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Edmonton's City Hall is a place for civic business and a gathering place for the community to meet and celebrate.

Events at Churchill Square, City Hall and City Hall Plaza

Date	Event Name	Time	Location
May 24 - June 4	Downtown Spark	Varied Hours	Sir Winston Churchill Square
May 26	Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute - Upperbound Conference: Science For Kids	10-11am	City Room
May 27	Splash Day	11am-4pm	City Hall Fountain
May 27	Chinese Cultural Promotion Society - Qipao Show & Dance	1-4pm	City Room
May 30	Live at Lunch - Dana Wylie Duo	noon - 1pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
May 31	Salsa on the Square	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 1	Kita No - Japanese Drumming Performance	noon-1pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 1	CypherWild	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 3-4	Africanival	9am - 9pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 5	Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council - Kick off to Seniors Week 2023	10:30am-12:30pm	City Room
June 7	Salsa on the Square	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 8	CypherWild	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 9-11	Halal Ribfest Edmonton	Varied Hours	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 9	City Hall School - Year End Citizenship Fair	1-2:30pm	City Room
June 13	City of Edmonton - Indigenous Framework Artwork Unveiling Celebration	5-8pm	City Room
June 14	Salsa on the Square	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 15	CypherWild	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 16	Edmonton Police Service - Recruit Training Class #156 Graduation	1-3pm	City Room
June 20	City of Edmonton - Indigenous People's Day & Refugee Celebration	3:30-5pm	City Room
June 21	Salsa on the Square	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 22	CypherWild	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 23	Boyle Street Education Centre - Graduation Ceremony	11:45am-1:30pm	City Room
June 24	City of Edmonton - Edmonton Fire Cadets Graduation	3-5:30pm	City Room
June 26	Centre High - Emergency Response Career Pathways Graduation	1-2:30pm	City Room
June 28	Salsa on the Square	6-8pm	Sir Winston Churchill Square
June 29	City of Edmonton - Roadeo Awards Ceremony	10am-12pm	City Room
June 30	Edmonton Fire Rescue Services - Recruit Class 157 Graduation	3-5pm	City Room

The calendar is updated regularly with the upcoming month's information. Changes may occur as events are confirmed or cancelled.

Lunch Truck Program

The Churchill Square Lunch Truck Program operates on weekdays during the spring, summer and fall months from 11am-2pm. Some weekends will have food options during festivals and events. Come down and enjoy the variety of food and options available.

Lunch Truck Program Schedule
Note: Schedule may change due to inclement weather or truck availability.

Teacher Resources

City Hall School

City Hall School is an Inquiring Minds Site providing week long, inquiry based, hands-on learning experiences for Grades 1-12.

School Tours

This program gives students a better understanding of how their local government works and experience first hand what happens at City Hall.

Tours

Virtual School Tour (Video)

(Created in 2021) Let City Hall School teacher, Linda Hut, take you on a tour of Edmonton's City Hall.

Self-Guided Virtual Tour

Take a virtual walk through this iconic building and learn about the unique features and artworks on display there.

School Tours

This program gives students a better understanding of how their local government works and experience first hand what happens at City Hall.

City Hall Tours

City Hall tours are offered to all ages by knowledgeable tour guides who cater to individual groups' needs.

Event Bookings

The City Room at City Hall is available for local, registered, non-profit organizations who are holding free, community events. The City Room is also available for internal City of Edmonton departments.

Wedding photos, engagement photos, family photos and non-profit organization group photos may also be booked in the City Room.

Rooms Available

City Room

Can accommodate large events such as media launches and community events
Seats up to 300 people
Maximum occupancy is 600 people standing

Note: Please check venue availability before submitting a booking application

More Information / Apply to Book Space at City Hall

Heritage Room - Meeting Room

The Heritage Room is a self-serve meeting room available in a standard boardroom setting that seats 25 people. If you require a setup other than this, it is the responsibility of the group to set up the room and then place it back to the standard boardroom setting by the end of the booked time. Alternative setups include: classroom style for a maximum of 56 people or theatre style for a maximum of 75 people. The Heritage Room is not set up with equipment to accommodate virtual/hybrid meetings - it is for in person meetings.

Internal City of Edmonton: The Heritage Room is now bookable internally by City staff via their Google Calendar. Visit OneCity and search "Heritage Room" to view the booking and operational procedures for the Heritage Room. This is now a self-serve room.

External non-profit organizations: The Heritage Room is available to local, registered, non-profit organizations once every 90 days (4 times a year). Groups are required to hold insurance for 2 million general liability. Please visit the above link to submit an application.

Services Available

Additional on-site custodial and security
Chairs, tables, tablecloths and skirting
Free guided tours of City Hall
Incremental costs for civic services, if requested, apply for the following:
LCD Television
Set-up and take down services of City assets
Staging
Sound and audio-visual technician

Costs

Civic services are the responsibility of the event organizers.

Apply to Book Space at City Hall

City Hall Public Space Use Policy C561

Professional Photo Opportunities

Engagement photos
Family portraits
Local registered non-profit organizations
- Required to hold insurance coverage for $2 million general liability
Wedding parties
- Wedding Ceremonies are not permitted inside City Hall

Professional photographers are not provided by City Hall.

