August 20-24, 2024

Whoop-Up Days Family Festival

Exhibition Park, 3401 Parkside Drive South, Lethbridge, Alberta

Times:

Gates will open from 12:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. every day

Parade: Tuesday August 20 starting at 9:00 a.m. beginning at Park Place Mall, the traditional parade route travels along 3rd Avenue and 13th Street N., ending at the Galbraith Elementary School.

Daily Gate Admission:

Whoop-Up Days gate admission is free for all attendees from noon-3:00 p.m. on August 20, 21 & 22.

Buy in advance at save! Admission tickets are available on-line and at Gas King.

Advance Tickets* Regular Tickets

Adult (13-64) $10 $15

Senior (65+) $8 $13

Youth 12 & under FREE FREE

Ride Wristbands* $47 $58

Ride Wristbands are only available at Gas King! Buy early and save over $10 each!

Rodeo:

Thursday, August 22, Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grandstand Adult Grandstand GA (13 yrs.+): $28, $34 after August 19

Senior Grandstand GA (65 yrs.+): $26, $32 after August 19

Youth Grandstand GA (6-12 yrs.): $14, $17 after August 19

Children 5 & under GA: FREE

Pro Rodeo returns August 22-24, following a record breaking attendance year in 2023. One of Canada’s top 10 paying rodeos, Lethbridge’s burgeoning reputation and late-season scheduling make it an ideal stop for competitors, with World, Canadian and Calgary Stampede champions dotting the lineup each night. The Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo presented by Dennis' Dirtworx is also the only rodeo in the country to include Relay Races, a thrilling traditional Indigenous competition, as part of each rodeo performance.

For over 125 years, Whoop-Up Days marked the culmination of summer for Southern Albertans. Celebrate summer in Lethbridge from August 20-24. Kicked-off by the highly anticipated parade through downtown Lethbridge, this year’s Whoop-Up Days features your favourite sights, sounds, smells and tastes! This year's fair will feature an Indigenous cultural celebration, an art showcase, Mini Carnival - a dedicated kid's zone, and a culinary experience that will take your taste buds on a roller coaster of Southern Alberta flavours. Plus West Coast Amusement midway rides, Superdogs, food trucks, the new Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre with the Marketplace and Western Alley, and more!

Lethbridge & District Exhibition proudly announces the return of a professionally sanctioned CPRA rodeo from August 24-26. Professional rodeo has had some of its finest moments at Whoop-Up Days throughout the decades from its inception over 125 years ago. The Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo invites attendeees to witness one of the most action-packed and exciting sports on earth. This legacy showcase event commemorates the spirit of Southern Alberta sport - it is engrained in the history, the people and the culture. Featuring eight events, Duane Kesler Championship stock and a purse of $8,000 for major events this rodeo is one not to miss.

August 25

Pure Power Wrestling: Hot Summer Night

Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre

The twists, flips, hits, and slams won’t be contained to just the rodeo arena at this year’s Whoop-Up Days. Instead, they’ll be on full display as Pure Power Wrestling (PPW) brings Hot Summer Night to the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre on Friday, Aug. 25. Don’t miss out as the PPW Heavyweight Title is on the line.

Tickets:

Advance: $15

Door: $20

Music Festival Lineup:

Click here for the Original 16 Stage Schedule