Saturday Schedule
What’s Going On
Saturday brings an all day arts celebration to the Ave. After a free pancake breakfast, there’ll be live music, visual art galleries, creative collaboration, latte’s brewing at The Carrot, fun for the kids, theatre productions, hands-on workshops and so much more. Find out the details below.
Avenue Central Stage
Venue 1: 9210 118th Ave
Sponsored by 630 CHED, Telus and TransAlta
MC Mary Rankin, MC Global Celebrity, and MC Jon Rivero
| 10:00 am | Celtic Fusion Illusion & Celtic Dancers | 90 mins |
| 11:30 am | Kaleido Opening Ceremony | 15 mins |
| 11:45 am | Arts Fuse (Dance, Music, Visual Arts Collective) | 30 mins |
| 12:15 pm | Traditional Warrior Dance | 30 mins |
| 12:45 pm | Yo Yo Man and Rhythms Drumming | 15 mins |
| 1:00 pm | Master of Ceremonies Welcome | 15 mins |
| 1:15 pm | Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble | 30 mins |
| 1:45 pm | Citie Ballet | 15 mins |
| 2:00 pm | Polonez | 30 mins |
| 2:30 pm | Watch Out! | 15 mins |
| 2:45 pm | Jon Jon Rivero and B Boys | 15 mins |
| 3:00 pm | Running Thunder Dancers | 30 mins |
| 3:30 pm | Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble | 30 mins |
| 4:00 pm | iDance | 30 mins |
| 4:30 pm | Flow Science Hoop / Drum a Drum Drum | 15 mins |
| 4:45 pm | Jon Jon Rivero and B Boys | 15 mins |
| 5:00 pm | Kevin Cook Band | 60 mins |
| 6:00 pm | Joel Lavoie | 30 mins |
| 6:30 pm | The Secretaries | 60 mins |
| 7:30 pm | Cam Neufeld & Bali Panasar | 30 mins |
| 8:00 pm | Namori | 75 mins |
| 9:15 pm | Kita No Taiko | 30 mins |
| 9:45 pm | Dehli 2 Dublin | 75 mins |
The Carrot Coffeehouse
Venue 2: 9351 118th Ave
Sponsored by Williams Engineering
| 1:00 pm | 100 Mile House | 60 mins |
| 2:00 pm | Lindsey Walker | 60 mins |
| 3:00 pm | Ky Babin | 60 mins |
| 4:00 pm | Celeigh Cardinal | 60 min |
| 5:00 pm | Jessica Marsh Trio | 60 min |
| 6:00 pm | Swear by the Moon | 60 mins |
Don’s Grand Piano Gardens
Venue 3: 9210 – 118 Avenue (Behind the Avenue Community League)
Hosted by Breezy Brian Gregg
| 12:00 pm | Trocadero Orchestra | 75 mins |
| 1:15 pm | Gary Bowman | 45 mins |
| 2:00 pm | Trocadero Orchestra | 75 mins |
| 3:30 pm | Dave Babcock & his Jump Trio | 45 mins |
| 5:00 pm | U-22 Productions Songwriters in the Round | 90 mins |
| 6:30 pm | U-22 Productions Songwriters in the Round | 60 mins |
| 7:30 pm | Community Jam (open to all musicians)| 90 mins |
Bedouin Beats Caravan Stage & Artisan Village
Venue 4: 11805 – 94 Street
| 1 pm – 6 pm | Dancing and Shopping All Day! |
Bernard Boisvert Baroque
Venue 6: 11725 – 93 Street | St. Faith’s Anglican Church
Enjoy traditional live music from the 16th & 17th centuries
| 1 pm – 6 pm | The Restoration Group |
Theatre Venues
Venue 5: Theatre Tent located in the grassy field behind the park. Get more info on Kaleido theatre productions on our theatre page.
| 2:00 pm | The Teddy Show | 60 mins | THEATRE TENT |
| 5:00 pm | The Teddy Show | 60 mins | THEATRE TENT |
| 6:30 pm | House in a House | 60 mins | 11817 – 92 STREET |
| 7:45 pm | Constructed Landscape | 60 mins | THEATRE TENT |
| ALL DAY 12-6 pm |
Theatre on Wheels | 90 ST & 118 AVE |
Free Pancake Breakfast
Saturday 10 am–12 pm
Come to our Central Stage at 118 Ave and 92 St for a Fantastic Free Pancake Breakfast! Tap your toes to the sounds of Celtic Fusion Illusion as they play for Edmonton’s finest Celtic dancers. Then join us for the opening ceremonies of the 6th annual Kaleido Family Arts Festival.
