Best Family-friendly Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend - March 21-23, 2025
The weekend is here and with it comes an increase in temperature, making for a wonderful weekend to get outside and enjoy a City of Edmonton Play Rangers session!
Here are the Best Family-friendly Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend
Friday
Spring Break Sportszone
Out of school? Join the fun at Sportszone in Strathcona County for children in two locations: Millennium Place and Ardrossan Recreation Centre. Activities include: sporting equipment, blue blocks, mini hockey stick arena, and much more!Alberta Ballet Presents ‘The Wizard of Oz’
An adventure in a dream, The Wizard of Oz delights with every twist of the plot! Francesco Ventriglia’s enchanting The Wizard of Oz invites audience on a spectacular voyage through a world of imagination, heart, and courage!
Saturday
Family-friendly Dinner Theatre: Beauty and the Beat
The Mayor is hosting a battle of the bands, secretly to help him find someone that will win the hand of his fair but “distracted” daughter Beauty. Beast hears about the Mayor’s plot and decides to start a band. But… first he has to learn how to play an instrument. Tune your guitars and mohawk your hair as we prep for the rocking party at Jubilations Junior’s Beauty & The Beat.Spring Break Weekend Sportzone
Out of school? Join the fun at Sportszone in Strathcona County for children in two locations: Millennium Place and Ardrossan Recreation Centre. Activities include: sporting equipment, blue blocks, mini hockey stick arena, and much more!Folk Music from around the
FREE Sledge Hockey Day
Get ready for a day of family fun, community spirit, and inclusive sport at Sledge Hockey Day, benefiting the Robin Hood Association! Watch RHA teams take on corporate and community teams in a friendly sledge hockey tournament, or join in the excitement with over a dozen FREE activities for all ages—including a "Try It!" sledge free-skate, Zamboni tours, face painting, and much more.Take a Ride on the ArtBus
ArtBus is a free, all-ages one-day event that takes guests across downtown Edmonton to participating galleries and artist-run centres via special ETS buses.FREE Drop-in City of Edmonton Play Rangers
City of Edmonton Play Rangers. Up for a adventre? Come try out a Kicksled or build a snow fort. Maybe try snowshoeing or just come by to stay warm next the fire with a cup of hot chocolate.Co*Lab Glow Lantern Parade Festival
Enjoy a lantern making workshop, festival, free workshop and performances through the night through 11pm. This is an all-ages lantern parade festival. You can bring a lantern that you’ve made at home, or come to one of the workshops preceding the festival to learn to make your own.There’s a Taylor Part at the Winspear Centre
Get ready for an unforgettable experience with your favourite Taylor Swift songs! DJ Swiftie is known worldwide for his electrifying mixes that seamlessly blend with Taylor’s iconic hits. With his passion for Taylor’s artistry and a unique ability to read the crowd, this performance will be the ultimate celebration of music and nostalgia for any Taylor Swift fan.
Sunday
Landmark Sunday Kids Day is billed as a way to beat the boring Sundays - and we agree! One of the best days of the week, head to the theatre and catch something new on the big screen!
Explore the NEW Arctic Wolves habitat at Edmonton Valley Zoo. It’s a great time to use the two for one admission - because you’ve only got until March 30 to buy admission to Edmonton Valley Zoo, and get free admission to Muttart (or vice verse!).
Drop in FREE Coding Kids Session
Families, come experience the imaginative world of Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, a Peanuts special from Apple TV+. Enjoy scenes from the show, then draw yourself into the story using Pages on iPad with Apple Pencil Pro. Devices provided.
