Olympic Torch Comes To Edmonton

The Olympic torch makes its way through Edmonton tomorrow!

On Wednesday January 13th, the Olympic torch enters Edmonton for the first time since 1988. The celebration begins at 4:30pm at the University of Alberta Butterdome with U of A Olympic Pep Rally. There will be a street hockey game
as well as roving entertainers, University mascots and music and mainstage entertainment: Christian Hansen and the Autistics - live band. The Olympic Torch Relay will arrive at 5:14 pm.

The party then heads to Whyte Avenue for Storefront Cinema from 4:45-5:15pm between 109 St. and 103 street. They will be screening a series of sports-themed films screened in store windows along Whyte Avenue.

The final event takes place in Sir Winston Churchill Square from 5:40 until 8pm with live entertainment. The final leg of the Edmonton Olympic Torch Relay will finish at approximately 7 pm with Olympian Doreen Ryan lighting the celebration cauldron in Churchill Square.

There are too many events and stops to list here, but you can get the full schedule online here. Here's the route the torch will take through Edmonton (opens as a PDF).

image: City of Edmonton

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