in 2018

When asked about the festival plaza

be sure to take the survey at the bottom of this page

85.1% of Windsorites  would not consider visiting Festival Plaza when there is no scheduled event

Our goal is to make Festival Plaza a civic destination accessible to everyone all year around

THIS IS PUBLIC SPACE

Make it a place people want to be, all the time

Placemaking

Events. Everyday.

Activation

Make it meaningful and accessible.

Engagement

Other cities have done it

Cities of all sizes have done it

Whitecap Pavilion,
Kenora, ON
City population: 15,000
Waterfront District,
Thunder Bay, ON
City population: 110,000
Pier 8,
Hamilton, ON
City population: 579,000
The Forks,
Winnipeg, MB
City population: 750,000
Klyde Warren Park,
Dallas, Texas
City population: 1,300,000
South Bank,
Brisbane, Australia
City population: 2,600,000
The Bentway,
Toronto, ON
City population: 2,900,000
Bryant Park,
New York City
City population: 8,400,000

How can we do this at Festival Plaza?

Today, Festival Plaza is set-up for only

a few large events

This makes it very expensive for event organizers to run events, and limits whats possible at the site.

To be more useful to the community, all year round, it needs to be able to comfortably accommodate small and medium scale events too.

We looked at lots of ways to create a series of interconnected spaces that can work together for large events, or separately for smaller (or even concurrent) programming

By designing for flexibility and spaces of different sizes, the number of events that can be held there increases dramatically.

Existing Programming Schedule

Future Programming Schedule

NEW POSSIBILITIES

COMMUNITY

RECREATION

LOCAL BUSINESS

FAMILY PROGRAMMING

WINTER EVENTS

SMALL CONCERTS

ARTS INSTALLATIONS

NEW POSSIBILITIES

COMMUNITY

RECREATION

LOCAL BUSINESS

FAMILY PROGRAMMING

WINTER EVENTS

Expanding programming at Festival Plaza has lots of benefits

Bang for your buck

Public spending for public benefit. Maximize the use of the space for everyone

Safety

People feel safer when there are other people around and in busy areas.

Draw People Out

Make it attractive for people to visit, be it from across the street, across town, or across the river

Support Locals

Create opportunities for local business and local artists. Increase footfall & dwell-time downtown
WFP - EP - Programming
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