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The following is a list of festivals and cultural events in Lethbridge, a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals , fairs , food festivals , arts festivals , religious festivals , folk festivals , and recurring festivals on holidays .
Whoop-Up Days is an annual 5-day exhibition and rodeo held in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada organized by the Lethbridge & District Exhibition.. Held during the last full week of August, the event includes a parade through downtown, daily concerts, bull riding, a rodeo, an indoor and outdoor trade show, live-music, a midway, and citywide pancake breakfasts and barbecues.
The Lethbridge & District Exhibition was first organized by a group of farmers, ranchers, and citizens to promote agriculture and commerce in the area. In 1912, the City of Lethbridge hosted the World Dry Farming Congress at the exhibition grounds, which were expanded significantly for that event, and included a streetcar line from the CPR station.
Last weekend of July: Fair [65] Come By The Hills Music Festival: Mistahiya Retreat Centre between Vermilion and Wainwright: 3rd weekend of August: Folk, country, rock Music festival [66] Wainwright Stampede: Wainwright: Third week (or last full week) of June, Thur-Sun: Chuckwagons, indoor concert/cabaret, midway, parade, and rodeo [67]
This category is for festivals in Lethbridge, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. When applicable, all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories. When applicable, all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories.
In 1997, the 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m 2) Servus Sports Centre (formerly the Lethbridge Soccer Centre) was built directly to the south. The facility has hosted concerts, three-ring circuses, multicultural events, national and international curling championships, basketball events, banquets and skating events.
Henderson Park is a 47 hectare (117 acre) park located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The park contains many amenities and attractions, including a 24 hectare (60 acre) man-made lake, the largest lake in the city. Several annual events are held in the park.
When the original town plan was surveyed in 1885, Elliot Galt ensured the area was reserved as parkland. As the central business district of Lethbridge sprung up around the land, which had come to be known as The Square, the citizens began using it as their own, and it served as the location for most town fairs and sports events.