Festivals & Events
Kananaskis Country, Canmore & surrounding area

Tree Viewing, Gingerbread House Competition, Kids Holiday Extravaganza, Breakfast with Santa, Seniors Christmas Tea & Reception, Spirits of Christmas – Wine, Beer and Whisky tasting.

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.

The BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon finally returns to Canmore. Come watch the worlds best biathletes as they compete 7, 9, 10 February 2019.

Join us for Canmore’s most anticipated and celebrated fine dining culinary experience. Enjoy the best Canmore has to offer, delight in sampling new flavours and old favourites as our Canmore chefs tempt you with their creativity and inspire you with amazing food combinations.

Join us at the Annual Canmore Folk Music Festival in Centennial Park featuring three days and three stages of folk/roots, blues and world beat from national and international performers. The alcohol-free event includes a global artisan village, food vendor area and family area, as well as a number of free off-site activities.

Held annually on the Labour Day weekend, this event has become one of the signature summer events of Canmore. Our full Highland Games includes a highland dance competition, piping and drumming competition, heavy sports contest, sheep dog demonstrations, massed bands, clan tents, Celtic wares and traditional food and beverages.