Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Conklin Lakeview Amusement Park
Closed
Hours of Operation
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday
Closed
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Wednesday
Closed
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Thursday
Closed
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Friday
Closed
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Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Sunday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Upcoming Alternate Hours
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Monday, Oct 14 2024
Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Historical Village is open weekends and Thanksgiving Monday from Sept. 3 - Oct. 14.
Exhibit Details
Category
Rides
Guest Amenities
- Washroom
About the Conklin Lakeview Amusement Park
While the settlers of western Canada worked hard, it is often forgotten that they took time to play. In Victorian times, it was widely believed that leisure activities were a necessary part of a productive life, and settlers threw themselves as wholeheartedly into their entertainments as they did into their work.
Heritage Park assembled the Conklin Lakeview Amusement Park in 1986 to portray a form of entertainment that was just beginning to evolve at the turn of the century – the amusement park. The majority of these rides were purchased by Jim Conklin for his antique midway exhibit, which operated at the 1978 Calgary Stampede and the Canadian National Exhibition. He made a gift of many of the rides to Heritage Park in 1984. Heritage Park staff restored these rides, and between 1984 and 1989, erected them near the Bowness Carousel, which was a gift from the City of Calgary. The Park added the historical Games of Amusement in 1989.
Ride the Heritage Park Midway
All midway rides are included with regular Park admission, and are available 10 am – 5 pm when the Historical Village is open (weather depending).
