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Another FREE family-friendly activity to enjoy this summer! Green Shack Shows, presented by the Edmonton Arts Council in partnership with the City of Edmonton, bring live outdoor entertainment to select Green Shack locations across Edmonton throughout the summer.
Families can enjoy performances by talented local artists in neighbourhood parks while experiencing free arts and cultural programming in a fun outdoor setting.
📅 When are the shows?
July 6 – August 20, 2026
- Monday to Friday
- No shows on statutory holidays
- Weather and air quality permitting
🕚 Show Times
Morning Show: 11:00 AM
Afternoon Show: 2:30 PM
🎭 What kinds of performances can you expect?
Each week features a variety of family-friendly performances, including:
- 🎭 Theatre
- 🎩 Magic shows
- 🎵 Live music
- 🥁 Drumming performances
- 💃 Dance performances
- 🪆 Puppet shows
- 🤹 Circus and interactive family entertainment
Every show is different, so families can enjoy a new experience each time they visit.
💰 Cost
✅ FREE
✅ No registration required
✅ Open to everyone
🌟 Featured Performers
Some of this summer’s featured performers include:
- Colours of Panjab
- Theatre Prospero – The Doomed Prince
- Danielle George
- Dancing Cree
- Jay Flair – Magic with a Little Flair
- Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm
- Kompany Family Theatre
- National Stiltwalkers of Canada
- Hula Hoop Circus
- Firefly Theatre & Circus
- Duffy’s Puppets
- The Story Seekers
- Alicia Cardinal – Spirit Within
📍 Green Shack Shows Schedule
July 6–10
Monday, July 6
11:00 AM
- 📍 Meadowlark Park (15961 92 Avenue)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Carlisle (14240 117 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
2:30 PM
- 📍 Callingwood South (17605 64 Avenue)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Lorelei (16220 103 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
Tuesday, July 7
11:00 AM
- 📍 Hazeldean (9630 66 Avenue)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Daly Grove (1880 37 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
2:30 PM
- 📍 Argyll (6750 88 Street)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Crawford Plains (4210 12 Avenue)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
Wednesday, July 8
11:00 AM
- 📍 Elmwood Park (12505 75 Street)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Sifton Park (4305 134 Avenue)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
2:30 PM
- 📍 Eastwood (11803 86 Street)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Belvedere (13223 62 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
Thursday, July 9
11:00 AM
- 📍 Rutherford — Alexander Rutherford Park (1327 Rutherford Road SW)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Brookside (5320 143 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
2:30 PM
- 📍 Lee Ridge (440 Millbourne Road East)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Royal Gardens (4030 117 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
Friday, July 10
11:00 AM
- 📍 Grovenor (14325 104 Avenue)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Meadowlark Park (15961 92 Avenue)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
2:30 PM
- 📍 Canora (10425 152 Street)
🎭 Colours of Panjab - 📍 Jasper Park — Eddy Mark Shaske Jr. Park (8751 153 Street)
🎭 Theatre Prospero presents The Doomed Prince
July 13–17
Monday, July 13
11:00 AM
- 📍 Walker — Walker Lakes Park (1442 Watt Drive SW)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Terwillegar Towne — Tomlinson Park (1799 Tomlinson Common)
🪶 Dancing Cree
2:30 PM
- 📍 Pollard Meadows (1751 48 Street)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Richfield (7910 36 Avenue)
🪶 Dancing Cree
Tuesday, July 14
11:00 AM
- 📍 Mayfield (10941 161 Street)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 North Glenora (13535 109A Avenue)
🪶 Dancing Cree
2:30 PM
- 📍 Britannia Youngstown (15927 105 Avenue)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Westmount (12840 109 Avenue)
🪶 Dancing Cree
Wednesday, July 15
11:00 AM
- 📍 Lendrum Place (11335 57 Avenue)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Ambleside (181 Ambleside Drive SW)
🪶 Dancing Cree
2:30 PM
- 📍 Windsor Park (11840 87 Avenue)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Glenridding Area (2340 Glenridding Boulevard SW)
🪶 Dancing Cree
Thursday, July 16
11:00 AM
- 📍 Kilkenny — Kilkenny Park (14840 72 Street)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 O’daymin Park (10150 107 Street)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
2:30 PM
- 📍 Northmount (9208 140 Avenue)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) — Kitchener Park (11403 103 Avenue)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
Friday, July 17
11:00 AM
- 📍 Blatchford (7727 Yorke Mews)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Glengarry (8520 132 Avenue)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
2:30 PM
- 📍 Central McDougall (10630 109 Avenue)
🎵 Steel pan performance with Danielle George - 📍 Evansdale (9123 150 Avenue)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
July 20–24
Monday, July 20
11:00 AM
