The city of Edmonton’s 2013 edition of the annual summer fair is coming up this month.  After a dramatic name change to Capital Ex, the fair has now decided to go back to its roots and taken the title of K-Days (Klondike Days) back, with all new branding. This has left many with the question: what is K-days now? The team behind this event could answer this question with a few simple words: K-Days is summer fun for everyone, fireworks, concerts, remarkable rides and intriguing exhibits.

This is a family friendly event that both citizens of Edmonton and visitors to the city look forward to every year. The fair offers such a diverse set of activities that visitor’s young-and-old will surely form great memories of 2013 within the wonderful world of K-Days.

The summer event runs from July 19th-28th from noon to midnight each day.  As per tradition, K-Days will kick off with a parade in downtown Edmonton, bright and early at 10AM.  Mayor Stephen Mandel will host the parade in honour and celebration of his three years of service to the city.

This year, K-Days is excited to show off even more by hosting 10 mini-parades. Each day at 4:30PM and 6:30PM, fair goers can watch exciting bands of performers, floats, mascots and more, marching through the midway!

All of the traditional events and activities on the midway will be in full swing this summer, with some fabulous new additions. The Koodonation Stage will be graced with some big names in music including: Classified, Carly Rae Jepson and Down With Webster. K-Days Stage Entertainment is dedicated to pleasing fairgoers and ensuring they feel energized by the featured performances.

K-Days is pleased to offer a new shopping experience for fairgoers: The Grand Shopping Experience is comparable to a treasure hunt.  Your gold is waiting—you just need to uncover it! With over 350 exhibits spread out over 122,000 sq ft, it would make any shopaholic giddy with excitement.

The fact that Albertans are bursting with talent is not news to us. So, it is no surprise that K-Days has created a Talent Search to find the next big star within Alberta. The show is open to amateur talent between the ages of 5 to 30.  The show will feature advancing semi-finalists and finalists performing on the Telus Stage as they compete for a special cash prize. The prizes for the search are quite impressive, ranging from cash rewards to scholarships.

July is the time to indulge yourself and make your summer one for your scrapbooks. The City of Edmonton is surely in for a treat with this year’s edition of K-Days!