Food & Drink
Medicine Hat Summers Bakeries & Cafes
From iced beverages to sweet and savoury treats, when you need a light meal with a refreshing drink, Medicine Hat’s cafés and bakeries have a delicious menu for you!
From iced beverages to sweet and savoury treats, when you need a light meal with a refreshing drink, Medicine Hat’s cafés and bakeries have a delicious menu for you!
Located on Dunmore Road, Cafe Verve serves up daily baking, soups, sandwiches, coffee beverages, and has a menu of hot and iced tea, like the Peach Iced Tea.
Featuring over 60 Alberta vendors, this market hosts products from creative and culinary worlds. Inside the market is a cafe, serving salads, baked goods, and beverages. Located along Highway 3, cruise through their drive through for a meal and drink if you don’t have time to stop.
Soft baked cookies in the heart of downtown, the owner Kaela has grown the cookie shop into kroffles, cakes, and cold drinks.
Located on the Southwest Hill, this neighbourhood brunch and bakery spot celebrates the magic of being human, whether seated in the colourful indoors surrounded by local art, or on the beautiful sunny patio with a crafted beverage in hand.
Nosh. is located in the Kolab+ building, where there’s a salon. So before or after you’re pamper, visit Nosh. for their creative latte of the day and pair it with their feature sandwich.
Monthly rotating sandwiches, a staple lunch menu, and decadent baked goods pair well with their summer drinks, like the Iced Pistachio Butter Latte or Strawberry Dream Matcha.
Snug in a historic building, Rosewood Cafe serves the classic soup and sandwich for a splendid lunch break mid-day.
For over 10 years, Station Coffee Company has served Medicine Hat creative baking, barista-inspired beverages, and a cozy place with historic brick. From the indulgent cheesecake, to the Rootbeer Godfather, stop in for breakfast or lunch this summer.
From cupcakes, to cakes, cinnamon buns, and treat boxes, The She Shed is entirely gluten free. The owner bakes and decorates every dessert.
This oils and balsamic taphouse prepares salads, soups, sandwiches, bowls, and baking. Start with the Dill Chickpea Salad and pair it with a summer Spritzer, flavoured using the balsamic in the taproom.
For two decades, this market and café has prepared bright-coloured meals that feature Southern-sourced ingredients, and is located in one of Medicine Hat’s most historic neighbourhoods. Try their freshly squeezed Lemonade, served flat or fizzy.
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Find a show in the sunshine, in a local eatery, or in the studio at the Esplanade.
Medicine Hat's almost 30 year JazzFest is back, and there are shows happening throughout the city from June 17-22, 2025. All outdoor JazzFest Shows are weather dependant and will be held in the Esplanade Lobby as an alternative. All 2:00PM JazzFest Shows are free to the community. Find more details on each performance by clicking the times.
2:00PM Sanah Kadoura Workshop on the Esplanade Front Lawn
7:00PM Sanah Kadoura on the Esplanade Terrace
2:00PM Henk Kraaijeveld Workshop on the Esplanade Front Lawn
7:00PM Henk Kraaijeveld Workshop on the Esplanade Terrace
2:00PM Sara Neufeld Ray of Sun Drum Circles on the Esplanade Front Lawn
7:00PM Anthony D’Alessandro Quartet feat. Benny Benack III on the Esplanade Terrace
2:00PM Cheryl Fisher Quintet Workshop on the Esplanade Front Lawn
7:00PM Shuffle Demons on the Esplanade Terrace
9:00PM Cheryl Fisher Quintet in the Esplanade Studio Theatre
2:00PM Jazz Jam hosted by Christian Ferguson on the Esplanade Front Lawn
7:00PM the Hangar Dance Party at the Airport Hangar
9:00PM Lorraine Desmarais Trio plays Bill Evans on the Esplanade Main Stage
7:00PM Carl Mayotte Quintet on the Esplanade Terrace
Tuesday, June 17
6:00PM Dr. Bill’s Prescription Jazz Band
Wednesday, June 18
8:00PM Eden Taylor $10.00 Cover
Thursday, June 19
