| Big Valley Jamboree | |
|---|---|
 Backstage pass for the 1995 Craven and Camrose events | |
| Genre | Country music |
| Dates | August 1–4, 2024 |
| Location(s) | Camrose, Alberta, Canada |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | bigvalleyjamboree |
The Big Valley Jamboree, commonly referred to as "BVJ", is an annual country music festival held in Camrose, Alberta, Canada.[1] Established in 1992, the Jamboree is held during the Civic Holiday in August and features country singers from North America. Performers at BVJ have included Tim McGraw, Gary Allan, Kevin Costner, and Josh Turner in 2009 and Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, and Reba McEntire in 2015.[2] The event draws thousands of campers and partygoers annually,[3] with daily averages of 25,000 people attending the four-day event.[4]
- ^ 5. Canadian Press http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090802/entertainment/wea_big_valley_jamboree retrieved August 2, 2009
- ^ "Performers". Big Valley Jamboree. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "Country's big weekend just around the corner". Edmonton Journal. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "1 killed, 15 hurt in Alberta stage collapse". CNN. August 2, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.