At the Sunday, May 31, 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival, as part of so meowny festival CATivities, we’re offering FREE (included with admission) hands-on, cat-themed workshops and break-out room CATivities!
Get ready for an ameowzing day of crafts, CATivities, and hands-on fun. View workshop details below and see our full schedule to plan your May 31 festival expurrience. ALL WORKSHOPS ARE INCLUDED WITH FESTIVAL ADMISSION EXCEPT CAT YOGA.
Cat Yoga classes require an additional separate ticket (100% proceeds donated to Community Cats Edmonton).
📍Purrgramming Workshop Room 9-102 (Main Floor)
Marked as “4” on the Floor Plan
All workshops in this room are DROP-IN and FREE (included with your festival ticket) while supplies last.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Room 9-102, Main Floor)
Stick Cat Toys & Cat Nip Ball Making with Blenderz Garment Recyclers 🧶
Join Sarah of Blenderz Garment Recyclers, an Edmonton-based zero-waste and zero-export textile recycler and thrift store, for a fun and easy drop-in workshop making STICK CAT TOYS and CAT NIP BALLS, using recycled products!
This breakout room CATivity is FREE (included with your festival admission), while supplies last.
Location: Room 9-102 (marked as 4 on the Floor Plan), Main Floor
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ABOUT BLENDERZ GARMENT RECYCLERS
Blenderz Garment Recyclers is an Edmonton-based, zero-waste, and zero-export textile recycler and thrift store that keeps clothing out of landfills by reclaiming and localizing the recycling process. They sell secondhand clothing by the pound, upcycle damaged textiles, and offer sewing classes to promote a local circular economy.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Room 9-102, Main Floor)
Lullabies, Raps & Rock Songs for Cats (Song Writing & Singing with Catherine Owen) 🎤
Join local author Catherine Owen for a CAT SONG WRITING AND SINGING workshop: Lullabies, Raps and Rock Songs for Cats.
No writing or singing experience required!
This breakout room CATivity is FREE (included with your festival admission), while supplies last.
You can also join Catherine after the workshop on the Main Stage from 2:30-3 p.m. for a Cat Poetry reading. (Learn more)
Location: Room 9-102 (marked as 4 on the Floor Plan), Main Floor
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 1-2 p.m.
ABOUT CATHERINE OWEN
Catherine Owen’s name starts with the word cat! She’s published seventeen collections of poetry and prose including her children’s picture book with Jenny Keith called Day Cat Night Cat. She has four cats that live with her in her 1905 home in Edmonton: Nox, Solstice, El Stevenson and Jeannie Sweatpea.
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Room 9-102, Main Floor)
Cat Bath Bomb Making Workshop with WEIRD NEIGHBOUR 🛁
Join Julie of WEIRD NEIGHBOUR for a Cat Bath Bomb Making workshop!
In the quick and easy class, you’ll make a cat bath bomb to take home choosing your colour, scent and shapes! All supplies and instruction included.
This breakout room CATivity is FREE (included with your festival admission), while supplies last.
You can also shop WEIRD NEIGHBOUR’s cat-themed products in the Vendor Meowcatplace!
Location: Room 9-102 (marked as 4 on the Floor Plan), Main Floor
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
ABOUT WEIRD NEIGHBOUR
Designer Julie Morrison of Weird Neighbour has a big passion for modern art and design, travelling the world, and let’s face it…. petting cats. She’s your new Weird Neighbour! In 2023 Julie closed her brick and mortar shop and went exclusively online with the most fun NEW name ever. She strives to support small businesses, and find the coolest handmade goods for you. Weird too!
📍Purrgramming Room 9-214 (Second Floor)
Marked as “58” on the Floor Plan
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. AND 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
(Room 9-214, Second Floor)
Cat Yoga with Yogalife Studios (extra cost, must pre-register) 🧘♀️
NOTE: you must have a cat yoga ticket AND festival ticket to attend this class.
Get a BIG STRETCH in with Janelle Snow (She/Her) (500-RYT), of Yogalife Studios, who will be leading an in-person CAT YOGA practice featuring adoptable cats and kittens from Community Cats Edmonton.
100% purr-ceeds from Cat Yoga will be donated to Community Cats Edmonton. Limited spots available.
Location: Room 9-214 (marked as 58 on the Floor Plan), Second Floor
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 12-1 p.m. AND 2-3 p.m.
Cost: $25
100% proceeds from cat yoga donated to support Community Cats Edmonton. 100% proceeds from the festival donated to Second Chance Animal Rescue Society and Hope Lives Here Animal Rescue.
“If you’ve wanted to try yoga and the only difference you know between upward facing dog and downward facing dog is how your own pupper likes to play, don’t even worry about it – this is CATFEST, after all! Join me for some CAT-arunguas, kitten poses and all the other cat puns I can come up with,” says Janelle.
Note: This is a fairly casual yoga class. Expect to cuddle or be interrupted by frolicking kittens.
If you’re pregnant or think you might be pregnant, please consult your doctor before practicing.
