Weekend Guide: 17 Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend with your Kids - May 19-21, 2023

The carnival is in town for the weekend, it’s a wonderful weekend to explore the Edmonton Valley Zoo and swimming pools and spray parks open for the season this weekend in Edmonton. From fun inside the city to outdoor olympics outside of the city - it’s a stacked weekend for things to do with the kids in Edmonton.

Here are the best things to do in Edmonton this Weekend with Kids

Friday

Ride all Day at the Carnival at Mill Woods Town Centre
Get ready to eat deep fried Oreos, ride the zipper and spend the day at the fair enjoying a classic midway experience, right here in the city. MillWoods Town Centre May Daze is here, and you can ride all day with the wristband deal, for $40.
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Follow a Self-Guided Learning Tour through The Edmonton Valley Zoo
Education Kits are a brand new way to explore Edmonton Valley Zoo. Each kit contains a self-guided tour of the zoo, animal information, artifacts, activities, games and more! Every kit has links to the Alberta school curriculum and can be adapted for every grade level with basic, intermediate, and advanced information and questions! There are three options available: Animal Life Cycles, Seasonal Changes, and Senses!
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Kids App Coding Workshop: Code Your Own App
Code and create as a family with Swift Playgrounds using iPad. Kids will experiment with code and design an app using the About Me playground. They’ll use Swift code to customize their app with fun fonts, background colours, Memoji and more. Then you’ll work together to bring their app to life. Recommended for kids ages 10 and up. Devices will be provided.
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Early Morning Songbird Banding at the Beaverhill Bird Observatory
This annual spring migration of songbirds occurs from May until early June, with end of May being the peak in songbird abundance. Birds captured include warblers, nuthatches, woodpeckers, thrushes, blackbirds, orioles, sparrows and more! Join our biologists for a morning in the woods to learn about the research being conducted on our feathery friends and see live birds up close and personal!
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Get Outside of the City for an Outdoor Movie
Friday night, head just under an hour outside of the city to Falun, Alberta, for a movie in the park. You can watch a screening of Bad Guys, starting at 6pm, with concessions and family-fun on site. Don’t forget to bring a blanket or a lawn chair with you for the movie!
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Watch Peter Pan on Stage for Free
Join Leduc Public Library and the Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts on May 19 for a FREE (tickets at the library) morning performance with DuffleBag Theatre - Peter Pan, then register to spend the afternoon at the library with Stageworks Academy.
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Saturday

Planting Seeds and Growing Community at St. Albert Grain Elevator
Visit the St. Albert Grain Elevator this weekend and have a full day of family fun in support of the food bank. Help to plant a garden to support the Food Bank, get up close with vintage tractors and play family-friendly outdoor games. Tickets are by donation.
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$2.99 Movies at Cineplex Family Favourites
Get a $2.99 movie ticket, every week at Cineplex Family Favourites. This low-cost, Saturday morning movie is a cheap way to bring your kids to see a family favourite on the big screen! Don’t skip the popcorn!
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Watch the LEGO Movie in Your Pajamas
It’s your chance to wake up on Saturday morning and skip getting dressed! This weekend, it’s the ‘Watch a movie in the IMAX in your Pajamas’ at Telus World of Science, and you can catch ‘The Lego Movie’ on the big screen.
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Drop-in City of Edmonton Play Rangers
Every weekend, you can drop in for the fun, during an outdoor play date with City of Edmonton Play Rangers. You can learn to build a fire, camp or try orienteering at two local playgrounds and parks in Edmonton on a Saturday afternoon. There is no registration required, and the Play Rangers program is absolutely free.
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Unwind and Play at the Westin
Experience an afternoon of wellness and family fun at The Westin Edmonton on Saturday May 20, 2023, starting at 4 pm. There’s bingo, snacks and a movie included in this fun, family day out. Tickets are available to everyone - guest or non-guests, for this event. The movie location will be next to the restaurant/lounge. Dinner can be ordered from Share Restaurant and enjoyed during the movie. Kids under 5 eat free with a purchase of an adult entrée.
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Take Part in a full day of Outdoor Olympics at Echo Lake
This weekend, take part in guided hikes, orienteering, birding, fire building, shelter making and other nature workshops at Echo Lake. Located just under an hour from Edmonton, it’s a wonderful way to get outside, learn something new and explore.
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Free: Create a Planet Earth Inspired Comic
Attention, families: your mission is to protect something you love on planet Earth. Together you’ll imagine a story with your own characters on a fun adventure. You’ll take photos, draw and add stickers to your comic strip on iPad. Recommended for kids and their parents or guardians, who must be present during the session. Devices will be provided. This session is not available in Quebec.
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Sunday

Michaels Make Break Drop in: Make a Painted Rock Collection
Every weekend, you can spend a little time at your local Michaels store, taking part in a craft time session on Sunday afternoon. Every weekend, there are rotating, seasonal activities for kids. This weekend, you can paint a collection of rocks to take home. All supplies are included, no cost.
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Visit the Spray Park
Spray parks are open for the season and it’s a good way to spend some time outdoors and cool off from the sun. Pictured above, is the Meadows Spray Park. It’s a fun, abstract designed spray park just outside of the Meadows Recreation Centre. There’s a great picnic space, and bathrooms inside. Find it at 2704 17 St NW.

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