Welcome to Downtown Camrose!!!

For more than 100 years Downtown Camrose has been a center of activity for East Central Alberta.

Today you will find it an attractive, vibrant, and friendly place to visit. Visitors are drawn to Downtown Camrose for many reasons.

A small town atmosphere with an uptown experience is what you get when you visit Downtown Camrose, a must-see while in Alberta!

Be surprised and delighted at the variety you will find in the many unique boutique-type shops as you stroll along Main Street in beautiful downtown Camrose. The streets are wide with plenty of free parking to add to your shopping pleasure.

We encourage you to take a few minutes to wander through our website and check out the many exciting things that make Downtown Camrose an interesting place to shop and to visit. Take a look at the business directory to see what our hundreds of businesses have to offer.

We constantly update our website, so come back soon. If you're a Downtown business owner, resident of Camrose, visitor, or never been here before, please let us know of any information missing from this site that you'd like to see.

The photo above is an example of what you might see on a summer day in Downtown Camrose.

2011 Midnight Madness Downtown - Another Success

The annual Midnight Madness event held Friday, December 2nd was another success in spite of the cancellation of the horse drawn wagon rides. The extreme winds during the day cause the owners of the horses and wagons to cancel which was a wise decision made to keep everyone safe. Later in the day and on into the night the weather was mild enabling shoppers to stroll from store to store in comfort. The carolers from Camrose Composite High School stopped at several businesses up and down Main Street and delighted listeners often by singing outdoors, adding to the ambiance of the event downtown. Santa was spotted many times giving out candy canes and sharing good cheer. Several merchants reported that it was a great night and a record number stayed open until midnight to serve their seemingly inexhaustible patrons. The Bailey Theatre featured a play, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, put on by its resident children's drama group, About Time Productions. (Play ran Friday evening as well as Saturday matinee and evening performances.) What a wonderful addition this was for visitors to downtown. Thanks to all who help make this a grand night!

Hot Air Balloons

The weekend of September 23rd & 24th was a delight for the citizens of Camrose as the sky was full of colourful hot air balloons. Many locals and tourists alike snapped photos and generally enjoyed the 2011 Canadian Hot Air Balloons Championship competition that took place September 22 to 25 in the skies over Camrose. Weather was astoundingly beautiful for the event, though some of the days the flights were hampered because of the wind. Hearing the "puff/whoosh" of the baskets and the heavenly sights no doubt created moments to remember for many. Photo courtesy of Paul Pedersen.

Music On Main Street 2011

Music on Main Street in downtown Camrose was a huge success again this year. The summer of 2011 was supported by many conscientious City Center Camrose business owners. We are very grateful for their kind sponsorship for this summer time weekly event. Attendance has grown each year and this year the weather was most cooperative. It is heartwarming to see the growing numbers of people who attend Music On Main to enjoy the wide variety of carefully chosen musical groups. The age range of attendees was from babes in arms to those well into senior years. The musical groups who performed this year were Klarkwork Orange, Church of God Worship Team, Prairie Cats,Myra Marshal, The Bloozehounds, Ain't No Rodeo, and Pinache played for the grand finale on August 25th.

Pictured above is Klarkwork Orange in front of the Main Street Center. Photo courtesy of Sue Nelson, The Camrose Booster.

Camrose Cruisers Show n Shine - 2011

A successful Camrose Cruisers Show n Shine was held this year May 28th on 51 Street in downtown Camrose. All were blessed with wonderful weather this and the new venue seemed to work well for the cruisers. Another fabulous display of Classic & Custom cars was on display for the throngs of visitors who came downtown to enjoy the day and take in the show. Founders Square was utilized fully with many booths set up for refreshments and the like. Enthusiasts take this event very seriously and the entries were once again of stellar quality.

Jaywalkers Jamboree - 54th Annual

The 54th annual Jaywalkers Jamboree in City Center Camrose on June 3 & 4 was very successful in spite of inclement weather. People young and old seemed to be having a great time during the whole event and many businesses reported having had a 'good' day, which indicates that sales were good. Hats off to the organizers, the visiting vendors, and all who attended...good job!

Honorarium To Camrose Composite High School

This smiling group of Camrose Composite High School students were the proud recipients of a $200 honorarium cheque, presented by Alana Hogstead representing City Center Camrose. The honorarium was given to the CCHS students as a thank you for their wonderful caroling during Midnight Madness last December. Photo compliments Dan Jensen, The Camrose Booster.

Main Street's newest restaurant, Garvin's, located at 4969 50 Street celebrated their grand opening with a Ribbon Cutting and coffee and goodies. Shown above left to right are Dennis Twomey, Economic Development, City of Camrose, Jason Heise, Camrose Chamber of Commerce Past President, Mayor Clarence Mastel, City of Camrose, Kevin Brown, Garvin's owner, Frank Fucelli, partner in Garvin's, and Dan Olofson, President, City Center Camrose. Photo courtesy Dan Jensen, Camrose Booster.