Summer Vibes. Great Music.

At the turn of the century, this space served as the Hume Hotel’s garden which grew various herbs and vegetables each summer. In August of 1929, long before the adjacent Parkade arrived, the City had built a bandstand with public gardens in what was known as War Memorial Park since the cenotaph was on the boulevard opposite it outside the Hume. This bandstand would play host to live performances and theatrical productions for over three decades. The bandstand was ultimately dismantled sometime in the early 1960’s to make way for the Parkade.

When the province banned indoor dining in March of 2021, we looked at this space in a different light and the Beer Garden was born. We are pleased to continue the tradition of ‘gardens’ and live music on the 400 block of Vernon Street.