51 festivals and events
Don't miss Sustainival, an amazingly fun carnival powered entirely by green energy!
Downtown transforms into a giant pop-up art show when hundreds of free outdoor events take over the city's core.
After a long-awaited return to Western Canada, the 2018 Super Channel Championships will return to Edmonton this Spring!
This is Edmonton's Premier Food & Beer Festival, showcasing hundreds of premium beers, both domestic and international!
Travel around the world in a single weekend; a melting pot of multi-cultural sights, sounds and aromas.
Kaleido Fest is a wonderful collision of music, theatre, dance, literary arts, film and visual arts.
Ice carvings, a giant ice slide, and much more await you at Boardwalk Ice on Whyte!
Downtown Edmonton will transform into the grounds of a music festival the October. Catch your favourite acts at Up+DT!
Join Edmonton's emerging artists and watch as hundreds of young performers take the stage at Nextfest!
Edmonton becomes the site of an international gathering of aboriginal filmmakers, actors, performers and artists.
Celebrate and embrace winter culture and games at Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival.
Enjoy an educational and entertaining experience at the Mosquers Film Festival.
Fast? Yes. Extreme? You better believe it! Red Bull Crashed Ice is heading to Edmonton!
Hundreds of artists take over 4 km of Whyte Avenue's sidewalks for 3 days every July. What a great souvenir!
Make your way to Giovanni Caboto Park for this two day family-friendly festival celebrating the full spectrum of talent and culture in central Edmonton
Reconnect with your inner child for a five day immersion into music, magic, theatre, puppetry and just plain fun.
A dizzying four days of music, great food and a stellar setting during the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
Don’t miss the thrill and excitement of K-Days, full of rides, games, and the most fun imaginable!
Bring a full tank of energy and cheer on the colourful dragon boat teams as they sprint down the river to the finish.
See some of the best improvisors in the world at Edmonton's alternative comedy festival.
There is so much to see and do at Silver Skate, and like the city, this festival comes to life.
The Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo (Edmonton Expo) is our city's greatest pop culture convention.
The All is Bright Festival brings musical performances, street hockey, fire dancers, axe throwing and much more!
Get thee to a festival that brings the works of the Bard into the realm of everyone from kids to scholars.
This Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival is an epic 55 km cross-country ski loppet.
Glitzy parade costumes, dancing in the streets to island rhythms, and exotic cuisine transform downtown.
Unicyclists, puppeteers, and acrobats unleash their outlandish street theatre acts during ten lively summer days.
Experience theatre, dance, film, yoga, spoken word, visual art and music at SkirtsAfire Festival!
When it comes to rock and roll, there's nothing quite like the live experience!
Nibble and sip your way through the entire city at the ultimate dine-around – Taste of Edmonton.
Experience dynamic, innovative theatre during North America’s biggest and oldest fringe festival.
Indulge in your love of the silver screen during 10 days of independent, international and eye-opening films.
Come party like a real cowboy or cowgirl the Rainmaker Rodeo & Exhibition!
Enjoy some of the most talented jazz musicians from around the world.
Discover The Flying Canoe, a combination of a French-Canadian and First-Nations legends.
Litfest is a festival and movable feast. At LitFest, nonfiction content comes to life.
Get ready to see some of hockey's future stars at the Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament.
Musical mavericks, dancing and great food under open skies are all part of the funky three-day summer festival.
Celebrate unity, diversity and pride during one of Western Canada’s biggest LGBTQ festivals.
Get your jersey and your face paint ready, the 106th Grey Cup presented by Shaw is coming to Edmonton in 2018!