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Congratulations to 2021 Cat Festival Prize Winners!
Thank you so meowch to cat lovers who purrticipated in our virtual May 29 & 30, 2021 Edmonton Cat Festival!
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June 1, 2021
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The Edmonton International Cat Festival brings together cat lovers to celebrate cats and cat culture, while raising money and awareness for rescues helping cats in need! #YEGCatFest donates 100% of proceeds to local cat rescues. Since 2014, we’ve raised $117,000 for local rescues helping cats in need.
MISSED OUR 2021 VIRTUAL FESTIVAL? UNTIL JUNE 20, 2021, YOU CAN BINGE CAT FEST ON YOUR OWN TIME! THESE ARE MUST-WATCH SESSION FOR ALL CAT LOVERS!
PLUS: until June 20, 2021, shop our Virtual Vendor Marketplace powered by ATB Financial!
Click to see all the ameowzing sessions your replay ticket gets you access to!
Click to see tips to ensure a smooth virtual festival experience!
If you need help navigating the session replays, send us an email!
FEATURED VENDORS:
Cat Lady Creates (cat apparel, accessories and prints)
Custom Paw Boutique (custom cat toys and grooming products)
Get over 30% off Fancy Paw Beaded Teasers 18” – $ 19.99 (reg $24.99) + receive a free 36” removable silk line ($ 4.99 value)
Fancy Paw Beaded Teasers 35” – $ 24.99 (reg $31.49) + receive a free 36” removable silk line ($ 4.99 value)
Fenwick & Co. (baby and home goods)
Fred Over Heels (cat toys)
Gloria Ho Illustrations (cat cards, illustrations)
HandCraftd (cat toys)
HeartFelt Calgary (cat toys)
Get 15% off all orders using code 15off
Heather Simonsmeier (cat portraits)
Hellas Custom Catios (custom catios)
Hop N Flop (paper goods and accessories)
Use KITTYLOVE for 15% off EVERY item
Discount valid May 29 – June 20
BONUS: For May 29 & 30 orders, get a bonus mystery goodie added to your order!
Lanh Doan Portrait Art (cat portraits)
Scarlet’s Sticker Fever (custom cat stickers and signs)
Smartie’s Craftworks (cat magnets, earrings, buttons, pins)
Get 10% off your minimum $20 order using code giveme10
- Get 15% off your minimum $40 order using code giveme15
SpaceKacy (cat artwork)
- Free shipping on all orders
- Buy one print or original painting and get 50% off a second
Thrifty Kitty YEG (crochet hats for cats and other thrifty finds)
Tom Cat Metal Art (cat art)
Tucker & Co. (cat beds and accessories)
- Free shipping across Canada
- First 200 beds purchased gets a free roll of compostable poop bags!!
- Use promo code: catfest10 to get 10% off your entire order!!
Queer Quality Swag (stickers for SAFE Team Rescue)
And be sure to shop all sorts of cat food and products online at festival sponsor Homes Alive Pets!
Also on Caturday, May 29, for every purchase of 1 can or pouch of weruva cat food, 1 can or pouch will be donated to local rescues! shop online or in store at Homes Alive Pets!
And check out festival sponsor Majesty and friends!
Thanks to our 2021 virtual festival sponsors:
Festival Sponsor
Homes Alive Pets
Festival Sponsor
City of Edmonton Animal Care & Control
Virtual Vendor Marketplace Sponsor
ATB Financial
Festival Sponsor
Hellas Custom Catios
Festival Sponsor
Majesty & Friends
Festival Sponsor
Ringo Trivia
Festival Sponsor
Plaid Cap Imports
Festival Sponsor
Pulse Veterinary
Festival Sponsor
Pam Johnson-Bennett
Festival Sponsor
Sundog Strength & Soul
Festival Sponsor
Get Cooking
Festival Sponsor
Edmonton Public Library
Festival Sponsor
Nanc Price Photography
Festival Sponsor
Doughnut Party
Giveaway Sponsor
Kind Ice Cream
Giveaway Sponsor
Critter Collections
Giveaway Sponsor
Alberta Carpet & Furnace Cleaning
Giveaway Sponsor
Emily Chu Illustration
2021 Festival Donation Recipients
100% proceeds raised from the 2021 Edmonton Cat Festival will support:
FESTIVAL PURR-GRAMMING
We are paw-sitively thrilled to offer amewozing virtual purr-gramming like live kitten cams, cat yoga, and hands-on cat -themed lessons, this year’s TWO-DAY virtual line-up will be a purrfect weekend!
