With Thanksgiving just around the corner, now is a good time to make your hotel reservation if you are planning to spend your 2019 Thanksgiving weekend in Jasper Alberta.
To check rates and availability for several Jasper hotels at one time, click here and enter your travel dates.
Many hotels will be offering special menus for Thanksgiving dinner and some will have activities and family entertainment on offer.
Here are a few suggestions of places to spend your Thanksgiving holiday:

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge promises a fun filled weekend for the whole family during the Thanksgiving holiday with a selection of activities and events which are sure to entertain both the children and adults alike, including pumpkin carving, scavenger hunts, movies, horse drawn wagon rides, candy apple decorating, bike & hike tours, family bingo, and even a ghost tour!
Holiday dining options abound at the JPL with the famous Thanksgiving Sunday Brunch being served in ORSO Trattoria from 11am-1pm costing $45 for adults and $22.50 for kids 6-12yrs, and on Sunday evening the Beauvert Room is offering a Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet from 5.30pm-8.30pm for $79 with kids 6-12 years half price.
To check room availability and rates for Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, click here

Ember’s Steakhouse at Marmot Lodge is offering a $39.99 three course Thanksgiving dinner on October 13 2019 which includes either a roasted parsnip soup or seasonal greens with goat cheese to start, followed by a choice of 3 main courses; traditional roasted turkey with stuffing, buttermilk mash & gravy, OR grilled Alberta striploin steak with a mushroom bacon port sauce, OR wild mushroom pappardelle. To finish, choose from pumpkin cheesecake with whipped cream, or house chocolate mousse smores style.
To check room availability and rates for Marmot Lodge, click here.

Authentic Burger at The Crimson Jasper will host a Thanksgiving Dinner on October 13 for $29. For the main event there will be roast turkey with traditional stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, and Brussels sprouts. With roasted pumpkin soup or Fall greens to start, this hearty dinner will be rounded off with sticky toffee pudding and vanilla bean ice cream.
To check room availability and rates for The Crimson Jasper, click here.

The Pines Restaurant at Pyramid Lake Resort is offering a Thanksgiving dinner on October 13th from 5-9pm. Costing $39, the delicious menu includes roasted carrot soup with ginger cream & chive, or a salad of Fall greens, apples, almonds and goat cheese. The main course is a choice between traditional roasted stuffed turkey thigh with the usual trimmings, or seared salmon with fingerling potatoes & wilted kale. Dessert is equally decadent featuring cranberry creme brulee with white chocolate biscotti, or chocolate truffle slice with hazelnut cream.
To check room availability and rates for Pyramid Lake Resort, click here.

Walter’s Dining Room at Sawridge Inn will be offering a sumptuous Thanksgiving Brunch on October 13th from 10.45am-2.30pm, costing $36 for adults and $18 for children under 16 yrs. Breakfast Classics include Sawridge Bennies, pancakes & syrup, and buttermilk scrambled eggs, while among the appetizing entrees you will find slow roasted turkey breast, pork belly with brown sugar, braised lamb with garlic, mushrooms & caramelized onions, plus a seafood stew with coconut, curry & cilantro. The selection of desserts does not disappoint, with ‘build your own’ crepes, dulce de leche bread pudding, and apple fritters.
To check room availability and rates for Sawridge Inn, click here.

Chateau Jasper is offering a Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet at Silverwater Grill & Lounge on Sunday October 13 5-10pm, costing $29.95. On the menu you will find a variety of salads, roasted turkey with gravy, salmon bites with tomato caper sauce, roasted ham with grilled pineapple, creamy mac and cheese, plus a selection of desserts.
To check room availability and rates for Chateau Jasper, click here.

Many other Jasper National Park hotels are likely to have special dinner menus for Thanksgiving weekend, and at the time of writing (Oct 9) there are rooms available at many hotels in Jasper for Friday October 11 and Sunday October 13 2019, however availability for Saturday October 12 is becoming limited. Being a holiday weekend, availability is likely to become limited for all dates and early reservations are recommended. To view a selection of hotels and to check rates and availability, please visit our Jasper hotel reservations page by clicking here and entering your dates of travel.

*The above Thanksgiving dinner prices are subject to tax and tip.

Jasper is a wonderful place to spend the 2019 Christmas holidays. The warm hospitality of the town combined with the snow covered mountain peaks, and abundance of winter activities make Jasper Alberta the ideal destination for a Christmas vacation.

