Take a horse-drawn Winter Wagon Ride through the historic streets of Fort Edmonton Park on select dates in November and December. The provided blankets will keep you cozy as you enjoy the 30-40 minute journey through the twinkling lights, plus there will be hot chocolate and a warming bonfire to
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Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Fête returns to the Alberta Avenue District this January 18 & 19, celebrating Alberta’s agricultural roots with a “Barnyard Fun” theme! Enjoy the coming together of Ukrainian, Métis, French Canadian, Inuit, and Indigenous cultures with light installations, whimsical balloon and ice sculptures, cultural stories, bannock
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Celebrating it’s 36th year, the Silver Skate Festival is Edmonton’s longest-running outdoor winter festival! Celebrate your love of the outdoors with snow sculptures, live music, folk stories, and more. Don’t miss the free fun in the Recreation Zone, the impressive snow and fire sculptures, fantastical tales along the Folk Trail,
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Inspired from the legend of The Flying Canoe, the Flying Canoë Volant is a creative and interactive cultural event that celebrates French Canadian, First Nations and Métis traditions. This year, the festival will take place from January 29 to February 1, 2025 in three different locations. Enjoy games, entertainment and
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The Sherwood Heights Community League invites everyone to come spend a fun-filled afternoon in the park at their Winter Carnival 2024! Come out to enjoy free games, snacks, wagon rides, face painting, skating, crafts, live music and special guest appearances from Elsa & Mario! Sherwood Heights Winter Carnival 2024: When:
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Join the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues for a Skating Party in celebration of Dovercourt’s win in the So Nice They Made the Ice Contest! This fun winter event is open to all and will include hot chocolate, treats, kicksledding, giant games of jenga, and, of course, skating. Skating Party
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After being canceled for several weeks, we are excited to share Winter City Weekends are back for one final hurrah in March! The Edmonton Arts Council invites you to grab your skates head to Churchill Square to enjoy programming every Friday & Saturday with some of Edmonton’s best musicians and
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Try cross-country, biathlon, ski jumping, and Nordic skiing during Ski Playground at Strathcona Wilderness Centre on Saturday, March 9, 2024! Skiers of all abilities and ages are invited to Join Nordiq Canada for this multi-sport pilot project featuring accessible games and lots of fun! Ski Playground: When: Saturday, March 9,
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Kids Run Wild is back with another fun orienteering event for the family! Join them at Rundle Park’s Family Centre on Saturday, February 24 for a fun afternoon of outdoor activities. Participation is FREE for EOOC Club members, and just $5/person for non-members. (NOTE: The skate orienteering had to be
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Winter is such a magical time of year and Edmonton is filled with safe and fun places to enjoy this magic outdoors! This winter, we are excited to partner with EPCOR to remind folks that stormwater management facilities are not safe for any type of recreation, even walking. Instead, we’ve
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