Nearly $9,000 raised for the Edmonton Humane Society!

Posted on: June 27, 2014 5:01 pm

The inaugural Edmonton International Cat Festival now officially comes to a close after we presented the Edmonton Humane Society with a cheque for nearly $9,000 earlier this week! Nearly $9,000 raised for the Edmonton Humane Society. Pictured L-R is Linda Hoang, Cat Fest founder, and Marissa de Waal-Malefyt with the Edmonton Humane Society. Photo...

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Edmonton Cat Fest 2014 highlights video!

Posted on: June 13, 2014 7:50 pm

Last Caturday, 600 people attended the first-ever Edmonton International Cat Festival! Check out a video recap of the inaugural event by clicking here or below: Many thank yous to our volunteer videographer Krysta Martell!!!...

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Exclusive interviews (virtual appearances) with Nala, Cye & Lil BUB!

Posted on: June 9, 2014 9:25 pm

At the Edmonton International Cat Festival, we had the pleasure of showing three pre-recorded but exclusive to the festival Skype interviews from three celebrity cats and their owners/parents! Check out all three below: Interview with the world's shortest cat Cye and owner Sarah Interview with the most popular cat on Instagram Nala and owner Po...

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PHOTOS: 2014 Edmonton International Cat Festival!

Posted on: June 9, 2014 4:18 am

Our inaugural event was a huge success! 600 people came throughout the day and more than $8,000 was raised for the Edmonton Humane Society! Check out photos of the day on our Facebook photo album here. A very big thank you to photographer Megan Voss for volunteering her time to capture these amazing photos! We've got lots of great follow-up ev...

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June 7, 2014 proclaimed Cat Day in Edmonton!

Posted on: June 7, 2014 6:00 am

It's official. Today, Caturday, June 7, 2014, is CAT DAY in Edmonton, Alberta, as proclaimed by the City of Edmonton / Mayor Don Iveson. Official Cat Day Proclamation from the City of Edmonton/Mayor Don Iveson! Proclamation WHEREAS cats are "a-meow-zing" animals and a popular family pet; AND WHEREAS, the Edmonton International Cat Festival is...

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Pre-event tickets SOLD OUT! Buy tickets at the door!

Posted on: June 6, 2014 7:25 pm

THANK YOU Edmonton!!! Our pre-event tickets are officially SOLD OUT. You can still get tickets at the door tomorrow (Saturday, June 7, 2014) but cost rises from $15 a ticket to $20 a ticket. Kids under 12 are free! And remember 100% of profits from ticket sales/additional donations go directly to support the Edmonton Humane Society. Hundreds of...

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Edmonton Cat Fest on CTV News at Noon!

Posted on: June 5, 2014 3:45 am

Just days away from the Edmonton International Cat Fest ~ we're doing our last bit of media! Today we had the pleasure of being on CTV News at Noon, joined by Cat Fest presenter - local author and playwright - Marty Chan! Talking up the Edmonton International Cat Fest on CV News at Noon! Marty talked a bit about his book True Story, which is bas...

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Edmonton Cat Fest on Breakfast Television!

Posted on: June 2, 2014 7:02 pm

Big media day for the Cat Fest! We were on CBC Edmonton AM (Radio), one of our vendors was promoting the fest and their business on CTV Morning Live Calgary and we had a paw-sitively a-meow-zing time at CityTV/Breakfast TV Edmonton! Linda & Omar talk #YEGCatFest with Ryan Jespersen on BT Edmonton! We joined Cat Fest presenter Omar Moual...

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Edmonton Cat Fest on CBC Edmonton AM (Radio)

Posted on: June 2, 2014 5:32 pm

Cat Fest founder Linda Hoang spoke with CBC Edmonton AM's Mark Connolly about the inaugural Edmonton International Cat Festival! Listen to the interview below: Thank you CBC, Ali Dixon + Mark Connolly for the coverage! Still a few days left to purr-chase tickets - get it here!...

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Edmonton Cat Fest on CTV Morning Live (Calgary)

Posted on: June 2, 2014 5:28 pm

Monday was a busy media day for the Edmonton International Cat Festival! First up, Miki, Wendy, Teresa, from one of our wonderful vendors S&M Show Supplies for Cats and MikaSu Designs, were on CTV Morning Live in Calgary talking about the fest and showcasing some of the products they'll be selling on Saturday! S&M Show Supplies for Cats &...

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