What’s Happening on September 13
- Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Location: Riverdale Community League House
- Address: 9231 100 Avenue NW
- Cost: Free! No tickets required. Just bring your apples, your people, and your curiosity.
- Parking: Street parking available; plan for short walks on event day
- Accessibility: Paved paths, accessible bathrooms inside the venue, and level grounds throughout the park
🗓️ This is part of the three-weekend Edmonton Apple Cider Celebration. Explore all event dates and locations.
Why Riverdale? An Orchard-Minded Community in the Heart of the Valley
Riverdale is one of Edmonton’s most historic river valley neighbourhoods—known for its sustainability efforts, urban gardening, and scenic charm. It’s home to the Riverdale Food Forest, a shared edible landscape with fruit trees, native plants, and a deep-rooted love for community-grown food.
The community league has worked for decades to make this space more sustainable—leading retrofits, solar installs, and garden programming. You’ll feel that legacy in every tree and trail.
What Families Can Expect
Your kids get to do the mashing! Children power our Apple Annihilator (a pedal-powered apple crusher), then press their harvest into fresh cider they can taste right there. There will be hands-on stations for fruit preservation, cider sampling, and an orchard blessing you won’t want to miss.
🍎 Got apples to share? Bring them along—we’ll crush and press them together.
✔️ Large green space and playground nearby
✔️ Indoor bathrooms (wheelchair accessible)
✔️ Scenic trails and picnic areas along the river
Got Apples? Bring a Tote or Two
Help us make cider by bringing your backyard bounty! Each 25L tote holds about 20 pounds of apples. Whether it’s from your own tree or one you picked for a neighbour, we need community contributions to make this cider.
Want to pledge apples ahead of time? Visit our Donate Fruit or Dedicate a Tree page and let us know what you can bring.
Meet the Hosts: Riverdale Community League
Riverdale Community League is a champion of urban sustainability. They manage Riverdale Hall, support community programming, and maintain Edmonton’s first carbon-neutral league hall.
Their food forest, established in 2015, offers free fruit to the public and demonstrates how shared urban spaces can feed both people and pollinators. Come learn more and celebrate this community-rooted orchard model in action.
Next Stop: Avonmore — October 4
Our Edmonton Apple Cider Celebration wraps up at Avonmore Community League with a family-focused day of food preservation workshops, cider pressing, and a full orchard blessing. Kids aged 8–14 will love this one.