Jan. 21, 2026

Hours Update

Hours Update: Heritage Park is open year-round! Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, The Selkirk and the Railway Café are open Monday, March 23 for Spring Break. Historical Village reopens May 16, 2026. Click here for full operating hours.

 

Jan. 21, 2026

Hours Update

Hours Update: Heritage Park is open year-round! Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, The Selkirk and the Railway Café are open Monday, March 23 for Spring Break. Historical Village reopens May 16, 2026. Click here for full operating hours.


 


Bowness Carousel


Closed

Hours of Operation

  • Monday

    Closed

  • Tuesday

    Closed

  • Wednesday

    Closed

  • Thursday

    Closed

  • Friday

    Closed

  • Saturday

    Closed

  • Sunday

    Closed

The Historical Village is closed except for special events like Ghouls' Night Out and Once Upon a Christmas until the 2026 May Long Weekend.

Exhibit Details

Area

Antique Midway

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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.

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Visit Heritage Park

1900 Heritage DR. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3

Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500

There are plenty of ways to get to the Park, whether that be on foot, via transit, or driving. Click here to find the way that works for you!