File photo of Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen at Lethbridge City Hall in March 2022. (Lethbridge News Now)

By Justin Goulet

Mayor’s Community Barbecue set to entertain and feed residents August 23

Aug 16, 2022 | 8:16 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen is getting set to mark the start of this summer’s Whoop-Up Days with the Mayor’s Community Barbecue.

The barbecue is set for Tuesday, August 23, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside of Lethbridge City Hall on 4 Avenue South, following the Whoop-Up Days parade. The popular parade is taking place for the first time since 2019.

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The first 750 people to attend the barbecue can enjoy free burgers, hot dogs, chips and pop, with face painting available for the kids.

Musician Trevor Panczak will perform a full concert on the steps of City Hall and there will be a special appearance and autographs by champion chuckwagon driver Kris Molle, who won the Calgary Stampede’s Dash for Cash last month.

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Mayor Hyggen said, “I couldn’t be more excited to have Whoop-Up Days back.”

“I want thank the community and make this barbecue and concert a real celebration to focus on all the great positives we have going on in Lethbridge. Avoid the post-parade traffic and come down to enjoy live entertainment and a free lunch,” he stated.

Poster advertising the Mayor’s Community Barbecue, set for August 23, 2022. (Photo: City of Lethbridge)

In addition to the live music and food, the City of Lethbridge will have information available about the coming 2023-2026 Operating Budget engagement plans, as well as recruitment efforts for Lethbridge City Council’s Boards, Commissions and Committees.

READ MORE: Applications open for Lethbridge City Council’s Boards, Commissions and Committees

For the event, the portion of 4 Avenue between Stafford Drive and 10 Street South will be closed. The road closure will start on the morning of August 23, in conjunction with other road closures for the parade route.