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Visitors browse the outdoor vendors set up during Spectrum, Medicine Hat's sunshine celebration. Can- ada's sunniest city hosts the event each June, and it includes activities for the whole family.


Arts and heritage come to life at Esplanade


The Esplanade is where arts and heritage come to life in Medicine Hat, where the stories of our great collective culture are told through music and dance, theatre, painting and sculpture, exhibitions and installations, artifacts, objets d’art and more.


A marvel of contemporary Canadian architecture on traditional Blackfoot territory just steps from the South Saskatchewan River, the Esplanade occupies an eminent position on downtown’s elegant First Street South. From its rooftop terrace, you can see Saamis, the shoreline escarpment which is the setting for the story of how Medicine Hat got its name. Inside, visitors are delighted to discover a vibrant art gallery, a prized museum, an intimate stu- dio theatre, a dynamic education suite, expansive public archives and many volunteers and staff who are eager to tell their versions of our city’s tale. The Esplanade also features a 700-seat main stage theatre which boasts superi- or theatre technology, acoustic perfection and striking interior design.


In the northeast corner of the Esplanade grounds stands anoth- er inviting building with stories of its own to tell. With its white pick- et fence, gingerbread trim and quaint heritage gardens, the restored Ewart-Duggan House, the oldest brick home in Alberta,


is open year-round for select events. The Esplanade opened its doors in celebration of


Alberta’s centennial in 2005 and ever since, Medicine Hat has been proudly hosting a lively procession of art- ists and audiences, storytellers and story-lovers, from around the region and around the globe. The celebration continues today and you are express- ly invited to attend.


Enter the Esplanade and enjoy.


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