- 📍 Kildare (14224 74 Street)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Belmont (3250 132A Avenue)
2:30 PM
- 📍 Delwood (7515 Delwood Road)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Abbottsfield — Abbott School Park (12000 Abbottsfield Road)
Tuesday, July 21
11:00 AM
- 📍 Allendale (6330 105A Street)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Desrochers (420 Desrochers Boulevard)
2:30 PM
- 📍 Pleasantview — Angus Murray Park (10860 57 Avenue)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Allard (660 Allard Boulevard SW)
Wednesday, July 22
11:00 AM
- 📍 Lauderdale (12937 107 Street)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Glenwood (16430 97 Avenue)
2:30 PM
- 📍 Rosslyn (11015 134 Avenue)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 West Meadowlark Park — Johnny Bright Sports Park (9311 165 Street)
Thursday, July 23
11:00 AM
- 📍 Ekota (1415 Knottwood Road East)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Ritchie (7727 98 Street)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
2:30 PM
- 📍 Kameyosek (260 Lakewood Road East)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Strathcona (10139 87 Avenue)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
Friday, July 24
11:00 AM
- 📍 Alberta Avenue Park (9210 118 Avenue)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Ebbers (109 Ebbers Boulevard)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
2:30 PM
- 📍 Killarney (8720 130A Avenue)
🥁 Hand drum and percussion workshop with Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm - 📍 Clareview — Jumpstart Inclusive Playground (3804 139 Avenue)
✨ Jay Flair presents Magic with a Little Flair
July 27–31
Monday, July 27
11:00 AM
- 📍 Belmead (9109 182 Street)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Wellington (13440 132 Street)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
2:30 PM
- 📍 La Perle (18611 97A Avenue)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Sherbrooke (13008 122 Avenue)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
Tuesday, July 28
11:00 AM
- 📍 Tamarack (420 Tamarack Green)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 King Edward (7708 85 Street)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Larkspur (2845 43A Avenue)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Avonmore (7902 73 Avenue)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
Wednesday, July 29
11:00 AM
- 📍 McLeod (14715 59 Street)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 McCauley — Giovanni Caboto Park (9403 109A Avenue)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
2:30 PM
- 📍 York — York Park (5825 140 Avenue)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Alberta Avenue Park (9210 118 Avenue)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
Thursday, July 30
11:00 AM
- 📍 McKernan (7535 112 Street)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Mactaggart (4110 Mactaggart Drive)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Parkallen — Ellingson Park (11104 65 Avenue)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 South Terwillegar (7170 South Terwillegar Drive)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
Friday, July 31
11:00 AM
- 📍 Cameron Heights (3265 Cameron Heights Way)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Canossa (17036 115 Street)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Wedgewood Heights (1003 Wedgewood Boulevard)
🎭 Kompany Family Theatre presents Dr. Kuukoo’s Kloudy Kerfuffle - 📍 Rapperswill (104 Rapperswill Drive)
🎪 National Stiltwalkers of Canada presents Stilts in History: A Really Tall Tale!
August 4–7
Tuesday, August 4
11:00 AM
- 📍 Callaghan (1385 Cunningham Drive SW)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Rhatigan Ridge — Thomas Rhatigan Park (270 Rhatigan Road East)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Chappelle (1137 Chappelle Boulevard SW)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Ramsay Heights — James Ramsay Park (15010 43 Avenue)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
Wednesday, August 5
11:00 AM
- 📍 Inglewood — Inglewood School Park (12515 116 Avenue)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Homesteader (575 Hermitage Road)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Queen Mary Park (10844 117 Street)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Kirkness (148 Avenue, Kirkness Road)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
Thursday, August 6
11:00 AM
- 📍 Menisa (942 Knottwood Road South)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Meyokumin (5811 19A Avenue)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Satoo (445 Knottwood Road West)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Sakaw (5820 11A Avenue)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
Friday, August 7
11:00 AM
- 📍 Dovercourt (13510 Dovercourt Avenue)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Oleskiw — Wolf Willow Park (887 Wanyandi Road)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
2:30 PM
- 📍 Woodcroft (13915 115 Avenue)
🎪 Hula Hoop Circus - 📍 Westridge (505 Wolf Willow Road)
🐱 Firefly Theatre & Circus presents The Fabulous Flying Felines!
