Edmonton | September | Alternative and indie rock |
| What the Truck?! [42] | Edmonton | Mid-September | Food truck festival |
| Roar Spoken Word Festival | Edmonton | Mid-September | Poetry/spoken word festival [43] |
| Pure Speculation [44] | Edmonton | November | Geek and fan culture festival |
| Purple City Music Festival | Edmonton | August | Music festival |
| Canadian Finals Rodeo [45] | Edmonton | Mid-November | Rodeo |
| Festival of Trees | Edmonton | December | Christmas trees |
| Bright Lights Festival | Edmonton | Late December/Early January | Large Christmas lights display |
| New Year's Eve Downtown | Edmonton | New Year's Eve | |
| Festivals in Southern Alberta | |||
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| Festival | Place | Time | Remarks |
| Lethbridge International Film Festival | Lethbridge | April | Film festival |
| Lethbridge Music Fest | Lethbridge | April 23 | Music Festival |
| #mywatertoneats Food Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | End of May-Beginning of June | celebrating the culinary talent in Waterton [78] |
| Stirling Community Garage sale | Stirling | Victoria Day | Community garage sale |
| Beethoven in the Badlands | Drumheller | Late May | Symphonic concert [79] |
| Spectrum Festival | Medicine Hat | Each year the first weekend of June | Family festival [80] |
| The Gathering – Cowboy Poetry | Pincher Creek | Mid-June | Cowboy poetry, music, crafts and art [81] |
| Waterton Wildflower Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | Mid-Late June | Workshops and guided flower hikes [82] |
| Medicine Hat Jazz Fest | Medicine Hat | Late June | Jazz festival [83] |
| Raymond Stampede | Raymond | Early July | Rodeo |
| The Canadian Badlands Passion Play | Drumheller | Early to mid-July | Outdoor theater [84] |
| Rosebud Summer Concert Series | Rosebud | Weekends in July and August | Outdoor live music festival on the Rosebud Festival Stage [85] |
| Loud As Hell Festival | Drumheller | July 31 - Aug 2 | Drumheller Stampede Barn [86] |
| Stirling Settler Days | Stirling | Mid-July | Pancake breakfast, firefighter games, parade, community dance, a rodeo, and fireworks |
| Bluegrass Country Music Festival | Hill Spring | Late July | Country music [87] |
| Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede | Medicine Hat | Late July | Rodeo, exhibition [88] |
| Rum Runners Days | Crowsnest Pass | Late July | Heritage festival [89] |
| South Country Fair | Fort Macleod | Late July | Camping, music and arts festival [90] |
| Whoop-Up Days Summer Fair & Rodeo | Lethbridge | August | Rodeo and fair |
| Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival | Lethbridge | August | Local and regional electronic music acts [91] |
| Southern Alberta Music Festival | Aspen Crossing, Mossleigh, Alberta | August 24 | Live music, 11 am to midnight, 8 to 10 artists [92] |
| Waterton Wildlife Festival | Waterton Lakes National Park | Mid-Late September | Workshops and info about animals living in the Park [93] |
| Stirling Fall Festival | Stirling | September 13 | Wagon rides, horseshoe tournament, supper, cup stacking, and a movie in the park |
| Love & Records | Lethbridge, Alberta | September 17 | Live music, record fair (vinyl), BBQ, raffles, parkour, art gallery, family zone, beer gardens |
| The Word on the Street | Lethbridge | September 21 | Outdoor festival celebrating literacy and the written word |
| Pincher Creek Parade of Lights | Pincher Creek | November | |
| Cowboy Christmas Show | Hill Spring | November and December | Barn dance [94] |
| Victorian Prairie Christmas | Stirling | December | Old-fashioned Christmas held at the Galt Historic Railway Park |
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