12 h. ago Take Five Edmonton Events: Dance to the sweet music at the Oilers playoff parties

South of the rink, north of the Bob and Doug statue, DJ DJ Alize will be hosting the official Tailgate Party from a balcony at the tip of the arena overlooking the crowd, spinning tunes when appropriate.

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12 h. ago Oilers playoff parties, Rapid Fire improv, and more things to do in Edmonton this weekend

South of the rink, north of the Bob and Doug statue, DJ DJ Alize will be hosting the official Tailgate Party from a balcony at the tip of the arena overlooking the crowd, spinning tunes when appropriate.

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7 d. ago Fun things to do in Edmonton this weekend: Downtown Defrost, BeerFest, and 420 with Cheech & Chong

The Downtown Defrost: Celebrating its impressive 10th anniversary with DJ sets from California rapper Channel Tres and Brooklyn singer Yeaji, this bouncy, multi-stage dance party is notably family-friendly on Churchill Square (ages 12 and under get in free). The main event happens inside a giant (non-heated, so layer up) tent and up on the overlook […]

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2 w. ago Shumka fest, Canadian Film Day and more in Edmonton this weekend

Shumka Dance Festival: Dazzlingly visual and full of jaw-dropping skill leaping back centuries, Shumka’s inaugural dance fest has schools across Canada presenting their finest ensemble work. With performances running all day Friday and Saturday, dancers will get professional feedback, all leading up to a separate competition show 7 p.m. Saturday. The costumes, the makeup, the […]

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2 w. ago Three to See Edmonton Events: Còig, the Hollywood Sandwich and Bring Out Your Dead

Còig: Heavily lauded, multiply awarded Cape Breton Celtic supergroup Còig bounds into Northern Light Folk Club Saturday in a show that’s guaranteed to be high-energy and soul-enriching. While the band is sometimes larger with adjoined solo players — hence its name meaning “five” in Gaelic — for this show Rachel Davis, Darren McMullen and Zakk Cormier will […]

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3 w. ago Three to See Edmonton Events: Smokey at Aviary, Mile Zero Horizons Cabaret and No Other Land

Smokey: It’s local musician and public art master Smokey Johnson’s 45th birthday and, in honour of it, he’s released a beautiful, rather chipper new indie pop song called Ready to Die. You can watch the preposterously charming jumping-kids video online, but the awesome, re-emerging local promoter Double Lunch has also put together a great lineup […]

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3 w. ago Three to See Edmonton Events: Gale & McClelland, Kane Brown at Rogers, and McCauley rink event snow

Tom Gale & Neil McClelland: It’s your last chance to see this pairing of two established and innovative nature oil painters in the new and rebranded Bugera Lamb Fine Art, now downstairs just past the Jasper Avenue bend in the ever-evolving 124 Street gallery landscape. Medicine Hat-born Gale has been painting expressive landscapes for the […]

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4 w. ago Major Edmonton roads reopen amid central Alberta snow event, road conditions still poor: police

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday, the Edmonton Police Service said it had reopened Whitemud Drive in both directions.

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4 w. ago Three to See Edmonton Events: GOBfest, Expanse 2025 and Trashed Ambulance

GOBfest: Listen up, meeple! This family-friendly annual boardgame-lovers fest is back, a chance to sample games of every taxonomy, including strategy, co-operative, single-player, physical and dexterity, word and party games. There are tournaments, a Sunday flea market, prototype alley and open gaming from the convention library of 200-plus games — really just a sweet chance to […]

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