Are you ready to get your Griz on?

Fernie is the place to be this weekend (Feb. 28 to March 2) for family and not-so-family events and fun with the return of Griz Days.

‘Vintage formal’ is this year’s theme, which will be on display in the noteworthy change to this year’s festival – the annual Griz Days Parade, which is being held Friday evening (Feb. 28) at 6:30 p.m. In recent years the parade has been held on Saturday evenings.

Saturday, March 1 promises to be a blast for all ages, starting with a pancake breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Seniors’ Centre.

The Extreme Griz competition gets rocking on Saturday, starting with a pancake eating contest at 10:30 a.m. at the Seniors’ Centre. Contestants’ bellies stuffed full of flapjacks, they then take part in the Obstacle Course at Fernie City Hall grounds at 11:15 a.m. (or so).

Extreme Griz competitors fill the rest of the day with: axe throwing (12:15 p.m.) and Keg Toss and Caber (1:15 p.m.) at the Park Place Pub parking lot. At 4 p.m. the competition moves to 2^nd Avenue for the Vintage Truck Pull, followed by a final challenge and crowning of the 2025 Extreme Griz.

If following the Extreme Griz antics doesn’t ruffle your fun fur, don’t worry – there is a whack of things to do across Saturday, with plenty of entertainment at Station Square, including fireworks at 8:45 p.m.

Don’t forget to buy your Griz Pins!

Please click here to see the full Griz Days schedule.

Learn about the Griz Most Wanted Program.

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