At the Caturday, May 31, 2025 Edmonton International Cat Festival, we’re offering FREE CAT-THEMED WORKSHOPS (included with your festival admission!)
These are limited spots so you need to pre-register to reserve a spot in order to purrticipate in the workshops.
PURRgramming Room Schedule for Room 9-102
* Workshop timing subject to change.
Location:Main Floor, Room 9-102, MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave.
Date: Caturday, May 31, 2025
Tap the event descriptions to open details & registration links!
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Cat Tote Workshop with Robin Good Art & Design
Join Edmonton artist Robin Good for a 1.5-hour Cat Tote Bag Workshop!
All supplies and instruction included.
Included with your festival admission. Must RSVP for limited spot.
Registration for this workshop opens on Caturday, May 24 at 10 a.m.
Location: Main Floor, Room 9-102, MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Date: Caturday, May 31, 2025
LEARN MORE & REGISTER YOUR FREE SPOT
If you snag a limited spot, here’s more info!
What to bring:
Pictures of your kitty, printed in colour is highly recommended. For the best results, pick photos with bright natural lighting (captures colours/details the best), and front-facing images at eye-level. If you’re not sure what works best, bring a few options and Robin can help you decide. Please bring or wear a paint-friendly apron, shirt, or whatever makes you feel most comfortable. Please let us know of any accessibility needs as well.
After the workshop:
To set the paint permanently on your new tote bag, follow the following steps. Let the tote bag dry flat for at least 24 hrs, then remove the plastic sheet inside your tote (helps prevent paint from bleeding to the back side of your tote). Tear off a piece of parchment paper large enough to cover your tote. Heat set the paint permanently by ironing over the parchment-covered tote for about a minute or two, making sure to go over all the painted areas. Iron over a flat and heat-safe surface like an ironing board. To keep your tote bag looking awesome, spot-clean or hand-wash with mild soap and cool water.
You can also visit ROBIN GOOD ART & DESIGN in the vendor meowketplace and shop more art!
About the instructor:
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Cat Bath Bomb Workshop with WEIRD NEIGHBOUR
Join Edmonton artist Julie Morrison of WEIRD NEIGHBOUR for a 1-hour Cat Bath Bomb Making Workshop! In the class you can make 10-12 bombs, choose your colour, scent and shapes and take them home in a pizza box!
This is one of TWO cat bath bomb making workshops Julie is leading at the May 31 festival. The second class is from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
All supplies and instruction included.
Included with your festival admission. Must RSVP for limited spot.
Registration for this workshop opens on Caturday, May 24 at 10 a.m.
Location: Main Floor, Room 9-102, MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave.
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Date: Caturday, May 31, 2025
LEARN MORE & REGISTER YOUR FREE SPOT
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ABOUT WEIRD NEIGHBOUR
Designer Julie Morrison 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. Don’t forget that!
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Cat Bath Bomb Workshop with WEIRD NEIGHBOUR
Join Edmonton artist Julie Morrison of WEIRD NEIGHBOUR for a 1-hour Cat Bath Bomb Making Workshop! In the class you can make 10-12 bombs, choose your colour, scent and shapes and take them home in a pizza box!
This is one of TWO cat bath bomb making workshops Julie is leading at the May 31 festival. The first class is from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
All supplies and instruction included.
Included with your festival admission. Must RSVP for limited spot.
Registration for this workshop opens on Caturday, May 24 at 10 a.m.
Location: Main Floor, Room 9-102, MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave.
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Date: Caturday, May 31, 2025
LEARN MORE & REGISTER YOUR FREE SPOT
View this post on Instagram
ABOUT WEIRD NEIGHBOUR
Designer Julie Morrison 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. Don’t forget that!
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Cat-Themed Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
Welcome All Cat-Loving Adventurers!
Take a paws from stopping evil ne’er-do-wells and help find Ms. Fistlethorce’s lost cat!
This eccentric old lady on the edge of town is looking for 3-6 cool cats to bring back her purrecious Beans.
This cozy and quaint Dungeons and Dragons (5e rules) one- shot adventure is purrfect for semi-experienced players.
Ms. Fistlethorce asks that you bring a pre-built character at the fourth level to find Beans.
Cat based puns are not only welcomed, but thoroughly encouraged.
Prepare to be whiskered away into the world of Ms. Fistlethorce and Beans in this 1.5 hour adventure.
This CATivity is free (included with your festival ticket).
Please sign-up to play for free here. Advance registration needed!
Location: Main Floor, Room 9-102, MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave.
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – CAT FUR CRAFTING CLASS
What better way to use all that cat hair lying around than by making tiny cat fur sandals in this Cat Hair Craft Workshop!
This session is led by Edmonton Cat Festival Committee Member Samantha Callaghan and is included with your Cat Festival ticket—along with so meowny other CATivities and PURRgramming happening on May 31, 2025.
Location: Main Floor, Room 9-102, MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave.
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Date: Caturday, May 31, 2025
NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED, please just show up!
Cat hair will be supplied but if you have your own cat’s hair please bring it along—we encourage anyone wanting to attend this workshop to collect your cat’s shedded or brushed out fur throughout the month of May and bring it for the workshop!
You’ll be making cat hair sandals for your kitty!
Learn more about this cat hair crafting workshop!
Join us for our Caturday, May 31, 2025 pawty, Alberta’s biggest celebration of cats, cat culture, and cat people, that raises money for cat rescues, in downtown Edmonton. It’s going to be AMEOWZING!
Click to see the May 31, 2025 Festival Schedule
Thanks to our 2025 Festival Sponsors:
Animal Care & Control Centre
Main Stage Sponsor
Homes Alive Pets
Programming Sponsor
Cheery Cat Co.
Programming Sponsor
Pongo Pet Supplies
Programming Sponsor
Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel by APA
Hotel Sponsor
Alberta Reproductive Centre
Festival Sponsor
Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital
Festival Sponsor
Cat Cafe on Whyte
Festival Sponsor
Let’s P.O.P.
Festival Sponsor
Robin Good Art & Design
Workshop Sponsor
Weird Neighbour
Workshop Sponsor
Mill Woods East Veterinary Clinic
Festival Sponsor
Spilt Zero Proof Bar
Festival Sponsor
The Enchanted Kingdom of Cats in memory of Mittens
Festival Sponsor
Mike Brown Realty
Festival Sponsor
Nanc Price Photography
Festival Sponsor
Lillia Wan Photography
Photography Sponsor
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