Gallagher Park, Urban park in Edmonton, Alberta.
Gallagher Park is a public park in Edmonton's river valley, named after former mayor Cornelius Gallagher (1854–1932). It lies within the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, a chain of over 30 provincial and municipal parks covering more than 7,300 hectares from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan. Its open slope serves as the site of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
Gallagher Park is named after Cornelius Gallagher, mayor of Edmonton from 1896 to 1897, who died in 1932. The land became part of the North Saskatchewan River valley park system, which grew from landscape architect Frederick Todd's 1907 proposal to use the valley as parkland. The City of Edmonton acquired over 100 river valley properties for parks between 1907 and 1931, and a 1933 bylaw protected the valley as parkland.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival happens here each year, drawing musicians and listeners for outdoor performances. It has become a gathering place where people come together to enjoy live music in the open air.
Gallagher Park sits in the North Saskatchewan River valley, part of a park system of over 7,300 hectares linked by trails from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan. The riverside trail network connects it with neighbouring valley parks, so walking or cycling in from the High Level Bridge side is straightforward. The terrain slopes down toward the river, and the slope is what the folk festival uses for its seating.
Gallagher Park is named after Cornelius Gallagher, mayor of Edmonton from 1896 to 1897, who was born in 1854 and died in 1932. The park sits in the North Saskatchewan River valley park system, which covers more than 7,300 hectares from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan and is the largest contiguous urban parkland in Canada.
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