Lilac Festival (Calgary)

Lilac Festival
Crowded street during the 2004 Lilac Festival
GenreStreet fair
DatesEarly June
Location(s)Beltline and Mission in  Calgary
Patron(s)4th Street BIA
WebsiteLilac festival

Lilac festival is an annual street festival held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The festival has grown to entertain over 100,000 people each spring.[1] The lilac (Syringa) flowers are often blooming throughout the area at this time.

The festival takes place in the Beltline and Mission neighborhoods, along the thirteen blocks of 4th Street between 12th Avenue SW and Elbow Drive, and also on 17th Avenue between 2nd Street and 5th Street SW.[2] It is an all day free event and is open to all ages.[1] The festival features over 500 vendors such as entertainment stages, street dancing, musical talent, artisan vendors, food, and other business stalls.[1] The festival also includes bouncy castles for young children.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Festival, Lilac. "Lilac Festival". Lilac Festival. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  2. ^ "Lilac Festival". 4th Street BRZ. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2007-04-30.