Forestburg is a village located in east-central Alberta, Canada.

The rich farmland of the area was first settled by Europeans in 1905.

Forestburg's economy is based on agriculture, coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation.

Forestburg has a variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd. and Westmoreland Coal.

[4] The site was surveyed in 1919 after the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1916, and Forestburg was incorporated into a village.