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Alberta Aviation Museum

11410 Kingsway Avenue | Edmonton | 780.451.1175 | T5G 0X4 | WEB

10 am-6pm weekdays, 10 am-4 pm weekends and holidays • $9-$5 (under six free) • Discover northern Alberta's rich aviation history and take a tour through the amazing history of flight
Alberta Craft Council Gallery

10186-106 Street | Edmonton | 780-488-6611 | T5J 1H4 | WEB

10 am – 5 pm • Enjoy a ide variety of work from some of Alberta's talented fine craft artists.

Alberta Fairytale Grounds

NW of Stony Plain on Hwy 779 | Edmonton | 780.963.8161

• $5 – $3.50 (under three free) • Walk through a magical forest and watch live performances of classic fairytales.

10 am – 6 pm
Alberta Legislature

901 9718 107th Street | Edmonton | 780-427-7362 | WEB

9 am – 4 pm • Free • Interpretive, guided tours offered every hour until noon, and every half-hour thereafter.
Alberta Railway Museum

24215 - 34 Street | Edmonton | 780.472.6229 | T5Y 6B4 | WEB

$2 –$5 (under three free) • 10 am – 5 pm, Sat and Sun • Take a tour of the historic museum and enjoy a ride on a speeder car.
C & E Railway Museum

10447 - 86 Avenue | Edmonton | 780.433.9739 | WEB

Camrose & District Centennial Museum

two blocks south of Highway 13 (48 Avenue) on 53 Street | Camrose | 780.672.3298 | WEB

10 am – 5 pm, Wed – Sun • Take a trip back in time with thousands of artifacts displayed in nine buildings.
Camrose Centennial Museum

4522 - 53 Street | Camrose | 780.672.3298 | T4V 1X6 | WEB

Camrose Railway Station and Park

4407 - 47 Avenue | Camrose | 780.672.3099

Children’s Educational Wildlife Museum

5304 - 97 Street | Edmonton | 780.436.4034

Chinatown Multicultural Centre

9504 - 102 Ave | Edmonton |

Devonian Botanical Gardens

5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 | Edmonton | 780.987.3054 | WEB

10 am – 6 pm, Sun – Wed, 10 am – 8 pm, Thur • $3 – $13 (under six free) • Explore over 190 acres of immaculate greenery, with indoor greenhouses, a butterfly house, Japanese Garden, flower collections and much more.
Edmonton Gallery Walk

124 Street, 100 Ave - 104 Ave | Edmonton | 780.488.4892 | WEB

9:30pm • Seven art galleries just west of downtown offer a scintillating and stimulating stroll.
Edmonton Radial Railway Society

From Gatway Blvd and 84 Ave to 109 St and 100 Ave | Edmonton | 780.437.7721 | WEB

$4(under six free) • 11 am – 3:30 pm, Sun - Fri, 9 am – 3:30 pm Sat • Enjoy a scenic and historic streetcar ride over the High Level Bridge. Extended hours during the Fringe.
Father Lacombe Chapel

Mission Hill, St.Vital Avenue | St. Albert | 780.459.7663

Father Lacombe Chapel

St Vital Ave, just off St Albert Trail | Edmonton | 780.459.7663 | WEB

10 am – 6 pm • Free • Enjoy an interpretive tour through Alberta's oldest building, now restored to resemble its original 1861 state.
Fort Edmonton Park

Fox Drive & Whitemud Drive | Edmonton | 780.442.5311 | WEB

10 am – 6 pm •$7 – $13.75 (under three free) • Experience Edmonton's premier historic attraction with an astonishing array of authentic activities from 1846 to 1920.
Fort Saskatchewan Museum & Heritage Site

10006 - 100 Avenue | Edmonton | 780.998.1783 | WEB

10 am – 4 pm, Mon – Sat • $3 – $5 (under three free) • Eight historic buildings provide a perfect retrospective of live at the Fort back to 1875.
Horse Sence Training & Petting Zoo

2.5 km north of St. Albert | Edmonton | 780.470.0414 | WEB

iHuman Youth Society

10231-95 St | Edmonton |

John Janzen Nature Centre

Fox Drive & Whitemud Drive | Edmonton | 780.442.1443 | WEB

Wide variety of daycamps, drop-in programs, family classes and more to keep your children active and interested in nature.

Wide variety of daycamps, drop-in programs, family classes and more to keep your children active and interested in nature.
Jurasic Forest

Just off Hwy 28A and Township Road 564 Alberta | Gibbons | 780-470-2446 | WEB

The days of the dinosaurs roar to life again in Jurassic Forest, a 40-acre prehistoric preserve, just 15 minutes from Edmonton and 250 million years from the present.

Gigantic, life-sized and startlingly realistic dinosaurs live and breathe in Jurassic Forest, and they're waiting for you.

