Winefest Edmonton

Winefest Edmonton

Organizer: Dunollie Castle Productions Inc. — the company behind Winefest Calgary, Winefest Canmore and the Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival. Winefest was established in 2008.

Format: All-inclusive consumer wine-tasting festival. One ticket covers admission to the Grand Tasting Hall, unlimited sampling of hundreds of wines from the world's most celebrated wine regions (red, white, port, sparkling and dessert wines), bite-sized hors d'oeuvres prepared by the Edmonton Convention Centre culinary team, and a take-home Riedel wine glass. An upgraded VIP Wine Experience adds VIP-exclusive wines, a private VIP lounge, an exclusive food offering and complimentary coat check. 18+ event; government-issued photo ID mandatory. Coat check available.

Typical session times (Edmonton):

• Friday evening 19:00-22:00
• Saturday afternoon 14:00-17:00
• Saturday evening 19:00-22:00
• Friday afternoon 14:00-17:00 Industry & Trade session, for qualified trade members only.

Venue: Edmonton Convention Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1N9. Hotel partner: Westin Edmonton, 10135 100th Street (350 m walk, from CAD 150/night).

Editions: 2025 — 14-15 February 2025; 2026 — 20-21 February 2026. Both held at the Edmonton Convention Centre. The next edition is announced for 2027 with dates "coming soon"; tickets are not yet on sale (tickets are sold online through Showpass only, no third-party resellers).

Charity: Partnership with Edmonton's Food Bank — non-perishable food donations are accepted at the festival, and Winefest contributes CAD 1 per pound donated; in 2026 it donated CAD 2,550 and 252 lb of food.

Contact: info@celebratewinefest.com, +1 825-945-3377; #3, 225 58 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2H 0N8. Media enquiries: alex@shareworthy.ca.

Source: official site https://celebratewinefest.com/winefest-edmonton/ , checked 2026-09-25. The site is actively maintained (sitemap lastmod July 2026) and states "EDMONTON 2027 DATES COMING SOON"; no 2027 dates have been published yet, so the last held edition (2026) is recorded.