18 Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend with Kids - July 14-16, 2023

Here’s what to do in Edmonton this Weekend with Kids

Friday

Last Weekend for The Works Art & Design Festival/Street Performer’s Festival
It’s your last weekend to check out The Works Art & Design Festival and Street Performer’s Festival in Edmonton. Join the fun and check out the kids zone, take in a show, or have a look at the art installations in the square. When you’re finished viewing the art installations and taking in a performance, you can cool off in the fountains (if it’s warm enough).
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Free GreenShack Shows: Disney Music Favourites
Evansdale Community League is scheduled for the Green Shack Show of Disney Tunes and Family Favourites with the Northern Horn Quartet and their Morning show scheduled on Friday, July 14th to start at 11:30 am.
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Marble Run Challenge for Little Kids
Visit Stanley Milner Library downtown and take part in a drop-in marble run challenge! Use anything and everything to build the greatest marble run the world has ever seen!
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Take a Guided Reptile Walk through Miquelon Lake with Alberta Parks
You too can be a Herptile Hero! Come walk through the park with a guide as we explore the world of reptiles and amphibians. What kind of musk does a snake wear? How do frogs survive the winter? Which Alberta reptile will stick its tongue out and play dead when scared? Crawl, hop and slither down and join us to answer these questions and more!
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Saturday

Free Festival City Mini Parade
This summer, enjoy festival city with a mini parade. There are five mini parades, a fun-filled parade through your neighbourhood. Join in the parade and fill the day with excitement, starting with a show at 1pm in each neighbourhood.
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Burnewood Summer Beach Day
Burnewood Community League is hosting their first Summer Beach Day! Join us for an afternoon in the sun where we will have volleyball, a bouncy castle and slide, and a foam pit!
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Free Outdoor Movie at the Spray Park
It’s outdoor movie season and what better place to do it than a big screen at the spray park!? Terwillegar Spray Park movies are back for the summer - and this weekend you can watch a movie on with the kids, at dusk, after you’ve spent an evening playing in the water.
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Meet a Park Ranger at Pigeon Lake
Do you want to be a Parks Ranger when you grow up? Come to our Parks Day Ranger Recruitment! Step into their shoes with our Park Interpreter and have an adventure! Meet one of our Rangers for a question/answer period afterwards! Children under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult. Family groups encouraged to attend!
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Free Outdoor Movie at Ice District
Catch a movie on the big screen outdoors. It’s the season for immersive cinema at Ice District. Come for the free outdoor movie, the family-friendly activities. You’ll love the themed decor, food and drinks. This weekend, Puss in Boots in playing on the big screen at Ice District.
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Catch a $2.99 Movie during Family Favourites
Catch a $2.99 Movie every Saturday in Edmonton at your favourite local Cineplex theatre. It's a great way to bring the kids to the movies, on the cheap. 
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Apple Camp: Design Your Dream Invention
Think like an inventor and follow the process from brainstorm to blueprint. Using iPad and Apple Pencil, we’ll work together to develop ideas that improve our neighbourhoods. Then, we’ll turn them into trading card–style GIFs using Keynote and Freeform. Return visits are encouraged. Recommended for ages 8–12. Devices provided.
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Take a Glow in the Dark Yoga Class
This weekend, get your glow in with an all-ages glow in the dark yoga class. There’s a fun class that starts at dusk on Saturday night and glows into the night. Glow sticks, refreshment and a full hour of flow-yoga is included in the ticket price.
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Summer Bazar in West Meadowlark
Join the fun for a FREE Family event at the West Meadowlark Community League on Saturday July 15th from 12-4pm. There will be food trucks, big bouncy castles, games, face painting, and a community garage sale!
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Watch a FREE Magic Show at the Library
Do you Believe in Magic? Do you want to See some Magic? Do you want to Learn some Magic? Then join us for fun, magic and laughter with an amazing magician - Kent Wong! As a two-time, international Gold Medal champion, and member of Hollywood's exclusive Magic Castle, Kent is one of North America's most sought after entertainers. From productions and vanishes, to levitations and escapes, you'll see it all in this incredible show. And who knows ... Kent might even teach you one or two tricks along the way!
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Celebrate Alberta Parks Day
Spending time in nature has been associated with increased personal well-being and overall quality of life. Escape your virtual world and get outside! Explore your favourite park, or celebrate the day by visiting a park you’ve always wanted to try out. From free art classes, to programming where you can learn more about local ecology, there are events happening at every park this weekend in Alberta - and it’s all free, like this scavenger hunt at Miquelon Lake.
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Drag Queen Storytime at Lois Hole
Participate in a fabulous storytime this summer with local drag queens Wanda Lust and Divinity of Angel! This family-friendly program will showcase stories that explore diversity and inclusion, song performances and maybe even a little glitter.
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Sunday

Free Craft Playdate at Michaels Sunday Makebreak
It’s a fun way to spend an afternoon! Leave the mess at Michaels and spend your Sunday afternoon doing a themed craft time with new, rotating crafts every week.
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See Disney’s Aladdin on Stage
Discover a whole new world at Disney’s ALADDIN, the hit Broadway musical. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.
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Sunday Kids Day at Landmark Cinemas
Sunday is Kids Day at Landmark Cinema! It’s a low-cost way to bring your kids to the movie. The kids pack is $13 and includes a kids ticket to see a movie on the big screen, and a kids treat pack with popcorn, a drink and a treat. It’s an inexpensive way to catch a movie on the big screen, and there’s plenty to choose from this week.
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