Monday - Sunday, 9am - 7pm

Leduc Energy Discovery Centre

20 Haven Ave | Devon | 1.866.987.4323 | WEB

9 am – 5 pm, Mon – Fri • $5 – $8 (under seven free) • The Centre showcases Canada's oil history to the world. Enjoy a guided tour or wander around on your own.
Legislature Assembly of Alberta

107 Street & 97 Avenue | Edmonton | 780.427.7362 | WEB

Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum

10440 - 108 Avenue | Edmonton | 780.421.9943 | WEB

Multicultural Heritage Centre

5411 - 51 St | Stony Plain | 780.963.2777 | WEB

Centre 5411 - 51 St, Stony Plain • 9 am – 4 pm • Admission by donation • Celebrate local heritage, arts and agriculture with a museum and art gallery.
Muttart Conservatory

9626 - 96A Street | Edmonton | 780.496.4996 | WEB

Sculpture show spices up the vegetation from Jul 1 – Aug 29.

10 am – 5 pm weekdays, 11 am – 5 pm weekends and holidays. • $5.25 – $10.50 (under three free) • Four glass pyramids of botanical wonder.
Northlands Racetrack

7410 Borden Park Road | Edmonton |

Thoroughbred horse racing every weekend and Wednesday, starting at 6 pm most nights.

Punjabi Sports Association

355 Woodvale Road | Edmonton | 780.904.4292

$30 (all summer)

a youth led soccer camp for kids between 3 - 14 years old. Fee includes a t-shirt and team photograph, and helps cover the cost of equipment

Jun 12 – Aug 21; every Sun at 2 pm – 3:30 pm

Reynolds Alberta Museum

1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 | Wetaskiwin | 1.800.661.4726 | WEB

• 10 am – 5 pm • $5 – $9 (under seven free) • World-famous displays on transportation, aviation, agriculture and industry. This summer, enjoy the "Spirit of the Machine" exhibit.
Royal Alberta Museum

12845-102 Ave | Edmonton | 780.453.9100 | WEB

Reeds & Wool: Patterned Screens of Central Natural history, wildlife, insects, native culture and more all on display until July 4.

9 am – 5 pm. • $5 – $10 (under seven free) • Natural history, wildlife, insects, native culture and more all on display.
Rutherford House

11153 Saskatchewan Drive | Edmonton | 780.427.3995 | T6G 2S1 | WEB

Visit the house of Alberta's premier premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Enjoy the gardens, Arbour restaurant and costumed interpreters.
Sir Winston Churchill Square

102 Ave, 100 St | Edmonton |

St Albert Grain Elevator Park

4A Meadows Dr | St. Albert | 780.419.7354 | WEB

10 am – 5 pm, Wed – Sun • Admission by donation • Marvel at wooden grain elevators and vintage train station.
St. Albert Grain Elevator Park

4 Meadowview Drive | St. Albert | 780.419.7354 | WEB


Strathcona County Museum

913 Ash Street | Sherwood Park | 780.467.8189

10 am – 4 pm, Mon - Fri • $3 – $5 (under five free) • An in-depth look at pioneer life in the early 1900s, complete with old jail cells.
Telephone Historical Centre

10440 - 108 Street | Edmonton | 780.433.1010 | WEB

10 am – 3 pm, Tue – Thur • Admission by donation • Enjoy a guided tour through a fascinating tapestry of telephonic technology.
Telford House

4907 - 46 St | Leduc |

Telus World of Science

11211-142 St | Edmonton | 780-452-9100 | WEB

IMAX films including Journey To Mecca (four-plus shows every day each weekend), India: Kingdom of the Tiger (three shows every Friday and Saturday), Fly Me To The Moon, Grand Canyon Adventure, Greece, Beavers, Bugs, Coral Reef Adventure and more.

10 am – 5 pm • $9.50 – $13.95 • This summer, enjoy the Sultans of Science exhibit, which explores 1000 years of scientific breakthrough in the Islamic world, along with exhibits on the environment, space, health, robotics and more.
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village — Edmonton

8820 112 St NW | Edmonton | 780.662.3640 | WEB

10 am – 5 pm • $4 – $8 (under seven free) • An award-winning historic site, featuring costumed role-players and over 30 historic buildings.
 

Valley Zoo

133 Street & Buena Vista Road (87 Avenue) | Edmonton | 780.442.5311 | WEB

9:30 am – 6 pm • $5.25 – $10.50 (under three free) • More than 100 wild and exotic animals on display for your education and entertainment, including seals, pandas, an Asian elephant, leopards, sea lions, Siberian tigers and bearded dragons.
Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum

5007 - 50 Avenue | Wetaskiwin | 780.352.0227 | WEB

10 am – 5 pm • Admission by donation • Exhibits on local history.