Calgary Beaver Fest 2026

A family-friendly fall festival celebrating beavers, healthy watersheds & community with live music, food, drinks and beaver activities! A Celebration of Beavers, Water & Community Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Free • Family-Friendly • All Ages Come Celebrate With Us Bring your friends. Bring the kids. Meet your neighbours. Grab some beaver-themed food and a drink, listen to some music, learn something new, and spend an autumn afternoon overlooking the Glenmore Reservoir. Together, let’s celebrate the animals that help our watershed's health by slowing, spreading it, and keeping it moving, keeping our landscapes alive. • Saturday, October 17, 2026 • 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM • Vista Point — North Glenmore Park • Free Hosted by Land Lovers Network and partners. ///// Join us overlooking the Glenmore Reservoir for an afternoon of beaver-themed food, drinks, live music, family activities, nature, and community as we celebrate the incredible role beavers play in keeping our landscapes and watersheds healthy. Their dams help slow and store water, create wetlands, provide habitat for wildlife, support biodiversity, filter water, and make landscapes more resilient to drought, floods, and wildfires. Water connects all of us. Beaver Fest is an opportunity to have some fun while discovering the remarkable relationships between beavers, wetlands, healthy landscapes, and the water we depend on every day. What to Expect Spend the afternoon at beautiful North Glenmore Park and enjoy: • Beaver-themed food & treats • Drinks • Live music • Family-friendly activities • Beaver and wildlife education • Watershed and wetland learning • Local conservation and community organizations • Opportunities to learn about restoring healthy beaver habitat • And plenty of beaver-themed fun Whether you’re a lifelong nature lover, curious about Calgary’s watersheds, looking for something fun to do with the family, or simply think beavers are awesome, you’re invited. Why Beavers? Beavers have been shaping the waterways of this landscape for thousands of years. By building dams and creating wetlands, beavers can help water stay on the landscape longer—supporting fish, birds, amphibians, plants and countless other species. Healthy beaver habitat can also help communities think differently about some of the biggest water challenges facing Southern Alberta: drought, flooding, biodiversity loss, water quality and watershed resilience. Beaver Fest is about celebrating these relationships and imagining what becomes possible when we work with nature to restore our watersheds.