Room Reservations for the Holidays

If you are planning to spend Christmas in Jasper, it is best to make your hotel reservations as early as possible while there are still rooms available at this busy time. Most Jasper hotels do not have special Christmas packages as such but are sure to have a fun festive atmosphere and will generally offer Christmas dinner in the hotel restaurant.
To check availability during the Xmas period and compare rates at several hotels in Jasper, click here.

For anyone searching for specific Jasper Christmas packages, or options for Christmas dinner, the holiday offerings at the following accommodations are sure to see you and your family celebrate Christmas in style:

Jasper’s luxury hotel, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, is always a special place to spend the Christmas period with a whole host of fun and festive activities and events throughout the Holidays, such as skating with the elves, Xmas carols, Holiday bingo, and Christmas cookie baking.
Holiday dining at the JPL is also hard to beat with several options for celebrating in style.
To check room rates & availability click here.

*Below are some examples of special Christmas meals from past years. This will be updated for Xmas 2019 is due course.*

Lobstick Lodge is hosting a dinner buffet on Christmas Day December 25th in Seasons Restaurant which features a selection of salads, shrimp & seafood platter, carved turkey with herb stuffing and gravy, BBQ chicken, creamy seafood casserole, baked penne marinara, roasted garlic mash, brussel sprouts and honey beets. The dessert table includes apple pie, berry tarts, fresh fruit and cookies. The cost is $33.95 for adults and $15.95 for kids 12 & under.
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Chateau Jasper is offering Christmas dinner in the Silverwater Grill & Lounge on December 25 2017. To start choose between leek and potato soup or festive Caesar salad, followed by an entree of roasted breast of turkey with stuffing, confit potatoes, Brussels sprouts & roasted squash, or maple glazed salmon
with sweet potato puree & buttered kale, or potato gnocchi with pecans, squash & caramelized shallots. Round off the evening with a dessert of chocolate torte with raspberry coulis & vanilla ice cream or white chocolate cranberry bread pudding with cinnamon butterscotch sauce. The cost of this menu is $48.95 for adults, with a turkey dinner available for children 12 & under for $10.95.
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Marmot Lodge is serving Christmas dinner in Embers Steakhouse on Christmas Day December 25, costing $48.95. Start with a mushroom chestnut soup, or mixed greens with candied beets and gravlax, followed by an entree of citrus roasted turkey breast with sage stuffing, fondant potatoes, herb gravy & roasted squash, or seared salmon fillet with pea risotto & poached leeks, or grilled Mediterranean vegetable strudel. Finish off with a dessert of chocolate brownie with peanut butter ice cream & raspberry coulis.
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The Crimson Jasper will be featuring a festive buffet on December 25, costing $39.95 for adults, or $15.95 for children 12 yrs or younger. Appetizers include sushi rolls, toasted quinoa salad & Caesar salad. The delicious entrees include carved turkey with stuffing and gravy, mustard rubbed prime rib, garlic mash, Israeli style rice, broccoli gratin & maple glazed carrots. Rounding off this veritable feast you’ll find house made gingerbread, Baileys & eggnog cheesecake, chocolate mousse and sticky toffee pudding on the dessert table.
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Pyramid Lake Resort is featuring a Christmas dinner for $68.95 on December 25 with a choice of citrus infused turkey confit shredded over potato leek and kale hash or creamy celeriac soup finished with smoked turkey to start, followed by duck breast with fondant potato with cherry chutney and merlot sauce, or beef two ways; seared tenderloin with sweet potato pave and slow braised short rib with creamed savoy cabbage, or potato peppercorn gnocchi with Brussels sprouts as the main course and eggnog crème brulee or sticky toffee pudding for dessert.
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The Sawridge Inn is offering a Family Xmas Package on December 24 & 25 2017 which includes 2 nights accommodations with a hearty buffet breakfast each morning, a festive dinner on Christmas Eve December 24th and a traditional Christmas dinner buffet on Christmas Day December 25th. There will also be a range of holiday treats and activities which children of all ages are sure to enjoy. Rates start at $370 per adult.

As well as the Christmas events organized by individual hotels, there are many ways to spend your days in Jasper during the Yuletide period. The more active visitors will enjoy activities such as skiing & snowboarding at Jasper’s ski resort, Marmot Basin, or dog sledding near Valemount, while a more relaxing time can be had cross country skiing or simply visiting the quaint cafes and interesting stores of downtown Jasper.

No matter where you stay or how you spend your time, Christmas in the winter wonderland of Jasper National Park is sure to be a memorable experience for all.

*The above hotel rates are generally based on double occupancy, and are subject to availability, subject to applicable taxes, subject to change without notice. To confirm full details and for reservations, please use the links provided.
**The rates shown for Christmas dinner do not include tax and gratuity.

