Join the Town of Canmore for free activities at the Canmore Recreation Centre to say goodbye to 2023. You’ll find free public skating, live musical performances, a DJ dance party, crafts, and fireworks at 8 pm. You can also count down the last minutes of 2023 and celebrate the arrival
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artsPlace in Canmore is hosting the annual Canmore Festival of Art and Creativity, a special event celebrating Canmore’s creative spirit coinciding with Alberta Culture Days! There are FREE drop-in workshops, performances, demonstrations, films, a community campfire, and the Canmore Studio and Gallery Tour – art and creativity will abound throughout
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Come out for a full slate of great events during the Canmore Highland Games from September 2 – 3, 2023. You’ll find all kinds of great activities, like a pancake breakfast, highland dancing, piping and drumming, heavy sports, tug of war, sheepdogs, clan tents, Celtic vendors, Scotch tasting, traditional food
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The Canmore Folk Music Festival is the longest-running folk music festival in Alberta and one of its finest. It takes place over three days of the Heritage Day long weekend in August and features more than 30 individual acts or performers and a family-friendly site. A special Family Area features
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This Canada Day, head to the mountains and experience all that Canmore has to offer for Canada Day. There’s a pancake breakfast, a fun run, a parade at 12 pm, live music, and lots more. Note that there will NOT be fireworks in 2023. See the schedule here. Canada Day
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The Canmore Winter Carnival helps you celebrate the season with favourite events that include the Ice Carving Challenge, the Log Sawing contest, and the Kid & Mutt Races. You can also enjoy the new, all-ages Party in the Park and the Carnival Cabaret this year. Find the full schedule here.
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November 2018 With a clunk, my head hit the rock above me. “Thanks for testing that helmet,” our guide, Max, called back. “Still working!” I said. I’d “tested” it several times already. I refocussed on the rocks beneath my feet, and knees and hands. It’s a good thing I was
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  This February, introduce your kids to a different winter sport and enjoy the Canmore Winter Carnival, too! This event will bring in the top Biathlon athletes from around the world to compete against our Canadian athletes on home soil. Come out on February 4-7 and cheer on our athletes in
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January 2015 Don’t let the winter weather keep your family stuck indoors, arguing over the remote control! Head for the hills to enjoy the beauty of winter and make family memories that will last a lifetime. Not sure where to go and what to do? Check out this terrific list
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