Festivals & Events
Kananaskis Country, Canmore & surrounding area

Each November, the Rockies come alive with the sound of music, as concert and jazz band members strike up the bands! The artsPlace Vic Lewis International Band Festival is a two-day, non-competitive event for junior high and high school bands. Our focus is learning, with instruction delivered by an international faculty of top-tier professional musicians and educators.

10am to 4pm, Sat & Sun - Join over 85 artisans and artists from Canmore and surrounding areas, for the Bow Valley’s premier market of handcrafted items. Jewelry, photography, pottery, paintings, furniture, body products, clothing, fine foods, and so much more … we have the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list — including you! Stay for a snack or lunch, several food vendors will be serving up sweet and savoury treats.

New Year’s Eve Party on the Pond and Fireworks at Millennium Park!
Join us and celebrate New Year’s Eve Canmore style … outdoors!
Skate to music under a starry sky drinking hot chocolate and warming up by the bonfires with hundreds of other families.

6 p.m. to 10 p.m. – The Pond
Grab a hot dog and hot chocolate at the snack stand sponsored by Save on Foods.
Outdoor skating, bonfires, DJ.

8:30 p.m.
Family fireworks at the Pond

Midnight
Fireworks at Millennium Park

Canmore winters are fun and full of magic. Every February we come together as a community during the Canmore Winter Carnival to celebrate the best parts of our unique winter lifestyle.

With two weeks of indoor and outdoor events and experiences, the Canmore Winter Carnival is a favourite for locals and visitors alike. Enjoy ice carving competitions, kids’ ice carving, skating parties, street hockey, log sawing competitions, the always entertaining pooch parade, art crawls and the popular Snowy Owl Kid N' Mutt races.

Programming varies slightly year to year so be sure to check out the schedule of events and registration deadlines.