Edmonton Cat Fest

2022 Cat Festival Session Spotlight: Cat Crafts, Cat Sitting 101, Cat Jeopurrrdy, Cat Show & Tell

At the 2022 virtual Edmonton Cat Festival, join the Edmonton Cat Festival Committee in a number of different cat-themed sessions purrr-fect for any cat lover—from trying your hand at cat crafts to learning about Cat Sitting, playing Cat Jeopurrrdy (trivia) and telling us about your cat in Cat Show & Tell—we purrr-omise you’ll love these ameowzing sessions!

CAT SITTING 101

Caturday, May 28, 2022
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. MST

In this session, Cat Festival Committee Member and Cat Sitter Extraordinaire Brittney LeBlanc will share about life as a prolific cat sitter.

What makes a good cat sitter?
What should you be telling your cat sitter?
What happens if you’re cat sitting a cat who hates you?

Brittney will be sharing some of her interesting adventures in cat sitting, how to handle different cat temperaments, things to keep in mind when hiring a cat sitter, and more!

CAT JEOPURRRDY

Caturday, May 28, 2022
1:30 to 2 p.m. MST

How much do you know about CATS?!

In this session, join Cat Festival Committee Member Amanda to put your knowledge to the test in Virtual Cat Jeopurrrdy and find out!

CAT CRAFTS

Sunday, May 29, 2022
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. MST

Let’s make some cat crafts! Join Cat Festival Committee Member Samantha in the creation of some ameowzing cat crafts. Just watch Samantha show you how to make the crafts and try it at a later date—or grab supplies beforehand to follow along live!

Cat Craft Supplies

Origami Jumping Cat – 21x21cm (8x8inch) piece of paper and a pen. Extra paper on the side to make a tail is optional. (Thanks to Hello Origami for the inspiration!)
Paper Bag Cats – Brown paper bag, white and coloured card stock or construction paper, scissors, glue stick, and printed cat template via Simple Everyday Mom.

CAT SHOW & TELL

Sunday, May 29, 2022
12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. MST

Tell festival purrticipants about your cat! In this session hosted by Cat Festival Founder Linda Hoang, you’re invited to come on screen to show off your cat, tell us your cat’s name, age, breed, what kind of things your cat likes to do, funny quirks, interesting points about its personality, reasons why you love your cat, and meow-re!

See full festival schedule