Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
ATV Lille Historical Tour -Crowsnest Adventures
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Take a ride with Crowsnest Adventures to the ghost town of Lille, a company-built coal mining community that, between 1901 & 1912, hosted a population that grew to over 400. The community was dismantled when the mine closed in 1912, and most of its structures were moved elsewhere. Today, the site is an Alberta Provincial Historic Resource. It takes approximately 3 to 4 hours, featuring beautiful creek crossings, waterfalls, an old cemetery, and remnants of life from the early 1900s.
For cost & registration, visit Crowsnest Adventures.
Legends & Lyrics - Guided Bus Tour
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Explore with us on this year’s Heritage Festival Guided Bus Tour:
Legends and Lyrics of the Crowsnest Pass.
Join Stephanie Laine Hamilton on a two-hour bus tour which will take passengers on a “magical history tour” through Crowsnest Pass. Come along and learn about the legends and lyrics that immortalize the history of the Crowsnest Pass in song.
The history of the Crowsnest Pass highlights some of the most fascinating aspects of Alberta’s past! Find out more about the lyrical legends surrounding massive rockslides and catastrophic mine disasters that still shape this region. Hear more musical musings about the law and the lawlessness of the area, including infamous tales of rum-running.
Limited Seats. - MUST PRE-REGISTER FIRST - Contact: 403-562-7388
Cost: Free
Leaving from Main Street in Blairmore, near the Gazebo
Gazebo Park - 13019 - 20th Avenue, Blairmore
Blairmore Bandstand Concert at Gazebo Park
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Come and join us to celebrate the over 100-year-old Blairmore Band Stand, declared a provincial historic site in 2023. There will be a live concert showcasing Crowsnest Youth, featuring The Byzantines, Receiver, The Steel, and more!
Special guest Jerrhan First Charger will also join us, a world champion hoop and fancy dancer. Jerrhan has won titles at the World Championships held in Phoenix, AZ and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Winning his first title at just 16 years old has opened many doors and opportunities for Jerrhan to share his talent.
Bring a lawn chair, relax, and listen to great music while celebrating!
Cost: Free
Gazebo Park - 13019 - 20th Avenue, Blairmore
The Goosfeather Kamishibaia
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
A Story Without Flying
Naomi Steinberg, a Canadian storyteller, travelled the world for 382 days without flying, covering nearly 56,000 km by land and sea. Her journey is captured in her debut book, Goosefeather, a mix of memoir and travelogue.
She performs using kamishibai, a traditional Japanese storytelling style that utilizes illustrated cards and narration.
Free Admission
Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery
14737 20 Avenue, Frank
Guided Hillcrest Mines Cemetery Tour
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Join your host, Herald, on this guided tour of the Hillcrest Cemetery, the resting place for most of the men killed in the 1914 Hillcrest Mine Disaster. Wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and meet in the cemetery parking lot.
Theatrical component presented by Red Ravens
Also, See the Coleman Cemetery Tour at
2:00 pm Saturday.
Cost: Free
Must pre-register: 403-562-7388
Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
200 -4 Avenue, Hillcrest Mines
Food & Tunes Presents: Larry Whan at the Crowsnest Golf Club
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Larry Whan is playing at the
"Great Service! Beautiful fairways surrounded by impressive mountains. We stopped to eat at the Clubhouse; the food was incredible, and the view was breathtaking. If you're travelling Crowsnest Hwy 3 and need a break, stop and have a bite here."
Entertainment Sponsored by Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival
90 Golf Course Road, Blairmore
Food & Tunes Presents: Rockslide at the Green Hill
8:00 pm to Late!
The Rockslide Band is at the Green Hill Hotel. Located in the heart of Blairmore, the Greenhill Hotel Bar offers a cozy, welcoming atmosphere inside one of the town’s most iconic heritage buildings. Enjoy local beers, Canadian spirits, and live music in a rustic setting that blends elements of early 20th-century charm.
Entertainment Sponsored by Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival
12326 20 Ave. Blairmore