Travel Drumheller

The Drumheller Valley is the heart of the Canadian Badlands, where prairie roads tumble into a surreal landscape of hoodoos, coulees, and layered canyon walls. Just over an hour from Calgary, the drive here feels like a slow reveal - a shift from wide-open fields into a storybook desert where history and adventure collide. This is a place with big-ticket attractions like the Royal Tyrrell Museum, the Atlas Coal Mine, and Canada’s largest outdoor stage, the Badlands Amphitheatre. But it’s also a community that knows how to celebrate. Drumheller hosts incredible events throughout the year: concerts under star-filled skies, food and drink festivals that highlight Alberta flavours, dinosaur-sized family days, cultural showcases, and world-record-breaking gatherings that put the valley on the map. Add in paddling the Red Deer River, exploring quirky roadside stops, or simply soaking in the scenery, and you’ll quickly see why Drumheller is one of Alberta’s most unforgettable destinations.