There are so many great family-friendly Festivals in Edmonton that it can be hard to keep up with them all! Come rain, snow, or shine, there’s a fun festival to discover in all seasons. From the colorful lanterns and icy sculptures of our winter festivals to the delicious food, colorful carnivals, and cultural events that pop up each summer, there’s always something fun and exciting to celebrate.
Discover all the great family-friendly festivals in and around our amazing city using our ULTIMATE Year Round Guide below!
Family-Friendly Festivals in Edmonton:
Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Fête
When: January 20 & 21, 2024
Where: Alberta Avenue District
Chiseled Ice Carving Competition
When:Carving January 18-20, 2024; View and vote January 21 – February 28, 2024
Where: ICE District Plaza
Flying Canoë Volant
When: January 31 – February 3, 2024
Where: La Cité Francophone, Mill Creek Ravine & Edmonton Ski Club
Wildfire Teen Improv Festival
When:February 6-25, 2024
Where: Rapid Fire Exchange
Silver Skate Festival
When:February 9-19, 2024
Where: Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
International Festival of Winter Cinema
When:February 9-18, 2024
Where:Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
Sweet Treats & Latte Festival
When: February 10-25, 2024
Where: Old Strathcona
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships and YEG Ice Fest
When: February 16-19, 2024
Where: Edmonton ICE District Fan Park
St. Albert Fire & Ice Festival
When: February 19, 2024
Where: Lacombe Lake Park, St. Albert
Edmonton Pet Expo
When: March 9 & 10, 2024
Where: Edmonton EXPO Centre
The Downtown Defrost
When: March 29 & 30, 2024
Where: Louise McKinney Riverfront Park
Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids
When: Coming May 2024
Where: Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns
Edmonton Downtown Spark
When: May 23 – June 2, 2024
Where: Downtown Edmonton
UFest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival
When: May 24 & 25, 2024
Where: Borden Park, Edmonton
Rainmaker Rodeo in St.Albert
When: May 24-26, 2024
Where:Kinsmen Fair Grounds, St. Albert
Beaumont Days
When: May 24-26, 2024
Where: Beaumont
Edmonton International Cat Fest
When: May 25, 2024
Where: MacEwan Robbins Health Learning Centre
Tasty Truck Food Festival
When: May 25 & 26, 2024
Where: ICE District Fan Pak, Edmonton
International Children’s Festival of the Arts
When: May 30-June 2, 2024
Where: Downtown St. Albert
Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo
When: May 30-June 2, 2024
Where: Various venues in Leduc
Farmers’ Days Rodeo and Exhibition in Stony Plain
When: May 31-June 2, 2024
Where: Heritage Park, Stony Plain
Dash to Summer in Vegreville
When: May 31-June 2, 2024
Where: Vegreville Agricultural Society, Vegreville
Fort Saskatchewan Family Festival and Return of the Sheep
When: June 1, 2024
Where: Legacy Park in Fort Saskatchewan
Africarnival
When: June 8 & 9, 2024
Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Game Con Canada (GCC) Powered by TELUS
When: June 14-16, 2024
Where: Edmonton EXPO Centre
Morinville Festival Days
When: June 14-16, 2024
Where: Morinville
Grove Rotary Rib Fest
When: June 14-16, 2024
Where: Central Park, Spruce Grove
Alberta Circus Arts Festival
When: June 20-23, 2024
Where: La Cite Francophone, Edmonton
YEGPIN – Pinball and Arcade Expo
When: June 20-23, 2024
Where: Millennium Place, Sherwood Park
Red Bull Soap Box Race
When: June 22, 2024
Where: Queen Elizabeth Park Road, Edmonton
Pets in the Park
When: June 23, 2024
Where: Buena Vista Park
The Works Art & Design Festival
When: June 27-July 1, 2024
Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
When: July 5-14, 2024
Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Sturgeon County Bounty
When: July 11 & 12, 2024
Where: Sturgeon County
Taste of Edmonton
When: July 18-28, 2024
Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
K-Days
When: July 19-28, 2024
Where: Edmonton EXPO Centre Grounds
Edmonton Carnaval
When: July 20 & 21, 2024
Where: Alberta Avenue Community League
Edmonton Heritage Festival
When: 2024 Dates TBA
Where: The Edmonton EXPO Centre, Exhibition Grounds & Borden Park
Vegreville Country Fair
When: August 7-11, 2024
Where: Vegreville Agricultural Grounds
Animethon
When: August 9-11, 2024
Where: Edmonton Convention Centre
Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival
When: August 9-11, 2024
Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square
Sourdough Raft Race
When: August 11, 2024
Where: Terwillegar Park
Fringe Theatre Festival
When: August 15-25, 2024
Where: Old Strathcona | Fringe Theatre Arts Barns/Westbury Theatre
Swifties Under the Sky
When: August 17, 2024
Where: RE/MAX Field
Edmonton Air Show
When: August 17-18, 2024
Where: Villeneuve Airport
Alberta Open Farm Days
When: August 17 & 18, 2024
Where: Various locations province-wide
Symphony Under the Sky at Snow Valley
When: August 21-24, 2024
Where: Hawrelak Park (New location coming for 2023)
The Big Bounce Canada: The World’s Biggest Bouncy Castle Tour!
When: August 31 – September 8, 2024
Location: TBA
EMBFest: Edmonton’s Mountain Bike Festival
Where: Queen Elizabeth Park + Other venues
Kaleido Family Arts Festival
Where: 118 Avenue, between 90 and 95 Street, Edmonton
The Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo
Where: Edmonton EXPO Centre
Alberta Culture Days
Where: Cultural venues throughout the province
Edmonton Mom, Pop & Tots Fair
Where: Edmonton Expo Centre
All is Bright on 124th Street Winter Festival
Where: 124 Street & 108 Avenue, Edmonton
Strathcona County Celebration of Lights
Where: Festival Place, Sherwood Park
St. Albert Snowflake Festival
Where: Perron District, Downtown St. Albert
Lights Up! Fort Saskatchewan
Where: Fort Saskatchewan City Hall
Leduc Moonlight Madness & Santa Claus Parade
Where: 50 Avenue & 50 Street, Leduc
Light Up in Central Park Spruce Grove
Where: Central Park, Spruce Grove
Devon Christmas in the Park
Where: Devon Lions Society Campground, Devon
Winter Whyte Light Up
Where: Wilbert McIntyre Park
Morinville Lite Up the Nite
Where: Morinville
Stony Plain Winter Light Up
Where: Downtown Stony Plain
Zoominescence Festival of Light
Where: Edmonton Valley Zoo
Glow Edmonton Indoor Light Festival
Where: Edmonton Expo Centre
Downtown Edmonton Holiday Light Up
Where: Rice Howard Way
Which of these fantastic Festivals in Edmonton is your favourite? With so many options there is no way we could choose just one!