8:00 PM Stonehocker $10.00 Cover
Tuesday, June 17
4:00PM Jollywaller Band $5.00 Cover + Tip
Thursday, June 19
7:00 PM Dyrty Byrdz Hammond Organ Trio
Friday, June 20
7:00PM Dyrty Byrdz Hammond Organ Trio
Saturday, June 21
7:00PM Dyrty Byrdz Hammond Organ Trio
Tuesday, June 17
6:00PM Greg Herman
Sunday, June 22
6:00PM Connie Jean
Wednesday, June 18
6:30PM A Tuba to Cuba: Movie
Wednesday, June 18
5:00PM Mila Reid
Thursday, June 19
5:00PM Mila Reid
Friday, June 20
5:00PM Mila Reid
Sunday, June 22
5:00PM Mila Reid
Thursday, June 19
6:00PM Derek Hintz
Friday, June 20
6:00PM Logan Straub
Thursday, June 19
5:30PM Taking August
Friday, June 20
6:00PM Right Click
Thursday, June 19
Johnny Javier Trio
Friday, June 20
The Hip Katz
Thursday, June 19
1:00PM Johnny Javier
Friday, June 20
12:00PM Jenny Allen
Friday, June 20
7:00PM Then & Now
Saturday, June 21
11:00AM Rob Hudec
Friday, June 20
5:00PM Dr. Bill’s “Jazz Prescription” Quartet
Wednesday June 21
12:00PM “Dr. Bill” & The Stray Horns & Guests
Medicine Hat has a 190+ kilometre trail system.
It stretches across the city and weaves through corners of the coulees, inviting groups and clubs to walk the paved trails weekly.
The Volkssport Walking Club of Medicine Hat started 30 years ago, when two locals spent time in Germany and were introduced to the club.
In Medicine Hat, the walking club has 40 members, and the group walks a five kilometre or 10 kilometre trail three times a week.
Anne Baxter joined Volkssport Walking Club over 10 years, and enjoys the fresh air and walking with a group.
“My favourite trails are Strathcona Island Park and Kin Coulee Park, as well as the Gas City to Echo Dale Trail,” says Anne. “When we walk as a group, nobody is left behind. There are people who enjoy a quicker pace, and people who like to take it slow.”
Volkssport Walking Club is an international club, and international, national, and provincial organizers will host festivals throughout the year. Anne and others are set to take flight to Finland in August to meet Volkssport Walking Clubs members from around the world.
“It’s over a weekend and there are a lot of walks planned. The Canadian group is going on a bus tour as well, so we’ll see Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, all through walking.”
Next year in 2026, the Canadian group is hosting a festival in Yellowknife.
The Volkssport Walking Club of Medicine Hat recently hosted a festival in Medicine Hat, where there was a morning and afternoon walk, with a BBQ picnic at Kinette Corner in between as a kick off to summer strolls.
“So many people love the group, because you aren’t alone. It’s nice to walk with people,” says Anne. Adding that people who’ve moved to Medicine Hat have joined the club and are introduced to the trail system a lot sooner than if they were out walking on their own.
“It’s lifelong exercise, and the fresh air is nice. There are so many trails, and they’re well groomed in the summer and winter. They go through very nice park areas, and it’s a great way to enjoy those parts of the city that we have to enjoy,” says Anne.
Afterwards, the group often finds a cup of coffee on a patio at a local cafe to continue on the day.
Memberships are only $10 to join. Find more information about the club at Volkssport Walking Club of Medicine Hat.
An asphalt pump track opened in 2023 beside Gas City Campground, across the street from WestVue Dog Park. A place to polish skills and ride for fun.
An asphalt pump track opened in 2023 beside Gas City Campground, across the street from WestVue Dog Park.
The paved course has two tracks — one for youth and beginners and the other for advanced skill sets.
The circuits are designed to be ridden completely by “pumping”, moving up and down to generate momentum. Because the space is paved, anything with wheels can use the pump track: bikes, scooters, skateboards, wheelchairs, rollerblades, and roller skates.
