Do you hear that? It’s the sound of kids all across Edmonton cheering for a full week off school. Hooray for Spring Break! With our Family Fun Edmonton Guide to Spring Break Events, we’re making sure “bored” is not a word in your kids’ vocabulary.
Don’t forget to also check out our Spring Break Camp Guide. Keep the kids entertained, active and happy throughout the week with any one of these fun and interactive camps – there’s something suited to almost every age and interest!
And speaking of time off school, now is a great time to start planning for summer fun! We have teamed up with Lacombe Regional Tourism to bring you some amazing ideas for family road trip adventures when the weather is warm.
2024 Spring Break Events
Make Spring Break Magic with Mill Woods Town Centre
March 25-29 | Spring Break Week at Mill Woods Town Centre is a full week of magical activities, food, exclusive contests, and promotions to bring wonder and ignite the imagination! The awe-inspiring schedule includes a LEGO Workshop with Sam Malmberg, Anime Drawing Workshop, BINGO!, Crafts, and an Obstacle Day. For more information, click here.
Save 25% off Immersive Disney Animation at the Edmonton EXPO Centre
March 22-31 | Book your tickets to take an interactive journey inside some of the greatest films of Walt Disney Animation Studios, including songs, scenes, and all your favourite characters like you’ve never seen them before! Get 25% off tickets during Spring Break using this link: tickets.lighthouseimmersive.com (Discount will automatically apply at checkout)
Real Bunny & Character Meet & Greets with A Charmed Affair
Select Dates March 21-30 | Get your camera ready! Drop-in to the all-new Charmed Party Room in Sherwood Park and enjoy a bit of holiday magical with fluffy friends from Hoppy Acres Rabbitry and characters from A Charmed Affair. Make sure to visit the post for the full character schedule so you don’t miss your favourite!
Slurpee Bring Your Own Cup Days
March 22 & 23 | Kick off Spring Break with a fun treat for the kids! Look for the strangest or silliest container you can find then head to your nearest 7-Eleven store and fill that bad boy up with your favourite flavour(s) of Slurpee for just $2.49.
Champions of Magic at Festival Place
March 22-April 6 | Kick off the break with a little magic! Enjoy impossible illusions and spectacular special effects when the world’s biggest touring illusion show comes to Sherwood Park! Champions of Magic promises fun for the whole family as five world-class illusionists perform a series of mind-bending illusions.
Inflatable Fun at Strathcona County Sportzones
March 22-31 | Visit Millennium Place or Ardrossan Recreation Complex during Spring Break to enjoy the gymnasium full of fun inflatables, sports equipment, mini-sticks hockey, and much more. It’s all included with your facility pass or daily admission fee – make a day of it including swimming, skating, or time at the indoor playground.
Landmark Cinemas Spring Movie Break
March 22-April 1 | It’s a win-win-win! Landmark Cinemas are offering $5 movie tickets (+fees) for big screen favourites and $1 from each ticket sale will benefit Kids Help Phone. Choose from Rocket Club: Across the Cosmos, Disney Wish, Trolls: Band Together and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Cineplex March Break Movies
March 25-28 | Participating Cineplex theatres are showing select movies for the bargain “Family Favourite” price of $3.99 per ticket (+fees)! The Spring Break movies for 2024 are Paw Patrol: The Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Trolls Band Together, and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
Spring Break Fun at IKEA Edmonton
March 25-28 | IKEA Edmonton is getting in on the Spring Break fun with daily kid-friendly activities like balloon twisting, the chance to see a firetruck up close, and a fun scavenger hunt. Check our post for daily deals in the Swedish restaurant too!
WEM Spring Break
March 22 – April 1 | Visit the mall to find free roaming entertainment and daily performances with some of Edmonton’s best circus performers, magicians, balloon twisters and more!
Edmonton Public Library Spring Break Programming
March 23-30 | The Edmonton Public Library Spring Break Programming has a little bit of something for everyone! You are invited to be an inVESTiGATOR with dozens of Spring Break activities happening at local libraries. There is a chance to learn about and meet the friendly animals and reptiles from Zoo2U, get up close with animal ambassador Corby the Raven from WILDNorth, get creative with Origami Maniacs, feel the beat in a drumming circle, try Métis finger weaving, learn from a dinosaur expert, and more!
Kids Wonderland at Marine Life
March 23-April 5 | Book your 6-12 year old for a fun behind-the-scenes look at Marine Life on select days during Spring Break! Kids Wonderland is a unique 2 hour drop-off program with crafts, activities, games, and the chance to see some amazing animals up close.
Take Advantage of the 2-for-1 Admission at the Edmonton Valley Zoo & Muttart Conservatory
Until April 1 | Enjoy double the fun at two of the city’s most popular attractions! Simply purchase admission and enjoy your time at your choice of either facility, then bring your receipt and valid Alberta identification to gain FREE entry into the other attraction. The Zoo is always a great choice with kids, and the Muttart Conservatory has a whimsical new ship themed “Sail into Spring” feature pyramid the kids will love!
