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Edmonton celebrates the weekend with The Weeknd and more
Edmonton celebrates the weekend with The Weeknd and more

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Edmonton celebrates the weekend with The Weeknd and more

The festival city will continue living up to its name this weekend with the return of some of Edmonton's most popular events. It's a sta weekend, too, with none other than Canadian R&B artist The Weeknd coming to Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday. But if you don't have your tickets for that, here are some more events to check out in the next couple of days. Taste of Edmonton A family enjoying treats at Taste of Edmonton on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Matt Marshall/CTV News Edmonton) Thursday saw the start of Taste of Edmonton, a city staple that has restaurants share their culinary culture outdoors at the Sir Winston Churchill Square. The event runs until July 27 and features free live performances with Canadian artists throughout the event. KDays midway exhibition set up 2025 Crews on July 17, 2025, build a ferris wheel for Edmonton's KDays. (Connor Hogg / CTV News Edmonton) Friday is also the beginning of KDays at the Edmonton Expo Centre. KDays is a 10-day-long festival featuring rides, deep fried treats, rodeos and more. KDays is more than 130 years old and attracted a lineup of notable performers this year, like 98 Degrees and Marianas Trench. The Lion King Musical The Lion King Musical will return to Edmonton for three weeks in July 2025. (Broadway Across Canada) Disney's The Lion King continues its shows at the Northern Alberta Jubilee auditorium this weekend. The production is North America' longest-running and most-attended Broadway tour, and it's in Edmonton until July 27. Markets and more If you're looking for a more relaxed (or cheaper) experience, Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse is running Chalk It Up, a free event where attendees can watch chalk artistry, eat food, peruse an artisan market and more. People riding e-scooters and e-bikes in Edmonton on July 5, 2025 The Street Sparks micro-mobility event in Edmonton on July 5, 2025. (Brandon Lynch/CTV News Edmonton) There's also a family-friendly e-bike and e-scooter event, Street Sparks, happening Saturday that lets people test ride devices. Street Sparks will include free workshops, a group pathway tour led by experts, food trucks, music, a kid's zone and more. Everything is free of charge. More Edmonton events can be found on the Explore Edmonton website.

Taste of Edmonton kicks off with more than 200 menu items for hungry Edmontonians
Taste of Edmonton kicks off with more than 200 menu items for hungry Edmontonians

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Taste of Edmonton kicks off with more than 200 menu items for hungry Edmontonians

Edmonton restaurants have taken over Churchill Square for the annual Taste of Edmonton festival. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Taste of Edmonton opened to hungry patrons on Thursday. For the next 11 days, Churchill Square will be home to more than 50 restaurants, a kids area, beer and spirits garden, a craft market, and more than 185 performing artists will come through the festival. Officials say there are more than 200 items on the menu as they welcome 10 new restaurants to the festival. Canadian rockers Big Sugar will take to the stage on Thursday for the first night of the festival, and Trooper will play the festival on July 26. A full list of participating restaurants and performers is available online. Taste of Edmonton runs until July 27.

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