Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Crowsnest Pass Pottery Club Sale
9:00 am - 5 pm
It's a great opportunity to purchase pottery from local artists at reasonable prices, speak to members about the club's history, see pottery demos, learn about classes offered, and volunteer operations of the club. Come see what passionate members can do with clay!
Contact: kimlewis01@hotmail.com Cost: Free; Pass Pottery Club
Crowsnest Sports Complex, 8702-22 Avenue, Coleman
Crowsnest Country Market Coleman Community Society
10 am - 4 pm
There is something for everyone at the Crowsnest Country Market in the historic Flumerfelt Park, land donated to the miners and their families back in 1910: live music, food vendors, and 20+ vendor tables featuring a variety of local artisan products. Kids can enjoy the Water Park while adults browse the tables.
Please leave pets at home.
Featured Entertainment-
TBA
Cost: Free;
Contact: 403-563-5408 or reimcons@telus.net
Flumerfelt Park, Hwy 3, Coleman
Entertainment Sponsored by Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival
Discovery Days at the Museum
10 am - 5 pm
Stop by for educational, kid-friendly activities. Explore the museum, excavate and identify your own dinosaur "fossils", hunt for coal and more!
For more information, visit the Crowsnest Pass Museum
Crowsnest Museum, 7701-18 Avenue, Coleman
OHV Plane Crash Tour - Crowsnest Adventures
11 am - 5 pm
In January 1946, a Royal Canadian Air Force DC-3 crashed near Mount Ptolemy in Crowsnest Pass, tragically killing all seven crew members. Combining local history and rugged mountain exploration, join Crowsnest Adventures for a unique and respectful journey to “The Plane Crash” site.
For cost & registration, visit Crowsnest Adventures.
Masonic Hall Open House
12 pm - 2 pm
Built as a Methodist Church and subsequently used as a Union Hall and a community hall, this building now serves as a Masonic Hall. Tours will include the upstairs and the meeting room.
Cost: free
Contact: 204-894-8540
Sentinel Summit #26, Masonic Hall- 14806-21 Ave., Frank
Lions BBQ & Miniature Train Rides
12 pm - 4 pm
Train whistles will echo through Blairmore Lions Train Park on Saturday as the miniature train provides free rides along a five-inch gauge track. Guests may ride as many times as they like between 12 pm and 4 pm and are welcome to purchase a burger to support the Blairmore Lions Club.
Contact: 403-563-0606
Cost: Train rides are free. The BBQ will have a cost.
Blairmore Lions Park (Formally Nippon) 13437-20 Ave. Blairmore
Artists Studio Tour of Crowsnest Pass
1 pm - 5 pm
Artists throughout the community graciously agreed to open their studios to the public. Please check our website for more details:
Artist Studio Tour Local Artists/Various Locations Contact: 403-563-2218
Cost: Free, Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery
OPEN STUDIOS
Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery
Local Artists/Various Locations Contact: 403-562-2218 Cost: Free
OPEN STUDIOS
COLEMAN STUDIOS -TBA
BLAIRMORE- TBA
FRANK - TBA
Spaghetti Dinner - Coleman Seniors
3 pm - 5 pm
Join the Coleman Seniors for a Spaghetti Dinner catered by Chris' Restaurant.
Cost: $ 20.00 per person, Seniors (55+), and Members $15.00.
Advance tickets are only available at:
Remedy RX, Copy Magic or by calling 403-563-3665
Coleman Seniors 7801 - 18 Ave. Coleman
Guided Hillcrest Mines Cemetery Tour -- A Story Telling Event!
4 pm - 5 pm
Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
Cost: Free
Join your host, Herald, on this unique guided tour of the Hillcrest Cemetery, the resting place for most men killed in the 1914 Hillcrest Mine Disaster. It's a rare chance to delve into our local history.
Wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and meet in the cemetery parking lot.
Must pre-register: 403-562-7388
Also, see the Blairmore Cemetery tour, which is happening at 2 pm on Sunday.
Hillcrest Mines Cemetery, Hillcrest, AB
200 4 Ave, Hillcrest, AB
Booze & Bars Coleman Walking Tour A Story Telling Event!
5 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost: Free
Explore the ‘Booze and Bars’ of Crowsnest Pass! Take a walk around Downtown Coleman National Historic Site as we stop at several heritage buildings that contribute to the diverse pub culture and popular history of the Crowsnest Pass.
Highlights include the Coleman Legion #9, the Alberta Provincial Police Barracks and the Roxy Theatre.
You must register by calling 403-562-7388.
Meeting at the Rum Runner
7831 17 Avenue Coleman, AB
Escape the Barracks
5:45 pm & 7:00 pm
Families and friends can book a time slot to beat the clock and Escape the Barracks! This new and exciting attraction is an escape room in which participants (imprisoned rum runners) will solve riddles and puzzles and find items to escape the barracks before the constable returns.
For cost and registration, visit: APP Barracks
Contact: 403-563-5434
This event will also be happening on Thursday and Friday
APP Barracks, 7809-18 Ave. Coleman