The annual event that allows special needs children to take part in K-Days privately, took place Monday morning.
A group of 500 children and their families participated in this year’s Monday Morning Magic. The event allows the group to experience the fair at their own pace, before it opens to the general public.
Lesley Strause attended the event for the first time with her 3-year-old son.
“Seems amazing. Everybody is pretty welcoming at the gates, and we’re already having a good time meeting some football players and cheerleaders and some great mascots,” Strause said.
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Justin Appleton has been attending Monday Morning Magic for several years. He was joined by his mother Melissa and his two younger siblings.
“His sister and brother are on rides right now,” Melissa said.
“Justin was coming to Monday Morning Magic way back when he was like this tall and now that he’s aged out his siblings are still qualifying, so we get to come as a family and enjoy the morning.”
The kids were joined by local celebrities, heroes and athletes as they enjoyed the rides and played midway games.
A number of Edmonton Eskimos players were in attendance greeting the kids and joining them on some of the rides.
“It’s the first thing I talk to our club at the beginning of the year,” Eskimos head coach Jason Maas said.
“I said, ‘There’s one important day for us this year and it’s Monday Morning Magic, to come out here in our community and show support to them when they come and support us during the year.”
Monday Morning Magic is one of the longest standing K-Days’ traditions. It’s the 40th year of the event.
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K-Days runs until July 30 at Northlands.
Organizers are also offering 5,000 $2 advance gate admissions for Tuesday but you have to buy the tickets online.
K-Days also has 5,000 $1 advance gate admissions for Sunday, July 30. This offer is also only available through online purchases, not on site.
More to come…
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