Find discounted hotels in Jasper and cheap lift tickets at Marmot Basin ski resort from Jan 17th to Feb 2nd 2020 at the 31st annual Jasper in January event. With cheap deals at many Jasper accommodations, there is no excuse not to come to Jasper and experience this fun family festival.

Jasper in January Festival 2020

Room Only from $89 per Night

Many Jasper accommodations are offering very attractive room only deals throughout Jasper in January, with rates at some properties as low as $89 per night at the time of writing.
Click here and enter your dates to check current rates & availability at several hotels in Jasper.

Great Rates at a Luxury Hotel

If you are looking for a special discounted rate at one of Jasper’s most desirable hotels, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has very attractive room rates during Jasper in January.
Click here to check rates and availability.

Discounted Ski Passes

Adult Day passes for Marmot Basin will be discounted during Jasper in January. Stay tuned for 2020 rates.

Jasper in January Events & Activities

The Jasper in January 2020 schedule promises an exciting range of fun events taking place throughout the town, including street parties, fireworks, terrific food and wine, family fun, and lots of live music. Here’s a sample of the highlights from 2019 which will be updated as the 2020 schedule becomes available:

January 11-13 2019

On the first weekend, to get the festival started, the Whistle Stop Pub is hosting a Kick Off Party from 8pm on Friday Jan 11th where there will be drink samples and appetizers on offer, with musician Sean Burns playing live from 9pm. The same night there will be a Speakeasy party at Jasper Inn from 7pm where you can relive the 1920s with jazz and cocktails. Also on Jan 11, Juno award winning band Sloan will be performing at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.
On Saturday Jan 12th there is a whole host of activities taking place at Pyramid Lake, starting early at 8am with Frosty’s XC Endurance Race which will take riders on a scenic course up to Pyramid Bench, with different ability levels catered for. From 10am-4pm Pyramid Lake Sleigh Rides will be offering 40 minute tours to Pyramid Island for $25, and from 11am-3pm Cold Fire Creek Dogsledding will offer 10 minute dog sled tours for $40 per person, or $100 for a family of 2 adults and 2 children under 8 yrs.
Also on Jan 12 you can learn how to ice climb with a 6hr lesson costing $185, or on Jan 12 & 13 learn how to sword fight with 20 hours of instruction costing $299. Later the same evening Sean Burns is back at the Whistle Stop Pub from 8pm, and Juno nominated Neil Harnet plays at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge also from 8pm.
On Sunday Jan 13th from 9am-4pm Marmot Basin will be holding one of its Demo Days where you can test some of the latest skis free of charge, plus there will be free Smores around a bonfire at mid mountain all day! From 10-11am at Whirlpool Winter Hub there is a free Pine Beetle Snowshoe tour, and at the same location from 3-4pm there is a free Wildlife Snowshoe tour where you can learn about protecting species at risk in Jasper National Park. Whirlpool Winter Hub is located 22km south of Jasper townsite on Highway 93A.

January 18-20 2019

The middle festival weekend is the perfect opportunity to try several of Jasper’s excellent restaurants in the Food-A-Palooza event taking place from Thursday Jan 17 to Sunday Jan 20 daily from 11am to 11pm (check times with individual restaurants). Participating restaurants will each offer a $15 small plate paired with a drink, allowing you to visit multiple restaurants for mid-morning snacks, lunch, dinner or late night munchies!
Our pick for the evening of Friday Jan 18th is the Wine in Winter evening at Chateau Jasper (7pm, $35), which is a wine tasting event featuring a wide selection of international wines plus appetizers and music. The same evening sees well known magician & comedian, Wes Barker live at the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion from 7pm.
On Saturday Jan 19th at Marmot Basin from 10am-4pm is a free Avalanche Awareness Day including beacon training and CARDA dog demonstrations. From 11am to 2pm on Jan 19 the Jasper Winter Pentathlon takes place in the middle of Pyramid Lake, where teams or solo athletes will compete in biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating and running.
Free snowshoe tours return at Whirlpool Winter Hub on Jan 19th, with the Wildlife Tour from 10-11am and the Pine Beetle Tour from 2-3pm, both excellent ways to learn more about Jasper National Park. That evening sees the return of Whiskey, Wine & Hops, a beer, wine, spirits and tapas tasting night at the Sawridge Inn (6-9pm $60), and Festival of Galaxies is an opportunity to take advantage of the Jasper Dark Sky Preserve and view incredible celestial wonders through powerful telescopes, lead by Jasper Planetarium at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge ($65).
Sunday Jan 20 is another opportunity to take a sleigh ride on Pyramid Lake from 10am-4pm where 40 minute tours to Pyramid Island are available for $25, and Cold Fire Creek Dogsledding will offer 10 minute dog sled tours for $40 per person from 11am-3pm. To wind up the 2nd weekend of Jasper in January 2019 why not head to Evil Dave’s Grill for the Wine Pairing Dinner where for $99 you can sample a 3 course dinner inspired by the Canadian wilderness with wine pairings.