About the Instructor Janelle Snow (RYT500)
IG: @janellesnowyoga
For the sixth year in a row, Janelle Snow is partnering with Edmonton Cat Festival to lead you through movement and kitten mayhem on your yoga mat.
With over 600 hours of training, Janelle thrives on creating safe and inclusive spaces, especially for those who’ve felt like they never “fit in.” She tailors her classes to be accessible so students can move on their mats in ways that feel safe in their bodies.
Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or have never stepped on a yoga mat, these classes are fun and silly, finding movement and joy all in support of our feline friends.
ABOUT YOGALIFE STUDIOS
Yogalife Studio‘s vision is simple. Make it easy for anyone to experience the benefits that yoga has to offer. To achieve this, we created a beautiful facility, hand-picked instructors, and created an environment with spa-like amenities. There is a broad world of yoga within our walls, waiting to be explored.
ABOUT COMMUNITY CATS EDMONTON
Community Cats Edmonton began in 2019 to support stray, feral & community cats. Community Cats Edmonton aims to create a safer, warmer, longer, better life for feral cats in Edmonton.
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (Room 9-102, Main Floor)
MAGICAL Kitties Save the Day – Role-playing Cat Adventure (included with festival admission, must pre-register) 🎲
You are magical kitties. You have humans. The humans have problems. Use your magical powers to solve their problems and save the day! In this live Role Playing Cat Adventure, you become a magical kitty and help your humans!
Magical Kitties is the purr-fect all ages role playing game (RPG) for cat lovers and those curious about table top role playing games (TTRPG). Get ready for some light, quirky, cute, and fierce fun.
Join our very own game master who will guide your journey in this 1.5 hour adventure.
Pre-registration is required (but feel free to drop-in to watch the game unfold or check if any day-of spots are available!)
Ages 8+
Click here to pre-register a limited free spot to play
This breakout room CATivity is FREE (included with your festival admission), but requires pre-registration.
Location: Room 9-214 (marked as 58 on the Floor Plan), Second Floor
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
📍Purrgramming Room 9-211 (Second Floor)
Marked as “109” on the Floor Plan
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Room 9-211, Second Floor)
Student Cat Art Exhibit from Edmonton area students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. 🎨
Stop into Room 9-211 (on the Second Floor, marked as 109 on the Floor Plan), to check out the THIRD ANNUAL Edmonton Student Cat Art Exhibit.
Artwork is part of a contest that invited Edmonton area students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 to participate.
It’s our annual opportunity to showcase creative talent and love of cats!
Be sure to scan the QR code in the room to VOTE for your favourite Cat Art pieces for a chance to win People’s Choice Award.
Location: Room 9-211 (marked as 109 on the Floor Plan), Second Floor
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 10-5 p.m.
ABOUT THE CAT FESTIVAL:
The Edmonton International Cat Festival is the biggest event of its kind in Canada, and was the first cat festival in the country when it began in 2014. The Edmonton Cat Festival brings together cat lovers to celebrate cats and cat culture, while raising money and awareness for cat rescues! 100% of proceeds from the festival is donated to rescues and there are A TON of CATivities, cat-themed vendors, and all-things CATS happening on site.
Since 2014, the festival has raised $187,000 for local rescues!
Previously supported rescues include the Edmonton Humane Society, Little Cats Lost, SAFE Team Rescue, Zoe’s Animal Rescue, Community Cats Edmonton, Furget Me Not Animal Rescue, A Pet’s Pantry, Enoch Animal Services & more!
ABOUT THE 2026 EVENT:
Get tickets to the Edmonton International Cat Festival Finale on Sunday, May 31, 2026!
100% purr-ceeds will be donated to local cat rescues!
Thank you for celebrating cats, cat culture and cat people, while supporting cats in need.
Thanks to our 2026 Festival Sponsors!
Edmonton Best Hotels
Festival Sponsor
Animal Care & Control Centre
Main Stage Sponsor
Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital
Programming Sponsor
Cheery Cat Co.
Programming Sponsor
Edmonton Downtown Business Association
Programming Sponsor
Let’s P.O.P!
Programming Sponsor
Painted Parrot Facepainting
Programming Sponsor
Sarah’s Fibre Arts
Friend of the Festival
Piko Pet App
Friend of the Festival
Costco Business Centre
Friend of the Festival
The Royal Kitty Inn
Friend of the Festival
Alberta Reproductive Centre
Friend of the Festival
Cat Cafe on Whyte
Friend of the Festival
Little Kitty Rex
Friend of the Festival
Pongo Pet Supplies
Friend of the Festival
Table Top Cafe
CATivity Sponsor
Robin Good Art & Design
Workshop Sponsor
Weird Neighbour
Workshop Sponsor
BLENDERZ Garment Recyclers
Workshop Sponsor
Yogalife Studios
Event Sponsor
QUEER JOY YEG
Event Sponsor
The Common
Event Sponsor
99ten
Event Sponsor
Colette Bachand
Event Sponsor
Spilt Zero Proof
Event Sponsor
Nanc Price Photography
Photography Sponsor
The Bunker Operations
Photography Sponsor
Mike Brown Realty
Friend of the Festival
Lillia Wan Photography
Photography Sponsor