During the Bear Creek Folk Festival, the city is making transit access more accessible with free transit periods and extended hours.
After 6 p.m., transit will be free to riders going to and returning from the main event stage. According to officials, this will make it easier for attendees to get to Muskoseepi Park for the event and home afterwards, without needing to drive their vehicle.
According to a release from the City of Grande Prairie, “Following the final performance each night, transit will be available direct to fixed-route neighbourhoods using existing bus stops. Each bus will have signs indicating which areas it will be serving.”
Transit buses will be available at the east park entrance near the amphitheatre on 102nd Street starting at midnight Friday and Saturday, and 11 p.m. on Sunday. The last buses will leave no later than 30 minutes after their arrival time.
As well, transit will be operating on extended hours. There have been added departure times for certain routes from the stop at the park’s east entrance on 102nd Street, between 101st and 102nd Avenue. On Friday and Saturday, the additional departure times are 9:41 p.m. and 11:01 p.m., while on Sunday, the added times are 7:01 p.m., 8:21 p.m. and 9:41 p.m.
More information about transit during the folk festival can be found online.