Take a look at the May 29 & 30 line-up:
PURRgramming at a Glance:
Cat Yoga
Grab your mat and your cat for some CAT-arungas, kitten poses and cat puns with Janelle Snow of Sundog Strength & Soul.
Cat Storytime
Settle in with the Edmonton Public Library, who will do an energetic live reading of cat-themed books!
Make Cat Toys
Learn how to make cat toys from one of our festival vendors!
Draw Cats
Grab a pencil and paper and settle in for a lesson on how to draw cats !
Senior Cat Care
Dr. Ashleigh Allen, Dr. Candace Farrar (Emergency DVM), and Melissa Oddson (Dentistry RVT) with Pulse Veterinary Specialists & Emergency will demo at-home cat care focused on seniors—like trimming nails, cleaning teeth, and considerations to care for your senior cat.
Make Cat Food
Follow along and learn how to recreate savoury cat recipes developed by Chef / Owner Kathryn Joel of Get Cooking.
Cat Trivia
Join Ringo Trivia for a paw-some round of cat-themed trivia! Play solo or with a team and see who knows the most random facts about cats!
(Limited spots available, free to play with festival ticket, registration link coming soon!)
Catios 101
Learn all about catios—what they are, benefits, how to build a basic one or why you should let the pros help you, presented by Hellas Custom Catios.
How-to: Adventure Cat
Get tips for how to train your cat to become an outdoor, adventure cat, presented by Adventure Cat Cypress (@mynameiscypress).
Local Cats Panel
We chat with local celebrity cats including Cypress (@mynameiscypress), Kitty Mojito & Lynx (@kittymojito)!
Cat Behaviourist Q&A
Get all your cat behaviour questions answered by renowned Cat Behaviourist and best-selling author Pam Johnson-Bennett.
Virtual Kayak with Gary
Chill out with Celebpurrty Adventure Cat @GreatGramsofGary in this pre-recorded virtual kayak session. Virtually enjoy the mountain and lake views, gentle waves and crisp mountain air with our favourite cat!
Live Meowsic
Catch live PURRformances by local cat-loving meowsicians!
Live Kitten Cams
Watch adorable and adoptable kittens at play throughout both days as part of the festival livestream!
Rescues Panel
A chat about rescues, adopting, fostering and more with Little Cats Lost, Second Chance Animal Rescue, and Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society.
Cat Show & Tell
If you’re comfortable, we’ll bring you on the virtual “stage” so you can show off your cat to fellow cat lovers!
Cat Grooming
Join purrfessional cat groomer Samantha Darcy fo The Main Lion Cat Grooming Salon for a live cat grooming demo + Q&A!
Q&A with Janis Irwin & Celebpurrty Cat Oregano
Join NDP MLA Janis Irwin and her Celebpurrty Cat Oregano for an exciting and engaging Q&A. Learn about the work that Janis does and the work that Oregano does to help Albertans.
If I Fits, I Sits: Cat Study
Gabriella Smith, the lead author of “If I Fits I Sits: A Citizen Science Investigation into Illusory Contour Susceptibility in Domestic Cats (Felis silvestris catus)” joins us to talk about this impurrtant research!
Cat Eye Make-up
Learn how to purr-fect the purr-fect cat eye in this cat-themed eyeliner tutorial using animal-friendly products by cruelty-free & vegan beauty blogger, Kassia.
… and so much meow-re!
VIRTUAL CELEBPURRTY CAT GUESTS
White Coffee Cat (2 million+ Instagram followers), Great Grams of Gary (386,000+ Instagram followers), and One Eared Uno (1.8 million+ TikTok followers), will be virtually joining the 2021 Edmonton Cat Festival. Coffee is doing a LIVE Q&A and Meet & Greet (add-on), adventure cat Gary is taking attendees on a virtual (pre-recorded) kayak and mountain hike, and Uno is doing a LIVE Q&A and Meet & Greet (all included with your festival ticket). Check our full schedule to learn more!
Latest Cat Festival News
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CTV Edmonton Coverage: ‘The pandemic won’t stop this paw-ty’: Edmonton Cat Fest begins virtual feline party
Thank you to CTV Edmonton for covering our virtual feline paw-ty on May 29, 2021! See the CTV story: ‘The
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May 29, 2021
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Edmonton Journal Coverage: Cat Festival back for another fur-tual edition
We were thrilled to get such a great story about the Fur-tual Edmonton Cat Festival (May 29 & 30, 2021)
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May 28, 2021
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