The Wildcat Days festival typically takes place during (or next to) Canada Day long weekend. The festival lineup changes each year, but it typically includes a parade, pancake breakfast, Canada Day barbeque, burger and refreshment concessions, food truck vendors, live stage entertainment, beer gardens, craft fair, farmers’ market, baseball and volleyball tournaments, family entertainment (sumo wrestling, bouncy houses, face painting, petting zoos, gold panning, storytelling, etc.), fireworks—and much more!
Did you know? Wildcat Days is named in honour of Charlie Wiegert, also known as Wildcat Charlie, who was a German rancher in the Elkford area whose hospitality toward settlers and trappers in the Elkford area was famed. Wildcat Charlie owned a ranch at Sulphur Springs in 1905. He kept a padlock on his cabin door, although everyone knew where he kept the key. He did this because he was the proud owner of the only padlock in the Elk Valley.
*** Please note that due to COVID-19, this event may be cancelled or modified to comply with the current orders and guidelines of provincial and regional health authorities. ***
