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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!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Enjoy a moving and uplifting musical exploration of personal growth and personal journeys at Korora Choirs' Measure Me, Sky!, experience a kid-friendly theatre outing at Spider-Boy The Musical Spiderverse!, join the original members of The Writers’ Guild to celebrate the 11th anniversary of their debut record at the Yardbird Suite, support for all your favourite local indie bookstores at the 2025 Indie Bookstore Day Extravaganza, celebrate the arrival of Ukrainian Voice: A Legacy Mosaic at the Royal Alberta Museum with remarks from the lead artist and a live performance by Edmonton’s Viter Ukrainian Dancers and Folk Choir, catch Orchestra Borealis’ final concert of the season at St. Andrews United Church, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Explore the shapes, textures and tones of grief at Mile Zero Dance’s Un-nevering, head to Churchill Square for Downtown Defrost: a family-friendly winter celebration of dance music and culture, join a talented ensemble of quick-witted improvisers as they don their scrubs and take you on an unpredictable ride through the world of medical mishaps and romantic entanglements at Greyish Anatomy, celebrate spring in a fun and colorful atmosphere at CAVA’s Easter Brico-Arts Workshop, enjoy an evening of music with Secondhand Dreamcar and Steve Pineo at the Yardbird Suite, and so much more!
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Discover new works of theatre at the Stage Struck! One Act Play Festival, get ready for a musical journey unlike any other with The Big Bang Parody A Musical, shop the goods of local artisans at the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts’ annual Easter Market, be transported with songs from your favourite movies at Edmonton Pops Orchestra’s Tickets to Hollywood, browse the fourth annual Comics, Zines and Books Market at the AGA, enjoy an exciting afternoon of orchestral chamber music featuring a talented ensemble of professional musicians and guest soloist Brianna Lizotte, and so much more!
There's always much to see and do in Edmonton. Below are some of the events from Edmonton Arts Council weekly calendar.
What's on in Edmonton this weekend? Visit the Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park for International Women’s Day programming, meet award-winning author Premee Mohamed and get a copy of her new book One Message Remains at her book launch event, step into a world of laughter and delightful absurdity at Fool Speed Ahead: A Night of New Clown Works, join artists Guen Montgomery and Emmy Lingscheit for the opening reception and artist talk for SNAP’s new exhibition Tactics, enjoy the Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus’ first concert exclusively devoted to the arrangements of conductor, arranger, and composer Caleb Nelson, attend Script Salon for a reading of a new play by Sara Campos-Silvius, and so much more!
