The Lacombe & District Historical Society is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Annual Hammer-In Festival at the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop. Mark your calendars for September 14, 2024 as we invite you to the largest Blacksmith gathering in Western Canada, and a day filled with blacksmithing marvels, artisan markets, and captivating historical experiences.

2024 marks several important milestones at the Lacombe Museum, one of them being the 30th anniversary of the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum opening as a museum! A more thorough history of our shop can be found in the virtual exhibit Through the Years | Lacombe Blacksmith Shop but it was opened to the public in the spring of 1994 only one year after the Lacombe and District Historical Society purchased it and undertook a major conservation project in the building. Since then it has been open to the public during the summer months, today open 5 days a week Victoria Day through Labour Day weekend. This year the Annual Hammer-In Festival is serving as our anniversary celebration so join us in celebrating 30 years of the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum and 122 years of the shop itself.

Check back closer to the date of the festival for more information about the artisan market, food trucks, beer garden, and family activities. As in years past 49 Street in front of the Blacksmith Shop will be filled with blacksmiths from throughout Alberta (and sometimes Canada!) providing demonstrations of their craft and selling their hand-forged items. Inside the Blacksmith Shop, our staff and volunteers will be forging in our 122-year-old shop and showing off the triphammers!

If you are interested in being a vendor in the artisan market or are a blacksmith or farrier that would like a demonstration spot please get in touch via 403-782-3933 or [email protected].