Heritage Park opens in Calgary, celebrating its 60th anniversary

Canadian history is calling! Heritage Park Historic Village Reopens on 60th Anniversary^th anniversary.

Come back to one of Calgary's most historic and educational parks, the park opened a day early today (Friday, May 17) to celebrate their anniversary. Heritage Park welcomes guests and events with more to offer than ever before.

Looking back over sixty years at Heritage Park, many contributions have been made to the park's history. Heritage Park CEO Lindsay Galloway said these events mean a lot to the park and the community.

“Because Heritage Park has always been a community-driven organization, we have thousands of volunteers each year. Every year, we are one of the top employers with young Calgarians,” said Galloway.

“So it's a special experience to be in the heart of the city every year. But it's special because it's our 60th^th year, it's a milestone that allows us to simply celebrate. This summer, it's all about celebrating community.”

According to Strategic Communications Manager Dominic Terry, Heritage Park has become a park that has grown with Calgary, a park full of rich history and sentimental value not only for the city, but for Canada as well.

“When it opened on July 1, 1964, there were only 20 buildings and a railroad track. And so, since that time, we've represented the growth of Calgary,” said Terry.

“So from 20 buildings and a railroad track, we ended up with Canada's largest collection of historic buildings in one place at 183, containing 55,000 artifacts.”

This year, the park plans to increase storytelling with new stories about Indigenous communities, black heritage, Chinese Canadian stories and Jewish stories.

Heritage Park will also introduce 40 new types of food in the park starting this weekend, as well as triple the size of the street theater scene previously created in the park.

Park admission is $34.95 for adults, $22.95 for youth and $26.95 for seniors (65+).

As the park looks forward to its bright future, the railroad seems to have many interesting prospects.

“We've had 60 great years and we're about to unveil the plan for the next 20 years,” Galloway said.