Quinterra Legacy Garden
Calgary’s first fully dedicated outdoor music garden in the heart of South Glenmore Park
To date $690,000 has been raised to bring the Quinterra Legacy Garden to life. Construction was completed in 2020 allowing visitors of all ages to enjoy this creative and tranquil park! Fundraising is ongoing - all donations will now be used for programming in the garden to allow for live entertainment and interactive workshops to take place.
Lawrence, Joshua, Kaiti, Zackariah and Jordan were five inspiring young adults whose lives were lost on April 15, 2014 in the quiet suburban neighbourhood of Brentwood in Calgary. Since this time, their five families came together in partnership with Parks Foundation to create a project that will give back to the community and acknowledge the incredible support received after losing their children and let others know that beyond tragedy and loss, there is light.
Quinterra Legacy Garden is an interactive musical garden and performance space that reflects hope, possibility, creativity and the life-affirming qualities that each of our five amazing children embodied. Located in South Glenmore Park, this amenity is Calgary’s first fully dedicated music garden and performance space. It is accessible to Calgarian’s of all ages and includes interactive musical and play elements along with a 30-foot diameter stage for programming including music, dance, theatre, spoken word, yoga, meditation, healing circles, etc.
The garden includes elements representing the five lives lost, reflecting each of their personalities through the arts and design. Visitors to the garden will feel a sense of discovery and play, inspiration, creativity, reflection, contemplation and a sense of well-being. Design elements embrace motifs representing the number five – five branches, leaves and roots in the garden logo; a five-pointed star on the stage; and five chairs placed in front of the five flowering trees planted in the garden.
Watch a recap of the grand opening event from August 14, 2021
Without the support of donors this project would have never been possible. Thank you to everyone who made a donation to bring the Quinterra Legacy Garden to life.
“To our founding partners – that include; The City of Calgary, the Government of Alberta, The Calgary Foundation, Parks Foundation Calgary, Enmax and Bassett and Associates, we thank you for believing in our vision and enabling us to turn it into a reality. We also want to thank all of the other organizations and individuals, literally numbering in the thousands, that contributed to our project and fundraising efforts. ”
