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Spring has Sprung Downtown
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Spring is finally here! And with it, lots of exciting new programs and events for Downtown dwellers. Read on to find out about the numerous festival and event grants available, Moose Hide Campaign Day, Oilers playoffs, Jasper Ave streetscape improvements, Warehouse Park and more!
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Downtown is a DESTINATION
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Lets Go Oilers!
Thousands of people are heading to Downtown to take part in the Oilers playoffs action! You can watch the games for FREE at the new ICE District Plaza and Molson Hockey House in Ford Hall. ETS supports by displaying "Go Oilers Go" on a destination sign on the buses and encouraging transit operators to wear jerseys on game days.
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Live at Lunch
Live at Lunch brings in fantastic musicians to brighten your work day. Join the Edmonton Arts Counicl on the Square every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm for free lunchtime entertainment!
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5 Artists 1 Love
The 5 Artists 1 Love music concert at the Winspear has quickly become a must see event Downtown, and has provided a much needed stage for the wealth of diversely talented singers, musicians, poets, and dancers. This year's show is coming up soon on May 15. The show sells out quickly every year, so get your tickets early!
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Share your thoughts on Warehouse Park
Turning parking lots into paradise! Warehouse Park is a new, signature park coming to the heart of Edmonton in 2025. The new downtown park will provide space for you to play, be active, relax and gather with friends and neighbours surrounded by green trees and a large open lawn. Share your thoughts by May 22.
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Check out The Backyard
Have you checked out Downtown's most unique outdoor venue yet? The Backyard’s upcoming live music series - For the Love of Downtown - received funding from the Downtown Vibrancy Strategy program, which supports businesses and organizations in launching new initiatives, events, and/or programs that promote vibrancy in #YegDT.
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Downtown is a SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE
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Cleaning Up our Downtown
One of the ways that the City is supporting a safe and welcoming Downtown is by keeping the area clean for everyone to live, work and explore!
Crews will be working in the Downtown area all summer, picking up debris and doing various clean-up tasks. Our employees are equipped with the proper equipment and have safety protocols in place to ensure waste is removed and disposed of safely.
If you see public property litter, overflowing garbage cans or other concerns, please let us know by reporting the location and concern to 311.
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Moose Hide Campaign Day
On May 12, the City will observe Moose Hide Campaign Day. On this day, Edmontonians are invited to attend a public event at City Hall Plaza, and encouraged to wear the moose hide pin and take the pledge to help end violence against women and children.
The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led movement started in 2011 by Paul Lacerte and his daughter Raven as they were hunting near the Highway of Tears in northern British Columbia. Highway of Tears is a place where many women, particularly Indigenous women, have gone missing or been murdered.
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Jasper Ave Streetscape Improvements
In an effort to create a more green and walkable Downtown, streetscape improvements are being done on Jasper Ave, 97 Street and 100 Street. These improvements will create a more spacious, green, accessible and pedestrian-friendly Downtown.
The improvements include:
- Wider sidewalks
- More trees and landscaping
- Upgraded street lighting and street furniture
- A shared use path providing a new connection from the 100 Street Funicular to 99 Street and ultimately the rest of the Downtown Bike Network
Streetscape improvements are also planned or underway in multiple other places in Edmonton's core:
- 103 Avenue (100 Street-101 Street)
- 105 Avenue (109-116 Street)
- 103a Avenue (97 Street-101 Street)
- 99 Street (Jasper Avenue-102 Avenue)
This project was funded primarily by the Capital City Downtown Community Revitalization Levy.
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Michael Phair Park Improvements
Proposed improvements were recently announced to upgrade Michael Phair Park on 104 Street Downtown. The preliminary concepts were developed in conversation with HCMA Architects and former City Councillor Michael Phair to look at opportunities to enhance his namesake park.
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Downtown is an ECONOMIC HUB
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Downtown Vibrancy Strategy Funding
The City’s Downtown Vibrancy Strategy funding program supports businesses and organizations in launching new initiatives, events, and/or programs that promote vibrancy in the Downtown core.
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Festival and Events Grant
The Downtown Festivals and Events Grant program encourages small-scale events as well as large festivals operated by not-for-profit arts organizations, recognized arts societies and collectives, community groups, as well as small businesses who operate in arts, culture and events spaces.
The deadline for events planned between July 1-August 31, 2022 is May 15.
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Edmonton Arts Council Grants
The Edmonton Arts Council offers grants that support individual artists in the creation of work and artistic development, as well as grants that support arts organizations and festivals. Their Arts Presentation Fund for COVID Recovery also opened for applications May 1.
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Go Digital!
Calling all Downtown small businesses! The City has partnered with the University of Alberta to offer FREE one-on-one digital support services.
Find out if your business qualifies for this free support to set up an online presence now at yourdep.ca!
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EVENTS
Learn about some of the upcoming events in the Downtown area
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COVID-19 Protocol Reminder
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IN THE NEWS
Catch up on media coverage about the Downtown area
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Disclaimer: Media coverage is not City of Edmonton content and the City cannot endorse this content. It is being shared as a courtesy to our subscribers.
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