One of Canada’s biggest singer-songwriters will be the 2023 Whoop-Up Days Parade Marshal. Corb Lund will lead the parade through downtown Lethbridge on Aug 22.
“It’s an honour to lead the Whoop-Up Days Parade in Lethbridge, especially given the theme of this year’s event; celebrating Southern Alberta. Both sides of my family have been here a long time. Though I’m lucky enough to travel all over the world singing about this place, it always feels great to come back to the foothills and the prairie that are home to me,” Lund says.
The parade will start at 9 a.m. at Park Place Mall. It will move along 3rd Street S., east on 3rd Ave. S., North on 13th Street N., then east on 9th Ave N. before dispersing at Galbraith Elementary School.
The theme is Celebrating Southern Alberta: Canada’s Agriculture Destination.
“As a born and raised Southern Albertan, Corb Lund has played a leading role in showcasing the heart of our region to a world-wide audience,” says Mike Warkentin, Lethbridge and District Exhibition CEO. “What Corb is able to do through his music is what Lethbridge and District Exhibition attempts to do through Whoop-Up Days – bring people together, share an authentic experience and shine a light on this amazing part of the world. We are thrilled Corb is able to join us and lead our parade this summer.”
The Whoop-Up Days Parade is free to enter and applications are open from now until Aug. 1. Anyone interested can apply through whoopupdays.ca.