Purpose
The purpose of the event calendar is to provide a useful and reliable source of information that:
- Helps community organizations avoid duplication and/or competing events; and,
- Promotes events to residents and tourists.
What are the Intended Results?
- Increase in collaboration and support among organizations and in the community at large.
- Avoid scheduling events that compete for the same group of spectators, participants, hotel space, etc. (i.e. sports tournaments, fundraisers, fun runs, sporting events, cultural events).
- Increase in economic development/spinoff due to less competing events (i.e. More tickets sold, more consistently booked hotels and busier restaurants).
- Increase in community and tourist participation at events by having a reliable, one-stop location to highlight what is going on in the City.
Notes for event organizers:
The calendar will be updated ONLY as events are submitted by organizers. Please do not assume your event will posted because it is annual or well-known.
The City of Prince Albert will promote the purpose and intent of the calendar to ensure it is widely used and the intent is understood.
Events should be submitted as soon as scheduled; at least a month in advance is preferable. Events will be accepted a year or more in advance if they are scheduled.
Events should be posted on the business/organization’s website and/social media pages to ensure consistent coverage.
General Requirements:
- All events must be open to the general public.
- With the exception of conferences and conventions in the business category, events held for single interest groups are not permitted.
- Events that promote any religious organization; multi-faith or inter-faith events will be considered on an individual basis.
Categories
Events permitted on the calendar should fall into one of the following five categories:
Major Events and Festivals
- Our city’s major annual and special events such as Street Fair, Exhibition, Pow-Wow, Winter Festival, Lobster fest and one-time special events (i.e. Canada 150 Voyageur Canoe Race).
- Typically, these would be large-scale events that attract a large audience.
Sport Tournaments and Events
- This would include tournaments or events that are regional, provincial or national in scope.
- Does include community runs/walks that promote physical activity and support a cause.
Arts and Culture Events
- Any event that includes an artistic or cultural element that is open to the general public.
- Examples include theatre, concerts, E.A. Rawlinson shows, dance festivals, comedy nights, culinary events, dueling pianos, improv nights, live bands, jazz nights.
- Events that support the goals outlined in the Prince Albert Municipal Cultural Action Plan.
Business Events and Tradeshows
- Events typically driven by the business community that are open to the public.
- Includes conferences, tradeshows, open houses, luncheons and speakers.
Fundraising and Non Profit Events
- This includes events that are in support of non-profit or charity groups.
- Particular support will be provided for those fundraising for City facilities or programs.
- Other non-profit or charity groups must be associated with an entertainment event that the public can attend.
What Can NOT Be Included:
- Events CAN NOT include regular programming including local hockey or dance classes/camps, Fitness Classes, pottery classes, open gym, clinics, suppers, etc.
- Health education or clinics.
- Regularly scheduled organization meetings.
- Registration events
- Local sport tournaments between in-city teams.
- Non-profit or charity awareness days or fundraisers that are not associated with an activity or gathering for the public
- Events that occur more than a 50km outside of Prince Albert (unless a member of the Prince Albert Regional Economic Development Alliance).
What if an event does not meet the criteria?
If there is an event that does not fit within the scope of these criteria, there are other options including the PaNow event calendar.
