Jane’s Walk festival invites community to walk, cycle, bird and more!

The City of Lethbridge invites the community to join the Annual Jane’s Walk festival in Lethbridge this Saturday, April 27 and next week, May 3-5.

Jane’s Walk is a global pedestrian-powered movement of neighbour-led walking tours inspired by urbanist Jane Jacobs. This is a free community event.

The purpose of the walk is to encourage people to get out on the streets of their neighbourhoods to discover unseen, under-celebrated and unique stories about their city. Through the simple act of walking together and discussing what makes a neighborhood, Jane’s Walk helps knit people together into stronger and more resourceful communities.

The 2024 Jane’s Walk festival in Lethbridge offers walks and bike rides thought the city on various topics including birding, water, cycling, trees, and Lethbridge history.

Overview of this year’s walk opportunities and topics:

Saturday, April 27

Jane’s Ride – Explore Lethbridge’s bike infrastructure in downtown Lethbridge.

Friday, May 3

Public Art – Take a guided tour of recent Public Art installations, created by local artists.

Jane’s Ride - Explore Lethbridge’s bike infrastructure in downtown Lethbridge.

Saturday, May 4

London Road Jane’s Walk; Trees edition - Join this walk to learn about the trees in the London Road neighbourhood.

Glendale-Dieppe Horticultural History - Join to explore the long horticultural history of the Glendale-Dieppe neighbourhood.

Garry Station Jane’s Walk - Join this guided tour with the snake wrangler, Ryan FirstDiver.

Jane’s Ride; Water edition – Join this bike ride around the beautiful river valley and learn about the watershed, water stewardship, storm water management, the new Water Conservation Strategy and more.

Back Alleys of Downtown – Learn more about the stories behind some of the alleys of downtown Lethbridge.

Rare plants of Alberta – Join this walk and learn about local plants and their ecological and culture significance.

Jane’s Ride - Explore Lethbridge’s bike infrastructure in downtown Lethbridge.

Sunday, May 5

Jane’s Walk; Birder edition – Join to learn more about the birds around Lethbridge with a short talk and then walk to use your new knowledge and spot birds at Chinook Lake.

Jane’s Ride - Explore Lethbridge’s bike infrastructure in downtown Lethbridge.

For full details, times, locations and more, head to the Jane’s Walk website or Facebook page.

For Public Inquiries:

Call 311 | Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.