Alberta Culture Days Citadel Theatre

Join us at The Citadel Theatre for Alberta Culture Days, happening September 26–28, 2025! We’re your Family-Friendly Centre for a fun-filled weekend of free arts and culture activities for all ages – including a wardrobe sale, pre-show chats, a Wizard of Oz Family Film Festival, and so much more. Come explore, create, and celebrate with us! Also check out the Citadel Light Wall, one of Canada’s largest indoor digital screens of its kind, where we will be displaying artwork by talented local artists throughout Culture Days and all season-long. Alberta Culture Days at The Citadel Theatre is generously supported by the City of Edmonton’s Downtown Vibrancy Fund.

A wardrobe sale
A Wizard of Oz Family Film Festival
Pre-show chats with theatre and puppet artists
Fizzlewit’s Fairy Finding Tour
Come explore, create, and celebrate with us!

Tickets:

Free & Ticketed Events

How to get tickets?

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Date & Time:

Friday, September 26
3:00pm – 8:00pm @ Rice Theatre Lobby
Wardrobe Sale
Browse costumes and wardrobe pieces from past Citadel productions. Bring your own bag. Payments: cash, credit, debit.
Cost: Free to enter, items for purchase

7:00pm – 9:00pm @ Zeidler Hall
Wizard of Oz Family Film Festival: Return to Oz
Run Time: 1h 53m | Age Rating: 10+
Dorothy returns to Oz to find the Emerald City in ruins and must rescue her old friends.
Cost: Free

7:30pm – 9:40pm @ Shoctor Theatre
Life of Pi
Run Time: 2h 10m | Age Rating: 14+
Stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel, featuring stunning visuals and puppetry.
Cost: Ticketed event

Saturday, September 27
11:00am – 4:00pm @ Rice Theatre Lobby
Wardrobe Sale
Continuation of the costume and wardrobe sale.
Cost: Free to enter, items for purchase

12:30pm – 1:00pm @ Shoctor Lobby
Pre-Show Chat: From Page to Stage
Conversation with Daryl Cloran and Jessy Ardern on adapting novels for theatre.
Cost: Free

1:30pm – 3:40pm @ Shoctor Theatre
Life of Pi
Run Time: 2h 10m | Age Rating: 14+
Cost: Ticketed event

7:00pm – 9:30pm @ Zeidler Hall
Wizard of Oz Family Film Festival: The Wiz (1978)
Run Time: 2h 16m | Age Rating: 8+
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion reimagined in an urban fantasy Oz.
Cost: Free

7:30pm – 9:40pm @ Shoctor Theatre
Life of Pi
Run Time: 2h 10m | Age Rating: 14+
Cost: Ticketed event

Sunday, September 28
10:30am – 2:00pm @ Lee Pavilion
Face Painting
Magical designs inspired by The Wizard of Oz and fairytales.
Cost: Free

11:30am & 2:00pm @ Lee Pavilion
Fizzlewit’s Fairy Finding Tour
A 45-minute interactive treasure hunt with Rupert Appleyard.
Cost: Free (limited spots, collect token at Box Office)

12:00pm – 2:00pm @ Zeidler Hall
Wizard of Oz Family Film Festival: The Muppets Wizard of Oz (2005)
Run Time: 2h | Age Rating: 7+
Muppets bring a comedic twist to the classic tale.
Cost: Free

12:30pm – 1:00pm @ Shoctor Lobby
Pre-Show Chat: The Art and Engineering of Puppets
Brendan James Boyd discusses creating puppets for Life of Pi and other productions.
Cost: Free

1:30pm – 3:40pm @ Shoctor Theatre
Life of Pi
Run Time: 2h 10m | Age Rating: 14+
Cost: Ticketed event

4:00pm – 6:00pm @ Zeidler Hall
Wizard of Oz Family Film Festival: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Run Time: 1h 41m | Age Rating: 6+
The original classic musical.
Cost: Free

Venue:

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Avenue,
Edmonton, AB T5J 3C6
Public Transit Accessible
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