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Stephen Avenue is a major pedestrian mall in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall is the portion of 8 Avenue SW between 4 Street SW and 1 Street SE. It is open to vehicles only from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The street is known for some of Calgary's finest restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars.
Stephen Avenue Walk. Calgary's only pedestrian mall, Stephen Avenue features a year-round pedestrian experience featuring shopping, restaurants and entertainment venues. It is home to: • 5,000 to 10,000 people per hour in peak times • Live performances, buskers, music, festivals, artists and culture galore • Nine major shopping centres ...
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Stephen Avenue is Calgary’s main connector to arts, culture and commerce and offers a stage for experimentation and innovation. A 21st century street, Stephen Avenue links Calgary’s walkable urban core to its neighbourhoods through a great public realm.
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Not too unlike the allure of the nearby bustling 17th Ave south retail and entertainment district, Stephen Ave is home to numerous popular attractions as well as dining, drinking, connecting, and shopping destinations. Here is a summary of some of the most popular go-to spots, according to Google ratings. If outdoor patios are your summer-thing, th...
(locations are listed based on heading eastbound along Stephen Ave from 3rd Street SW to Macleod Trail, just beyond its eastern boundary): 1. The Metropolitan: restaurant | 2. The Guild: steak house 3. The Wednesday Room: restaurant 4. Blink Restaurant & Bar: restaurant 5. SALTLIKCalgary: restaurant 6. Thomsons Restaurant: Canadian restaurant 7. Te...
(locations are listed based on heading eastbound along Stephen Ave from 3rd Street SW to Macleod Trail, just beyond its eastern boundary): 1. National on 8th: bar | 2. The Unicorn: gastropub 3. Bank & Baron P.U.B: pub | 4. James Joyce Irish Pub & Restaurant: Irish pub 5. Phil and Sebastian’s Coffee Roasters: coffee | 6. Rosso Coffee Roasters: coffe...
(locations are listed based on heading eastbound along Stephen Ave from 3rd Street SW to Macleod Trail, just beyond its eastern boundary): 1. The Palace Theatre: live music venue 2. Calgary Telus Convention Centre: Convention centre 3. Glenbow Museum: museum 4. Arts Commons: performing arts theatre 5. Olympic Plaza: city park
Stephen Avenue is accessible by public transit (bus and C-train), private vehicle, taxi, bicycle or on foot. 1. For public transit access, you can plan your visit using the City of Calgary transit website; 2. If you are arriving in your own vehicle, limited street parking is available in the downtown area and parking can be pricey. Parking may be f...
May 7, 2023 · Calgary’s Stephen Avenue Walk is perhaps one of the most unique streets in North America. It is not only a designated National Historic Site (30+ buildings from 1880 to 1930), but it is a pedestrian mall by day and a “woonerf” by night from October to April and pedestrian mall 24/7 from May to September.
Stephen Avenue (aka 8th Avenue) is Calgary’s original entertainment and commercial district. Along with a few more modern additions, it has more than 30 buildings that were built after a fire in 1886 destroyed downtown and up until the 1930s.
The City of Calgary is continuing an exciting journey to reimagine Stephen Avenue. Bold, innovative and visionary, this work imagines Stephen Avenue as an exemplary 21st century street that links Calgary’s walkable urban core to its neighbourhoods through a first-in-class public realm.
