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Midway Directory · Edmonton, Alberta

When is K-Days in Edmonton, and what's there?

K-Days (now styled KDays) is Edmonton's ten-day summer fair at the Edmonton EXPO Centre and Exhibition Grounds, run by Explore Edmonton. The 2026 fair ran July 17 to 26, and 2027 dates have not been announced yet. It features a North American Midway Entertainment midway, concerts on three stages, nightly fireworks and farm animals.

Next dates not yet announced Facts checked on against 12 sources.

Quick facts

Every line comes from a source listed at the bottom of the page. The small numbers point to it.

Official nameKDays2
Also known as
  • K-Days: the spelling used when the name was chosen by public vote in 201211
  • Klondike Days: the fair's name from the 1960s until 2006211
  • Capital EX: the name from 2006 until the 2012 vote11
  • Edmonton Exhibition: the name it started under in 18792
TypeExhibition
WhereEdmonton EXPO Centre & Exhibition Grounds, 7515 118 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5B 4X51
Usually runsTen days in July1 · July
Most recent datesJuly 17 to 26, 20261
Next datesDates not yet announced (as of October 13, 2026)
Founded1879, as the Edmonton Exhibition2
Run byExplore Edmonton Corporation2
Official websitek-days.com/
TicketsGeneral admission can be bought at the gate (see the official site for advance tickets). Rides are extra: Ride-All-Day passes, ride tickets and fast passes are sold only on the grounds, at a Rides Booth. Concerts are included with general admission.1 Prices change each year, so we don't print them: check the official page.
Midway rides byNorth American Midway Entertainment41
Attendance702,327 visitors in 2019, the last fair before the pandemic12

What's there

Only what a source says was there. Line-ups change every year.

Midway rides
A midway of rides run by North American Midway Entertainment, with single ride tickets sold from digital kiosks.4
Midway games
Midway games: water-gun races, balloon popping and baseball throws, with big stuffed prizes.4
Concerts and stages
Concerts on three stages across all ten nights, including a Main Stage and the CKUA Radio Stage.61
Fireworks
A nightly fireworks show set to music, best seen from the tarmac of the Exhibition Lands.9
Farm animals and agriculture
Farm animals in Hall A, a petting zoo, pony rides and Extreme Cowboy Racing.5
Exhibits
Klondike Park: daily entertainment plus gold-rush history exhibits and artifacts.7
Fair food
Fair food, with a New Foods Competition held each year.8

History

The fair began in 1879 as the Edmonton Exhibition, held by the Edmonton Agricultural Society at the original Fort Edmonton site.2 In the 1960s it leaned into Edmonton's gold rush past and became Klondike Days; CBC dates that theme to 1962.210 Northlands renamed it Capital EX in 2006, then ran an online vote in 2012 that brought back the K-Days name for the following summer.11 Pandemic restrictions stopped the 2020 and 2021 fairs, and Explore Edmonton took over running it from Northlands in July 2021.12

Getting there

  • By train: take the Capital Line LRT to Coliseum Station. Gate 1 connects to it by a pedway.3
  • By car: the official page points drivers to the Coliseum lots and the East Lot, reached by Wayne Gretzky Drive and 116 Avenue, and posts road-construction notes each year.3
  • By bike: self-serve racks at Gate 1 (by the LRT) and Gate 2 (73 Street and Borden Park Road). Bring your own lock.1

Accessibility

  • The grounds are paved, with ramps and elevators, and every public parking lot and gate is wheelchair and stroller accessible.1
  • Access 2 card holders can bring a support person on a complimentary admission; the card holder still needs ride tickets or a Ride-All-Day pass to ride.1

Good to know

From the organiser's own FAQ.

  • Gate tickets are available, but ride passes and ride tickets can only be bought once you're inside.1
  • Children 6 and under get onto the grounds free, but need their own ride ticket or Ride-All-Day pass to ride.1
  • Concerts are included with general admission; Front & Centre Fan Zone and Premium Tent tickets cost extra.1
  • There was no K-Days parade in 2026.1

Worked out from the sources

Not stated outright by the organiser. This is our arithmetic from the sources cited, so treat it as a strong hint, not an announcement.

  • The 2026 fair opened on a Friday and closed on a Sunday, ten days later. That shape matches the ten-day run the official FAQ describes.1
  • With 2020 and 2021 cancelled and the handover in July 2021, the 2022 fair was the first one Explore Edmonton ran.12

What we couldn't confirm

  • 2027 dates. Not announced on the official site as of the check date. We will add them when KDays publishes them, and not before.
  • The exact year the Klondike Days name was first used. CBC (2006) says the gold rush theme dates to 1962; the official About page says only "the 1960s". We have not found a primary record.
  • Attendance for 2022 to 2026. We found no official figure on the KDays site.
  • Whether a parade returns in future years.

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Sources

Official sources first. We paraphrase; nothing is copied. We use no logos or photos from the fair.

  1. KDays (Explore Edmonton): Frequently Asked Questions. Read on · official
  2. KDays (Explore Edmonton): About KDays. Read on · official
  3. KDays (Explore Edmonton): Getting Here & Parking. Read on · official
  4. KDays (Explore Edmonton): The Midway: rides and games. Read on · official
  5. KDays (Explore Edmonton): Kids & Family. Read on · official
  6. KDays (Explore Edmonton): Concerts. Read on · official
  7. KDays (Explore Edmonton): Klondike Park. Read on · official
  8. KDays (Explore Edmonton): Food & Drink. Read on · official
  9. KDays (Explore Edmonton): KDays home page (Fireworks & Drone Show listing). Read on · official
  10. CBC News: What's in a name? Capital Ex less popular than Klondike Days (July 31, 2006). Read on · news
  11. CBC News: K-Days picked to replace Capital Ex (July 29, 2012). Read on · news
  12. Taproot Edmonton: Northlands prepares to shut down, loses K-Days to Explore Edmonton (June 11, 2021). Read on · news
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