Throughout the Weekend 2025

July  31st - Austust 4th, 2025

Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival welcomes back 

Food and Tunes

a blend of local musicians and local culinary

experiences throughout Crowsnest Pass. Music and food

Define major parts of Crowsnest Pass’s culture.

 The depth of musical talent and a variety of foods can be found throughout the community during the Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival at pubs, restaurants, events and markets, creating a vibrancy throughout our downtowns.

July  31st - August  4th, 2025

Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm, 

 Sunday - Monday 1 pm - 4 pm  

MARK THIBEAULT - POSTCARDS FROM THE PACIFIC - Exhibition

“My abstract landscape work is inspired by human influence on our natural environment and our changing connection to it and each other.

My abstract figurative work, in turn, explores the concept of self, our relationships to our immediate surroundings and each other. My work has elements of melancholy and longing. In considering my landscape pieces within the broader tradition of Canadian landscape painting, I see a natural progression from celebrating nature’s grandeur to acknowledging its fragility. Early Canadian landscape painters, as well as the arts in general, have historically spoken to the grandeur, power, and wonder of nature. With shifting contemporary policies on land use and a growing threat from international interests in our natural resources, I am becoming increasingly aware of our collective impact upon that landscape.

Postcards From the Pacific is a collection of abstract and expressive paintings inspired by the rich biodiversity of Canada’s northwest coast. This series has evolved to incorporate both abstract and figurative works, drawing from the landscapes, experiences, and connections I have made during my travels. Each painting serves as a reflection of these moments, capturing the essence of the places and relationships that have shaped my journey.” ~ Mark Thibeault

Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery

Cost: Free

14737 20 Avenue Hwy 3, Frank 

Contact: 403-562-2218 

In a region shaped by industry and tragedy, the Crowsnest Pass continues to be one of the most vibrant and beautiful ‘watering holes’ in the Canadian Rockies. Surviving hardships early in the Crowsnest Pass was an accomplishment. How did those early residents do it?

They had a little help from a few libations now and then.

Booze and Bars: A Brief History of Pub Culture in Crowsnest Pass wades through how alcohol is interlaced with the history of the

community, focusing on the built heritage and vernacular

architecture that facilitated the unique pub culture of the region.

Join author and historian, Stephanie Laine Hamilton, on the Booze and Bars – Coleman Walking Tour on Saturday or on the Prohibition in the Crowsnest Pass Bus Guided Tour on Sunday to enjoy some of the fascinating history and pub culture of the Pass in new ways. Cheers!

Booze and Bars books are available to purchase at the Crowsnest Museum and the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre.

Alberta Provincial Police Barracks

7809 18 Avenue, Coleman

Daily 10 AM- 5 PM

403-563-5434

Cost: Access & Admission to the Crowsnest Museum 

Located in historic downtown Coleman, the former Alberta Provincial Police barracks embodies Canada’s most infamous rum-running murder. The museum and exhibit walk you through Alberta’s prohibition heritage, the stories surrounding the Alberta Provincial Police, and the local history surrounding the shooting of Constable Stephen Lawson by Florence Lassandro and Emilio Picariello.