I. Family Events & Activities
1. K-Days
Edmonton’s biggest summer festival and you don’t want to miss it! Thrilling rides, rockin’ music, deep fried deliciousness, Rodeo action, Traditional West Coast Lumberjack Show, Pow Wow competition, frenzied shopping, live entertainment and memories that will last a lifetime!! Details.
Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 30, 2017
Fireworks: 11:00 PM
Main Parade: July 21 Starts at 10:00 AM
K-Days Mini-Parade Every Day | 06:00 PM
Ribfest | noon – 11:00 PM
Edmonton Northlands Grounds – 7515 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton
Main parade: The parade route will start at 10am at 97 Street and Jasper Avenue and travel west to 108 Street. The Shriner’s Pre-Parade Spectacular will start at 9am. The route will be closed from 8:30 AM – 1 PM.
Getting to the Parade: Use LRT or Route 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 52, 70, 81, 100, 111, 112, 120, 134, 140, 151, 308 or 309. ETS provides additional service until 9am on Routes 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 140. ETS
onsite: Adult 13 yrs + $18
Senior 60 yrs + $13
Youth 7-12 yrs $13
Child 6 & under FREE
2. Stars & Cars
Meet our local heroes- our First Responders! Learn about Safety & Crime Prevention and enjoy a Free Classic Car show!
Free petting zoo, hot air balloon rides from ReMax (weather permitting), free Glitter Tattoo artist, bouncy castle, exhibitors, indoor marketplace, BBQ, ice cream truck and mini-donut truck.
Exhibitors include: Edmonton Police Service, RCMP, AB Sheriffs, Canadian Red Cross, Edmonton Fire Rescue, Crime Stoppers, Edmonton Search & Rescue Association, EMS, Blue Line Racing, Office of Emergency Management. Details.
Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 | 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
La Perle Community League
18611 – 97A Avenue, Edmonton
Free
3. KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities
KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil. Experience the most acclaimed Big top show from Cirque du Soleil! A mysterious and fascinating realm that disorients your senses and challenges your perceptions. Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him. Suddenly, the visible becomes invisible, perspectives are transformed, and the world is literally turned upside down. Details.
July 21 to August 13, 2017
Under the Big Top at Northlands Park
7515 118 Ave NW, Edmonton
Starting at $49
4. Edmonton Carnaval
Come Celebrate With us Canada’s 150th Anniversary, at Edmonton Carnaval, Edmonton biggest Latin Event. With in this grand event, there will be 14 hours of live music, 40 professional dance groups, 2 International group, 150 volunteers, 2 tons of food, 15 food vendors and more! Details.
Saturday, July 22 | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, July 23, 2017 | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Dr. Wilbert Mcintyre Park 8331 104 St, Edmonton
Free
II. Adult/ Youth Events
1. Live Music
1. Kdays Concerts:
Music Line Up @ TD South Stage
July 21: 7:30 PM. – Jojo Mason
9:30 PM – Uncle Kracker
July 22: 7:30 PM. – Tebey
9:30 PM – Cold Creek County
July 23: 7:30 PM. – Dan Davidson
9:30 PM – Corb Lund
2. Live Theatre
1. Klondike Melodrama: Gold, law enforcement, history, hijinx, and improv! While that might be the strangest combination of things you’ve read today, the award-winning Die-Nasty Improv Troupe mashes it up into hilarious comedy with The Good, The Bad and The Mountie.Details
July 21 to 22, 2017 @ Capitol Theatre, 7000 143 Street, Edmonton | $20.95 to $24.76
2. I Heard About Your Murder: Everyone’s a bit suspicious and no one’s really free of guilt, but that doesn’t matter if we’re all friends, right? Betrayal really is the sincerest form of flattery in this sleek and fast-paced contemporary thrill ride, in the style of Cause and Effect and Evelyn Strange. The glamorously adroit cast includes trusted Teatro regulars Jenny McKillop, Mathew Hulshof, Kendra Connor, and Vincent Forcier, plus alluring curveballs Patricia Cerra and Garett Ross in their startling company debuts.Details
July 13 – 29, 2017 @ The Varscona Theatre, 10329 – 83 Avenue, Edmonton . | $23 to $37
3. Interstellar Rodeo
Music Festival.2017 Line up: Social Scene, Aloe Blacc, Serena Ryder, Suzanne Vega, John K. Samson And The Winter Wheat, Basia Bulat, Dan Mangan, Jd Mcpherson, The Suffers, Cold Specks, Amelia Curran, Parker Millsap, Whitney Rose, Begonia, Leonard Sumner, Mustafa The Poet, Christine Fellows, Leeroy Stagger, The Northern Beauties, Ken Stead, Chloe Doucet, Ensign Broderick Details
III. Sports & Related Events
1. Sourdough Raft Race
Enter a raft into the floating water fight down the river, or come to the river bank & watch the festival take place! Details
Terwillegar Dog Park – 10 Rabbit Hill Road NW, Edmonton
2. Edmonton Prospectus
vs Brooks Bombers
RE/MAX Field, Edmonton
IV. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
1. Taste of Edmonton
Taste of Edmonton is Canada’s largest food festival! Come down for 10 days of fabulous food, drinks, and entertainment on Churchill Square! Details
2. Canadian Food Championships
The Canadian Food Championships is in its third year in Edmonton, bringing together food lovers – from the home cook to professional chef – together to bring their best dishes and compete to represent Canada at the World Food Championships! Details
100 St. & 102 Ave., Edmonton
3. Mini Paintball Date Night
Have you always wanted to play paintball but are a little afraid? Come play Mini Paintball!
We use smaller paintballs travelling at half the speed of full size paintballs! Our pump action paintball guns makes this event a night of fun! Usually Mini Paintball is just for kids – but we are letting adults play for this special event!! Details
Edmonton
4.1st Annual Birthday Gala
It’s been a whole year since we flung open the doors and unveiled our beautifully rebuilt Varscona Theatre. Come help us celebrate! There’ll be glorious song, zaftig dance, and delicious comedy bits both high and low… all reflecting our theme: an evening of firsts!! Details
5. Future of Art
Inception VR Brings You A Performance Based Virtual Reality Art Show At The Prestiges Art Gallery Of Alberta.
Ariel Durkin And Tanisha Maltais Perform A Dance/Live Creation Performance. Evan Pearce And Daniel Nordlander Create A Live Intereactive Sprite Hologram. Roxanne Shewchuk will share her Canadian favorites with a 360 degree photography collection. Interact With The Equipment After The Show! Try Art In Virtual Reality Yourself! Details
2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, Edmonton
Edmonton Garage/Garden Suite Tour – July 22, 2017