Can you believe that we’re already coming up to June?! Before we know it summer break will be here and the summer fun will commence! Here’s your list of family-friend activities & events happening around Edmonton in June!
June Family-Friendly Activities & Events
Check out the Edmonton Summer Fun Map
Start planning your summer using the Edmonton Summer Fun Map which includes playgrounds, spray parks, berry picking, ice cream and so much more.
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KIDZSTOCK Children’s Festival – June 1st & 2nd
Enjoy a FREE pancake breakfast, go for a round on the PAR 70 putting course, enjoy live entertainment, plus horse leading rides at the first annual KIDZSTOCK Children’s Festival! Tickets required for this event.
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Edmonton International Cat Fest – June 1st
Come celebrate cats, cat culture, and cat people, while raising money to support local cat rescues at the 5th Edmonton International Cat Festival—Alberta’s biggest celebration of cats.
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Kids Club at Michaels – Saturdays in June
Let your kids explore their creativity while you shop! Supplies are included for $3. Sessions starting every half hour from 10 am – 11:30 am. This month’s activities include a fruit puzzle, fathers day cards, pop-up fireworks, beaded sun catcher and a birdhouse.
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Battle for the Burst Beyblade Tournaments – June 1st
2-time slots to choose from! Battles starting at 10:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Parents register your kids today, only 32 spots per store! AWESOME prizes to be won! **Registration required**
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Family Make-Breaks at Michaels – June 1st-5th
A full week of family-friendly crafting activities that include a toad house, fruit-abulous mason jar, sparkling dragonflies, butterfly puppet garden, and oven turtle! The best thing is that the majority of the activities are free!
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Bonnie Fest – June 1st
This free festival takes place at Bonnie Doon park and playground, 9240-93 Street. June 1, 2019 from 11am – 3pm. Enjoy a petting zoo, bouncy castles, laser tag, face painting, a visit from Spiderman, mini train, pickleball, and more!
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Go Swimming At Edmonton Outdoor Pools
So far Mill Creek Pool and Fred Broadstock are open, with the other three openings in June! Admission is free to all Edmonton outdoor pools again for the 2019 summer season!
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Fan Day With The Edmonton Eskimos – June 2nd
Watch the practice 2pm-3pm and then join the autograph session with the full-team at 3 pm.
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Touch a Truck – June 2nd
Touch a Truck is back for its FIFTH year! Come on out to Legacy Park and climb, touch and sit in those “trucks” that you see in and around the community of Fort Saskatchewan! **Tickets MUST be purchased**
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Pop-Up Play at Mill Woods Towne Centre – June 4th
Pop-Up play provides child-directed play opportunities in a safe but unstructured space. This particular event will feature sensory play, appropriate for toddlers as well as some additional play opportunities geared toward children 3-6 years old!
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Sustainival Edmonton – June 6th-9th
Sustainival will feature exhilarating games, attractions and rides powered by renewable energy! This unique carnival provides an experiential public education platform that celebrates energy literacy, sustainability, and clean technologies.
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Annual Teddy Bear Picnic – June 8th
Come to Lions Park between 11-2pm for themed activities. Don’t forget to bring your favourite Teddy Bear to get checked out by our Teddy Bear doctors.
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Build a Mini Putting Green at Home Depot – June 8th
This month kids can learn how to build their very own mini putting green.
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Community Family Fun Day – June 9th
Enjoy FREE fun activities and food from with outdoor bouncers for the kids, colouring contest, balloon animals, face painting and an interactive ‘mini’ zoo. For the older teens and or adults we have a large obstacle course bouncer and slide, Latin Dance group, LIVE Band and great people to connect with. FREE BBQ Hot Dogs & Popcorn and refreshments for all in attendance.
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Jurassic Quest – June 7th-9th
If you have a dino-obsessed child this is the LARGEST and most REALISTIC travelling dinosaur event that will have over 80 museum quality and animatronic dinosaurs!
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Watch Captain America Under The Stars – June 7th
Bring your blankets and chairs and see CAPTAIN MARVEL at Leefield for our free outdoor movie night.
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Kids Can Catch – June 8th
Dow and Cabela’s, invite you and your friends and family to learn to fish. New to fishing? This event is for you. Fishing mentors are pond-side to teach you the basics, from setting up your rod to casting, reeling and safe fish handling. **Registration required**
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Build a Mini Putting Green at Home Depot – June 8th
If you are looking for a fun activity to do with the family, we’ve got a great workshop for kids that will teach them about building. Kids can learn how to build their very own mini putting green.
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Check Out The Lauderdale Fire Station – June 8th
Community residents will have the opportunity to meet the firefighters and fire prevention officers in their community, check out the fire trucks and learn important fire safety information in order to ensure their families are fire safe.
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Southwest Community Church Spring Carnival – June 15th
We invite you to bring your neighbours, family, and friends to join us for a Spring Carnival. You will not want to miss the petting zoo, bouncy castle, glitter tattoos, carnival games, cotton candy, popcorn, and more!
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Try a Kayak – June 15th
Get your paddle on at Rundle Park and try out various kayaks! Staff from Campers Village will be there to give beginner tips and help you decide which kayak is best for you.
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Art in the Meadows – June 15th
Help build a 5-foot lantern, mix up some slime, learn how to create a gem tree and more …. then join us in our showcase parade!
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Free Worlds Largest Swimming Lesson at WEM – June 20th
On Thursday, June 20, at 4:00 p.m., World Waterpark will be participating in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The FREE 30-minute lesson will be one of the hundreds held in aquatic facilities worldwide in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest swimming lesson and to help spread the message that Swimming Lessons Save Lives.
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Pets in the Park – June 22nd
This is the ONLY day of the year that pets are welcome in the park, so lace up your sneakers, stretch those paws and bring the family down for sun, fun and a dog-gone good time!
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Day of Play at John Deere – June 22nd
Join John Deere for a day of free family fun at Martin Deerline’s Day of Play! Bouncy castles, pedal tractor course, wagon rides, farmyard animals and more!
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Teddy Bear Picnic – June 22nd
Join us for an afternoon of crafts, games, healthy snacks, and Storytime with the Edmonton Public Library. Make sure you bring your swimsuits to enjoy the splash park (dependent on weather).
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Free Admission To The Alberta Aviation Museum – June 27th
Bring your family and friends and discover Edmonton’s aviation legacy with family-friendly drop-in tours and kids activities!
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Sand on Whyte – June 28th-30th
Boardwalk Sand on Whyte is back in Old Strathcona this summer with More Than a Feeling, the theme for this year’s exhibit featuring sand sculptures created by professional sand carving artists!
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