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:
Edmonton Pet Expo
Date: March 8 & 9, 2025
Venue: Edmonton EXPO Centre, Edmonton
ChocoFest 2025
Date: April 25 & 26, 2025
Venue: Millennium Place, Sherwood Park
Snow Goose Festival
Date: April 26 & 27, 2025
Venue: Tofield Community Hall, Tofield
YEGPIN – Pinball and Arcade Expo
Date: May 15-18, 2025
Venue: Millennium Place, Sherwood Park
International Children’s Festival of the Arts
Date: May 29-June 1, 2025
Venue: Downtown St. Albert
UFest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival
Date: May 30 & 31, 2025
Venue: Borden Park, Edmonton
Rainmaker Rodeo in St.Albert
Date: May 23-25, 2025
Venue: Kinsmen Fair Grounds, St. Albert
Beaumont Days
Date: May 23-25, 2025
Venue: Beaumont
Edmonton International Cat Fest
Date: Caturday, May 31, 2025
Venue: Downtown Edmonton – TBA
Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo
Date: May 29 – June 1, 2025
Venue: Various venues in Leduc
Edmonton Downtown Spark
Date: May 23 – June 2, 2024
Venue: Downtown Edmonton
Tasty Truck Food Festival
Date: May 25 & 26, 2024
Venue: ICE District Fan Pak, Edmonton
Farmers’ Days Rodeo and Exhibition in Stony Plain
Date: May 31-June 2, 2024
Venue: Heritage Park, Stony Plain
Dash to Summer in Vegreville
Date: May 31-June 2, 2024
Venue: Vegreville Agricultural Society, Vegreville
Africarnival
Date: June 6-8, 2025
Venue: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Game Con Canada (GCC) Powered by TELUS
Date: June 13-15, 2025
Venue: Edmonton EXPO Centre
Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids
Date: Public Shows Saturday, June 14, 2025 (School shows June 13, 2025)
Venue: Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns
Edmonton Carnaval
Date: June 27-29. 2025
Venue: Alberta Avenue Community League
Fort Saskatchewan Family Festival and Return of the Sheep
Date: June 7, 2025
Venue: Legacy Park in Fort Saskatchewan
Heart of the City Festival
Date: June 8 & 9, 2024
Venue: Giovanni Caboto Park, Edmonton
Morinville Festival Days
Date: June 14-16, 2024
Venue: Morinville
Alberta Circus Arts Festival
Date: June 20-23, 2024
Venue: La Cite Francophone, Edmonton
Freewill Shakespeare Festival
Date: June 20-30, 2024
Venue: Crestwood Community League & Kenilworth Community League
Pets in the Park
Date: June 23, 2024
Venue: Buena Vista Park
TD Edmonton International Jazz Fest
Date: June 25-30, 2024
Venue: Downtown Edmonton – various venues
The Works Art & Design Festival
Date: June 27-July 1, 2024
Venue: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
Date: July 4-13, 2025
Venue: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Grove Rotary Rib Fest
Date: July 11-13, 2025
Venue: Central Park, Spruce Grove
Taste of Edmonton
Date: July 17-27, 2026
Venue: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
K-Days
Date: July 18-27, 2025
Venue: Edmonton EXPO Centre Grounds
Freewill Shakespeare Festival
Date: July 2-14, 2024
Venue: Lessard Community League & Sherbrooke Community League
Sturgeon County Bounty
Date: July 11 & 12, 2024
Venue: Sturgeon County
Historic Festival and Doors Open Edmonton
Date: July 7-14, 2024
Venue: Throughout the Greater Edmonton area
Edmonton Heritage Festival
Date: August 3-5, 2024
Venue: Edmonton Exhibition Lands & Borden Park
Vegreville Country Fair
Date: August 7-11, 2024
Venue: Vegreville Agricultural Grounds
Animethon
Date: August 8-10, 2025
Venue: 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
Edmonton Chinatown Dragon Festival
Date: August 15-24, 2025
Venue: Chinatown and Louise McKinney Park
Swifties Under the Sky
When: August 16, 2025
Where: RE/MAX Field
Edmonton Air Show
When: August 17-18, 2024
Where: Villeneuve Airport
Alberta Open Farm Days
When: August 16 & 17, 2025
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)
Kaleido Family Arts Festival
When: September 13-15, 2024
Where: 118 Avenue, between 90 and 95 Street, Edmonton
The Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo
When: September 20-22, 2024
Where: Edmonton EXPO Centre
Alberta Culture Days
Where: Cultural venues throughout the province
Pumpkins After Dark
When: September 27 – October 31, 2024
Where: Borden Park, Edmonton
All is Bright on 124th Street Winter Festival
When: November 16, 2024
Where: 124 Street & 108 Avenue, Edmonton
Strathcona County Celebration of Lights
When: November 16, 2024
Where: Festival Place, Sherwood Park
Lights Up! Fort Saskatchewan
When: November 29, 2024
Where: Fort Saskatchewan City Hall
Leduc Santa Claus Parade
When: November 30, 2024
Where: 50 Avenue & 50 Street, Leduc
Light Up in Central Park Spruce Grove
When: November 30, 2024
Where: Central Park, Spruce Grove
Devon Christmas in the Park
When: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Where: Devon Lions Society Campground, Devon
St. Albert Snowflake Festival
When:Friday, November 29, 2024
Where: Perron District, Downtown St. Albert
Morinville Lite Up the Nite
When: November 29-December 1, 2024
Where: Morinville
Zoominescence Festival of Light
When: November 29, 2024 – December 8, 2024
Where: Edmonton Valley Zoo
Winter Whyte Light Up
When: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Where: Wilbert McIntyre Park
Stony Plain Winter Light Up
When: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Where: Downtown Stony Plain
Glow Edmonton Indoor Light Festival
When: December 4 – 31, 2024
Where: Edmonton Expo Centre
Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Fête
Date: January 18 & 19, 2025
Venue: Alberta Avenue District
Flying Canoë Volant
Date: January 29 – February 1, 2025
Venue: La Cité Francophone, Mill Creek Ravine & Edmonton Ski Club
Wildfire Teen Improv Festival
Date: February 3-16, 2025
Venue: Rapid Fire Exchange
Silver Skate Festival
Date: February 7-17, 2025
Venue: Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
International Festival of Winter Cinema
Date: February 7-16, 2025
Venue: Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
Leduc County Winter Try It Festival
Date: February 8, 2025
Venue: Wizard Lake day-use area (Jubilee Park)
Climb YEG Ice Fest
Date: February 27 – March 2, 2025
Venue: Louise McKinney Park
Sweet Treats & Latte Festival
Date: February 7-17, 2025
Venue: Old Strathcona
St. Albert Fire & Ice Festival
Date: Monday, February 17, 2025
Venue: Lacombe Lake Park, St. Albert
Which of these fantastic Festivals in Edmonton is your favourite? With so many options there is no way we could choose just one!
