College announces return of Coulee Fest

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 2, 2022.

Lethbridge College photo by Rob Olson Coulee Fest is coming back to Lethbridge College once again after a two year hiatus on Sept. 17

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com

Lethbridge College’s Coulee Fest is coming back this year and with it, fun for the whole family with food trucks, live music and beer gardens.
Coulee Fest will take place on Saturday Sept. 17 after a two-year hiatus. Because of pandemic-related restrictions, this will be the first time Lethbridge College has hosted Coulee Fest since September 2019.
To kick off the event and to create excitement in the community, Hudsons Canada’s Pub offered a free order of wings from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m Wednesday as they will be the beer garden sponsor for Coulee Fest.
“We thought we’d do something a little fun, just in a way to kind of promote the fun and get things kicked off in a really exciting way,” said Stephanie Savage, alumni engagement manager at Lethbridge College.
She said they kicked it off this week because they wanted to give people enough time to get excited about the event and have the opportunity to do other events to build up the excitement.
“Hopefully we’re going to have sort of one, maybe two things a month and that’ll really help to keep top of mind until it’s the event in September,” said Savage.
She said they will be present at Dragon Boat Races on June 25 and at Canada Day Celebrations on July 1 among other things.
“We’re just going to look for some really exciting ways to do things like that and get out into the community and make sure everyone knows about it,” said Savage.
She said it feels really good to be able to bring people back to campus and showcase everything the college has to offer once again.
“Really show all of the advancements we’ve made on campus in the last two years and how much stronger we are now than we were two years ago,” said Savage.
While the free festival is a great opportunity to learn more about Lethbridge College, it’s also a chance for alumni to head back to campus to reconnect with friends, classmates and instructors. 
Those in attendance for Coulee Fest this year can expect a county fair kind of feel said Savage.
“You’re going to see a lot of things you typically see in a county fair, like pie eating contests and horse drawn carriage rides and things like that,” said Savage.
She said they are also trying to look at sustainability options this year because they know events like that really have a strain on the environment.
“We know there’s a lot of printing and single use plastics that go into big events, so we’ve taken a really critical look at how many of those we can take out and make more sustainable choices this year,” said Savage.
More details on the event will be released in the coming months.
Those interested in providing food trucks, entertainment or a marketplace presence at Coulee Fest can contact Stephanie Savage at alumni@lethbridgecollege.ca.
For more information visit https://lethbridgecollege.ca/coulee-fest

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