What to do in Edmonton this Weekend (with Kids) | November 25-27

Are you wondering what to do with the kids in Edmonton this weekend? With holiday celebrations in full force around the city, there’s plenty to do. Here are some of our choices of how to spend the weekend exploring everything Edmonton has to offer for family events.

Visit with Santa at Reidbuilt Homes | St. Albert
Come visit with Santa at the ReidBuilt Homes’ third annual Christmas in Riverside celebration. There are free treats for parents and children, as well as free photos with Santa, a face painter and caricature and balloon artists. While you’re there, check out their show homes at 3 Red Tail Way, in this family oriented St. Albert community.
When: Sunday, 12-4

See the Holiday Pyramid | Muttart Conservatory
Choo-Choo! All aboard the Holiday Express! This winter’s feature exhibit is sure to move you with hundreds of gorgeous poinsettias and miniature trains running through the pyramid.
When: until January 3, 2017

Festival of Trees | Shaw Conference Centre
For 30 years, the University Hospital Festival of Trees has been getting Edmontonians geared up for the holidays for a great cause. Wander down Children’s Christmas Lane, where meeting Santa, visiting the North Pole post office (with instant delivery!), storytelling, or getting Christmas crafty are just a few things to do. With hundreds of trees and lights, live music, and shopping, it’s kinda like stepping into your own personal snow globe. So, check out #YEGFOT this year, where the proceeds go to helping the brain…which turns out is also good for the heart.
When: all weekend long

Gingerbread House Building | King Edward Park
Join us for a fun filled day of creating and designing your own gingerbread houses.
Materials will be provided, and the gingerbread will be scratch made by our friends at Meat Street Pies.Refreshments and Entertainment will be provided. Pre-registration is required and there is a fee of $25 per Gingerbread house.
When: Saturday, 10-1

St. Albert Snowflake Festival | Perron Street
Join us in the Perron District, the Heart of Downtown St. Albert, for an evening of family fun. St. Albert celebrates the start of the Christmas Season and the annual Snowflake Festival with the lighting of the tree, live ice sculpting, a petting zoo, lots of festive foods and hot beverages, Santa, crafts, a flame performace, horse & wagon rides, live entertainment – and more! Inside St. Albert Place families can enjoy cookie decorating, vote for their favourite gingerbread house, listen to christmas stories read in front of the public library, and enjoy special Snowflake Performance times with the Children’s Theatre.
When: Friday, 6:30 – 9

Christmas in Central Park | Spruce Grove
Residents are invited to bundle up and enjoy an afternoon of family fun activities and the official “light up” of Spruce Grove’s Christmas lights during the City’s annual Christmas in Central Park event. Crafts, wagon rides, public skating, a visit from Santa and fireworks are all part of the festivities. There is no charge to attend the event. However, non-perishable donations to the Kinette Club’s Christmas hamper program are encouraged.
When: Saturday, 2:30 – 5:30

How are you spending the weekend with the kids? It’s the perfect weekend to start thinking about Christmas decorations, getting the tree up and making sure there’s enough hot chocolate in the house to last the entire holiday season!