Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Bowness Carousel
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Hours of Operation
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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The Historical Village is now closed until May 17, 2025 except for special and ticketed events. The Historical Village will be open for Day Out With Thomas from May 3 - 4 and 10 - 11, 2025. Gasoline Alley Museum and the shops and restaurants in Heritage Plaza are open year-round.
Exhibit Details
Category
Rides
About the Bowness Carousel
The carousel was a staple of carnival midways and parks at the turn of the last century, and this particular model was built by the Herschell-Spillman Company of North Tonawanda, New York, in 1904.
It may have ferried its first young riders in Louisville, Kentucky, but it was definitely sold to the amusement park at Winnipeg Beach in 1906, where it was used until 1919. The carousel was then sold for $2,000 to the Calgary Municipal Railway and installed at Bowness Park. The City of Calgary gave the aging ride to Heritage Park in 1969, and in 1990, it underwent a major restoration. This model would have originally been equipped with a steam-operated military-band organ, but sadly the organ went missing before the carousel arrived at Heritage Park.
