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Alberta Aviation Museum

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

$6 – $10 (under six free). Discover northern Alberta's rich aviation history and take a tour through the amazing history of flight.

10 am – 6 pm (Mon – Fri), 10 am – 4 pm (Sat – Sun, holidays)

Alberta Craft Council Gallery

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

Enjoy a wide variety of work from some of Alberta's talented fine craft artists.

10 am – 5 pm (Mon – Sat), 10 am – 6 pm (Thu).

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions

4611- 47 Avenue | Stettler | 1.800.282.3994 | WEB

Take a guided tour through beautiful southern Alberta and enjoy some tasty eats to boot.

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.
Art Gallery of Alberta

2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq | Edmonton | 780.422.6223 | T5J 4P6 | WEB

View original exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. This summer view Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh, A Story of Canadian Art: As told by the Hart House Art Collection, The Piano, New Acquisitions: The Mitchell Endowment,  19th Century British Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada New Acquisitions: Views and Vistas and so many more.

11 am – 5 pm (Tue – Sun), 11 am – 9 pm (Wed)

Art in the Plaza

Centre in the Park Community Centre, 2001 Sherwood Drive | Sherwood Park | 780.410.8505 | WEB

Featuring local art and artists, walking tours and a sale of original works.

Jun 15 – Sep 28; every Sat, 12 – 5 pm.

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


Take a trip back in time with thousands of artifacts displayed in nine buildings.

10 am – 5 pm (Mon – Sun).

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

Castrol Raceway

Alberta 19 | Leduc County | (780) 461-5801 | WEB

Car races and special events all summer long.

Devonian Botanical Gardens

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

$3 – $13 (under 6 free) • Explore over 190 acres of immaculate greenery, with indoor greenhouses, a butterfly house, Japanese Garden, flower collections and much more.

10 am – 6 pm (Sun – Wed), 10 am – 8 pm (Thu).

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 Ghost Tours

124 St from Jasper Ave to 107 Ave | Edmonton | | WEB

 • Join your award-winning tour guide on a ghostly walk through Old Strathcona to hear true stories of ghosts, hauntings and the unknown.

Edmonton International Raceway

Four km west of Wetaskiwin | Wetaskiwin | 780.467.9276 | WEB

Wide variety of exciting car races almost every Saturday in the summer, including Thunder cards, stocks and legends.car races almost every Saturday in the Summer.

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

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

Fort Edmonton Park

Fox Drive & Whitemud Drive | Edmonton | 780.442.5311 | WEB

$12.90 – $17.25 (under 2 free) • Experience Edmonton's premier historic attraction with an astonishing array of authentic activities from 1846 to 1920.

10 am – 6 pm

Fort Saskatchewan Museum & Heritage Site

10006 - 100 Avenue | Edmonton | 780.998.1783 | WEB

$3 – $5 (under 3 free) • Eight historic buildings provide a perfect retrospective of live at the Fort back to 1875.

10 am – 4 pm (Mon – Sat).

Harcourt House Gallery

10215-112 St 3rd Floor | Edmonton | 780.426.4180 | WEB

Various exhibitions throughout the summer.

10 am – 5 pm (Mon – Fri), 12  – 4 pm (Sat).

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.
Jubilations Dinner Theatre

8882 - 170 St | Edmonton | 780.484.2424

"My Big Fat Edmonton Wedding" goes until Jun 16: Huge family weddings can be great and magical. But when you have a bridezilla who's stress with major mood swings, a nervous groom with a secret past, a bride's father who's "thrifty" who fancies himself to be a wedding singer, a best friend with eyes for the groom and a wedding crashing best man, you have one big fat Edmonton wedding! Followed by "Johnny B Goode: A Rock and Roll Reunion" which runs Jun 21 – Aug 25 and "Best of Friends Reunion" which runs from Aug 30 – Oct 27.

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.

Mon - Sun (9 am – 7 pm)

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

Offers a variety of activities and sights for visitors. Experience 23 hectares of parkland and the historic monuments. Enjoy other features of the grounds, including the beautiful gardens, wading pools and fountains in the summer and the seasonal lights and skating in the winter. Several special events are held as well.

Book a group tour, or take a guided tour of the building, or self-guided tour of the grounds. Along the way stop by the Legislative Assembly Gift Shop which carries a variety of handcrafted items, artwork, books and Alberta keepsakes.

Visitor services Phone:  780.427.7362

 

Open 362 days a year.
Closed: Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday

Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum

10440 - 108 Avenue | Edmonton | 780.421.9943 | WEB

Mayfield Dinner Theatre

16615 - 109 Ave | Edmonton | 780.483.4051

"9 to 5": A musical adaption of the hit film, a satire of the sexism and feminism that was emerging in American offices. Follwed by "Miss Day" from Jun 14 – Aug 4.

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.
Musée Héritage Museum

5 St. Anne Street | St. Albert | 780.459.1528 | T8N 3Z9

Muttart Conservatory

9626 - 96A Street | Edmonton | 780.496.4996 | WEB

$6.50 – $12 (under 2 free)

 10 am – 5 pm (Mon – Wed, Fri), 10 am – 9 pm (Thu), 10 am – 5 pm (Sat – Sun).

Northlands Racetrack

7410 Borden Park Road | Edmonton |

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

Reynolds Alberta Museum

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

World-famous displays on transportation, aviation, agriculture and industry. This summer, enjoy the "The Fabulous Fifties " exhibit that gives visitors the chance to get up close and personal with the automobile culture of the 1950s.

10 am – 5 pm • $5 – $10 (under 6 free).

Royal Alberta Museum

12845-102 Ave | Edmonton | 780.453.9100 | WEB

$5 – $11 (under 6 free) • Natural history, wildlife, insects, native culture and more all on display. This summer enjoy the "Chop Suey on the Prairies" display, featuring Chinese restaurants in our province and "The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design" featuring chair designs from the early 19th century to the present day.

9 am – 5 pm.

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.
Sheep Grazing

Peter T. Ream Historic Park | Fort Saskatchewan | | WEB

Watch the sheep graze.

Jun 1 – Sep 2; Thu – Sun, 1 – 8 pm.

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 Public Library

Saint Anne Street | St. Albert | 780.459.1530 | T8N 3Z9 | WEB

Strathcona County Museum

913 Ash Street | Sherwood Park | 780.467.8189 | WEB

$4 – $5 • An in-depth look at pioneer life in the early 1900s, complete with old jail cells

10 am – 4 pm (Mon - Fri).

Telephone Historical Centre

10440 - 108 Street | Edmonton | 780.433.1010 | WEB

Admission by donation • Enjoy a guided tour through a fascinating tapestry of telephonic technology.

10 am – 3 pm (Tue – Fri).

Telford House

4907 - 46 St | Leduc |

Telus World of Science

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

$9.50 – $18.95 • This summer, enjoy "Body Worlds & The Cycle of Life" featuring the body throughout the human life cycle and across the arc of aging. Also watch "Rocky Mountain Express" featuring a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies and relates the epic adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway. There's just so much more to see this summer.

10 am – 5 pm.

Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

Hwy 16 E | | 780.662.3640 | T0B 4J0 | WEB

$4 – $9 (under 6 free) • An award-winning historic site, featuring costumed role-players and over 30 historic buildings.

10 am – 5 pm.

Valley Zoo

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

$5.50 – $9.50 (under 2 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.

9:30 am – 6 pm.

Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum

5007 - 50 Avenue | Wetaskiwin | 780.352.0227 | WEB

Admission by donation • Exhibits on local history.

10 am – 5 pm.