Night market premieres Wednesday in downtown St. Albert

Perron Street at St. Michael Street in downtown St. Albert, Alta., on May 20, 2026.

A new, open-air market makes its debut Wednesday night in downtown St. Albert.

The St. Albert Downtown Night Market, organized by the Downtown St. Albert Business Association and the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce, has 50 vendors and live entertainment lined up from 6-9 p.m. along Perron Street.

Alena Brown, the vice-president of the downtown business association, said the idea for the night market came from seeing other areas hold them and from the city’s own popular Saturday farmers’ market.

“A lot of the businesses in the downtown area are local, small business owners, and we thought, ‘Why don’t we do stuff like have some more events, bring some more awareness to the local businesses that are downtown?’” Brown told CTV News Edmonton on Wednesday. “It’s tough being a small business owner, so let us help do the work and see what we can make happen.”

Attendees can access a free park-and-ride shuttle to the site from Naki Station and St. Albert Centre. Shuttle service begins at 5:45 p.m.

Leah Louden, the downtown business association’s events director, said there is parking downtown as well.

“There is actually more parking available than I think many people realize,” she said.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Darcy Seaton