What to do in Edmonton this Weekend with Kids - October 20-22

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

Friday

Visit Delwood Haunted House with the Lights On
Visit the Delwood Haunted House, soft open, with the lights on! This is the perfect low-scare for children and families, with very limited actors on set. Delwood Haunted House admission is $5, and on family night it’s buy one, get one free. All donations from the haunted house will benefit Alberta Cross Cancer.
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Visit the Spooktacular Acreage
The Spooktacular Acreage returns for 2023 and has a total of fourteen nights to visit the acreage to scare and delight everyone in your family. This fun, Halloween event in Edmonton is an open field with 100+ inflatables and animatronics, making it a wonderful Halloween display for the whole family.
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Saturday

Gateway to the Stars at Elk Island National Park
Gateway to the Stars is an introductory stargazing program where park interpreters guide participants using star charts to find some of the major constellations visible in the night sky in the fall. We then use the Big Dipper as our Gateway to the Stars to explore other constellations visible to the human eye and along the way tell some of the cultural stories about the constellations. Campfire and a friendly park interpreter are included. Telescopes are not used in this program.
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Edmonton Public Library How To Festival
The Edmonton How To Festival is a chance to learn something new from someone who already knows how to do it. A variety of experts, from professionals to enthusiasts, will share their skills with you. You can learn to write a song, learn to write a compelling story, learn to make risotto, and more.
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Boo at the Zoo
Explore the zoo’s not-so-scary festivities with magical guest characters, all while collecting candy at our trick-or-treat stops throughout the zoo. Visit your favourite animals and watch them enjoy enriching treats of their own! Have a frightfully fun time and learn how you can support conservation with the Edmonton Valley Zoo!
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Free Swim with Inflatables at Emerald Hills Leisure Centre
Free swimming is back - and the inflatables are ready and in the pool. Enjoy free swimming, no pre-registration necessary, at Emerald Hills Leisure Centre.
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Take a Haunted Trolley Tour over the High Level Bridge
Take a spooky and historical 1 hour Trolley ride over the Historic and Haunted High Level Bridge and throughout Old Strathcona as the sun sets over Deadmonton.  Hear the horrible history of the area and some of Old Strathcona’s and Edmonton’s most spooky and gruesome ghost stories.  Learn about the ghosts that still wanders around the Arts Barns, the Spanish Flu victims from the UofA, the ghosts from the original construction of the High-level Bridge and many more deadly stories.
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Belmont Sobeys Trick or Treat
Join the fun for a free night of Halloween fun.. treats.. music and games. Join the fun and bring the family to come down to Belmont Sobeys and dress up your vehicle...(if you have one) Open the trunk, and hand out tricks and treats to the little ghouls and goblins going from vehicle to vehicle trick or treating. If you just want to come and join in the fun but not dress up a vehicle you are still more than welcome to do so - the parking lot will be transformed into a trick or treaters dream. Dress up for your chance to win best costume!
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Owl Banding at Beaver Hill Observatory
This annual fall migration of owls occurs from September until early November, with October being the peak in their abundance. Species captured include Northern Saw-whet Owls, Long-eared Owls and Boreal Owls. Join our biologists for an evening in the woods to learn about the research being conducted on our feathery friends and hopefully see a live owl up close and personal!*
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K3 Halloween Corn Maze Field of Screams
K3 Field of Screams is back for 2023, for two nights only. This haunted outdoor field of screams is a scary experience for Halloween just outside of Edmonton, in Tofield. Get lost in the field of screams, with actors haunting their way through the corn maze.
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Visit Reapers Asylum Haunted House
Visit Reapers Haunted House! It’s an Edmonton Haunted House that will chill and scare you in 2023. There are low scare options available for walk-through times. Haunting walk through experiences are available Friday and Saturday nights, 7-10 pm. Don’t forget your food bank donation!
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Little Shop of Horrors at Salisbury Greenhouse
Join the fun on Oct 21st at Salisbury Greenhouse and Oct 22nd at Salisbury at Enjoy from 12PM to 3PM for an enchanting event! Discover Costumed Villains, eerie Stilt Walkers, a mysterious magician, and Halloween delights for kids. Dive into the intriguing world of Carnivore plants and support local food banks.
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Sunday

Michaels Makebreak Free Sunday Craft
Every Sunday, visit your local Michaels store to take part in a free, kid-friendly craft. This weekend, you can stop by in store to make a with silhouette.
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Visit Carnage Caverns Haunted House
Carnage Caverns is a horror experience that is born from nightmares. Come if you dare to visit Carnage Caverns from 6:30 until 9:00 pm. Be prepared to be scared for a good cause. Admission is $5.00 per person and $20.00 per family. Please bring a non-perishable donation for the food bank!
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Explore a New Playground
This weekend, visit a brand new playground. Use this playground map to find the best playgrounds to visit near Edmonton and take advantage of one of the last fall weekends before the weather takes a turn for the colder.
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