Explore great places to eat in Kensington in a fun and interactive way.
Think of the Kensington Food Tour Quest as one-part self-guided food tour and one-part living board game. All you need to play is a GPS-enabled mobile device.
Throughout the quest, the free app “Loquiz”, will give you your mission and provide you with clues to solve along the way. As you solve the clues, you’ll uncover the hidden gems and taste your way through the Kensington neighbourhood. As you complete each clue, the next clue will appear.
The independent Calgary businesses you discover have prepared samples exclusive to this tour for you to try and discounts for you to enjoy. To complete your mission and be a local foodie hero, you’ll need to answer all of the clues.
Get ready to enjoy a tour of carefully selected local food businesses as well as history, culture and art stops.
Your Kensington Quest: Become a Celebrity Food Finder
Prove yourself as the Calgary Food Finder and you’ll land this dream job where you’ll travel the globe as the personal food finder for an A-list celebrity couple. They’re hiring and the job comes with tons of perks. You’ll need to solve clues and puzzles, uncover the hidden gems, and taste your way through the Kensington neighbourhood to achieve the score needed to win this delicious deal of a lifetime.
Highlights:
- Dive deep into Calgary’s food culture and discover hidden gems in a charming foodie neighbourhood you might not find on your own.
- Taste scrumptious samples exclusive to this adventure.
- A great activity for families, friends, or couples to do at a date, time and pace that works best for you.
- Support Calgary’s independent food businesses.
- Complete a fun challenge and be amazed at everything Calgary’s Kensington district has to offer!
- Receive valuable discounts and promotions with Kensington District vendors.
When: 7 days a week. We suggest playing Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 6pm to capture the most businesses open. You can still play the game even if some of the businesses are closed and evening is a fun time to play too.
How it works:
- Groups of 1 to 4 people can play on one device, or you can divide into teams on separate mobile devices and compete against each other.
- Once you’ve registered your foodie adventure with the tour provider, you’ll receive an email with instructions and access code to the free app called “Loquiz”. This is done after you’ve activated your experience on Breakaway Experiences’ website.
- Download the App and use the access code to activate your adventure.
- You’ll then receive a map of the area where the quest begins and a series of clues through the tour App. Each clue will lead you on an easy walk to a different location where you will have to solve the next clue.
Duration: 2 hours if you have no stops, but we recommend taking longer to enjoy eating and shopping along the way.
Where: Kensington neighbourhood, Calgary
Need to know:
- To play you need a data-enabled mobile device with Android 5.1 and higher or iOS version 9.1 and higher.
- Additional phones can be added at no extra cost.
- You are not required to purchase anything along the route. There will be opportunities for shopping and dining if you wish.
- Please ensure that your cellphone is charged before you start. You are only required to use the phone for the App.
- Bringing a phone charger is a good idea if your battery is weak. You may charge your phone by speaking to the businesses at some of the stops.
- Walking distance is approximately 1.5 km, an easy, flat walk.
- Includes small food samples and discounts at several of the business on the tour.
- Please wear a mask when you enter the businesses. Masks are not required at restaurants while you are eating and drinking or while you are outside enjoying your walking tour of clues.
If you're looking fun things to do in Calgary and discover tasty places to eat or you're looking for an awesome experience gift for someone who craves a little bit of adventure and new foods then Kensington District Food Tour Quest is the way to go!
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