Guide to Edmonton's K-Days 2024

Annual K-Days summer festival begins CTV News Edmonton's Nahreman Issa details what's in store for people attending K-Days in 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.

"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

What to do

Transportation

Driving

Lots in area

Park & Ride lots

Transit

LRT

Bus

Coliseum Transit Centre is adjacent to LRT station.

Main-line routes

Neighbourhood routes

Bicycle

E-scooter

Taxi