Heritage Day in Alberta, Canada
Heritage Day in Alberta, Canada is held on August 5. The first Monday of August each year. This event in the first decade of the month August is annual. Help us
In 1974 the Government of Alberta, acting through Minister of Culture Dr. Horst A. Schmid, declared the first Monday in August an annual holiday to recognize and celebrate the varied cultural heritage of Albertans, known as "Heritage Day".
This gave rise in 1976 to the Edmonton Heritage Festival, a three-day celebration of food, dance, and handicrafts of cultures from around the world. Heritage Day is not a statutory holiday.
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National Peacekeepers' Day in Canada on August 9 (celebrated on Sunday closest to the day);
National Acadian Day on August 15 (Canada)