September 19–26, 2026 · Free admission

Three cities.
One movement.

Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer come together to celebrate mental health and addiction recovery.

SEP 19Edmonton SEP 20Calgary SEP 26Red Deer
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#AlbertaRecoveryModel Changing lives, building healthy community

Free health info fair Kids zone Live music Food trucks 12–5 PM

The 2026 festival tour

Choose your city

Every festival is free and family-friendly, with recovery resources, live entertainment and community connection from noon to 5 PM.

Edmonton festival artwork featuring Bif Naked and Sloan

Edmonton

Sir Winston Churchill Square

12–5 PM · Free street festival

Featuring Bif Naked + Sloan

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Free Edmonton festival highlights

Recovery Day Alberta Edmonton is a free, family-friendly street festival celebrating mental health and addiction recovery, with live performances by Bif Naked and Sloan.

  • Health information fair
  • Kids zone
  • Live music
  • Food trucks

Community partners shown on the Edmonton poster

Government of Alberta, Alberta Recovery Model, The Last Door Recovery Society, RSG, The Healing Institute at Taylor Bay, Stone Bear Recovery Solutions, Beccarian Correctional Care, Recovery Coach Academy Canada, Lakeview Recovery Community and the Recovery Training Institute of Alberta.

Calgary festival artwork featuring Tom Cochrane

Calgary

4th Street SW, from 12th Avenue SW to 17th Avenue SW

12–5 PM · Free street festival

Headlining Tom Cochrane

Ben Chase and many more on two stages

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Free Calgary festival highlights

Recovery Day Alberta Calgary is a free, family-friendly street festival celebrating mental health and addiction recovery, headlined by Tom Cochrane with Ben Chase and many more performers on two stages.

  • Health information fair
  • Kids zone
  • Live music on two stages
  • Food trucks

Community partners shown on the Calgary poster

Government of Alberta, Alberta Recovery Model, The City of Calgary, Recovery Acres Society, Cedars Recovery, The Last Door Recovery Society, RSG, Calgary Homeless Foundation, Fresh Start Recovery, RecoverAid Medical Detox, 101.5 Today Radio, The Healing Institute at Taylor Bay, Stone Bear Recovery Solutions, Beccarian Correctional Care, Recovery Coach Academy Canada, Lakeview Recovery Community and the Recovery Training Institute of Alberta.

Red Deer festival artwork featuring Trooper

Red Deer

Street festival at City Hall

12–5 PM · Free street festival

Featuring Trooper

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Free Red Deer festival highlights

Recovery Day Alberta Red Deer is a free, family-friendly street festival at City Hall celebrating mental health and addiction recovery, featuring a live performance by Trooper.

  • Health information fair
  • Kids zone
  • Live music
  • Food trucks

Community partners shown on the Red Deer poster

Government of Alberta, Alberta Recovery Model, The Last Door Recovery Society, RSG, The Healing Institute at Taylor Bay, Red Deer Recovery Community, Stone Bear Recovery Solutions, Beccarian Correctional Care, Recovery Coach Academy Canada, Lakeview Recovery Community and the Recovery Training Institute of Alberta.

Partner with us

Support recovery across Alberta.

Choose Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer—or support multiple cities. Your partnership keeps these community celebrations free and connects thousands of Albertans with hope, resources and one another.

  • Stage sponsorships and exhibitor opportunities
  • Vendor, healthcare, non-profit and artisan booths
  • Food truck and mutual support group spaces
2026 sponsorship & exhibitor program Three cities.
Province-wide impact. Download sponsorship package

Complete the form and email it to community@lastdoor.org.

Calgary Volunteer with us Shifts vary from 6 AM to 9 PM

Calgary volunteer team

Help make Recovery Day happen.

Join the team behind Calgary’s free street festival. Whether you can give a few hours or the whole day, your time helps create a welcoming celebration for everyone.

Sign up to volunteer

This registration link is currently for the Calgary event.

Recovery belongs in community

Changing lives, building healthy community.

Recovery Day Alberta brings people, families, service providers and communities together to celebrate recovery, reduce stigma and make support more visible.

Recovery is worth celebrating.

Turn up the music, bring the family and honour the courage behind every recovery story.

Find your people.

Meet the peers, organizations and supports helping Albertans build strong lives in recovery.

Make hope impossible to miss.

Three city centres become public spaces for connection, possibility and life beyond addiction.