Guide to Edmonton's K-Days 2024

Crews are putting the finishing touches at the Edmonton Expo Centre and the surrounding exhibition grounds for this year's edition of K-Days.

The annual summer festival starts on Friday with the Premier's pancake breakfast and runs through Sunday, July 28.

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"This festival has been around since 1879. It's a great place to come, reconnect with family and friends, and enjoy the great outdoors," Arlindo Gomes, a vice-president with Explore Edmonton, told media on Thursday.

With the forecast highs in the mid-30s for the opening few days of K-Days, festival-goers can beat the heat in several ways, including heading inside the 500,000 square feet of climate-controlled space of the Expo Centre, site of several exhibit halls. Misting stations and drinking water stations will be available outside throughout the grounds.

Last year, more than 557,000 people attended K-Days, a drop from 760,000 in 2022. Officials say several rainy days impacted 2023 attendance.

Guest entrances

• Coliseum/LRT pedway over 118 Avenue
• Borden Park Road/73 Street

What to do

• K-Days Music Fest: Headliner music each night https://am.ticketmaster.com/exploreedmonton/en/buy/kdays-music-fest
• Midway: Rides including The Zipper, Mega Drop, Niagara Falls Flume, Polar Express, Ring of Fire and Crazy Mouse Coaster.
• Kidway: area designed for kids of all ages
• Shopping: Market Hall inside the Expo Centre
• Food and drink: new offerings from deep-fried delights to all things decadent and frozen, and the Happy Beer Gardens at Klondike Park
• Strolling performers: Across the midway including acrobats, clowns, magicians and sword-swallowers
• Super Dogs: the Global Pet Foods SuperDogs present 'Hollywoof: A Night At the Pawscars' at the Expo Centre Arena
• Slamfest: live Top Talent Wrestling at the North Stage July 19 and July 22-26, 1:45 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. daily
• Explorium Exhibit Halls: Discovery Zone, Indigenous Experience, Innovation Zone and Sensory Inclusion Zone
• Shows including The Great French Canadian Patio Party and Taylor Shines: The Ultimate Swifties Dance Party
• Park After Dark: nightly concert afterparties hosted by top DJs from 10 p.m. to midnight https://www.k-days.com/see-do/park-after-dark
• Canadian Armed Forces: Interactive displays from military branches
• Competitions: New foods, Klondike Beard, Alberta Strongman and competitive exhibits

Transportation

Driving

• Entrances: 116 Avenue, 73 Street, 79 Street, Coliseum.
• Parking: $20 daily, pay-by-plate, credit or debit only, no in/out privileges.

Lots in area

• Bellevue Centre: entrance on 73 Street north of 112 Avenue
• Borden Park West: entrance on 73 Street or 79 Street north of 112 Avenue
• Coliseum: entrance via Wayne Gretzky Drive (Northbound) & 119 Avenue
• East Parking Lot off 116 Avenue: access via Wayne Gretzky Drive
• North Parking Lot off 112 Avenue: access via 73 Street and 112 Ave
• Concordia University, 112 Avenue and 73 Street: $15 parking, short walk to grounds

Park & Ride lots

• Belvedere LRT Station: Capital Line LRT to K-Days
• Clareview LRT Station: Capital Line LRT to K-Days
• Davies Transit Centre: Valley Line LRT then Capital Line LRT to K-Days
• Eaux Claires Transit Centre: 120X or 110X and Route 123 or Route 8 to K-Days
• Lewis Farms Transit Centre: Route 4 and Capital Line LRT to K-Days
• Stadium LRT Station: Capital Line LRT to K-Days (parking here unavailable after 3 p.m. on July 28 due to football game)

Transit

LRT

• take Capital Line northbound and southbound to Coliseum Station

Bus

Coliseum Transit Centre is adjacent to LRT station.

Main-line routes

• Route 5 from Westmount via 124 Street, Jasper Avenue, 95 Street and 118 Avenue
• Route 8 from University and Abbotsfield via 82 Avenue, 99 Street, Jasper Avenue, 109 Street and 118 Avenue
• Route 53 crosstown service from Mill Woods, Capilano, Belvedere and Clareview transit centres via 50 Street, Fulton Road, Wayne Gretzky Drive and Fort Road

Neighbourhood routes

• Route 101 - along 112 Avenue with access to south gates
• Route 102 - service from Kingsway and Abbotsfield transit centres via 106 Street, 122 Avenue, 118 Avenue, 54 Street, and 121 Avenue
• Route 104 - service from Clareview Transit Centre via 50 Street and 118 Avenue
• Route 123 - service from Northgate Transit Centre via 153 Avenue, 90 Street, 130 Avenue, 82 Street, and 118 Avenue

Bicycle

• self-serve bike racks at Gate 1 by LRT station, Gate 2 off Borden Park Road and 73 Street

E-scooter

• allowed only outside gates. Pick-up/drop-off at Borden Park Road/73 Street by Gate 2

Taxi

• Yellow Cab taxi stand at Coliseum Lot B and at east side of Borden Park off 73 Street