18 Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend with Kids - June 30 - July 3
The best things to do in Edmonton this weekend with Kids
Kick off the weekend early, with a mud festival on Thursday!
Get Dirty at a Mud Festival
Children love getting messy with mud. In addition to being fun, playing with mud helps develop fine motor skills and contributes to the healthy development of the sensory system. Join us for Mud Day, where children and adults alike can create, imagine, and get dirty together.
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Friday
Visit a Pop up Art Playground - Unstructured
This weekend, visit a brand new playground that was created with design in mind. It’s a wonderful chance to explore in the Lowlands project space. Visit the project space and discover something new, today.
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Carnival Rides and the Midway at Mill Woods Town Centre
Spend the weekend celebrating the beginning of the summer with carnival rides, fair food and games at Mill Woods Town Centre. Grab a friend, the kids, and your appetite for mini doughnuts and head out to the fair this weekend in Edmonton!
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Explore the Alberta Ave Night Market
This weekend is the launch of the Alberta Avenue night market. Visit the Market for Friday night entertainment, shopping and food. There are limited night market events in Edmonton this summer, so this is a great chance to explore the area and find a Friday-night treat.
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Watch a Movie in an Outdoor Pool
Dive into an outdoor pool movie on Friday Night in Devon. It’s your chance to catch a screening of Super Mario Bros. while you cool off, and float on a tube in Devon. There will be concession available, and tickets are $5 and available online.
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Hit the Carnival at Mill Woods
It’s carnival season and it’s your chance to ride the midway, eat fair food and play games on a celebration that’s perfect for the last week of school! Get the best bang for your buck with a midway, ride all day wristband!
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Saturday
Watch Canada Day Fireworks
We’re sharing the best places to watch the Canada Day Fireworks in Edmonton, right here. Use the guide to find Edmonton Canada Day Fireworks shows in the city, and outside of the city, this weekend. Most of the fireworks shows will begin at 11pm in Edmonton.
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Watch an Outdoor Movie at St. Albert
Head over to St. Albert to celebrate Canada Day and celebrate with a fun, outdoor movie for the whole family. Visit Millennium Park for two screenings of the Super Mario Bros. movie. There’s one screening of the movie at 6:30pm and one screening of the movie 8:00pm. Food trucks will be on site with snacks and drinks to enjoy during the movie.
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Spend Canada Day at Ice District
Visit Ice District for Canada for drop in basketball, hockey, and pickleball at Ice District Fan Park and a full day of family fun with inflatables, face painting and
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Celebrate Canada Day
Find the best things to do to celebrate Canada Day this weekend with your kids. We’ve got the full list of the best things to do on the Edmonton.family events calendar, right here.
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Cineplex Family Favourites: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
See a $2.99 movie on Saturday morning and get out of the house on the cheap, with your kids. There’s a $2.99 family favourite movie every weekend at your local Cineplex Theatre, and you can make your way through the full list this summer.
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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.
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Sunday
Edmonton Athletics Invitational
Mark your calendars! On July 2nd, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get up close to extraordinary athletes, competing in 100m, 800m, hurdles and intense relays, at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational. Tickets start at just $10 for this family-friendly event.
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FREE Michaels Sunday Makebreak
Head to your local Michaels store on Sunday for a fun and free, drop- in afternoon make break. It’s a great chance to create something, for free, and also a mess-free experience because you’ll complete the craft in their in-store studio.
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Explore the LEGO Exhibit at Muttart Conservatory
Muttart Brick by Brick premieres June 26 and was designed especially for the Muttart Conservatory. Created by the Northern Alberta Lego Users Group (NALUG), the exhibit will display multiple models built with LEGO® bricks that will fill the pyramid, complemented by the facility’s usual array of beautiful plants. From Disney to local buildings, you’re going to love this.
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