January 25-27 2019

On the final J in J weekend one of the highlights must be the ever popular Annual Chilli Cook Off taking place Friday evening Jan 25 at the Jasper Activity Centre from 6pm to 12am, where the $25 entry fee includes awesome food and an even better party!
There are 2 weekend long activities on offer at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. The Men’s Pond Hockey Tournament will comprise 20 teams competing in 4 on 4 games on scenic Lake Mildred, and the Lole Wellness Weekend features yoga and exercise classes. Packages for both of these events including accommodations are available.
On Saturday 26th Jasper Brewing Co is offering a brewery tour at 12pm which includes sample beers, burger and cool souvenirs, costing $65. Also on Saturday, Marmot Basin will be hosting Retro Rail Jam where you can win prizes for tricks and retro attire – first round starts at 11.30am, 2nd round 1.15pm.
Saturday evening is the Atco Street Party from 6-9pm in downtown Jasper where the fun will include live music, food vendors, an Ice Bar, street performers, as well as offers from many Jasper businesses. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Jasper in January, you are invited to wear your best ’80s ski gear for a chance to win a $250 Visa gift card! This free event culminates in a Walk of Lights en route to the firework display at Centennial Park from 9-9.30pm.
On Sunday 27th Demo Days are back at Marmot Basin, while from 8.30am to 4pm you can try skiing or snowboarding for the first time for only $25 including lift ticket, lesson and rentals, courtesy of the Canadian Ski Council.

Above is just a brief selection of the events taking place during Jasper in January. To view the full schedule on the Jasper Tourism website, click here.

To find a Jasper hotel during the festival, visit JasperHotels.com.

*The hotel rates shown above are subject to applicable taxes, subject to availability and subject to change without notice, and are generally based on double occupancy.

Jasper National Park is the world’s second largest Dark Sky Preserve (DSP), and as such is one of the best places, not only in Alberta, but in western Canada for astronomers to observe the night sky.
To celebrate this fact, the Jasper Dark Sky Festival, taking place October 18th to 27th 2019, will see astronomy experts and amateur star gazers descend upon Jasper Alberta for a weekend of workshops, scientific demonstrations, entertaining presentations, and of course as pristine a night sky as an astronomer could hope for.

Hotel Rooms & Packages

October can be a great month for visiting Jasper, with the town and surrounding area being much quieter than during the busy summer season, meaning that some very attractive room rates can be found.
To check rates for several hotels at one time, click here and enter your travel dates.

Special Events 2017

*The event schedule for 2019 is still to be finalized. In the meantime, you can whet your appetites with the following itinerary from the 2017 festival.

Day one of the festival features one of the most unique experiences of the entire program with the Columbia Icefield Stargazing Tour. You will be collected from Jasper and taken to the Columbia Icefield on the Icefields Parkway where a sunset Ice Explorer journey along with canapes on the Athabasca Glacier awaits. After a dinner buffet at Altitude Restaurant astronomers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will help you interpret the night sky from the unrivalled viewpoint on the Glacier Skywalk. This tour departs Jasper at 3.30pm on October 13 and 14 2017 and costs $175 for adults and $109 for children.

Also on the opening evening of the Jasper Dark Sky Festival is a rare opportunity to see jazz legends Tommy Banks and PJ Perry performing live at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge from 7pm on October 13 2017. Tickets, costing $94.82, include admission to the concert plus a stand up reception with food stations and two glasses of wine.

Of the many locations to view the dark skies in Jasper National Park, few can get you as close to the stars as the Jasper Skytram. On the evenings of October 13 and 14 their Skytram Flight and Star Gazing Experience will take you almost 1km above the valley to a lookout where you will be able to look through powerful telescopes while experts from The Jasper Planetarium will be on hand to teach you about the night sky. Packages start at $84.95 per person.

On the afternoon of Saturday October 14 starting at 2pm the Planetarium Dome Experience is a great way to learn about Jasper’s dark sky preserve with the opportunity to ask your own questions inside the Planetarium dome theatre located at Marmot Lodge ($29).
At 3pm the same day there is a solar tour in the Jasper Planetarium, showing you the wonders of the daytime sky ($39).

