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King Bridge for a wonderful way to access the island from East Village and get a view of the Bloom sculpture, a series of city streetlights designed by artist Michel de Broin. Wade into the water of the Seasonal Breach or get downtown city views across the Bow River from the westernmost edge of the island. Take a walk to the top of The Rise, a grassy knoll used for community festivals and outdoor movies in the summer and tobogganing in the winter. Patrick’s Island was redeveloped in 2015 with hiking and biking trails, a public plaza and amphitheatre, playground, and restored river channels. Ready for more sports and games? The Shouldice Aquatic Centre and Shouldice Arena are nearby for more fun activities. This active space includes a 15,000 square foot inclusive playground, a universally accessible playground for children of all abilities, along with pay-to-play batting cages and access to the Bow River. Plan your active day at Shouldice Park and enjoy easy access to picnic sites, firepits and barbeque stands, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, and tennis courts. Take in a game of cricket, home to the Calgary Cricket League, or take a short walk to the neighbourhood of Kensington to finish your day at the park with great local dining and shopping. Explore the Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Rock Gardens, named after one of the Big Four who founded the Calgary Stampede, with over 20,000 pieces of flagstone from the senator’s demolished mansion. A wading pool and playground make it the perfect spot for a family picnic. Make Riley Park your destination for a day outside with family and friends.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park, walk the Chevron Learning Pathway, or dine at the River Café, an award-winning restaurant nestled in the middle of the park.
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Host to festivals and events throughout the year, including Canada Day celebrations and the Calgary Folk Music Festival, Prince’s Island Park is always full of energy. Named for Peter Anthony Prince, a lumberman who came to Calgary in 1886, Prince’s Island Park has become a popular downtown oasis. Celebrate the holiday season in Confederation Park with the Lions Festival of Lights, a local tradition for over three decades that lights up the sky with over 500,000 lights. A tipped over Voyageur canoe is the centrepiece of the natural playground, along with a multi-level fort and water pump kids will love. Natural wetland areas, thriving with aquatic vegetation and exotic species, sits side-by-side a natural playground, designed to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Marking the centennial of Canadian Confederation in 1967, Confederation Park is considered a model in landscape design. Location: 15979 Bow Bottom Trail SE Confederation Park All these activities make Fish Creek Provincial Park a local favourite for a day in the great outdoors. The Provincial Park is so large it includes a boat launch, the McKenzie Meadows Golf Course, The Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant, and the Sikome Aquatic Facility for a family friendly day at the beach. Birding enthusiasts can observe more than 200 bird species along with Great Blue Herons, ducks, geese, songbirds, and bald eagles that nest along the Bow River valley. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.Fish Creek Provincial Park is the second largest urban park in Canada, with more than 100 kilometres of hiking and biking trails. We invite you to check the site and try it for your own. We offer our users a wide list of events for all type of people, for every preference. Our database is updated periodically, with the sole objective of providing you timely with options everywhere, anytime. You can see reviews of companies by clicking on them. Several places were found that match your search criteria.
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