The Alberta Arts Festivals Association (AAFA) was founded in 1991 as a consortium of Alberta arts festivals covering diverse fields such as performance, literature, and visual and media arts in rural and urban settings throughout the province. The AAFA engaged in representation, promotion, awareness, and advocacy for Alberta's festivals. At its height, there were 39 member festivals in the association including the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, The Works, and the Calgary Folk Music Festival.

The AAFA was member-run and was overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of individual festival directors from across the province. As of 2003, the AAFA has been dormant.