Edmonton International Cat Festival in the News
The Edmonton International Cat Festival gets a-meowzing coverage!
The festival has been featured by every major local newspaper and television station in Edmonton, with segments airing at sister stations across the province. Our vendors, presentations, and guests (including celebrity cats!) are often featured prominently in the news. Sponsors, vendors and rescues often get mentioned in coverage!
If you are with a news organization and would like to request an interview, please email Linda at [email protected]. You can also tweet questions & comments to @YEGCatFest.
A SNAPSHOT OF CAT FESTIVAL NEWS COVERAGE
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- CBC Edmonton Cat Festival
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- Global Edmonton TV Interview Edmonton Cat Festival 2
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- CityNews Edmonton TV Interview Edmonton Cat Festival 2
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- CityNews Edmonton TV Interview Edmonton Cat Festival
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- Suki the Adventure Cat 2
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- Cat Festival on CTV Morning Live.
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- Cat Festival on CTV Morning Live.
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- Cat Festival on CTV Morning Live.
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- Cat Festival on CTV Morning Live Calgary
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- Cat Festival on Alberta Primetime Pop Culture Panel.
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- Cat Festival on City TV Breakfast Television.
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- Cat Festival on City TV Breakfast Television.
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- Cat Festival on CTV News at Noon.
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- Cat Festival on CTV News at Noon.
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- Cat Festival on CTV News at Noon.
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- Cat Festival on 630CHED.
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- Cat Festival on CTV News at Noon.
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- Cat Festival on CTV Morning Live.
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- Cat Festival on 630CHED.
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- Cat Festival on CTV Morning Live.
Note: not ALL media coverage is captured here!
2024 Media Coverage:
- May 25, 2024 | CTV Edmonton | Edmontonians celebrate ‘cat culture’ at feline festival Saturday
- May 25, 2024 | CityNews Edmonton | Feline festive: 10th anniversary of Edmonton’s biggest cat pawty
- May 24, 2024 | CBC Edmonton AM | BenBen at the Edmonton International Cat Festival
- May 24, 2024 | CBC Edmonton | Meet the street kitty turned international celebrity (guest at Edmonton International Cat Festival)
- May 23, 2024 | Edmonton Journal | Edmonton International Cat Festival celebrates 10 years as a feline love-in with glorious purr-pose
- May 22, 2024 | Global Edmonton | Edmonton International Cat Festival returns for its 10th anniversary ‘pawty’
- May 22, 2024 | CBC Radio- Canada (French) | Cat Festival Feline Headliners in Edmonton
- May 21, 2024 | 630CHED This Morning | The Edmonton International Cat Festival about to celebrate its 10th anniversary
- May 16, 2024 | 89.3 The Raven | The Cat Festival Coming Up next ‘Caturday’
- May 3, 2024 | CITL CKSA Lloydminster | Edmonton International Cat Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this May
2021 Media Coverage:
- May 29, 2021 | CTV Edmonton | ‘The pandemic won’t stop this paw-ty’: Edmonton Cat Fest begins virtual feline party
- May 28, 2021 | Edmonton Journal | Edmonton Cat Festival back for another fur-tual edition
- May 27, 2021 | Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen | Conversation with Cat Fest Founder Linda Hoang and Presenter Gabriella Smith
