Edmonton Heritage Festival draws estimated 360,000 visitors in ‘banner year’
Event organizers say good weather is part of the reason why the Edmonton Heritage Festival had what they call a “banner year” in terms of attendance. Continue reading
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Blatchford named as possible new home for Edmonton Heritage Festival
As the Edmonton Heritage Festival winds down for another year, it could also be one of the last times the cultural extravaganza takes place at Hawrelak Park. Continue reading
Southern fare from Nashville filling bellies at Edmonton Heritage Festival
The Edmonton’s sister city Nashville served up a southern flare for the first time at the Heritage Festival. Continue reading
‘Adventure awaits’ at this year’s Edmonton Heritage Festival
By Margeaux Maron Community Reporter
Roughly 350,000 people are expected to take in the Edmonton Heritage Festival this weekend. Continue reading
Prolonged concerns with Hawrelak Park prompt Heritage Festival to search for new home
By Scott Johnston Reporter
The executive director of the Heritage Festival says concerns over the renovation of Hawrelak Park are not getting any better after meetings with the city. Jim Gibbon says they’ve already begun the search for a new home. Continue reading
Palestine to put up pavilion for 1st time at 2019 Edmonton Heritage Festival
A Palestine pavilion will be put up at the Edmonton Heritage Festival for the first time this summer, after being rejected for three straight years. Continue reading
‘We’re keeping the barn!’: Heritage Festival, City of Edmonton make amends after storage spat
Edmonton’s Heritage Festival has come to an agreement with the city, less than a week after being told it was being evicted from its storage facility at Hawrelak Park. Continue reading
City of Edmonton takes pause after giving Heritage Festival the boot from Hawrelak Park
By Scott Johnston Reporter
Work has already begun on a solution for the Edmonton Heritage Festival now that it has been evicted from the Hawrelak Park storage facility that it has used for years. It could wind up at the Jerry Forbes Centre. Continue reading
Edmonton’s Food Bank falls short of Heritage Festival collection goal
For the second year in a row, Edmonton’s Food Bank has fallen short of its goal to collect 50,000 kilograms of food donations at the Heritage Festival. Continue reading
Organizers estimate 345,000 people came to 2018 Edmonton Heritage Festival: ‘We are really thrilled’
Organizers of the Edmonton Heritage Festival say they are pleased to have brushed aside concerns over road construction near Hawrelak Park and transportation concerns to bring in 345,000 people to the event. Continue reading