For 22 years, the weekend right after Thanksgiving has meant the Bala Cranberry Festival is in full swing. The whole town gets into the spirit of this, with vendors on the main street, entertainment, and tons of stuff to do. From tours of the marsh to the musicians, pancake breakfasts, juried craft shows, antique car displays, cranberry crepes and the chili cook-off, if you can't find something fun to do here, you are in serious need of therapy! There's even a town crier and a rubber duck race!
The cranberries are coming in from the marshes, ready for you to tuck into the freezer and bring back out onto your table to remember summer!
The biggest marsh is on the Wahta First Nations land. Wahta means "maple", and the name is taken from the abundance of maple trees on the land. The hot reds have burned out of the tree tops now -- the colours are more muted, with the golds, russet and brilliant yellow of the tamaracks starting to take over, but there is plenty of bright red colour at the cranberry festival!
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