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| Days of Yore is an outdoor living history festival entertaining and educating the public to cultural traditions, lifestyles, and activities of bygone eras through authentic representation of those times. You'll "Stroll Through the Ages" in our living history village with the Ulfraendi Vikings, Dragons Own Medieval Combat Group, Victorian Society of Alberta, Edmonton House Brigade, Yankee Valley Yankees, 10th Battalion (CEF) Commemorative Association (WWI), WWII First Special Service Force Reenactors, Prairie Motor Brigade, the Alberta 18th Century Reenactment Group, and new this year, the 700 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force! |
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11 am - 5 pm Both Days NO PETS ALLOWED |
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Be entertained at the largest living history festival in Central Alberta!
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Travel Through Times Days of Yore is one of the signature events in Didsbury Alberta, and also one of the favourite festivals for living history enthusiasts. The event covers time periods from 800 AD to 1945.
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Honouring 100 Years of RCAF Service Since its inception in 1924, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has served Canadians in peace and war. It played a vital role in the Second World War, becoming the fourth-largest Allied air force, and reached its "golden age" in the late 1950s. The RCAF 100th anniversary display at Days of Yore will feature a flyby by a Boeing Stearman both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The Stearman represents the aircraft used by the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). |
| Bring Your Shopping Bag! The Mountain View Arts Society has been bringing musicians and artists to Didsbury, and showcasing locals since 2011. The 8th edition of Days of Yore takes place August 3 and 4, 2024 in Didsbury Alberta, and we know that our region has an incredible wealth of artistic talent. Days of Yore features artisans from Mountain View County and the surrounding region, but a very special artist - artisans who specialize in creating heritage arts and traditional crafts in keeping with the character of this festival. |
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Location! Location! Location! The Days of Yore Fest takes place at Rosebud Park at the east entrance to Didsbury, Alberta just off Secondary Highway 582 (20th Ave). If your family is planning to spend the weekend in Didsbury, we encourage you to book your campsites at one of these two local campgrounds ASAP. |
| Food! Glorious Food! It wouldn't be a great festival without good food, and that's what we're bringing for you this year! We are very excited to have the Red Deer Food Bank on hand with The Food Dude Truck and the Bar-B-Crew Trailer! And it wouldn't be a family festival without sweets! This year, plan to lap up some ice cream and churros, as Calgary Churros and Treats will be on hand with the best summer sundaes and cinnamon churros! |
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| What makes Days of Yore so special? Certainly, it's the re-creation of living conditions, lifestyle, use of tools, weapons and day to day activities of the various eras, where living historians interpret and educate the public to visualize the past. It's also authentic re-creation of past events and the cultures and segments of different societies. But there's more to it. It's the people! It's the living historians, the artisans, the master of ceremonies, and the storytellers. It's the groundskeepers, the ticket takers, the food vendors, and you, the friends and family and travellers who want to learn and be entertained. It's people like you who make Days of Yore such a memorable event! |
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| © MOUNTAIN VIEW ARTS SOCIETY | In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Nakoda and Tsuut'ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, indigenous and non, who live, work and play and help us steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory. This sacred gathering place provides us with an opportunity to engage in and demonstrate leadership on reconciliation. |
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