What to do in Edmonton This Weekend (With Kids) | September 8-10

Callingwood Cornfest | Saturday, 12-4
Each year, the Firefighters’ Burn Unit treats approximately 200 burn survivors in the Edmonton area. The majority are young children who have been scalded or firefighters who are injured on the job. Fortunately, the Firefighters Burn Treatment Society exists to help local burn survivors through research and development, special equipment and training, and the Alberta Children Burn camp.  This exciting community event takes place at the Marketplace at Callingwood shopping centre in the covered courtyard area and parking lot near Safeway. Attractions include: fire truck tours, hot buttered taber corn, pony rides, petting zoo, bouncey castles, and much more.

Watch Cars 3 Outdoors | Friday, 8 pm
Head outside and catch a screening of Cars 3. Kicking off the school year with an outdoor movie at MWI. TCL’s Outdoor Movie Series continues with Cars 3. The Movie will be played on the north side of the MWI school.

Tire Painting Party | Saturday/Sunday
If you can paint, love fun, want to show your Avenue spirit, and can take direction, then we want to see you at Downtown Auto Sept. 9th and 10th! There will be food, fun, and your work will re-appear at Kaleido Family Arts Festival! It’s always fun to get messy – and here’s a good reason!

St. Albert Downtown Block Party | Saturday
On September 8 from 5:30 til 9 p.m., St. Anne Street (from Perron Street to St. Thomas Street) will be closed to traffic and instead be home to fun, food and live entertainment – all for you! Live entertainment, painting, art projects, bouncy castles, buskers, mosaic activities, and so much more.

Fall Family Fun Day | Saturday, 12-3
Come for bouncy castles and an afternoon of family fun. Admission for GCL members is free with your 2016/17 family membership (will be available for purchase at the event). For Neighboring Community League members, admission is $15 per family.

Meet a Machine | Sunday
Meet a Machine is a fun, interactive family event where your child can see, sit in, and climb on all kinds of different vehicles and large equipment.

Play in the Sand | All weekend Long
We’ve still got the accidental beach on repeat. What can you do when the fantastic stretch of sand appears just fifteen minutes from your house? Bring the sand toys, play in the sand and check the water quality before you go if the kids are really going to swim in it. Just wading? We were fine just showering them down when we got home.

As always, you can find even more events to discover in Edmonton and activities to entertain the kids on our events calendar at www.raisingedmonton.com/calendar.