Welcome to Vegreville

Welcome to Vegreville

Welcome to In & Around Vegreville 2020. We’ve put this guide together for your benefit, and we hope you enjoy it. While Vegreville has strong Ukrainian ties, it is also an economically diverse community. With a population of just over 5,700, Vegreville is a small but growing rural town.

Vegreville is an hour east of Edmonton, the Capital of Alberta, and can be a launching point for visitors wishing to experience the exciting events and culture in and around the area. The town itself offers a variety of amenities including hotels, motels, campgrounds, convenience stores, retail shopping from major brand names and small-town stores with heart, restaurants, and grocery stores. This great mix gives the town a big-city feel with a relaxed small-town atmosphere. Don’t forget if you’re a geo-cache fanatic there are dozens of caches in the area!

From Vegreville, visitors can spread outwards and take in what the surrounding communities have to offer. During the summer months, nearby communities host annual fairs, rodeos, entertainment days; all of which are always a great time. The surrounding area is also filled with camping facilities, lakes, parks and museums that tourists are always welcome to visit.

Whether your interests are car shows, drag races, agricultural fairs, rodeos, museums, live performances or exhibitions, Vegreville and the surrounding communities have a vast amount of activities and sites waiting to be discovered and enjoyed. Make sure to check out our event listings page to find out what’s coming up next during your stay!

Vegreville itself hosts three annual events during the summer months; the Father’s Day Show and Shine and Demolition Derby in June, the Ukrainian Pysanka Festival in July, and the annual Country Fair in August. Vegreville is also home to the world-famous Pysanka – the biggest Easter Egg on the planet! Join the thousands of tourists who stop by and take a picture of it every year! In and around Vegreville you will find fantastic scenery, great events to participate in and pleasant people to visit with. We challenge you to tour Vegreville itself and the nearby communities as they offer numerous attractions you won’t want to miss. Within this guide are brief explanations of major events taking place this year, which community they’re in, and when they’re happening.

We’ve also included a list of locations in the surrounding area where you can camp, fish, spend a day at the lake and get in touch with nature. We hope this guide helps you in your travels in and around Vegreville and we hope to see you soon!