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Location Weather Conditions Clothing Parking Shuttle Bus Service Handicapped Parking Access

Seating Wheelchair Seating Children's Activities OneWorld Cafe and International Bar Food Concessions Road Closures Dogs

Location:

Trico Homes International Fireworks and Golder Associates OneWorld Festivals can be found at Elliston Park. For more information, please visit Getting There

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Weather Conditions:

Fireworks could be postponed due to any conditions that organizers feel may jeopardize public safety. The alternate postponement day is the day following the regularly scheduled performance. Please be aware that there are no dogs allowed in Elliston Park during GlobalFest due to the loud noises made by the fireworks, so please leave your four-legged friends at home.

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Clothing:

Being an outdoor evening festival in Calgary, temperatures do cool off after sunset, please plan to bring a light jacket and rain gear if required.

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Parking:

There is no parking available at Elliston Park. Parking is limited to a number of lots operated by charitable organizations along International Avenue SE, and pricing begins at $10.00/vehicle.

• Zellers at 5115 17th Ave. SE, Hubalta Road
• 17th Ave. SE and Hub Oil site at 5805 17th Ave. SE
• Trinity/Tristar Park and Ride- 17th (International) Avenue and 84th Street SE.
• $15.00/vehicle (4 people/vehicle), includes shuttle to Elliston Park

GlobalFest encourages its patrons to use Public Transit, utilize the Southland Shuttle Buses available from Marlborough Mall, or the Trinity /Tristar Park and Ride Lot.

For patrons traveling from the north, the Trinity/Tristar lot is easily accessible and avoids the traffic congestion on 17th Avenue and 52nd Street. Travel east on 16th Avenue N (TransCanada Highway) to Garden Road (just past the new ring road construction), turn right (south) on Garden Road NE to 17th Avenue SE, turn right again (west) on 17th Avenue SE and you are just a short distance back to the Trinity/Tristar Park & Ride, which will be on your right side just before the 84th Street SE intersection. Prepare to turn into the lot just after the Welcome to Calgary sign.

Access is restricted to right hand turn only into parking area from westbound lane of 17th Avenue SE. Please do not make a left hand turn from the eastbound lane.

Greater Forest Lawn Community Carsharing will provide free transportation to and from the park for a limited number of families/individuals in the following communities: Erin Woords/Dover, Southview/Forest Lawn, and Radisson Heights/Alberta Park. For more information call (403) 305-3947.

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Shuttle Bus Service:

Southland Transportation runs a shuttle bus service to Elliston Park's "Southland Shuttle" (North) Gate from Marlborough Mall (36 Street NE at Memorial Drive E). The shuttle runs from 5:30pm to 9:00pm and 10:00 pm to 11:15 pm. A round trip ticket to and from Elliston Park is $6 and available at the Marlborough Mall shuttle pick up location.

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Handicapped Parking:

There is parking at Elliston Park for people with valid handicapped tags (from your rear view mirror). It is only accessible via 23 Avenue SE off of 52 Street SE (in Rona's Distribution Centre parking lot on 60th Street SE). Handicapped parking is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

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Access:

There are three entrances to Elliston Park - two entrances off of International Avenue (17 Ave SE) and one on 60 St SE. Gates open at 6:00 pm nightly.

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Seating:

Seating is general festival admission. There are two large seating bowls created by the landscape. The southern bowl also faces OneWorld Centennial Stage. Please bring lawn chairs, blankets, tarps, et cetera to make yourself comfortable.

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Wheelchair Seating:

There is a special area in the middle of the northwest seating bowl reserved for persons with disabilities.

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Children's Activities:

There are four children's playgrounds in Elliston Park. In addition, interactive arts and crafts activities areas are set up to demonstrate how recycling can be fun through hands-on participation!

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OneWorld Cafe and International Bar:

International food and beverages will be offered in the OneWorld Cafe and International Bar.

GlobalFest is a family event, but we do offer alcoholic beverages from around the world for our older patrons to enjoy.

OneWorld Cafe and International Bar is located next to the Rona (south) VIP Gate (please see map in the program).

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Food Concessions:

Our concessionaires offer festival fare including hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, refreshments and much more.

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Road Closures:

To ensure everyone's safety during the Trico Homes International Fireworks and Golder Associates OneWorld Festivals, International Ave (17 Ave) SE between 52 St and 68 St will be closed from approximately 8:30 pm until 10:30 pm. During this period, traffic will be detoured to Memorial Dr via 52 St and 68 St.

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Dogs:

With the exception of service dogs, there are no dogs allowed in Elliston Park during GlobalFest. The loud noises made by the fireworks will startle them, so please leave your four-legged friends safely at home.

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