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Big Valley Jamboree-Camrose, Canada
Located in the East-Central Alberta, the City of Camrose is famous for the centrally situated sparkling lake, inhabited by a family of majestic swans, extensive parkland and an attractive, historical background. This Rose City is a relatively close-knit and progressive community, with strength of about 15,850. Camrose residents have immense pride in their scenic hometown: host to the Big Valley Jamboree country classic.
Big Valley Jamboree: cream of Canada’s country performance venues
Camrose regularly conducts a Classic Country music festival called The Big Valley Jamboree. It is Canada's largest outdoor country and western festival. Camrose has a well equipped $1 million stage, with the latest in high-tech lighting and a 140,000-watt sound system built to deliver high clarity to large audiences. The live TV screen at the main stage ensures that even people at the back of the concert bowl get a close-up view of the performers. The best aspect is that this 400-acre mini village is recreated each year for the festival. Those who can make the yearly pilgrimage to this mini village in Camrose, Alberta are sure to witness an amazing sight-country music stars and the small country camaraderie prevalent in the cozy vibes throughout the venue. However, beyond the inevitable enjoyment of a live show with favorite tunes from favorite acts, it is the ease with which one can set their own pace that makes Big Valley Jamboree such a hit. The lack of restriction adds to the fun-spirit of the festival and one can have a small party with a group of newly found friends, or old ones brought in to especially savor the occasion with known company or simply lie back with a pillow under the head-while awaiting the best country music acts in the world on the Camrose stage- from morning till night!
Highlight of Camrose country: the Big Valley Jamboree
- The Big Valley Jamboree is a heady mix of talent and performer-related charisma that leaves one with a high feel-good factor. It is the biggest country music extravaganza Canada ever bears witness to. For the true blue country music fan the Big Valley Jamboree is one event that must not be missed.
- One needs a few days of planning to attend The Big Valley Jamboree that takes place in August. Fortunate and interested ones who love country music might have the added attraction of meeting people with whom they can literally strike a chord and many visitors are known to organize their trips along with friends for company. The power-packed performances held at the Big Valley Jamboree may be part of the reason why it was voted the Canadian Country Music Association’s Country Music Event of The Year in 2001 and 2004.
- The best aspect of the Big Valley Jamboree is the music related tradeshow with all kinds of fabulous music and memorabilia one can pick up at a bargain and also experience watching the wild thrills of bull riding in the town!