Ride Echo Dale Regional Park's mountain bike trails.
Hosted for a second year in the coulee landscape at Echo Dale Regional Park, Badlands Bash brings over 100 riders to ride and kick off the Medicine Hat mountain bike season. Gravity Sports owner and 670 Mountain Bike Club member Ben Roscoe co-hosts the event with owners of Hidden Gem Cycling Jessie and Tracy.
Racers bike five downhill lines, and then the evening brings live music, bonfires, and bustling campsites. There are 10 designated campsites in the park, but a field is completely available for bikers to set up camp and celebrate mountain biking until the stars come out.
“Our mountain bike culture here is really strong. The trails here are pretty awesome and the event is for anyone who wants to ride,” says Roscoe.
Plan your experience in Canada's sunniest city.
Medicine Hat, Redcliff, and Cypress Hills Provincial Park, all within 45 minutes of each other. A full mountain bike weekend.
From the thrilling rapids of Seven Persons Creek to the calm waters on South Saskatchewan River. Be close to red rock, coulees, nature, and wildlife.
Mountain bike right from your campsite in Medicine Hat, Cypress Hills, and Redcliff.
Celebrate Southeast Alberta crafted food and drink with us.
Savour Alberta’s South is a food-focused festival that guides guests to elevated dining experiences across Highway 3 in Southern Alberta.
The first trail to Savour Alberta’s South is Farm to Fork.
From November 1-21, restaurants, breweries, bakeries, cafes, and distilleries feature menu items that highlight ingredients sourced right here in Southern Alberta.
From bison burgers, to Southern Alberta sirloin steaks, and greenhouse veggie filled soups and sandwiches, dive into meals and drinks prepared wholeheartedly by the locals.
Try as many feature dishes as your tastebuds desire during the 3-week culinary festival at over 50 eateries in Medicine Hat, Taber, Lethbridge, and South Canadian Rockies.
From the farm to your fork, Savour Alberta’s South highlights culinary partnerships between restaurant owners and local producers, to bring guests a taste of their homeland.
My name is Linda Hoang, and I’m a Canadian blogger and social media strategist based in Edmonton, Alberta.
As an ethical blogger, content creator and social media influencer, I primarily write and photograph travel, lifestyle, and food. Over the years, I’ve had my fair share of great Medicine Hat experiences and I know if you replicate them, you’ll have a great time too!
There’s lots of beautiful parks to choose from when visiting Medicine Hat, including Kiwanis Central Park which is a favourite for my local friends due to its playground, waterpark, famous whale slide dubbed “Moby Dick,” disc golf course, and most interesting for me—artist Marina Cole’s whimsical wooden chainsaw sculptures.
Medicine Hat is home to some amazing public artwork—particularly murals or what I like to call Instagrammable Walls! Many murals have been created in recent years thanks to efforts by the Medicine Hat Mural Fest, and you’ll also find great works commissioned by local businesses located all over the city.
I consider JJ Kitchen a Medicine Hat Must Stop! Located in historic Downtown Medicine Hat, Southern Alberta, you will so so so so enjoy a stop into Jj Kitchen. The Korean eatery is owned and operated by a very sweet family who make delicious homemade menu items fresh daily including pork, beef or chicken cupbap (in a cup) and jipbap (like a bento) plus a perfect tuna triangle gimbap (Korean onigiri!), Korean corn dogs and weekly rotating Korean specialties.
This is a really cute space, owned by Filipino baker Kaela.
We got a chance to chat with Kaela during our visit to Kookie Bites and learned that she moved to Medicine Hat nearly a decade ago and got a job as an accountant. She found the job kind of depressing (not offence to accountants who love their job lol), and yearned for something more.
Back in the Philippines, her mom ran a cake shop, so baking has always been a part of her life. So Kaela did the thing! She quit her corporate gig and opened up her own Kookie bakery (Cookie with a K for her name Kaela) and is now living the dream in historic downtown Medicine Hat!
These are really excellent Kookies. Soft. Flavourful. Beautiful!
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