Queen’s Square: Galt’s Gathering Place

Date: Friday, May 2nd 7 pm – 8 pm

Meeting Place: Dalton Court, 2 Queen’s Square, at west end of Main Street Bridge

Walk Leader: Kevin Swayze

Join journalist Kevin Swayze for a walk around Queen’s Square, where Galt residents have gathered for entertainment, sports, community, and religious ceremonies since the 1850s. The Square has been home to fall fairs, the Queen’s Hotel, Scott’s Opera House, the first Galt Arena and the Galt Curling Club. Did you spend your childhood at the Galt YMCA, splashed in the Centennial fountain on a hot summer day, or were married at Central or Knox churches? Have you gathered around the cenotaph on a cold November 11th to remember local soldiers who died for Canada? Join the walk and share your memories about Queen’s Square, where film crews shoot climactic scenes for The Handmaid’s Tale television series. There’s lots of history packed into the square!