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The Servus Heritage Festival is the place to be during the August long-weekend! Nestled in Edmonton’s scenic river valley, bordered by lush ravines and the North Saskatchewan River, the Festival encourages visitors from around the Edmonton Capital Region and across the continent to enjoy the tastes, smells, sights, and sounds of a diverse array of cultures.
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10820 – 119 Streetbr Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 2P2
(780) 488–3378
About Organizer
n 1974 the Government of Alberta, acting through Minister of Culture Dr. Horst A. Schmidt, planted the seeds of the Edmonton Heritage Festival by declaring the first Monday in August an annual holiday to recognize and celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of Albertans. That year, and again in 1975, a multicultural concert was held at Fort Edmonton Park to celebrate Heritage Day. In 1976, however, eleven ethno-cultural communities banded together in Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park for a display of their cultures’ traditional cuisine, entertainment, interpretive materials, and crafts.
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