Foodie Fest, along with 10 other events in Lethbridge, have been named recipients of the new Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant. (Photo: LNN)
Re-Imagine Downton Activation grant awarded to 11 events in Lethbridge
Feb 9, 2024 | 12:50 PM
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LETHBRIDGE, AB – Multiple events in Lethbridge are the recipients of the new Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant.
Nearly $75,000 has been approved to support several events in 2024 as part of the first intake. The grant aims to support businesses, entrepreneurs, organizations and community-minded individuals in implementing initiatives, events and programs.
The first intake period saw 20 applications received with funding requests totaling more than $220,000. 11 projects are receiving partial or full funding:
- Foodie Fest (Downtown BRZ): a free, week-long event that includes food trucks stationed around Galt Gardens, downtown restaurants offering free samples at their brick-and-mortar locations and a Latin America Street Party on 6 Avenue South.
- Medicine Within-Campfire Conversations: (Honoring Traditions and Reconciliation): free monthly events in Galt Gardens, open to people from all walks of life. Events include campfires, traditional drumming and Elder teachings.
- Pride Fest (Lethbridge Pride Fest Society): the annual Pride Parade on Saturday, June 29 moves into Pride in the Park, a family-friendly event in Galt Gardens featuring southern Alberta entertainers from diverse backgrounds.
- Hootenanny (New West Theatre): a free outdoor play session for children and families that takes place in Galt Gardens through the month of July.
- For The Love of Lethbridge (Team Seabound): an art festival event featuring a grand look at the range of works created by artists from Lethbridge and surrounding area. This will include screenings at CASA and Galt Gardens, live performances at Galt Gardens and an interactive ‘Art in the Park’.
- Cultural Mosaic Music Festival (The Lethbridge Jazz Society): this event in Galt Gardens showcases a diverse range of cultural sounds. It’s a family-friendly celebration with activities tailored for kids and a permitted beer tent for adults.
- 2024 Multicultural Spring Equinox Celebration (Sweet Grass Youth Alliance): this event at Galt Gardens will incorporate different cultural traditions and exhibit multiple ways of celebrating the Spring Equinox. Attendees can participate in activities such as egg painting, face painting, dancing, singing and drumming.
- Downtown Yoga (Family Ties Association): free trauma-informed and inclusive yoga classes in Galt Gardens every Wednesday from April – June.
- Shakespeare in the Park (Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society): the Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society returns to Galt Gardens, Festival Square and the CASA outdoor plaza in July and August with William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”.
- Doors Open 2024 (Lethbridge Historical Society): walking tours in the Downtown that will lead to and explore different buildings of historic significance.
- Go Skateboarding Day (Boarderline): coinciding with National Indigenous People’s Day on June 21, the event celebrates the sport by featuring local indigenous speakers and performers, free skateboard lessons and top-level skateboarder demonstrations.
