Edmonton Heritage Day Pageant pronounces larger attendance turnout than 2022

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Edmonton Heritage Day Pageant introduced an estimated attendance of 300,000 individuals over the August lengthy weekend, which they stated was a rise from the 2022 competition.

Regardless of altering venues and up to date strife over the exclusion of the Russian pavilion from this 12 months’s heritage competition, organizers noticed a powerful variety of attendees over the three-day weekend.

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“2023 marked the fiftieth anniversary of our Heritage Pageant, an enormous milestone for each the EHFA and the Metropolis of Edmonton as we proceed to have a good time the attractive melting pot of cultures,” stated the Edmonton Heritage Pageant Affiliation in an emailed assertion to Postmedia.

“The passion from our taking part pavilions made this occasion really memorable. It’s a large honour of ours to host and share meals, leisure, crafts and extra from such a various vary of cultures. Your help 12 months over 12 months permits this wonderful competition to develop and to share the attractive tradition’s from world wide.”

Accessibility has been a key speaking level at this 12 months’s competition. The venue was cut up into three websites — Racetrack, Borden Park and West Lot, which is asphalt and concrete and was extra accessible for these with mobility points. Transportation choices have been available with attendees having the ability to e-scooter to to the venue in addition to public transit available to shuttle individuals to the competition.

This 12 months marked the competition’s first 12 months at its new short-term residence at Edmonton’s Exhibition Lands and Borden Park. In earlier years the competition has been held at Hawrelak Park however whereas it undergoes rehabilitation, the competition will happen at its new location from 2023 to 2025.

Organizers stated they plan to return to Hawrelak Park in 2026.