Last Edmonton festival wraps up ahead of 3-year Hawrelak Park closure
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Hawrelak Park will close for three years on March 13, 2023, so that the city can do extensive rehabilitation work.
Many Edmontonians were enjoying Silver Skate Festival at Hawrelak Park on Monday, as the winter festival wraps up on Family Day.
It will also be the last festival in this part of the river valley for some time, as the park is closing for three years so that extensive rehabilitation work can be done.
Silver Skate is one of many Edmonton festivals and events that have had to look for a new home. It will be relocating just across the river to Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park.
“We’re so excited to showcase another jewel of the river valley,” said Silver Skate executive producer Erin DiLoreto, “a beautiful park that doesn’t really get a lot of event love.
“So we get to test the waters and see what that looks like. It’s an opportunity to step out of the comfort of Hawrelak and try things different.”
After 17 years at Hawrelak, DiLoreto will miss the original location but is looking forward to the much-needed changes.
“I hope that the work that needs to get done to Hawrelak Park gets done in a thoughtful and smart manner.”
“Our stance has always been that there is work that needs to be done to Hawrelak,” she said. “There’s some necessary infrastructure work that needs to be done… There’s no Wi-Fi here. I can’t even bring a banking machine in.”
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