Dates for 2025: Friday May 2,  12pm - 8pm

                            Saturday May 3,  10am - 4pm  

At the Carstairs Curling Rink 350 11 AVE: Done your spring cleaning? Sell your valuable extras at the sale.
Please No Junk! Donate your Saleable items to the Carstairs Elks, they will pick them up.

Table Rental: 1 Day $20.00 per table or Both Days for $30.00 per table

Contacts for table rentals, information or pick up of donated items contact:

Rick 403.560.3441 or Jan 403.470.2422
Email: elksgaragesale@gmail.com

Date and Location for 2025 - Friday May 09 at the Carstairs Memorial Arena

Time: 4:00pm - 7:30pm

Please join us for an evening of food, fun, and friends!  Visit with the community's service clubs, sports organizations,
community organizations, and health groups. Please contact 403.940.3327 for information.

Organizations registering for a table - please fill out the registration form - there is no cost for a table

Businesses registering for a table - please register on the Chamber website or contact the Chamber directly through email 

Date:  TBA
Venue: Carstairs Nature Space

Join us at the Carstairs Nature Space four our annual Arbor Day event, starting at 10am. Learn about trees and receive your free tree sapling!

Carstairs Library will be there with craft kits for the kids.

Click the link below to check out the Carstairs Nature Space. 

Carstairs Nature Space 

Carstairs Town Clean Up Week is BACK! 

Pick up your voucher from the main office, one per household and drop off one half ton load to the Didsbury Landfill. Some restrictions apply. Disposal fees for mattresses, fridges and freezers will NOT be covered by this program.

Vouchers can be picked up at the Town Office: Starting April 28, 2025

Let's clean up Carstairs!

Date of disposal of items: May 23 - 30, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (During Landfill operating hours)
Venue: Didsbury LandfillClean up Carstairs and take your trash to the Didsbury Landfill

Date:  Sunday June 1, 2025

Come celebrate Carstairs' Scottish heritage at this free, family-oriented event. Watch pipers and dancers parade down main street in the morning, then head to Memorial Park for an afternoon of fun-filled activities.

Carstairs Heritage Festival on Facebook for more information.

Date:  July 1, 2025

Bike Parade - Carstairs Memorial Park

Games and Activities in Memorial Park - 11:30 am until 1:30 pm

Canada Day Fireworks will be held July 1, 2025 at the Carstairs Golf Course. Stay at home to watch them or park at the Golf course or across Highway 2A in the open field.

Watch the Town Website, Twitter, Facebook and weekly ad in The Albertan for upcoming info on location.

Date:  July 18 - 20, 2025

Festivities include a rodeo, fireworks display, pancake breakfast and one of the best parades in rural Alberta! There's an Outdoor Market, art show, kids games & activities, ball games, music at the gazebo and food vendors!  
www.carstairsagsociety.ca for more info.

2025 Horticulture & Craft Show Dates and Times: TBA

Show books will be available at all town offices, Coop, Carstairs Library, and Carstairs Heritage Centre.  

Email: carstairshorticultural@gmail.com

Facebook: Carstairs Horticultural and Craft Show

Date: Thursday August 28th
Time: BBQ 5pm, Movie starts at 7pm

The Town of Carstairs proudly presents this fun event for the whole family. This year we will be doing a free BBQ, games and activities until the movie starts in the park. Grab your lawn chairs, blankets or something to sit on to enjoy the outdoor movie in Memorial Park. Concession will be available. This event has become one of the most anticipated and appreciated evenings of the year in our Community.                   

There is no charge for this event; we just ask that you bring along an item for the food bank. 

Date: August 16, 2025
Time: TBA

Walk the Block is a community resource fair happening in August hosted by the Carstairs Public Library.  The event will include club sign ups, non-profits promoting their services and local businesses and will include services for children, adults and families. Anyone wanting to participate in the event should look for more information on the Carstairs Library website or contact ccarr@prl.ab.ca

Date: September more information to come
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Venue:  Carstairs Nature Space

Join us at the Carstairs Nature Space for our Scarecrow Trail! Build your own scarecrow or come on down and check out the displays.

Date: November 11, 2025
Location: Hugh Sutherland School
Time: 10:20 a.m.

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Dates: Friday November 14, 2024  1pm - 8pm*

The Christmas Craft Market is held at the Carstairs Community Hall each November. Local artists sell jewelry, crafts, specialty items, and a variety of other unique items.  

2025 Christmas Craft Market will be a ONE DAY Market, held Friday November 14, 2025. 

INFO?  Contact 403.940.3327 or email lorik@carstairs.ca

Carstairs Christmas Craft Market

Date:  December 5, 2025

A magical night in Carstairs when the town transforms into a winter wonderland for both children and parents. The Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Crazy Carstairs Christmas.

This night offers a chance to scoop up late night shopping with excellent deals from local merchants and is also a time for families to enjoy exciting festivities downtown. There are free hot dogs, hot chocolate and cookies. Kids will be able to sit on Santa's knee, have a horse drawn carriage ride. And the best part of all? The fireworks!

Crazy Carstairs Christmas

Date:  December 5, 2025
Time:  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Location: Carstairs Half Century Club

Kids: join us during Carstairs Crazy Christmas where our team of Christmas Experts will help you pick out that perfect gift for mom and dad or anyone. Bring one loonie per gift and shop away! We'll wrap it up tight so no parents can peek!!!

If you have some items that you would like to donate, they can be dropped off at either the Town Office (donations accepted from November 1 until November 29).

Santa's Gone Loonie