Bookings

1.5 hour time slots can be booked

Apply to book Space at City Hall

Times

Dates available are on weekends. Weekday bookings can be accommodated depending on space available.

11am-12:30pm
12:30-2pm
2-3:30pm
3:30-5pm

Weekday bookings can be accommodated depending on space availability.

Cost

$80 per 1.5 hour time slot
Fee is non-refundable

Front Service Counter

The City Hall Front Service Counter is open from 8am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday and closed on Holidays.

The Front Service Counter is a place where new and current citizens can come for information about the City of Edmonton.

Service of Legal Documents On the City

Contact the Law branch to arrange a time and manner for personal service of legal documents.

Contact legalserviceinquiries@edmonton.ca or 780-496-7200

Pursuant to Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 11.21, this email address is not a valid address for service and emails sent to this address with legal documents attached will not be considered service on the City of Edmonton. You will receive a reply from one of the lawyers regarding service arrangements.

Things to See and Do

City Hall Plaza

Offering an accessible water play feature in the summer and ice skating rink in the winter.

Sir Winston Churchill Square

There is always something to see and do all year round in Churchill Square.

Hallway Cafe

Cafe and takeaway inside of City Hall.

Celebrating Our Faiths

This program gives people the opportunity to learn about the diverse faiths in Edmonton.

Features

City Hall Architecture

City Hall’s award winning architecture was designed by Edmonton architect Gene Dub and opened on August 28, 1992. Gene Dub’s design combines the old with the new by incorporating some of the materials such as marble and granite from the old City Hall into the new building. It is also designed as a ‘people place’ - a place for civic government and a gathering place for Edmontonians.

Art Guide

Home to 64 artworks that are accessible to visitors, the City Hall Art Guide explores the public art pieces located inside and outside City Hall.

City Hall Art Guide

The Arcade

This three-storey entrance corridor is located directly inside the south main entrance. It connects directly to the Churchill LRT station pedway to the east and was designed to accommodate a future link to the west.

The Citizen and New Arrival Information Centre

The Citizen and New Arrival Information Centre is designed as a place where new and current citizens can come for information about the City of Edmonton.

Information boards with city and community event details stand in the south and north lobbies, and another showing current City job postings can be found directly opposite the Citizen and New Arrival Information Centre.

The City Room

Located on the main floor, the City Room is the main public area and focal point of the building. Designed for public gatherings, presentations, and events, this area is bathed in natural light from an eight-storey glass pyramid, which is cleaned by a hydraulic arm (designed and built in Edmonton), which can also be used to hang decorations.

The virtually non-destructible floor incorporates travertine (honey-coloured stone) from the former City Hall with terrazzo (grey-coloured stone). The wood throughout the building's interior is maple and was laser cut to meet the acoustic needs of the City Room's upper storey.

The City of Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame

The Sports Hall of Fame is a gallery of those recognized by the City since 1960 for their contributions to sports in Edmonton. This past year's inductees are recognized in a special display in the north lobby on the main floor.

The Councillor's Wing

The Councillor's Wing protects the plaza from north-west winds and houses the twelve Councillors on the top floor. The green marble on the top floor exterior was reclaimed from the former City Hall's elevator lobbies.

The Friendship Tower

The Friendship Tower stands 200-feet high on the south side of City Hall, thanks to $1 million in community funding. It features a 40,000-pound and 23-bell carillon that can play up to 99 melodies. A manual keyboard can be used to play any other song for a special occasion.

Hallway Cafe

Located on the main floor, the Hallway Cafe focuses on sustainability and supports the development of youth within the work experience program.

Hallway Cafe

The North Lobby

City Hall's second main entranceway. The breezeway outside was designed for vehicular traffic including official delegations, motorcades, and drop-off traffic. A night depository for bill payments is conveniently accessible to the public just outside the north entrance.

City Hall Plaza

Designed as a focal point for community events, City Hall Plaza and Sir Winston Churchill Square can jointly host large public gatherings. The fountain is a popular spot for wading in the summer and for skating in the winter. An indoor change room is located adjacent to the rink/fountain.

The West Courtyard

The West Courtyard holds the "Migrants", a Canada goose statue and fountain symbolizing flight and progress, which was brought back by popular demand! It acquired the nickname, "the Spaghetti Tree" when it stood on the grounds of the former City Hall.

Hours

Monday	8am-6pm
Tuesday	8am-6pm
Wednesday	8am-6pm
Thursday	8am-6pm
Friday	8am-6pm
Saturday	10am-6pm
Sunday	10am-6pm

Location

1 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta

For More Information

Citizen and New Arrival Information Centre

1 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2R7

Online	Contact 311 Online

Telephone	311

City Hall

Events at Churchill Square, City Hall and City Hall Plaza

Lunch Truck Program

City Hall School

School Tours

Virtual School Tour (Video)

Self-Guided Virtual Tour

School Tours

City Hall Tours

Event Bookings

City Room

Heritage Room - Meeting Room

Costs

City Hall Public Space Use Policy C561

Bookings

Times

Cost

Front Service Counter

Service of Legal Documents On the City

City Hall Plaza

Sir Winston Churchill Square

Hallway Cafe

Celebrating Our Faiths

City Hall Architecture

Hours

Location

Related Links

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For More Information

Citizen and New Arrival Information Centre