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What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Enjoy an afternoon on 124 Street & Area filled with live music featuring the Jenesia Band and Don Berner Big Band, explore the cuisines and cultures of the world at the Edmonton Heritage Festival, get a sneak peek of upcoming Fringe productions at Script Salon Fringe Script Tease 2025, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Check out Latitude 53’s first-ever summer market, attend Heart Stories at Ociciwan’s New Media gallery for an afternoon of digital and animated storytelling by Indigenous filmmakers from across Turtle Island, attend the opening reception for Woodland Gestures by Lara Felsing and David McGregor at Alberta Craft, enjoy a night of music with Aske Skat and his Psychedelic Country Band, Bobby Tenderloin Universe and Connor Connors at the Lowlands Project Space, take a walk back in time to learn more about the watering holes and gathering spaces that made Edmonton’s history proud and loud at the Wihkwentowin Queer Nightlife Walking History Tour, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Sample some of Edmonton’s finest restaurants while enjoying local talent on stage at the Taste of Edmonton, celebrate The Carrot’s 18th Birthday with Chalk It Up, join Liam Monaghan for a theatrical reading of his new play exploring the lives of prominent Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and interior designer Francisco Kripacz, experience a vibrant night of food and entertainment at Chinatown After Dark, kick off the REELING: Dance on Screen Festival at the DUALITY opening dance party, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Be part of the crowd and take in an incredible circle-show at the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, attend the opening reception of Latitude 53’s Oily: On Fandom exhibition, enjoy an afternoon on 124 Street & Area filled with live music featuring 5 Elements Lion Dance and Brianna Lizotte, check out Tiff Hall's Very Lit Music Show for a night of improv, live music and burlesque, explore the deeply-rooted traditions of Indigenous and Chinese tea practices at Strong Roots | Anxie-Tea Workshop: Find Calm in the Cup, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Celebrate the cultures and worldviews of Indigenous Peoples at the numerous National Indigenous Peoples Day events across Edmonton including at the Art Gallery of Alberta, TELUS World of Science - Edmonton, Borden Park (hosted by The Canadian Native Friendship Centre), and Fort Edmonton Park, discover new stories and scripts at the Collider Festival, learn the basics of Métis Flower Beadwork and how to bead a Prairie Rose in a workshop with Métis artist Connie Kulhavy, attend the opening reception of Craft Perspectives at Alberta Craft, join Nuova Vocal Arts for a bold new operatic work at Silence, celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Works Art & Design Festival with exhibitions at multiple venues across central Edmonton, enjoy some incredible music at the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Join local artist Eunju Park to create meaningful art using Hanji (traditional Korean paper) and Hangul (the Korean alphabet) at The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse, learn all about hybrid publishing in a free webinar with Wild Skies Press, check out a heart-led showcase that celebrates the voices, visions, and creations of emerging local artists at The Bloom Room, enjoy a late-night offering of ‘60s-era spiritual jazz with Biboye Onanuga at the Yardbird Suite, join artist and storyteller Naomi Steinberg for stories and a signing of her book, Goosefeather — Once Upon a Cartographic Adventure at Audreys Books, attend Script Salon for the reading of Last Supper, a new play by Conni Massing, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Partake in a celebration of African culture, music, food, and art at Africanival 2025, support the resilience and impact of women and underrepresented artists at Art on the Block 2025, check out Ociciwan’s First Art Market, get an exclusive sneak peek at Northern Light Theatre’s 50th season at their season launch party, enjoy a brand new backstage comedy at Rising Sun Theatre’s performance of WICKED DISASTER!, venture beyond the ordinary as Pro Coro Canada and their emerging artists in #connect take you on a journey with a performance of cutting-edge choral music, attend the group exhibition Ortona Diaspora at the AGA to experience a dynamic reflection of this unique arts community in flux, catch the emotionally charged season closer featuring Carl Orff’s masterpiece cantata with Richard Eaton Singers and guests, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Expect the unexpected as drag royalty from across the world takes the stage at the Edmonton Drag Festival, enjoy two days of non-stop entertainment at the UFest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival, attend the book launch for Tim Bowling’s Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand, get ready to groove with Montuno West and Melafrique with a high-energy performance at the Starlite Room, join Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus for a spectacular 20th Anniversary Celebration featuring two of Antonio Vivaldi’s most beloved choral masterpieces, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Come enjoy songs of the 50s, 60s, and 70s as performed by the St. Albert Singers at Doo Wop to Disco: Dancin’ Through the Decades!, learn how to create meaningful art using Hanji, a traditional Korean paper, with local artist Eunju Park, find your next read at the Audreys X Bent Stick Grown-Up Book Fair, grab some delicious hot chocolate at CH Cafeteria while enjoying music from Don Ross and Robert Walsh as part of the West End Hot Club at West End Cafés series, laugh the night away at a one-night-only comedy showcase featuring powerhouse female Indigenous comics at Sass & Sweetgrass, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Take in a film at the Rainbow Visions Film Festival, celebrate the whimsy of Wes Anderson with Rapid Fire Theatre as they create an improvised Wes Anderson story at The Royal Zissou Academy, enjoy a film screening of Everything Will Be as part of the AGA’s Asian Heritage Month programming, join writer Caryl Dolinko for the Edmonton launch of her travel guide and memoir A Woman’s Guide to World Travel, catch the return of Paper Ship at Mile Zero Dance and witness history come alive through dance, enjoy an intimate cabaret performance at Cinema Café featuring the Edmonton Recital Society, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Enjoy a selection of films at the inaugural FascinAsian Edmonton Film Festival, browse weird and wonderful goods from local designers and makers at the Oddbird Art & Craft Fair, experience a vibrant celebration of Indigenous culture at the Ben Calf Robe Annual Traditional Pow Wow, join the AGA team for an offsite tour of Birds & Beasts: Wearing Honour and Order in the Qing Dynasty at the Mactaggart Art Collection located at the University of Alberta, welcome the arrival of spring at the 14th annual Ederlezi Festival with Cam Neufeld and the ten piece Gadjo Collective, get ready to dance and sing along to the amazing tunes of King of Foxes and Love Empire at the Rocky Mountain Icehouse, join New Moon Records for a triple headline bill with The Secret Beach, Kacy Lee Anderson and Shaela Miller, celebrate the women in your life with a special performance honouring sisterhood with poet Titilope Sonuga and powerhouse vocalist Riwo, catch a reading of Josh Languedoc’s play ELON MUSKRAT at Script Salon before it goes on to the Edmonton Fringe, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Experience the beauty and depth of the forest at Bay 1 Gallery’s latest duo exhibition featuring works by Daniela Bahry and Karen McCallum, check out Latitude 53 for Diinsi Abuur: Broadcast Signals featuring the works of Faisa Omer and Siham Salah, join Jananie and friends for an immersive night of soul touching music and art at the Zeidler Dome Theatre at Telus World of Science for the Laminar Flow album release, enjoy the classic coming-of-age story of the March sisters at the Citadel’s production of Little Women, experience Edmonton through song with Da Camera Singers, come and hear the combined choirs of the Cantilon choral family and celebrate Cantilon’s tradition of musical theatre performances over the past 25 years, join the Capital City Big Band as they return to the Yardbird Suite for a memorable evening of high energy live music, and so much more!
