Main Attractions
Around Edmonton
Festivals

About Edmonton

Edmonton is the 6th largest city in Canada and is known as “The Festival City.” There is always a different kind of festival happening every month ranging from street performers in August to the festival of trees in December and the Capital Ex in July. There is always something to see and do in Edmonton. When there are no festivals there are many attractions to go see around the city including the largest shopping mall in North America. Even though ice hockey is the most popular sport in Canada, there are many other live sporting events you can watch throughout the year. If you like the outdoors, Edmonton has one of the largest biking and walking trails in North America and only a few hours drive outside of the city are the beautiful Rocky Mountains, a UNESCO World heritage site. No matter what you enjoy doing, Edmonton has something for you!

Main Attractions

A list of some of the more popular attractions to see in Edmonton.

• Alberta Aviation museum – learn about flight at this museum.
• Art Gallery of Alberta – go to see a lot of different kinds of Canadian art.
• Castrol Raceway – The place to see great car races.
• Edmonton Queen Riverboat – go for a relaxing lunch and tour by boat on the river.
• Edmonton Corn Maze – get lost in a life sized maze made of corn.
• Fort Edmonton Park – walk through and learn about Edmonton’s past.
• Muttart Conservatory – see all kinds of plants and flowers all year round.
• Rexall Center – catch an ice hockey game or other events, such as concerts and festivals, throughout the year at this stadium.
• Royal Alberta Museum – many exhibitions and activities from all over the world.
• TELUS World of Science – have hours of fun learning about science around us.
• Valley Zoo – see many different kinds of animals from around the world.
• West Edmonton Mall – the largest shopping mall in North America.
  

Around Edmonton

Attractions that are just outside Edmonton.

• Devonian Botanic Garden
• Elk Island National Park
• Jasper National Park
• Banff National Park
• Royal Tyrrell Museum
• Ukranian Cultural Heritage Village
  

Festivals

Some of the main and favourite festivals in Edmonton include:

• Edmonton International Jazz festival – end of June
• River City Shakespeare Festival – start of July
• Canada Day Festival – July 1st
• Edmonton International Street Performers Festival – start of July
• Capital EX festival – mid July
• Rexall Grande Prix of Edmonton – mid July
• A taste of Edmonton – mid July
• Heritage Days Festival – Start of August
• Cariwest festival – start of August
• Edmonton International Fringe Festival – mid August
• Edmonton International Film Festival – end of September
• Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) – start of November
• Ice on Whyte – mid January

For more information and a list of Edmonton festivals for the year go to http://www.festivalcity.ca/aboutfestivalcity/