It promises to be another hot summer weekend, which means it’s a great time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. Here are some activities taking place in the Foothills this weekend:
LONGSTOCK MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
The Longstock Music and Arts Festival returns to Smith-Fuller Centennial Park in Longview Aug. 12-14.
Being held for the first time since 2019, the festival will see 16 bands perform over the course of the weekend, with a different band playing every hour.
The lineup includes local favourites the Travelling Mabels, Levesque Family Band, Over the Moon, Mitch Belot Band, the Prairie Dogz and Saints & Sinners.
A brand-new Friday night Sneak-a-Peek, with dinner and entertainment, kicks off the festival that traditionally took place on Saturday and Sunday only.
longstockmusicfestival.com
ALBERTA OPEN FARM DAYS
Alberta Open Farm Days returns for its 10th year this weekend to showcase all things agricultural in the province.
The province-wide event is set to give Albertans an opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes look into where their food comes from and to meet the people responsible for cultivating it.
Nine Foothills farms and establishments are participating in this year's event — Farm Two53, Forage & Farm, Granary Road, Hartell Homestead, the Millarville Agricultural Society, Prairie Spirit Alpacas, Spirit Hills Flower Winery, Bar U Ranch and Stormy Acres Hops.
The farms will be providing tours, tastings and more as they allow the public to learn more about the many agricultural operations in the Foothills.
albertaopenfarmdays.ca
PLAYOFF BASEBALL
The Okotoks Dawgs open the Western Canadian Baseball League West Division Final against the Sylvan Lake Gulls at Seaman Stadium on Friday, Aug. 12 at 7:05 p.m.
The best-of-three series moves to Sylvan Lake on Saturday, Aug 13 and returns to Okotoks, if necessary, for Game 3 on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 7:05 p.m.
The Dawgs swept the Brooks Bombers in a best-of-three West Division Semifinal series to set up a showdown with the second-seeded Gulls.
The winner will face the winner of the Medicine Hat-Moose Jaw East Division Final in the WCBL championship series, which is set to start on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
dawgsbaseball.ca
CAVALRY FC
Cavalry FC looks to get back to its winning ways when it hosts Hamilton’s Forge FC at ATCO Field on Friday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m.
The Canadian Premier League side has dropped four of its last five games following an 11-game unbeaten streak.
The game is a rematch of a July 27 encounter at ATCO Field that saw Forge FC come away with a 2-1 victory. The teams played to a 2-2 draw in Hamilton in April.
cavalryfc.canpl.ca