Sponsored by: Save-On-Foods Stadium, vrse design inc.
Thank you Local 488 Volunteers!
Arts Laboratory
Various Venues
Sponsored by North East Rotary, Edmonton Public Library, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts
Our Arts Laboratories are great for the whole family and most of them are totally free!
Here is a list of the great workshops you can take in on Saturday. Simply click the name of a workshops to learn more about it, or read more about all of Kaleido’s Arts Laboratories on our Arts Laboratories page.
| 2:30 pm | Drum a Drum Drum | IN THE PARK |
| 3:00 pm | Flow Science Hooping | POPULAR WORKSHOP CORNER |
| ALL DAY 12-6 pm |
Grandma Willow | IN THE PARK |
| ALL DAY 12-6 pm |
Paper Making | NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE |
In The Park: 9210 – 118 Ave | Popular Workshop Corner: 93 ST & 118 Ave | Nina Haggerty Centre for The Arts: 9225 – 118 Ave
SATURDAY ON THE STREET!
Kaleido explores the street! The street is our canvas. Explore and enjoy!
| 11:45 am | Jon Jon Rivero & the B-Boys | 92 St – 118 Ave |
| 1:00 pm | Capoeira | 118 Ave East of the carrot coffeehouse |
| 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 pm | Sketch Living Art | 9141 – 118 Ave |
| ALL DAY! | Exquisite Corpse | on The Ave |
| ALL DAY! | Colour Me Kaleido | 118 Ave between 93 & 94 Street |
| ALL DAY! | The Back Alley Glass Show | 94 St south of 118 Ave |
| ALL DAY! | Popular Street Stage: Pulse, Dead Red Pine | 93 St south of 118 Ave |
| ALL DAY! |
Eyes Wide OpenBreezy Brian Gregg | Moveable Feast | Deck out a Lamppost | The Human Fountain | Somethin’ Fishy | Thrill the Ave | National Stiltwalkers of Canada | La Statue |
Popular Street Stage
11725 93 street
| 12:30 pm | Booming Tree |
| 2:00 pm | Dead Red Pine |
| 3:30 pm | Pulse |
| 5:00 pm | Dead Red Pine |
SATURDAY IN THE PARK!
| Noon – 6:00 pm | Grandma Willow |
| 2:30 pm | Drum a Drum Drum |
| Noon – 6:00 pm | Big Sky Dome |
Kaleido Kids World!
Kids will love Carnival games, activities at the Big Sky Dome, learn how to walk on stilts, play Gigantic Snakes and Ladders, create willow crafts, hear fantastic stories… lots to do for kids of all ages!
Kaleido kids World activities are sponsored by North East rotary, Edmonton Public Library and National Stiltwalkers of Canada.
Discover more on our Kaleido Kids World page.
Carnival at Kaleido
WHERE: Near Avenue Central Stage
Check out the fantastic carnival midway games. No smoke and mirrors, no virtual reality, these games are funky new old-school classics!
Kids can also find Balloon Art & Face Painting in kaleido kids World.
SATURDAY IN THE AIR!
“An incredible mix of talent, ingenuity and integration: everywhere you turn, there is something fascinating to see, hear or touch… kaleido Fest is brilliant!” – 2010 Kaleido Festival Patron
| 2:00, 4:00 pm | Under the Sea | 92 St – 118 Ave |
| 12:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:45 pm | Bird Soul Productions | East Wall of Nina Haggerty centre for the Arts Building (9225 – 118 Ave) |
| 1:45, 3:45 pm | Kinetic | roof of Avenue Theatre (9030 – 118 Ave) |
| 2:45 pm | Ritchie Trombone Choir | Balcony of Paraiso Tropical Foods (92 St – 118 Ave) |
| ALL DAY! | Firefly Gargoyles | 93 St – 118 Ave rooftop |