Fort Edmonton Park celebrates 50th year by bringing history to life – Edmonton [Video]

Fort Edmonton Park is celebrating its 50th year in operation this season.

Fort Edmonton Park opened its doors on May 17, 1974 and welcomed 91,669 visitors in its first year. Over the last half-century, the facility in the North Saskatchewan River valley has grown into a cherished cultural landmark in the city.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be celebrating 50 years of Fort Edmonton Park,” said Darren Dalgleish, president and CEO of Fort Edmonton Management Company.

As Alberta’s premier living history museum, one of the park’s main commitments over the last five decades has been to bring history to life by offering immersive cultural heritage programs.

In 2021, the park opened its Indigenous Peoples Experience, which celebrates the city’s diverse First Nations and Métis peoples’ histories, cultures and experiences.

Other offerings at the park include paranormal tours, cultural workshops, the historic Capitol Theatre and DARK, which includes three experiencesmeant to haunt people to their very core …