Transit Centennial Week

Some fun stuff for kids is going on downtown this week for Transit Centennial Week.

Vintage transit vehicles are the focus on the Churchill Square display, and Streetcar #1 is the star of the show. Thanks to the Edmonton Radial Railway Society for restoring Streetcar #1 and making it available for this event. Look for 1957 GM #432, 1939 Leyland #5, Fageol Twin #59, Brill Trolley #148, Brill Gas #99, Pullman Trolley #113 and Edmonton Radial Railway's 1908 streetcar #1. Our latest vehicles -- a New Flyer Hybrid, and a DATS lift van -- will also be showcased. Veteran staff and retirees will tell the stories around the vintage buses.

September 13 & 14, they’ll be joined by other vintage vehicles displayed by centennial partners including Edmonton Police Service, Yellow Cab, and Fort Edmonton Park.

Big Tent

All week, the Big Tent in front of City Hall is the focus of activity. Transit artifacts and memorabilia complement a spectacular multimedia display including film footage of Edmonton in the 1940s and LRT construction.

Enjoy some special Centennial fun:

* Art on the bus ... create your own transit poster. The best ones will be posted on the bus.
* Fold your own model of a streetcar or a trolley.
* Test your Lego skills with our special Centennial bus kit.
* Try your hand at the Bus Driver video game.

Trolley Tours

September 13 & 14
12 noon - 5pm

September 20
12 noon - 4pm

Short 20-minute downtown tours on Brill Trolley #202 leave on the hour from stop #1707 (in front of Library). Free tickets are available the same day as the tours at the Information Booth.
Centennial Route Tours

September 13, 14 & 20
11:30am - 5:30pm

Special 45-minute Centennial Historic Bus Tours leave at 11:30am, 1:30pm 3:30pm and 5:30pm Catch the bus northbound on 100 St., on the west side of Churchill Squre. Tickets are free, available the same days as the tours, at the Information Booth.
High Level Streetcar Tour

September 13 & 14
11am - 4pm

The Edmonton Radial Railway Society will run their High Level Streetcar Tour, with a shuttle provided every 40 min. between Churchill Square and the Grandin Streetcar stop. The first shuttle leaves Churchill Square at 11am; the last one leaves at 4:30pm from Grandin. Streetcar tours are $3. Get your ticket at Streetcar #1 on Churchill Square before you take the shuttle. Enjoy a visit to the new streetcar museum at the Strathcona Streetcar Barns.


September 12
7pm - 11pm, Churchill Square

Edmonton-based band Shout Out Out Out Out headlines this multi-band concert, joined by The Whitsundays and the Trevor Tchir Band.

September 13 & 20
12 noon - 5pm, Churchill Square

Face painting and street performers make the Square jump.

September 14
12 noon - 5pm, Churchill Square

It's musical fun for the whole family with entertainment by Le Fuzz, Ayla Brook, Manraygun, Ben Sures, and Robin Hunter & Six Foot Bullies, presented by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society.

September 19
8pm and 9:30pm, Churchill Square

Rapid Fire Theatre presents two performances of “Kiss My Bus”, a live play on a bus on the Square.

September 20
8:30pm

The Centennial finale ... ETS presents Movies on the Square.