June 20-22 - Fun Stuff to do in Edmonton This Weekend!
Festival season, sporting fun and your last chance to see an amazing pyramid!
Looking for Fun Stuff To Do In Edmonton This Weekend? Edmonton Playgrounds has you covered! Check our list of the best weekend activities for families in Edmonton for the Weekend of June 20-22, 2025!
EDMONTON ELKS
A rare Thursday night event on our Weekend Guide – but an important one! It’s the Edmonton Elks Home Opener as they welcome the Montreal Alouettes to Commonwealth Stadium Thursday at 7pm. The new stadium house band will make its debut and the half-time show features the Super Dogs! The Brick Kid Zone is FREE for anyone to check out and opens in the Commonwealth Fieldhouse 2 hours prior to kickoff!
Thursday, June 19 – 7pm – More info HERE
UNDER THE SEA
This weekend is your final chance to check out the Under The Sea feature pyramid at Muttart Conservatory! The feature pyramid will close after Sunday so it can be changed to the next theme – “Imagination”!
Until Sunday, June 22 – 10am-5pm – More info HERE
THE WORKS ART & DESIGN FESTIVAL
The Works Art & Design Festival runs June 21 through July 1 in and around Downtown Edmonton. Check out the impressive array of visual art pieces, many of which will be set up in Churchill Square!
The festival includes some fun, FREE drop-in activities for kids, including a Pet Rock workshop and a chance to make art in the Ground Works Garden.
June 21 to July 1 – More info HERE
ALBERTA CIRCUS ARTS FESTIVAL
Contemporary circus arts hits Edmonton’s French Quarter at the Alberta Circus Arts Festival. The weekend includes a number of FREE events like the drop-in stilt walking and juggling workshops!
June 19-22 – More info HERE
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Saturday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples day. A number of Edmonton venues have special activities to mark the day:
—TELUS World of Science Edmonton – Indigenous-inspired activities indoors and a tipi-raising and free BBQ outdoors.
—Royal Alberta Museum – Special programming offered June 19-22 including finger weaving and a moccasin craft.
—Art Gallery of Alberta – Saturday’s schedule will include an Elder blessing, a special performance and gallery tours.
—Fort Edmonton Park – Mark the day with cultural performances, music and a smudge ceremony, among other special activities.
—Canadian Native Friendship Centre – From noon to 6pm in Borden Park enjoy storytelling, performances, a market, Indigenous games and more.
Saturday, June 21 – More info at each link above
EDMONTON RIVERHAWKS
The Edmonton Riverhawks are back in town for a weekend homestand against the Wenachee AppleSox! Don’t forget – every game has a THEME!
–Dig out your Halloween costumes because kids 12 and under in costume will get FREE admission to the Friday 7:05pm game!
–The Saturday 7:05pm game is Pride Night – check out those rainbow pinstripe jerseys!
–The Sunday 1:05pm game is Baseballs and Body Slams – a wrestling-themed game!
Friday, June 20 & Saturday, June 21 – 7:05pm – Sunday, June 22 – 1:05pm – More info HERE
FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE
The City of Edmonton’s Fire Station Open Houses are back! Go inside a fire station and meet the firefighters who help keep our communities safe! This week’s event is happening at Station 31 – Windermere, 3865 Allan Drive SW.
Saturday, June 21 – 12pm-4pm – More info HERE
PETS IN THE PARK
On Sunday, June 22, head to Buena Vista Park with your furry friend for Pets in the Park, a fundraising event for the Edmonton Humane Society. The event includes a Walk & Run to support the cause, a Dachshund Dash, and a family fun zone with bouncy castles!
Sunday, June 22 – 10am-4pm – More info HERE
REEL FAMILY CINEMA AT METRO CINEMA
Most Saturdays, Metro Cinema offers a family-friendly flick with FREE admission for kids 12 and under when accompanied by a paying adult. This Saturday’s movie selection is “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom“.
Saturday, June 21 – 12pm – More info HERE
PLAY RANGERS
The City of Edmonton’s FREE outdoor drop-in play program, Play Rangers, is aimed at kids 6 to 12 years old who can attend alone or with an adult. It runs Saturdays from 1:30pm-4:30pm in Whitemud Park. June activities include shelter building, disc golf and outdoor games.
Saturday, June 21 – 1:30pm-4:30pm – More info HERE
KIDS BOWL FREE
Rainy weekend? Go Bowling! It’s not too late to sign up for the Kids Bowl Free program! Kids can get up to 2 free games of bowling every day of the Summer -You just have to pay for shoe rentals! There is also an option to upgrade to a family pass. The program is now running at 4 Edmonton & area locations.
May through August 2025 – More info HERE
IDEA LAB KIDS
Get your SLIME on! Visit IDEA Lab Kids in St. Albert on Saturday morning for Slime Splat-urday from 10am-10:45am. Register in advance to make your own slime in this 45 minute workshop. The theme for Saturday, June 21 is Fizzy Volcano Slime! (We’ve made this one before and the kids LOVED it!)
Saturday, June 21 – 10am-10:45am – More info HERE
THE MAKERY
The Makery is a S.T.E.A.M. facility for kids, located in Sherwood Park. The Makery is offering four sessions of drop-in Open Play this weekend. Choose from 10am or 2pm Saturday OR 9:45am or 2pm Sunday.
The Makery also offers Slime Lab on Sundays from 1pm-1:45pm! The slime theme for Sunday, June 21 is Mermaid Slime!
Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22 – More info HERE
CARNIVALS AND MIDWAYS
Another weekend, another carnival in the Edmonton area! This weekend there are a couple of midways in our region! Check out the St. Albert Fair (June 19-22) – or if you venture out of town, check out the Drayton Valley Summer Fair (June 20-22) or the Wainwright Stampede (June 20-22)
Dates for each event listed above – More info at each of the links above
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