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What’s Up Edmonton! (And surrounding areas)…

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Tuesday, November 19 through Monday, November 25, 2024.

I cover: Events & Entertainment happening in & around YEG.

Note: All links are non-monetized. They simply lead to event info.

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Some Things To Do This Weekend:

Tuesday, November 19:

• 10am - 10:45am | Fire Station Tour (Sherwood Park) | FREE EVENT | See the trucks & meet the hero’s who run them |

• 4pm - 7pm | Daring to Create a Healthier Future for Canada | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a U of A keynote about the fight to create better healthcare systems |

• 5pm - 9:30pm | Global Day of Discovery | FREE ENTRY | Enjoy a night market, live music, carnival games, balloon art, entertainment & more |

• 5pm start | Pyrohy Making | FREE EVENT (Maybe… no price listed) | Learn how to make these delicious dumplings | All materials provided |

• 5:30pm - 7:30pm | I Choose Me | Learn about gender-based abuse against women & strategies to conquer it | $40.54/person |

• 6pm - 8:30pm | Community Knit Night | FREE EVENT | Bring a snack plus your current fibre craft & make new friends |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | For Girls By Girls | FREE EVENT | Your 8 - 17 year old can try sports & make new friends | Various times | Clareview & Meadows Recs |

• 7:30pm start | Bruce Springsteen | Catch this rock ‘n roll superstar with the E Street band for $91+/person |

Wednesday, November 20:

• 10am - 4pm | National Child Day at RAM | Enjoy a host of child-friendly programming including story time, vintage toys & more | FREE - $21/person |

• 11am - 4pm | Indigenous Holiday Market | FREE ENTRY | Check out the latest wares from local Indigenous artisans |

• Noon - 4pm | Art Buffet | FREE EVENT | Let loose your artistic cannon & make something spectacular | All materials are provided |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Community Event (Stony Plain) | BY DONATION | Catch 3 films & a panel discussion about mitigating family violence | Content is 18+ |

• 7pm start | Edmonton Story Slam | FREE EVENT | 10 story tellers. 5 minutes each. 1 winner (sometimes 2) | Donations welcome, but not expected | 18+ |

• 7pm start | Oil Kings vs Victoria Royals | Cheer on the OK as the take down BC’s finest | $24.25+/person |

Thursday, November 21:

• 10am - 2pm | Jill of All Trades | FREE EVENT | Put on by NAIT, learn how young women & high school aged girls can get started in the skilled trades |

• 5:30pm - 7:30pm | An Evening of Presentations | FREE EVENT | Connect with local YEG non-profits & enter to win a $100 Earls gift card |

• 6pm start | Lighting the Way 2024 | FREE EVENT | Join Foyer Lacombe Hospice (St. Albert) in illuminating a path for those who are ill |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Playshop Art Drop In | FREE EVENT | Get creative & try your hand at making art | BYO materials & supplies |

• 7pm - 8pm | Cardiac Crash | FREE EVENT | Get FREE CPR/AED training & learn how you could save a life |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Couples Gaming Tournament | Bring your bud & go full Batman & Rob to obtain top prizes & bragging rights | $18.18/couple |

• 7pm - 10pm | Seniors Dance & Social | Fill up your dance card & bust a move to live music from The New Lumberjacks | $12/person |

• 7pm start | Scottish Country Dancing | FREE EVENT | Learn to dance like a Scott at this beginner friendly class | Bring water |

• November 21 - 23 | River Cree Holiday Market | BY DONATION | Check out wares from local Indigenous artisans, enjoy traditional cuisine & more |

• November 21 - 24 | Disney On Ice | All the classics and modern tales brought to life, on ice | $43.55+/person |

• November 21 - 24 | Under $100 Art Show | Get yourself some local art for under $100/piece | $12.58/person entry |

• November 21 - December 1 | Disneys’s Beauty & the Beast | Enjoy a broadway musical performance of this well-worn tale | $25-37.50/person |

• November 21 - January 4 | Magic of Lights | Experience 2.5kms of light displays at Rad Torque Raceway | $33/car (up to 8 people) & up |

Friday, November 22:

• 2pm start | National Children’s Day Round Dance | FREE EVENT (I think) | Experience an (Indigenous) pipe ceremony, round dance & much more |

• 2pm start | DevFest Edmonton 2024 | FREE EVENT | Hear a keynote from experienced web developer & programmer Laurence Svekis |

• 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Winter Night Market | FREE ENTRY | Find sweet treats & premium wares from local artisans |

• 6pm - 8pm | Calmar Christmas in the Park | FREE EVENT | Enjoy sleigh rides, bonfires, photos with Santa & more |

• 6pm - 8pm | Ubuntu Drums & Dance | FREE EVENT | Enjoy an evening of rhythm, movement & community |

• 7pm - 9pm | Dr Blu @ The Carrot | Join in for an evening of music from the admirable Dr Blu | $12/person |

