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Why You’ll Love Being In Prince George

Prince George is a beautiful Northern BC City that boasts modern sophistication weaved seamlessly along with marvelous wilderness. The fact that makes many national and international tourists book their flights to Prince George for relaxed holidays is its imminence to beautiful and pristine forests within just a few minutes from the urban city. People land at Prince George through their cheap flights to Prince George for the most spectacular amalgamation of nature and urbanity.

Another thing that attracts a huge crowd of tourists every year to Prince George is its great lineup of summer festivals and events. The city of Prince George has a great arts and cultural sway and a variety of community festivals and local events are organized here year long. So, whether you are a local resident, a first time visitor or just a passing through traveler, no matter what time of the year it is, you are sure to catch up some great festivals in Prince George. Here is the list of major festivals of the Prince George:

Pow Wow

It is a very traditional and annual festival celebrated in summers at Carrie Jane Gray Park. Hosted by Native Friendship Center of Prince George, this festival features music, dance and traditional Canadian food including bannock that is a type of deep fried bread. Pow Wow is also the best festival if you want to explore traditional dance forms such as – customary Regalia, Fancy Shawl – the butterfly dance, men’s fancy dance, jingle dress dance and performances by the shape changer - Grass Dancers. The dances become more enjoyable with entire family as they include interesting stories too.

Farmer’s Market

The Farmer’s Market in Prince George is an excellent place and event to enjoy local produces including farm fresh products, baked products, local crafts and best of sea food. During summers (from May to October), the Farmer’s Market is organized on every Saturday between 8.30 Am and 2 Pm. Farmer’s Market is a refreshing  experience by itself, worth booking tickets to Prince George for.

Pro Rodeo

Pro Rodeo in Prince George is one of the greatest adventures for cow boys and girls and for ones who love the thrilling rodeo events. There are a lot of exciting activities to be enjoyed during this spectacular stampede event. You can enjoy tie-down roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, team roping, bareback riding, ladies barrel racing and much more. There also are tradeshows, fashion shows, parties and rodeo dances making it a perfect event to be enjoyed by entire family. Pro Rodeo events are annually organized in the fall.

Prince George Exhibition

This is one of the oldest agricultural fair that is organized in August every year since 1912. It is a fun time for locals and visitors to enjoy little joys of life like duck and pig races, car shows, authentic food and much more. The exhibitions turns up much more exciting with comic performers, entertainers, music and dance shows. It is a few days long event and it is recommended to check the local event calendar for exact dates while you book your cheap tickets to Prince George.

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