Old Strathcona - Events

Events

High Level Bridge Streetcar
Legend
former CN Rail
former CN Rail yard
0.0km Jasper Plaza Terminal
0.5km Grandin stop
0.6km 97 Avenue
1.1km North Saskatchewan River
1.6km Garneau stop
1.9km 109 St & Saskatchewan Dr
2.2km 107 Street stop
2.6km 1891 Railway Station
Strathcona Streetcar Barn & Museum
3.0km Strathcona Terminal
3.2km Future Whyte Ave Terminal
former Strathcona CP Railway Station
CP Rail yard
Calgary and Edmonton Railway

Old Strathcona celebrates all year long. January brings Ice on Whyte, a sculpting competition and outdoor ice playground. June features Improvaganza, an invitational international improv festival, hosted by Rapid Fire Theatre. July is the busiest of all, starting with the Silly Summer Parade on July 1. In mid July, the Whyte Avenue ArtWalk puts more than 230 working artists on the sidewalks of Old Strathcona, and on the final Sunday of Artwalk, Whyte Avenue closes the entire street for a massive Street Sale. In August, the Edmonton International Fringe Festival welcomes hundreds of thousands of theatre goers and festival patrons. The fall brings the Chante Festival and many events during the Edmonton Halloween festival.

Old Strathcona has a year round farmers' market that requires all vendors to be primary producers. Edmonton's market garden industry finds an average of 10,000 customers every Saturday.

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