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Giant Perogy

The giant perogy in Glendon, Alberta, seen from below: a huge pale dumpling speared on an enormous silver fork against the sky, with a flag and trees behind.
Artwork FileGlendon, Canada

Giant Perogy

SeenAug 2026

Official Perogy Committee (organizer) · Glendon

Photo: Paul Swabey (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2015-07-11. Resized, full frame.

Glendon's Giant Perogy is an 8.2-metre roadside dumpling balanced on an enormous fork. The checked sources identify the Official Perogy Committee as the group that unveiled the community landmark, but they do not name its fabricator. Source Source Checked

Reported on Alberta roadside route — evidence dated 2026-08-22. The dated source documents this sighting; it does not establish present condition. Source Checked

💡 4 things to know

  1. A 27-foot dumplingTravel Alberta measures the sculpture at 8.2 metres tall and about 2,700 kilograms. Source Reported
  2. Unveiled in 1991Regional reporting dates the ceremony to 31 August 1991. This agrees with Travel Alberta’s year; the alternative 1993 date is noted below. Source Reported
  3. The fork is part of the jokeThe roadside sculpture presents the dumpling skewered high above the park. Source Reported
  4. Festival centrepieceTravel Alberta says the sculpture serves as a hub for the annual Perogy Festival. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Perogy Park, Perogy Drive · Glendon, Canada Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 199131 Aug

    Official Perogy Committee unveiled the community landmark

  2. 201511 Jul

    Giant perogy photographed in Perogy Park

  3. 202622 Aug

    Alberta Farm Express included the standing landmark in a regional road trip

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.

✅ The facts

Height
8.2 metres Source Checked
Weight
About 2,700 kilograms Source Checked
Unveiled
31 August 1991 in regional reporting; Travel Alberta also gives 1991, preferred here over the alternative 1993 date Source Conflicting
Site
Perogy Park Source Checked
Community
Glendon, Alberta Source Checked
Unveiling organizer
Official Perogy Committee Source Checked
Alternative unveiling date
Atlas Obscura gives 1993, conflicting with the tourism authority and regional reporting Source Conflicting

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