Here are the BEST Family-Friendly Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend - May 8-11

May 06, 2025

Hello Pals! It’s a brand new week and we're feeling refreshed and ready to start. Hopefully the sunny weather has you feeling the same.

What’s new and trending this week:

READ: 50+ Family-friendly things to do for FREE in Edmonton in May. Find family that won’t break the bank!
Calling All Young Chefs! This summer, give your kids an unforgettable hands-on culinary adventure! These 5-day Summer Cooking Camps teaches kids aged 9-12 how to cook, explore new foods, and have fun in the kitchen—all while learning about healthy eating. Limited spots available—reserve yours today! Click here to learn more & register.
Fort Edmonton Park just released their summer camp list and you’re not going to want to miss this KID FAVOURITE: Mrs. Egge’s Kitchen Kids. No one bakes like grandma, except maybe great-grandma and, of course, Mrs. Egge! Aspiring bakers will learn the secrets of home cooking on a wood-burning stove. For our younger kitchen kids, you will bake treats and sweets throughout the week using historic recipes. Activities for older bakers can include baking cakes, pies and sewing your own apron! After sampling their creations, kids will explore what life was like on the farm in the past, including playing games and having fun! Register for Mrs. Egges Kitchen Kids
Want to skip making breakfast on Mother’s Day? Join the Sherwood Heights Pancake Breakfast. What better way to spoil your mom, step mom, bonus mom, grandmother, aunt, mom-to-be, angel mom, fur mom, or the mother figure in your life than pancakes?

University of Alberta Solar Lunch-time Drop-in at the Observatory. The Department of Physics Astronomical Observatory at the University of Alberta offers public solar observing sessions every Thursday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Visitors can drop in anytime during this hour without tickets, and admission is free.
Free Outdoor Drop-in Risky play for Little Kids. Parents and caregivers are welcome to bring their little ones who have started walking up until 4 years old to explore risky play together. We'll do outdoor obstacles, play in the park, and explore natures playground!
Try the FREE Kids Run Wild Event at Wilfred Laurier Park - try orienteering and have a play at the playground at this fun way to try something new for the family.

Kick off your Weekend with the St. Albert Fair
Join the fun May 9 - 11, 2025 for rides, games, and carnival food at the St. Albert Fair. Interested in getting tickets? The ‘Ride all Day’ bracelet gives you the best bang for your buck.
Jump into the Weekend with Neon Nights
The hottest place to be on Friday and Saturday nights from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM is LaunchPad Trampoline Park. The lights go off and the state of art lasers and black lights are on while the we spin the sickest beats.

FREE Home Depot Kids Workshop. Join Home Depot at 8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month for a Kids Workshops. Kids can learn how to build their very own Birdy Buffet.

Jubilations Junior: Spider Boy The Musical Spiderverse. A production written for kids, and a meal designed with kids in mind! Join us for a fun-filled morning of laughter, music and food!
FREE Gallery Discovery Morning. Symbols in the Sky. Explore the objects on display through our Birds & Beasts Bingo cards. Use what you've learned about our Chinese textiles to create your own rank badge that expresses who you are! You can also turn your favourite Bird or Beast into a button to wear home.
Catch a Kid-friendly Improv Show at Rapid Fire Theatre. Rapid Fire Theatre's hilarious performers create this entire show right off the top of their heads, but in order to pull it off we're going to need help from all the kids in the audience. In this show kids are invited to shout out and participate.
Get Ready in the Park. Get Ready in the Park is a free, informative and interactive event that is fun for the whole family. Learn how emergency responders work together on the frontlines during an emergency and see the inside of a fire truck and other emergency vehicles. Skip lunch at home and enjoy lunch from one of the on-site food trucks.

KidZone Make a Flower Pot for Mom at Callingwood Farmer’s Market
Make a gift for Mother’s Day! Bring the kids to plant and decorate a flower-filled pot for mom - a FREE activity sponsored by Erdmann’s Gardens & Greenhouses. Happening from 11am-2pm under the Callingwood tent. While supplies last.
Sherwood Heights Community Centre Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast
What better way to spoil your Mom than a Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast? Visit this pancake breakfast for a celebration this Weekend! Breakfast is by donation with a suggested donation of $3.