{"id":135580,"date":"2023-08-01T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/?p=135580"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:56:26","slug":"edmonton-wildlife-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/edmonton-wildlife-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Wild at the Edmonton Wildlife Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 24th Annual Edmonton Wildlife Festival celebrates our wild neighbours! Join the fun on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the Queen Mary Park Community League with live education animals, games and crafts for the kids, vendors, speakers, live music, information booths, food, and much more! Festival admission is FREE, but donations are encouraged for the rescue and rehabilitation of Northern Alberta&#8217;s orphaned, injured, and contaminated wildlife through <a href=\"https:\/\/wildnorth.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WILDNorth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Edmonton Wildlife Festival:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Saturday, September 9, 2023<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 11:00 am to 5:00 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Queen Mary Park Community League<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> 10844 &#8211; 117 Street NW, Edmonton<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3421801678081788\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Event<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 24th Annual Edmonton Wildlife Festival celebrates our wild neighbours! 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