A short guide about Edmonton
Edmonton is the cosmopolitan capital city of Alberta and is well known for its scenic river valley. It is also home to the world's largest shopping centre – ‘West Edmonton Mall’, this sophisticated centre hosts many popular cultural events and arts festivals within it complex – and has over 800 shops and services, over 100 eating establishments, and nine themed attractions including Galaxyland and the World Water Park. Take your family on a vacation where they can go back in time at Fort Edmonton Park - which recreates Edmonton's history in four eras or take in the Art Gallery of Alberta, TELUS World of Science, Muttart Conservatory, and Royal Alberta Museum.
Edmonton is a Festival City which hosts more than 30 festivals throughout the year - that celebrate the arts, culture and sports. Throughout the summer, festivals are held for - Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz and Symphonic Music. Winter festivals focus on Ice Sculptures, Skiing and Skating.
Plan your tour of Alberta during ‘The Edmonton Folk Music Festival’ which is one of the world’s leading Folk festivals - a four-day outdoor music extravaganza that attracts more than 80,000 music lovers. Situated in Gallagher Park in Edmonton's scenic river valley, the festival offers an eclectic mix of music for all tastes. It is second only in size to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as Edmonton’s International Fringe Festival attracts 500,000 visitors each summer and some 1,000 performances.
Tourabout’s vacation packages to Edmonton can involve plenty of family activities - spend your time exploring the West Edmonton Mall and obtain an all-inclusive pass that allows you access to all the world-class attractions, including - Deep Sea Adventure Submarine rides and a visit to the Ice Palace. We have catalogued our partner’s tours so you can choose how much time you would like to spend in a place, so don’t spend at your time at the Mall… there’s a rail journey waiting to take you to the mountain village of Jasper…