Free quests in Edmonton

An hour at Accidental Beach

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Accidental Beach (east of centre, Edmonton). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

An hour at Jubilation Beach

Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Jubilation Beach until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.

Read the noticeboard at Cushing House

Cities still tape paper to walls. Cushing House is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Fiji Hindu

At Fiji Hindu (on 50 Street NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Madiba Centre

Cities still tape paper to walls. Madiba Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Pride Centre of Edmonton

Cities still tape paper to walls. Pride Centre of Edmonton is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at The Orchards RA site

At The Orchards RA site (south-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Trung Tâm Việt Nam/Vietnamese Centre

Cities still tape paper to walls. Trung Tâm Việt Nam/Vietnamese Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Ukrainian National Federation

At Ukrainian National Federation (north-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Youth Rise

At Youth Rise (on Millbourne Road West NW, south-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the plaque at Beverly Memorial Cenotaph

A two-minute stop at Beverly Memorial Cenotaph. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at City Hall Cenotaph

City Hall Cenotaph (east of centre, Edmonton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Constable Ezio Faraone Park Monument

A two-minute stop at Constable Ezio Faraone Park Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Edmonton Tornado Memorial

Edmonton Tornado Memorial (north-east of centre, Edmonton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at HMCS Edmonton Plaza

A two-minute stop at HMCS Edmonton Plaza. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Memorial to the Ukrainian Holodomor

A two-minute stop at Memorial to the Ukrainian Holodomor. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Royal Canadian Air Force Monument

A two-minute stop at Royal Canadian Air Force Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at War Memorial

A two-minute stop at War Memorial. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

One loop of Acorn Park Trail

50 minutes in Acorn Park Trail (north-west of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Allard Park

Walk a single loop of Allard Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Bergman Lake Park

Walk a single loop of Bergman Lake Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Cross Point Church Park

50 minutes in Cross Point Church Park (north-east of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Dog Park

Walk a single loop of Dog Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Highlands Spray Park

Walk a single loop of Highlands Spray Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Jagre Ridge Golf Course hole # 15 scenic park area north of pond

Walk a single loop of Jagre Ridge Golf Course hole # 15 scenic park area north of pond. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Jan Reimer Park

Walk a single loop of Jan Reimer Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Jubilee Park

Walk a single loop of Jubilee Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Kinsmen/Westboro Park

50 minutes in Kinsmen/Westboro Park (south-east of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Mactaggart Sanctuary

Mactaggart Sanctuary (south-west of centre, Edmonton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Montrose Spray Park

Montrose Spray Park (north-east of centre, Edmonton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Newton Park

50 minutes in Newton Park (north-east of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Paisley Rest Park

Walk a single loop of Paisley Rest Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Rosenthal's Park

50 minutes in Rosenthal's Park (south-west of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Water fountain

50 minutes in Water fountain (north of centre, Edmonton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of William Hawrelak Park

Walk a single loop of William Hawrelak Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

Inventory the water from Rafter's Landing (Edmonton Riverboat)

Walk to the public end of Rafter's Landing (Edmonton Riverboat) (east of centre, Edmonton). Count hulls, birds, or colours until the list has five lines.

Playground hour at Aurora Toddler Park

Give Aurora Toddler Park (on Watt Drive SW, south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Blair McPherson Playground

Give Blair McPherson Playground (on Tamarack Green NW, south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Brookside Playground

Brookside Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Capilano Playground

Capilano Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Castlewood Lake Playground

Give Castlewood Lake Playground (north of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Cumberland Park

Cumberland Park is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Fraser Playground

Fraser Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at G. Edmund Kelly Spray Park

G. Edmund Kelly Spray Park is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Hazeldean Spray Park

Give Hazeldean Spray Park (south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Hudson Childrens Playground

Give Hudson Childrens Playground (north-west of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Kittlitz Park Playground

Kittlitz Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at La Perle Park Playground

La Perle Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at McEwan Playground

Give McEwan Playground (south-west of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at McKernan Playground

McKernan Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Napoleon Park Playground

Napoleon Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Richfield Tot Lot

Give Richfield Tot Lot (south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Riverdale School Playground

Give Riverdale School Playground (east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Silver Berry Park Playground

Silver Berry Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at splash pad

Give splash pad (near the centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Tamarack Playground

Give Tamarack Playground (south-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at The Orchards Residents Association Playground

The Orchards Residents Association Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Treehouse Indoor Playground

Give Treehouse Indoor Playground (north-east of centre, Edmonton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Rain plan: Cameron Library

Rain plan at Cameron Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Clareview Library

Rain plan at Clareview Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library

Edmonton Public Library (on 119A Street SW, south-west of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee

Rain plan at Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library - McConachie

Edmonton Public Library - McConachie (on 50 Street NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: EPL Castle Downs Branch

Rain plan at EPL Castle Downs Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: eplGO - West Henday Promenade

Rain plan at eplGO - West Henday Promenade: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Herbert T. Coutts Education Library

Herbert T. Coutts Education Library (south of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Mathematics Library

Mathematics Library (south of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library

Rain plan at Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Rutherford Library

Rain plan at Rutherford Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: St. Albert Public Library

Rain plan at St. Albert Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Meet the first light at John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland

First light at John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland. The quest is to be there before the commute, then leave when the light is ordinary again.

Watch the sun drop from Bellamy Hill

Bellamy Hill faces the last light east of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Frederick G. Todd Lookout

Be at Frederick G. Todd Lookout (east of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Grierson Hill

Grierson Hill faces the last light east of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland

John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland faces the last light north-west of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland

John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland faces the last light north-west of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Lake Viewpoint - Big Lake Environment Support Society

Be at Lake Viewpoint - Big Lake Environment Support Society (north-west of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from McDougall Hill

Be at McDougall Hill (east of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Riverdale Lookout

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Riverdale Lookout for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from RiverSide 100

Be at RiverSide 100 (near the centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.