Celebrate Summer



For 125 years, Whoop-Up Days marked the culmination of summer for Southern Albertans. Celebrate summer with us from August 23 - 27.
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 over 30 West Coast Amusement midway rides, Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel, Extreme Dogs, a Family Stage, kids pedal tractor pull and more. Brand-new programming includes the Lethbridge & District Siksikaitsitapi Pow Wow and Princess Pageant, La Galleria Art Show, YQL Beach - an outdoor beach party, a kid-theme Mini Carnival plus local musicians, buskers, poets and performance artists on the Troubadour Stage. Check out more entertainment details and times on our ENTERTAINMENT PAGE.
Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo
Get back in the saddle!
Lethbridge & District Exhibition proudly announces the return of a professionally sanctioned CPRA rodeo from August 25-27!
Professional rodeo has had some of its finest moments at Whoop-Up Days throughout the decades from its inception 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.