• 7pm - 10pm | A Jazzy Christmas | Join Randall MacDonald with Charlie Austin on the keys for an evening of jazzy Christmas tunes | $33.28/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Dan Pitt Quintet | Check out this adventurous jazz group fronted by Torontonian Dan Pitt | $37/person |

• November 22 - 23 | Lightly Classical - Affairs of the Heart | Enjoy this beautiful violin concerto & more from the ESO for $37.50/person & up |

• November 22 - January 5 | Borealis Lights | Check out a number of animated light displays for $27-33/car (up to 9 people) and up |

Saturday, November 23:

• 9:30am - 4:30pm | Strathcona County Library Book Sale | FREE ENTRY | Stock your shelves with great reads in anticipation of many nights by the fire |

• 10am - 2pm | Hangin’ With Dad | FREE EVENT | Kids aged 3-10, bring your father figures for a morning of lego, box forts & more | NO MOMS ALLOWED |

• 10:15am - 11:30am | Puzzle & Game Swap | Bring in swap items from Nov. 19 - 21 & join on the 23rd to get something new-to-you | FREE - $2/person |

• 11am - 1pm | Leduc County Winter Festival | FREE EVENT | Get a picture with Santa, ride a sleigh, enjoy a fire & (kids,) buy a gift in secret from mom/dad |

• 11:30am - 3:30pm | Santa’s Arrival @ Millwoods Town Center | FREE EVENT | Welcome the Clause’s, ride the holiday express & enjoy live music |

• Noon start | Zumba Class | FREE EVENT | If you’ve been meaning to give zumba a shot, now’s your chance |

• 1pm - 3pm | Bake Sale (Sherwood Park) | FREE ENTRY | Find yourself a savoury treat from a local baker |

• 1pm - 5pm | YEG Arts Fair | FREE EVENT | People. Culture. Art. | A day of cultural interaction, cuisine, entertainment & art |

• 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Family Adventure Club | FREE EVENT | Get the low-down on hiking & nature identification | CoE run program |

• 2pm - 10pm | Giselle Denis Open House | FREE EVENT | Meet this local artist, check out her studio & purchase some art if desired |

• 4pm - 8pm | Devon Christmas in the Park | Enjoy a petting zoo, campfires, maple taffy, an ice slide, a kids zone & more | FREE - $10/person |

• 6pm start | Millet Santa Parade | FREE EVENT | See the jolly man himself plus enjoy hot chocolate & more |

• 7pm - 9:30pm | Pokemon Trivia Night | Bring a few friends, test your knowledge & win awesome prizes | $12/person |

• 7pm start | Kids With Wigs: Latin BKS Fundraiser | Enjoy epic Latin dancing while supporting a great cause | Tacos, silent auction & more | $25+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Barka | If Balkan melodies, Afro-Colombian percussion and circus performances are your jam, then this ones for you | $42+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Robert Walsh | Catch a live show from this former Edmontonian jazz musician & his band | $29/person |

• All Day | Winterval | FREE EVENT | Hear from Brasstactics, Melafrique (and others), enjoy maple taffy, sleigh rides, ice carving & much more |

• November 23 - 24 | Silver Bells Winter Market | FREE ENTRY | Find local goods & artisan wares |

• November 23 - 24 | iDance Convention | Watch top finalists from the hit TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” live | $24-35/person |

• November 23 - 24 | The Mom Market | FREE ENTRY | Shop 100+ vendors to find the best of local goods & artisan wares |

• November 23 - December 24 | A Christmas Carol | With a huge cast of pro theatrical performers, this show will not disappoint | $40/person & up |

Sunday, November 24:

• Noon - 2pm | Connecting Generations Through Quilting | FREE EVENT | Learn the basics of sewing & embroidery |

• 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Create-Play-Connect (St. Albert) | FREE EVENT | Play a game, or with lego, make a puzzle, or a card, knit something, or 3D print, etc |

• 2pm start | Alcee Chriss Plays Organ Fantasies | Hear several great compositions on the Winspear’s pipes for only $36.50+/person |

• 3pm - 5pm | Ednova Sting Quartet | Enjoy a performance from this group for $17.31/person |

• 3:30pm - 6pm | African Choir Workshop & Drum Circle | Sing & move along with this Juno Award winning group | $12/person |

• 4pm start | Oil Kings Teddy Bear Toss | Bring a teddy For Santa’s Anonymous, enjoy a kids zone and of course… great hockey | $24.25+/person |

Monday November 25:

• 1pm - 2:15pm | Seniors Skate | FREE EVENT | Adults 50+ can enjoy easy laps on quiet ice | Bring your own gear |

• 5:30pm - 9pm | Festive Holiday Gala | Head to the Royal Glenora Club for a buffet dinner, silent auction & more | $65/person |

• 6pm - 8:30pm | Clothing Repair Clinic | FREE EVENT | Repair your threads under the guidance of expert volunteers | Machines & scrap textiles provided |

• 7pm - 9pm | Daniel Wesley | If only for a couple hours, escape to paradise with the man who makes Beach Music | $33.28/person |

Thanks again for checking this out. Have a great week, everyone!