To: All Tenants
From: Sarah Ricardo, Assistant Property Manager
Subject: Upcoming Downtown Event – Taste of Edmonton
Event Date: Thursday July 22, 2021- Sunday August 1, 2021 (11 days)
Event Overview:
Taste of Edmonton is Edmonton’s annual food and entertainment festival.
Since 1984, Taste of Edmonton has been offering a delicious sampling of
what Edmonton restaurants have to offer. Some of the city’s best food and
drinks gathered together in Sir Winston Churchill Square from July 22 to
August 1, 2021. This year’s festival includes a sitewide liquor license on the square, a
selection of food options and live entertainment. While guests enjoy
fabulous food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, they will be
treated to an eclectic lineup of local community talents, who will perform on
our “Local Community Music and Entertainment” platform.
NEW for 2021:
– Site-wide licensing
– Reduced programing, no concerts – maximum 4-person
performances
– 100 street and 99 street inclusion in site plan to allow for physical
distancing
Numbers at a glance:
– 40 restaurant booths participating
– 12 gourmet food trucks
– 1 alcohol service provider
Anticipated Attendance: 250,000 over 11 days
Event Time:
Set Up Starting:
– Sunday, July 18 at 06:00 hrs (99 Street closure only)
– Sunday, July 18 at 06:30 hrs (100 Street closure only)
– Sunday, July 18 at 17:00 hrs for all Parkland
Festival Hours:
– July 22 – July 31, 2021 from 11:00 – 23:00 hrs daily
– August 1, 2021 from 11:00 – 21:00 hrs
Strike:
– Starting Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 21:01 hrs
Take Down Date & Time:
– Starting Sunday, August 1 at 21:30 hrs
– Completion by August 4 at 10:00 hrs – (all areas)
Notes: Cleanup of Sir Winston Churchill Square, City Hall Plaza underway
until Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
Road Closure Only:
Start Date & Time: Sunday, July 18 at 06:00 hrs (99 Street closure only)
Sunday, July 18 at 06:30 hrs (100 Street closure only)
End Date & Time: Tuesday, August 3 at 07:00 hrs (100 street closure)
Tuesday, August 3 at 09:00 hrs (99 street closure)
Event Location/Route:
Parkland:
Sir Winston Churchill Square – ALL
City Hall Plaza
– Event Space 2
– West Garden
Roadway:
– Full closure of all northbound lanes on 100 street between 102
Avenue and 103 Avenue including the east sidewalk
– Full closure of 99 Street starting from City Hall Parkade south to 102
Ave/Valley Line LRT Construction
– Full closure of the bike lane on 99 street from 102 Ave up to 103 Ave
– Closure of the bike lane on 102A Ave starting from 99 street east to
the alley.
– Closure of the eastbound parking lane (Peace Officers Parking) along
the bike lane on 102A Ave next to 99 street (west of alley)
Civic Events & Festivals Contact:
Name: Michelle May
Cell: 780-887-2353
Please visit the website for further information: www.tasteofedm.ca