On the evening of October 14th, Symphony Under the Stars is a unique opportunity to see an outdoor performance by Edmonton Symphony Orchestra under pristine night skies, accompanied by a gourmet dining experience at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.

Also on October 14 from 9pm, the Jasper Dark Sky Experience is a free event at Marmot Meadows where you can learn more about the benefits of dark skies both to people and wildlife, while taking in the pristine night sky.

On Sunday October 15 there’s an opportunity to enjoy Stargazing at Maligne Canyon. Astronomy author Peter McMahon will be joined by experts from Jasper Planetarium to help you get the most from this unique site plus you’ll have a tour of the biggest and most powerful telescopes in the Rockies. This event takes place from 9.35pm and costs $89 including transport.

The main event on the evenings of Friday October 20 and Saturday October 21 is the Keynote by space scientists Brian Cox and Phil Plait. During this 90 minute presentation some of the universe’s unanswered questions will be discussed, as well as impressive discoveries revealed, with the opportunity to pose your own questions in the Q & A. Preceding the Keynote, an expert panel including Rob Thacker, John Rennie, and Natalie Panekwill will present Spacetalks, a discussion of the present and future of space exploration.
The package price for both presentation is $140, while tickets for just Spacetalks can be bought for $55, starting at 7pm on Oct 20 and 7.30pm Oct 21 at Centennial Park.

On October 20-21 at the Sawridge Inn there is a Night Photography workshop which will cover tips and techniques for photographing the night sky. Taking place over 2 consecutive afternoons and late nights, and run by Canadian Photo Adventures the workshop costs $349 per person.

Big Bang Expo is a free daytime event where scientific demonstrations, experiments, robotics and brain teasers will be presented by Telus World of Science Edmonton on October 21 from 9am to 1pm at Jasper Elementary School. They will also be bringing an inflatable planetarium where various family friendly shows will be presented from 10am to 3pm.

For some free stargazing in downtown Jasper with professional astronomers from the RASC, come along to the Visitor Information Centre Lawn from 8.30-10.30pm on October 21. Here you will get a chance to gaze into the heavens using powerful telescopes, or bring your own and get some tips on how to use it!

To find hotels in Jasper during the Dark Sky Festival, visit www.jasperhotels.com

For further information about special events taking place during the 2019 Dark Sky Festival, and to buy tickets, click here.

Dating back to 1926, the Jasper Heritage Rodeo takes place every August in Jasper Alberta and to this day both locals and tourists still enjoy this exciting cowboy event which includes bull riding, bareback riding, barrel racing and steer wrestling.
The 2017 event will take place on August 16, 17, 18, and 19, and as always it’s sure to be one of the funnest weekends of the summer in Jasper.

*Here is a brief summary of the 2016 events to whet your appetite!*
Each evening from 6pm you’ll be able to see thrilling rodeo events at the Jasper Heritage Rodeo Grounds, such as bare back riding, steer wrestling, roping, ladies barrels, saddle bronc and bull riding. Doors open at 4.30pm, and there will be a shuttle service to the Rodeo Grounds from downtown Jasper.

Throughout rodeo week there will be fun events around town, starting with a Stick Pony Parade at 10am on Wednesday August 17 at Jasper Activity Centre, where kids will get their own chance to take part in the rodeo. Also, from Wed-Fri you’ll be able to grab a great lunch while admiring the scenery at the Fund Raising BBQ in the CIBC parking lot from 11am to 2pm.

Other fun daytime events include Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade Pancake Breakfast from 9am-11am at Jasper Fire Hall and Lil’ Britches Corral from 11am-1pm at Jasper Rodeo Grounds.

All in all the 2017 Jasper Heritage Rodeo will be a fun event for the whole family, and a great time to visit Jasper.

For more information about the Jasper Heritage Rodeo visit www.jasperheritagerodeo.com.
To find accommodations in Jasper during the rodeo, visit www.jasperhotels.com

May long weekend is almost upon us, and in 2017 the holiday falls on Monday May 22. Victoria Day weekend, for many, signals the start of summer, and it’s always a busy few days in Jasper. As the weekend approaches there will be fewer and fewer vacancies in Jasper hotels, with the busiest time likely to be the night of Saturday May 20 2017. Needless to say, reservations ahead of time are strongly recommended to guarantee yourself a place to stay.

To check availability and rates for several Jasper accommodations click here and enter your dates.

If you are visiting Jasper between May 19-22 and have not yet booked your accommodation, you may wish to browse the JasperHotels.com website.
To see a list of recommended hotels and motels in Jasper, click here.
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