I will survive! Hey hey!

Tomorrow is our Saturday Street Fair to help cap off an incredible week of events – I can’t believe that we get to have this much cool stuff crammed into such a short period of time. 2024’s street fair was estimated to have 50,000 attendees – if the WeatherCAN is correct, tomorrow is going to be a GORGEOUS day and we can expect another big crowd for one of our biggest street fairs yet!

For those of us who have attended a street fair before, we have a couple of survival tips for ya:

STREET FAIR Survival Tips!

1. Wear your walking shoes! The Street Fair is like a TARDIS, it’s bigger on the inside! If it’s sunny, make sure you have water with you. Have fun!

2. Bring cash. Most vendors can handle cashless transactions, but not all of them. ATMs are available along the Street Fair route.

3. Plan for crowds. Large crowds can lead to lost family members. Please, make a plan with your children in case you get separated. The Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre at 2900 13th Ave is a safe and easy-to-spot landmark where Festival Volunteers will be there to help any lost ones.

4. Check your wheels. Street Fair moves slow. Please carry skateboards and leave bikes with the Bike Valet in Holy Rosary School parking lot.

5. Please! Please! Please! Don’t bring your pets! We know this is not popular advice. But over 30 years of experience, we have found that even the chillest of doggos find the Street Fair crowds to be a highly stressful experience. Please spare them that and leave them at home.

 

And extra bonus tip from me to you – there is usually NO parking within a country mile of the festival, so use that Bike Valet! Take transit! Walk it out! You’ll thank me later.

We’re so excited to rock out, eat ice cream, say hi to our neighbors, and enjoy the festival! See you Saturday from 10-5!