NEW Dinosaurs: The Exhibition & Spring Break Programming at TELUS World of Science – Edmonton
March 23-April 1 | The prehistoric creatures have hatched just in time for the all-new Dinosaurs: The Exhibition plus find additional Spring Break & Easter programming like creating bioplastic toys out of milk, sampling ice cream at a science demonstration, and watching laser movie magic in the Zeidler Dome.
Spring Break Programming at the Royal Alberta Museum
March 23-April 1 | There are lots of great reasons to visit the Royal Alberta Museum this Spring Break including the all-new Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia exhibit and special daily programming events. Daily activities include Sew Awesome, Plant a Wildflower, Investigation Station, Museum Spotlight, and Live Animal Encounters.
Jubilations Junior Presents The Guardians of the Majesty
March 23 & 30 | Hit play on the mixed tape and come sing and dance along with this zany mash-up between your favorite space travelers and the Ice Queen! The Guardians of the Majesty is now playing with Jubilations Dinner Theatre’s winning combination of a laughter-filled show and a delicious meal.
Edmonton Oil Kings Team Awards & Family Fun Sunday
March 24 | It’s the last Edmonton Oil Kings regular season home game of the year! Cheer them on as they face off against the Red Deer Rebels and enjoy the concourse Carnival with inflatables, face painting, and balloon twisting.
Spring on the Square
March 25 & 26 | Edmonton Arts Council invites you to celebrate Spring on the Square with a variety of free activations during March Break. Drop-in to Churchill Square on Monday & Tuesday to beat the boredom with workshops, circus acts, dance parties, food trucks, and more!
Spring Break Events at Toys R Us Stores
March 25-28 | Kids can get in on some great activities and walk away with a few sweet freebies at the Spring Break events at Toys R Us stores! This year’s themed days include an Aquabeads make-and-take, Klutz Crafting + Truck-tastic Sticker Fun, Rainbow Loom™ Fun, and a LEGO®Star Wars™ TIE Fighter Make-and-Take.
Kids’ Break Events at Indigo and Chapters
March 25-29 | Head to your nearest bookstore for a free daily storytime session and fun playtime activity. Come play, color, write and share the love of reading! This year’s themed days include Magic Kingdom with a LEGO Castle Make-and-Take, Dog Man Day, Baker’s Delight, Bluey & You, and Idols & Icons.
Spring Break at Mastermind Toys
March 25-29 | Visit in-store for a different Make & Take activity daily. It’s all FREE and there is a new and exciting product to bring home and test out each day including Aquabeads, Our Generation accessories, Play-doh, Playmobil, Litehawk, and iDance Karaoke.
Spring Along the Sturgeon
March 26, 27 & 28 | Visit the Little White School for FREE programming with Arts and Heritage Foundation St. Albert. Spring Along the Sturgeon is your opportunity to explore the historic 1950s classroom, decorate a rabbit cookie, make a Spring craft, and enjoy an outdoor scavenger hunt!
FREE Thursday Admission at the Art Gallery of Alberta
March 28 | On the last Thursday of each month, The Art Gallery of Alberta offers FREE admission for everyone from 4 pm – 7 pm! Don’t forget kids aged 0 to 17 ALWAYS get in FREE so it is a pretty low-cost family activity any day if you can’t make it for the free Thursday time.
Go On a FREE Scavenger Hunt
IKEA Edmonton has a fun in-store scavenger with a sweet prize at the end – a FREE frozen yogurt cone from the Swedish Bistro! Grab a tiny pencil and hunt sheet from the display on the wall to the left of Småland, then have fun together making your way through the IKEA maze on the hunt for clues. If you are an IKEA Family Member, Kids also eat FREE in the Swedish Restaurant on Wednesdays – one free kids meal per adult meal purchased!
Salisbury Greenhouse also has a monthly Scavenger Hunt for the kids! Grab the hunt sheet and search for the hidden images throughout the greenhouse to earn a FREE 2.5″ herb plant to bring home. The greenhouse is currently decked out for Christmas, making it a fun stop for all.
Check out an Indoor Playground, Trampoline Park, or Arcade
We are spoiled with so many great indoor play venues in Edmonton! We have broken things down by age categories to help point you in the right direction for fun:
- Plan a visit to one of the many indoor playgrounds in the city
- Check out some of these fun indoor spots for Tweens/Teens
Start Planning Your Summer Adventures with Lacombe Regional Tourism
Summer is the perfect time to hit the road and discover new and interesting places with the family! Whether it be for a weekend getaway, or a day trip, Lacombe County offers up a wide range of fun family activities, events, and culinary experiences just a short drive south of Edmonton.
Some of our family’s favourite memories in the area include making sand castles in the sand at Gull Lake, trying new dining options in downtown Lacombe, meeting new feathered friends at Ellis Nature Centre, and getting lost in the corn maze at Kraay Family Farm.
Where will summer take you? It’s all waiting to be discovered on the Lacombe Regional Tourism website!
