Edmonton Heritage Festival

• Heritage Festival returns to Hawrelak Park this August long weekend

  Heritage Festival expects around 300,000 people will embrace the tastes, smells, sights and sounds of more than 60 countries and cultures across 65 pavilions at Hawrelak Park.

  Consumer

  Jul 30
  
• Edmonton Heritage Festival returns for 52nd year, last time at Borden Park

  This year there will be 67 pavilions in Borden Park for the Edmonton Heritage Festival, which will return to its home in a refurbished Hawrelak Park in 2026.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 30, 2025
  
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• Storm damage forces Edmonton Heritage Festival to close its gates Monday

  The popular celebration of multiculturalism attracts tens of thousands of people.

  Weather

  Aug 5, 2024
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• Edmonton’s Food Bank to collect donations at Heritage Festival

  Edmonton's Food Bank says it's seen an unprecedented increase in new clients looking for help this spring and the need is not slowing down. 

  Features

  Aug 1, 2024
• Edmonton Heritage Festival champion Jack Little dies from cancer

  A life-long volunteer, community builder and long-time director of the Edmonton Heritage Festival, Jack Little, passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer. 

  Features

  Feb 28, 2024
• Edmonton Food Bank asking for donations at Heritage Fest as demand rises

  More and more people need the food bank, but the same amount of donations are coming in, according to the executive director of Edmonton's Food Bank.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023
• Russian community contests exclusion from Edmonton Heritage Festival

  Representatives from the Russian Heritage Cultural Development Association say the exclusion of the Russian pavilion from the festival is a violation of human rights.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2023
• No Russian pavilion at Edmonton Heritage Festival due to ‘safety concerns’

  The festival organizers said they were told by police they would need extra security if they allowed Russian culture to be showcased in the annual festival.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2023
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• Heritage Festival moving to Borden Park, Exhibition Lands for 3 years due to Hawrelak Park closure

  The festival move is required because the City of Edmonton is closing Hawrelak Park for three years in order to carry out an extensive rehabilitation project.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 10, 2022
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• Taste of Edmonton, Heritage Festival face financial hardship — one may call it quits for good

  Two major festivals in Edmonton are facing a cash crunch. With celebrations on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one group says it is on the verge of folding for good.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2020