- May 25, 2021 | CBC Edmonton | Catio popularity on the rise
- May 25, 2021 | Global Edmonton | Interview with Gary the Cat, Cat Festival Celebpurrty Guest
- May 23, 2021 | Global Edmonton | Edmonton International Cat Festival returns
2020 Media Coverage:
- May 26, 2020 | Edmonton Journal | Edmonton Cat Festival hops onto your laps online Saturday
- May 15, 2020 | SONiC 102.9 | Edmonton Cat Fest going online this year so you can watch kitties as you raise money for kitties
- May 11, 2020 | CTV Edmonton | Edmonton Cat Festival taking to the Internet to entertain feline friends
2019 Media Coverage:
- June 2, 2019 | CBC Edmonton | Cat fans feline fine at Edmonton Cat Festival
- June 1, 2019 | Global Edmonton | Edmonton Cat Festival Interview (link unavailable)
- June 1, 2019 | Edmonton Journal / Edmonton Sun | The purrr-fect Caturday: feline lovers unite at Edmonton Cat Festival
- June 1, 2019 | CityNews Edmonton | ‘YEG Cat Fest’ anything but a fury situation
- May 31, 2019 | CBC Edmonton Radioactive with Adrienne Pan | Edmonton Cat Festival Interview (link unavailable)
- May 31, 2019 | Global Edmonton / 630 CHED | 1.4 million followers & 12 countries: Meet Edmonton’s Suki the Adventure Cat
- May 30, 2019 | CBC Edmonton | 16 things to do this weekend
- May 30, 2019 | Global Edmonton Morning Show | Cat Fest with Little Cats Lost
- May 29, 2019 | CityNEWS Edmonton 6 p.m. Newscast | Life of an Adventure Cat
- May 29, 2019 | CITL CKSA (Newcap TV) | Edmonton Cat Festival
- May 28, 2019 | Edmonton Journal | 10 Things To Do This Week
- May 22, 2019 | CTV Edmonton News 6 p.m. Newscast and CTV National | Suki the Adventure Cat
- May 9, 2019 | CITL CKSA (Newcap) TV | Edmonton Cat Fest
2018 Media Coverage:
- May 27, 2018 | City TV News 6 p.m. Newscast | A-meowzing social media stars
- May 26, 2018 | CBC Edmonton | Feline fans have a claw-some time at Edmonton cat festival
- May 26, 2018 | CBC Edmonton | Edmonton Cat Festival
- May 25, 2018 | 630CHED Ryan Jespersen Show | Cats, cats and more cats
- May 25, 2018 | City TV News 6 p.m. Newscast | Talking cats with Edmonton’s Travis DesLaurier
- May 25, 2018 | City TV News 6 p.m. Newscast | Instagram’s most famous cat in Edmonton
- May 25, 2018 | CTV Edmonton Morning Live | Edmonton International Cat Festival Celebrity Cats (jump to 2:32:56)
- May 24, 2018 | CBC Edmonton | What to do in Edmonton this weekend (Cat Fest)
- May 21, 2018 | Edmonton Journal | Feline celebrity Nala to visit Edmonton for cat festival
- May 19, 2018 | CTV Edmonton | Edmonton International Cat Festival
2016 Media Coverage:
- May 28, 2016 | Global Edmonton 6 p.m. Newscast | link unavailable
- May 28, 2016 | CTV Edmonton 6 p.m. Newscast | link unavailable
- May 28, 2016 | iNews880/630CHED: A busy day at the Edmonton International Cat Festival
- May 27, 2016 | CBC Edmonton: Instagram’s most famous feline comes to Edmonton for cat festival
- May 27, 2016 | Dinner Televison: Celebrity Cat Nala on Dinner Television for Cat Festival
- May 27, 2016 | CTV Morning Live: Instagram Cat Nala on CTV Morning Live
- May 27, 2016 | Metro Edmonton: What’s Happening this Weekend (Cat Festival)
- May 26, 2016 | Global Edmonton: Edmonton International Cat Festival returns this weekend
- May 26, 2016 | CBC Edmonton: Cat Festival with Adrienne Pan
- May 25, 2016 | Where Edmonton: Weekend Guide – Cat Festival
2015 Media Coverage:
- June 1, 2015 | Edmonton Examiner: Edmonton Intl Cat Fest draws in huge crowd
- May 30, 2015 | Edmonton Sun: Cat Lovers Celebrate Caturday at Cat Fest
- May 30, 2015 | CTV Edmonton: International Cat Fest Attracts Hundreds
- May 30, 2015 | Global Edmonton: 2nd Annual Edmonton International Cat Festival
- May 30, 2015 | 630 CHED iNews 880: May 30, 2015 Officially Proclaimed Cat Day in Edmonton
- May 29, 2015 | Dinner Television: Live at Cat Fest (Preview) (link unavailable)
- May 20, 2-15 | Virgin Radio Edmonton: Cat Fest!
