Edmonton Heritage Festival Fun in the Sun

The Edmonton Heritage Festival is a fun event that runs over the three day August long weekend.  It has 60 tents/pavilions that cover 85 different cultures, showing the diversity of immigration in Edmonton area.  I try to get out to this every year and also eat some ethnic good food.  Brought a big donation for the food bank too and took the bus down there from the University of Alberta Campus.

This event is pretty amazing as it takes a ton of volunteer hours to put together and man these pavilions.  The pavilions usually have some information about the country or culture and often have crafts for sale and a kitchen that cooks up some regional specialties.  You have to buy food/drink tickets at booths on the grounds and you should make sure that if there is a long line, to check the back side of the booth which might have a teeny line.

There are also many folk dances and regional arts performances and one of the things I like the most is the music.  It is almost like flipping channels on a global radio station as you walk through the different pavilions as the music shifts.  A fun time and anything sausage-like is almost always tasty!

So learn something about the world, enjoy the diversity in the city, and eat lots!