Edmonton Events

Just A Little Night Market is coming back for another season! Join us June 15 & 16, Fri & Sat from 3pm-11pm @ the Aviation Hangar, 11410 Kingsway NW. What’s new? Dare to eat scorpions, Wine Bar, more Food Trucks & as always amazing entertainment and artisans. Belly dancing, magic, psychics or other curiosities never...

Just A Little Night Market is coming back for another season! Join us June 15 & 16, Fri & Sat from 3pm-11pm @ the Aviation Hangar, 11410 Kingsway NW. What’s new? Dare to eat scorpions, Wine Bar, more Food Trucks & as always amazing entertainment and artisans. Belly dancing, magic, psychics or other curiosities never...

The Pure Speculation Festival is Edmonton’s celebration of Science Fiction and Fantasy storytelling in all its forms: books, movies, television, games, and so much more. Focused on the Edmonton nerd community and what it has to offer, this year features Guests of Honour Krista D. Ball, Candas Jane Dorsey, and Sam Maggs. If you love...

Porkapalooza is back! Can you hear the sizzle and smell the mouth watering ribs yet? We sure can! The Porkapalooza BBQ Festival is a community event showcasing the art and culture of BBQ. At its heart, it is a BBQ competition, but it encompasses all the components of a festival: local food trucks, beer gardens,...

The 9th Annual Camrose Purple Martin Festival will be held Saturday June 16, 2018 at the Stoney Creek Centre. Speakers and presentations Woodpecker Hybrids and Dancing Grouse Join Corey Scobie, Assistant Curator of Ornithology, as he gives the inside scoop on bird research and new displays at the Royal Alberta Museum. Martins and More! Join...

Just A Little Night Market is coming back for another season! Join us June 15 & 16, Fri & Sat from 3pm-11pm @ the Aviation Hangar, 11410 Kingsway NW. What’s new? Dare to eat scorpions, Wine Bar, more Food Trucks & as always amazing entertainment and artisans. Belly dancing, magic, psychics or other curiosities never...

The Canadian Division of Art Battle has partnered with Espolòn Tequila to sponsor live competitive painting events across Canada. The international painting competition will be hosting event finals in Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax and Montreal leading up to the National Championship on July 26th in Toronto. With events taking place throughout the year, Canadian...

For 13 days every summer, The Works unleashes art & design throughout one square kilometer of Edmonton’s downtown core. Completely free to the public, The Festival is an extravaganza of visual art, design and entertainment that attracts artists and patrons from around the globe. Greater than the sum of its many parts, The Works is a...

Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids’ Mamma Yamma, recording with the legendary Giovanni Hidalgo or being championed by influential DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson, The Heavyweights Brass Band pack a one-two punch of crossover appeal and respect from music’s elite. Inspired by the New Orleans brass band...

Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids’ Mamma Yamma, recording with the legendary Giovanni Hidalgo or being championed by influential DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson, The Heavyweights Brass Band pack a one-two punch of crossover appeal and respect from music’s elite. Inspired by the New Orleans brass band...

Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids’ Mamma Yamma, recording with the legendary Giovanni Hidalgo or being championed by influential DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson, The Heavyweights Brass Band pack a one-two punch of crossover appeal and respect from music’s elite. Inspired by the New Orleans brass band...

Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids’ Mamma Yamma, recording with the legendary Giovanni Hidalgo or being championed by influential DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson, The Heavyweights Brass Band pack a one-two punch of crossover appeal and respect from music’s elite. Inspired by the New Orleans brass band...

Garage Sale, Free Kids Haircut, Seed & Seedling Exchange, Chinese Calligraphy Art, Food Trucks, Live Performance, Children & Family Activities, Welcome & Resources Booth

This FREE family friendly community event starts at 1 pm. Come on out for an afternoon of fair games, BBQ and family film. Starting at 3 pm the BBQ will be a fundraiser to help support our Therapeutic Recreation Programs for the clients at Excel Society. We will be accepting suggested donations for our 7:30...

Cuban born Hilario Duran grew up in Havana in a musical family surrounded by a variety of diverse musical influences. He began working as a professional musician in Cuba’s Los Papa Cun­-Cun Ensemble, and in a variety of musical formats. Later on, in the 70’s, Duran was Chucho Valdés’ chosen successor in Cuba’s most modern...

Laila Biali is almost two decades into a successful career. The raven-haired musician has won awards (SOCAN Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year at Canada’s National Jazz Awards) and played the world’s most prestigious venues (North Sea Jazz Festival, Tokyo’s Cotton Club, Carnegie Hall). She’s toured with Grammy award winners (Chris Botti,...

The Zoo’s gardens have gone to the animals! On June 24, wrap up Garden Days with the Edmonton Horticultural Society by exploring the Zoo’s Enrichment Gardens and see how the Zoo uses plants grown by the Horticultural Society to enhance the animals’ lives! Enjoy live music, tours and hands-on activities and help us celebrate gardening...

The Walk With The Works Roving Reception is a complete evening of art, refreshments, and thoughtful conversation.

Raised in poverty in Pennsylvania’s coal-mining country, Sheila Jordan began singing as a child. By the time she was in her early teens, she was working semi-professionally in Detroit clubs. Her first great influence was Charlie Parker and, indeed, most of her influences have been instrumentalists rather than singers. Working chiefly with black musicians, she...

Ground-shaking grooves, hammering rhythms and wailing melodies layered with explosive no-holds-barred improvisations – Gorilla Mask is a type of sonic madness roaring with a restless, implacable energy that totters dangerously on the verge of total chaos. They craft spirals of sound in 4 or 5 dimensions, jabbing you in the ribs as they mess with...

Ground-shaking grooves, hammering rhythms and wailing melodies layered with explosive no-holds-barred improvisations – Gorilla Mask is a type of sonic madness roaring with a restless, implacable energy that totters dangerously on the verge of total chaos. They craft spirals of sound in 4 or 5 dimensions, jabbing you in the ribs as they mess with...

If any band is a poster child for turning the power of positive thoughts and intention into reality, it’s the explosive horn and percussion trio Moon Hooch. In just a few short years, the group—Wilbur, fellow horn player Wenzl McGowen, and drummer James Muschler—has gone from playing on New York City subway platforms to selling...

Johnny O’Neal is an American Neo-bop jazz pianist and vocalist. His playing ranges from technically virtuosic to the tenderest of ballad interpretations. Though unique in style, he is influenced by many jazz elders, including Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. He has led many recording dates with jazz heavyweights such as Russell Malone and many others....

Sunday, July 1 from noon to 9 p.m. Don’t miss the province’s biggest Canada Day party, at the Alberta Legislature! Visitors will enjoy free family-friendly entertainment and activities, including ceremonial events, live performances and more. The Canada Day event will highlight and honour Alberta’s diversity with many fun festivities throughout the historic Legislature Grounds.