Free Fun: What you need to know about the Grey Cup Festival today

With more than 50 events at the Grey Cup Festival in downtown Edmonton, deciding what to do might be overwhelming.

CBC Edmonton will belistingall the freeactivities at the festival everyday until game day.

Whether you're looking for family-friendly games, great music, or wild-and-woolly adventure, we haveyoucovered.

While the festival gets fully underway Thursday, things warm up tonight.

Wednesday

Tim HortonsKick-off Party featuring the Grey Cup, a sneak peek of the activities at the Grey Cup Festival including zip line, bungee jump and tube slide, plussurprise musical guests

• WHERE: Jasper Avenue between 96th and 99th streets
• WHEN: 6 - 8 p.m.
• WHO: All ages

Get your game face on: Make-up artists paint your face in the colours of your team

• WHERE:Jasper Avenue and99thStreet
• WHEN:6 p.m.
• WHO: All ages

Bring the Heatbash with opening night headliner Kardinal Offishall and guests Harman B and Notorious YEG

• WHERE: Shaw Conference Centre Hall D
• WHEN: 8p.m. - 1a.m.
• WHO: 18 years and older