Things to do Charlotte Town (Prince Edward Island, Canada)?

Question

Anything at all: sport events, recreation, festivals.

Suggested clothing to wear for weather would be great too!

Thanks much!

Answer 1

Leisure Activities

Charlottetown offers a vast array of leisure activities, which provide the opportunity for residents and visitors to enjoy the many benefits of parks and recreation. Our City is blessed with many beautiful parks, green spaces, trails, boardwalks, scenic waterfront views, and the list goes on. Come discover parks and recreation - the benefits are endless.

Parklands and Greenspaces

The City of Charlottetown contains approximately 400 acres of parkland and greenspace. If you would like to see some of our City's beautiful parks, use our online mapping tool to locate and get information on the City's parks.

Playgrounds

Many of Charlottetown’s neighbourhood, district and large city parks include play sites with play structures, teeter totters, swings, merry-go-rounds, spring animals, slides, outdoor basketball courts and paved pathways.

Community Recreation

In additional to the many programs offered directly by the City of Charlottetown Parks and Recreation Department, there are many more community recreational activities, which provide the opportunity for residents and visitors to enjoy the many benefits of recreation.

Trails

Charlottetown features a variety of trails suitable for walking, hiking, cycling, jogging, and even cross country skiing during the winter.

Boardwalk

The boardwalk is part of a walking trail that extends from Confederation Landing Park along the waterfront to the Victoria Park lighthouse. This walking trail is open year round for thousands of Charlottetown residents and visitors and is part of the city's larger Routes for Nature and Health trail system that also connects with the Confederation Trail.

Marinas

Marinas located within the City of Charlottetown.

Online Program Brochure

Information on specific programs can also be obtained through our bi-annual guide (fall/winter and spring/summer). This extensive guide provides a list of all programs, facilities and registration information. You can view the brochures online using the Adobe Reader.

Climate

Historical local weather statistics are:

- Average annual rainfall: 880.4 mm

- Average annual snowfall: 311.9 cm

- Average daily maximum temperature in July: 23.2

- Average daily maximum temperature in January: -3.3

Shopping

There are two major shopping centers in the City: the downtown Confederation Court Mall and the Charlottetown Mall on University Avenue, as well as numerous other retail stores and malls.

- Sales taxes consist of 10% PST and 6% GST

- PST is not applied to most clothing and footwear

Arts/Culture/Entertainment

Many of the cultural locations and events in Charlottetown focus on the City's distinction as Canada's "Birthplace of Confederation". The Confederation Centre is the largest cultural complex in the City, consisting of a theatre and art gallery. There are numerous festivals and events held in Charlottetown each year.

- One major daily newspaper - "The Guardian"

- Six local radio stations

FREEZING THIS TIME OF YEAR

Answer 2

I was there last August.  I cannot think of a more beautiful city I've seen in the world.  It is just so quaint and the people are friendly.  Of course, there was a museum, I went there but the rest of the town is just small and local oriented.  

As I said, I was there in August and baby it was cold.  I had on a fur (faux) lined raincoat which was very warm.  I wouldn't go anywhere in Canada at this time of year without the heaviest clothing I could find and layer it.

Answer 3

Charlottetown is a popular destination in eastern Canada for visitors from other Maritime provinces, central Canada and the northeastern United States, as the city has a central location in the province as well as various services.

The city's streetscape with a centrally-planned downtown core containing many Victorian-era houses and buildings is an attraction, as well as the waterfront redevelopment project in recent decades which has seen walking trails and parks developed on former industrial lands. A new cruise ship terminal is being constructed by the port authority which, proponents hope, will make the city a more attractive destination for the growing number of vessels operating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Popular attractions within the city include the provincial legislature at Province House, which hosted the Charlottetown Conference, as well as Founders Hall, a recently redeveloped railway maintenance building which now houses an interactive trip through history tracing the development of Canada as a nation.

The Confederation Centre of the Arts provides live theatre, including the Charlottetown Festival during the summer months, as well as a nationally-ranked art gallery. The Charlottetown Festival itself is headlined by Canada's most popular and longest-running musical, Anne of Green Gables - The Musical, which is an adaptation of Island author Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel.

Answer 4

Wear some ermine edged robes and a big crown (as befits someone visiting the Royalty section).

Perhaps you are lost and meant to post this question in the Travel section (or it's more likely that Y!A are just playing their normal little games!)