August 10–14
Monday, August 10
11:00 AM
- 📍 Crestwood (14325 96 Avenue)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Lymburn (18740 72 Avenue)
📖 The Story Seekers
2:30 PM
- 📍 West Jasper Place — Arthur Elliot Park (9620 152 Street)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Ormsby Place — Willowby Park (6315 184 Street)
📖 The Story Seekers
Tuesday, August 11
11:00 AM
- 📍 Kernohan (699 Clareview Road)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Rundle Heights (10805 34 Street)
📖 The Story Seekers
2:30 PM
- 📍 Montrose (5920 119 Avenue)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Balwin — Zoie Gardner Park (12710 70 Street)
📖 The Story Seekers
Wednesday, August 12
11:00 AM
- 📍 Tweddle Place (2340 Millbourne Road NW)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Strathearn — Silver Heights Park (9511 90 Street)
📖 The Story Seekers
2:30 PM
- 📍 Michael’s Park (980 Millbourne Road East)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Cloverdale — Gallagher Park (9411 97 Avenue)
📖 The Story Seekers
Thursday, August 13
11:00 AM
- 📍 Aspen Gardens (12015 39A Avenue)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Keswick Area (3641 Keswick Boulevard)
📖 The Story Seekers
2:30 PM
- 📍 Brander Gardens (14815 56 Avenue)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Windermere — Langdale Playground (808 174 Street SW)
📖 The Story Seekers
Friday, August 14
11:00 AM
- 📍 Laurier Heights (14405 85 Avenue)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Elmwood — John Devoldere Memorial Park (16415 83 Avenue)
📖 The Story Seekers
2:30 PM
- 📍 Parkview (9135 146 Street)
🎭 Duffy’s Puppets presents The Durflings Maskqueeni Selfini - 📍 Thorncliff (8215 175 Street)
📖 The Story Seekers
August 17–20
Monday, August 17
11:00 AM
- 📍 O’Daymin Park (10150 107 Street)
- 📍 Spruce Avenue (10240 115 Avenue)
💃 Alicia Cardinal presents Spirit Within
2:30 PM
- 📍 Westwood (12139 105 Street)
- 📍 Prince Rupert (11515 113 Avenue)
💃 Alicia Cardinal presents Spirit Within
Tuesday, August 18
11:00 AM
- 📍 Duggan (3728 106 Street)
- 📍 Grandview Heights — Grandview Heights School Park (6225 127 Street)
💃 Alicia Cardinal presents Spirit Within
2:30 PM
- 📍 Greenfield (3755 114 Street)
- 📍 Lansdowne (12323 51 Avenue)
💃 Alicia Cardinal presents Spirit Within
Wednesday, August 19
11:00 AM
- 📍 Jamieson Place — Colonel F.C. Jamieson Park (5303 190 Street)
- 📍 Potter Greens (924 Picard Drive)
2:30 PM
- 📍 Gariepy (17404 57 Avenue)
- 📍 Webber Greens (855 Lewis Greens Drive)
Thursday, August 20
11:00 AM
- 📍 Parkdale — Sheila Bowker Park (11335 85 Street)
- 📍 Riverdale (9231 100 Avenue)
💃 Alicia Cardinal presents Spirit Within
2:30 PM
- 📍 Cromdale — Sheriff Robertson Park (8112 111 Avenue)
- 📍 Rossdale — Irene Palby Park (9545 100 Street)
💃 Alicia Cardinal presents Spirit Within
💡 Tips Before You Go
✔ Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs.
✔ Pack water, sunscreen, hats, and insect repellent.
✔ Arrive 10–15 minutes early to get a good viewing spot.
✔ Check the daily schedule before heading out, as locations change throughout the summer.
✔ Shows may be cancelled or relocated due to poor weather or air quality.
🌿 New to Green Shack?
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Note: The performance schedule above is based on the official Green Shack Show schedule published by the Edmonton Arts Council and is shared for informational purposes. Show dates, times, locations, and performers may change. Please visit the official Edmonton Arts Council website for the most up-to-date schedule and announcements.
🔗 Official schedule: Green Shack Shows 2026