New Year's Eve Downtown

The City of Edmonton in partnership with Events Edmonton invites you to ring in 2013 at the 13th annual New Year’s Eve Downtown festival.

This free, fun-filled, non-alcoholic family event will start inside City Hall 7pm with kids' crafts and activities, magicians, balloon artists, face painters and live music. 

The outdoor fun kicks off at 9pm in Sir Winston Churchill Square with a street dance, fire twirlers, stilt-walkers, horse and wagon rides, ice skating, food concessions and more. 

An incredible line up of entertainment will hit the Main Stage starting at 10pm, leading up to a spectacular 10-minute fireworks show at midnight.

For a complete schedule of events, visit http://www.eventsedmonton.ca/ or call 780-423-2822.    

Road Closures

To keep everyone safe during the event and fireworks finale, a number of downtown road closures will be in effect on December 31, 2012 until at least 12:45am on January 1, 2013.

3pm
Total closure of:
99 Street, from 102 Avenue – City Hall Parkade

7pm
Total closure of:
100 Street, from 102 Avenue – 102A Avenue

10pm
Total closure of:
103A Avenue, from 97 Street – 101 Street
104 Avenue, from 99 Street – 101 Street
100 Street, from 102A Avenue – 103A Avenue

11pm
Total closure of:
102 Avenue, from 97 Street – 101 Street
99 Street, from 101A Avenue – 102 Avenue
100 Street, 101A Avenue – 102 Avenue

Parking

Parking is available for $1 after 6pm at the City Hall*, Stanley A. Milner Library, City Centre West and Canada Place parkades.

*City Hall Parkade will be closed for both entry and exit at 10pm until 45 minutes after the fireworks.

Free New Year's Eve Public Transit Service

Edmonton Transit System (including DATS), St. Albert Transit and Strathcona County Transit will be free from 6pm to 3:30am.

 

For more information:

311

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