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The Edmonton Heritage Festival is an annual festival that celebrates the cultural diversity in the city. This year, it took place from Sat, Jul 31 2021 to Mon, Aug 02 2021, over the Heritage Day long weekend. I went bright and early on the first day, Saturday Jul 31 2021.

ට  Introduction
ට  Country Tents
ට  Other Tents
ට  Other Stuff
ට  Conclusion

The Edmonton Heritage Festival is an annual festival held over the August long weekend (first Monday of August) that celebrates the cultural diversity in the city. In 2019, it was held over the Aug 03-05 long weekend. I went in the afternoon of the first day, Saturday Aug 03 2019.

This was a really significant event (or series of events) that happened in the middle of the pandemic year, 2020. The Summer Connect program aimed to match international students with Canadian volunteers in order for both sides to make cultural connections and new friends.

ට  Introduction
ට  Matchmaking
ට  Excursion 1 – Old Strathcona’s Farmer’s Market (Aug 15 2020)
ට  Excursion 2 – Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake (Fri Aug 28, 12:30 pm – Sun Aug 30 2020, 2:30 pm)
ට  2.1 – Preparation
ට  2.2 – Travel to Banff and Night 1 (Aug 28 2020, 12:30 pm – bedtime)
ට  2.3 – Day 1, Lake Louise (Aug 29 2020, 7:00 am – 10:00 am)
ට  2.4 – Day 1, Moraine Lake (Aug 29 2020, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
ට  2.5 – Day 1, Return to Lake Louise (Aug 29 2020, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
ට  2.6 – Day 1, Return to Banff (Aug 29 2020, 3:00 pm – 8:15 pm)
ට  2.7 – Night 2, Travel to Calgary (Aug 29 2020, 8:15 pm – bedtime)
ට  2.8 – Return Trip to Edmonton (Aug 30 2020, 7:30 am – 2:30 pm)
ට  2.9 – Aftermath
ට  Excursion 3 – Edmonton Valley Zoo (Sep 26 2020)
ට  Interlude – Telus World of Science (Oct 17 2020)
ට  Excursion 4 – Royal Alberta Museum (Dec 09 2020)
ට  Departure (Dec 24 2020)
ට  Aftermath