- May 29, 2015 | CBC Edmonton: Pudge the Cat Comes to Edmonton for Cat Festival
- May 29, 2015 | CTV Edmonton (Morning Live): Cat Fest Welcomes Pudge to Edmonton
- May 28, 2015 | CBC Edmonton: 5 Things To Do in Edmonton This Weekend (Cat Fest)
- May 28, 2015 | CTV Edmonton: Cat Car YEG and the Edmonton International Cat Festival
- May 25, 2015 | CTV Edmonton (News at Noon): Edmonton Cat Festival
- May 22-24, 2015 | Shaw TV Edmonton (go Edmonton!): Edmonton Cat Festival
- May 8, 2015 | CTV Edmonton (Morning Live): Edmonton Cat Festival
- May 1, 2015 | Game Changers: Linda Hoang & the Edmonton Cat Festival
- April 22, 2015 | Edmonton Pet Photographers: Intv with #YEGCatFest Founder
- March 6 2015 | The Ryan Jespersen Show: Edmonton International Cat Festival
- March 4 2015 | Cat Tipper: Edmonton International Cat Festival May 30
Inaugural Festival (2014):
- June 7 2014 | Edmonton Journal: Edmonton International Cat Festival
- June 7 2014 | 630CHEd/iNews880: Cat “fur”stival brings together Edmonton cat lovers
- June 7 2014 | CBC Edmonton: Edmonton International Cat Fest kicks off
- June 7 2014 | Global Edmonton: Inaugural Edmonton International Cat Festival
- June 7 2014 | CTV Edmonton: City celebrates Cat Fest
- June 6 2014 | Global Edmonton: Feline groovy? Growing cat popularity leads to Fest
- June 5 2014 | Metro Edmonton: Edmonton International Cat Festival
- June 4 2014 | CTV Edmonton: Edmonton Cat Fest (Noon News)
- June 2 2014 | CityTV Breakfast TV Edmonton: Cat Festival
- June 2 2014 | CBC Edmonton AM: Edmonton International Cat Fest
- June 2 2014 | CTV Calgary: Edmonton International Cat Festival
- June 1 2014 | CKUA Radio ArtBeat: Cat Fest
- May 29 2014 | Alberta Primetime: Edmonton Cat Fest (Pop Culture Panel)
- May 23 2014 | CTV Edmonton: Edmonton International Cat Festival
- May 23 2014 | The Pulp Magazine: The Long & Short Tail Of It (Cat Fest)
- May 21, 2014 | Northern Nerd Network: Northern Nerd talks Cat Fest
- May 10, 2014 | Global Edmonton: Edmonton International Cat Festival
- April 23, 2014 | Make Something Edmonton: Q&A Edmonton Cat Fest
- April 12, 2014 | Mein Kat Blog: Edmonton Cat Festival
- April 4, 2014 | Metro Edmonton: Edmonton Cat Fest has city purirng
Land Acknowledgement
The Edmonton International Cat Festival is run by a board of volunteers who live on Treaty 6 Territory and within the Michif / Métis homelands and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4. As cat-loving settlers who live, work, and play on these lands, it’s important for us to acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw, Dene, Nakota Sioux, Anishinabae and Niitsitapi. We encourage you to visit Native-Land.ca and learn more about the traditional lands you live on.
Diversity Statement
As a festival founded by an Asian woman and run by volunteers of different backgrounds, abilities, sexualities, and identities, we know that society is better with more diversity and inclusion. We do not tolerate or condone hate speech of any kind and want to ensure that the Edmonton International Cat Festival is a safe event for all.