Celebrate World Snow Day with the Strathcona Wilderness Centre on January 20 & 21, 2024! Family-friendly activities include a scavenger hunt on skis/snowshoes, snow painting, snow fort building, colour ice gems/totems and hot chocolate! World Snow Day at Strathcona Wilderness Centre: When: January 20 & 21, 2024 Time: 1:00 pm
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City of Edmonton FREE drop-in Winter Recreation programs are back at several River Valley parks to help your family enjoy time together outdoors this winter. Join program leaders on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons for FREE recreational programming at Castle Downs Park, Rundle Park, Victoria Park, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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Join Kids Run Wild for another fun (and free!) orienteering event at West River’s Edge Park in Fort Saskatchewan! Come try indoor and outdoor orienteering activities, then enjoy a warm drink with family and friends. This event is being co-hosted with Fort Saskatchewan Ski Club, who will be running their
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Celebrate Take Me Outside Day on October 18 with free orienteering adventures at Strathcona Wilderness Centre! The race is on with Kids Run Wild to collect as many flags as you can in the scatter orienteering course and then make your way through the maze orienteering course – all ages
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Celebrate with Edmonton Arts Council during the Big Big Show and Festival in a Box Parade in Queen Mary Park on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Be at Queen Mary Park Community Hall at 12:00 pm to catch the Big Big Show, then join in the parade through the streets with
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Makes plans to check out Edmonton’s newest park at the Northeast River Valley Park Grand Opening on September 24, 2023. This gorgeous 190-acre property features covered barn bridges, a playground, extensive walking trails, and an events centre. Grand Opening activities will include a story walk, nature activities, food trucks, and
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If you’ve never been to Strathcona Wilderness Centre in Ardrossan, then Wilderness Centre Discovery Day is the time to do it! On Saturday, September 16, 2023 enjoy free interactive activities for all ages – including geocaching and orienteering with the Edmonton Overlanders, a giant obstacle course, play in the forest
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Pitch in to help restore wildlife habitats along the Sturgeon River at the 16th annual City of St. Albert Clean and Green Riverfest. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 23, 2023 and invite your family, neighbours, community group, school, or co-workers to be part of this exciting community-building event that
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In August 2022 our family had the opportunity to spend a fun Sunday afternoon trying Guess Where Trips. We set out having no idea where the folder full of envelopes would take us, and ended up having a fantastic day discovering several great trails and attractions we would have never
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Everyone’s invited to the first-ever Holyrood Get Active Parade! Decorate your wheels – bike, scooter, skateboard, wagon, or stroller – and join in the parade around the park. All ages are welcome and prizes will be awarded for the best-decorated modes of transportation! Holyrood Get Active Parade: When: Saturday, July
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