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Cultural Campfires, Fete Au Village, Multiple Markets, Riverhawks Fan Appreciation Day & So Much More!

Thanks for reading. Have a fantastic week!

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Jonah Chabaniuk
July 23, 2024

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Tuesday, July 23 through Monday, July 29, 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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News: If you are hosting a public event (or know of one), send it my way & I’ll see it into the letter. As a general guideline, we don’t cover anything overly religious, political or outright business advertising (such as sales events). Almost anything else goes.

Thanks again for reading. Enjoy your weekends, all of you!

Some Things To Do This Weekend:

Tuesday, July 23:

  • 1pm - 2pm | Baby & Me | FREE EVENT | Connect & learn with other new parents while the babies play | Ages 0 - 18 months |

  • 4:30pm - 7:30pm | Ardrossan Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | Find the best of local produce & artisanal wares |

  • 6:30pm - 8pm | Live Music in Bon Accord | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a new band every week |

  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Community Pond Party | FREE EVENT | Enjoy story time, pond dips, water test demos & more | All ages event |

  • 7pm - 8:30pm | Sounds of the Valley | FREE EVENT | Enjoy an outdoor concert, plus book readings & visual art | Bring a lawn chair |

  • 7:05pm Start | Sitcom Night @ The Riverhawks | Expect sitcom shoutouts throughout the game | Also Twoonie Tuesday so, $2 hotdogs & water, and BOGO for $2 GA grandstand tickets | Play ball! |

  • July 18 - 28 | Wholly Handmade Market | FREE ENTRY | Enjoy a market of 100% handmade goods from local artisans & vendors |

  • July 19 - 28 | Rubaboo Arts Festival | Enjoy this Indigenous themed festival of plays & performances | All are welcome | Ticket prices vary |

  • July 22 - 26 | Green Shack Shows | FREE EVENT | From a Mythic Quest to Metis Jigging & a Hula Hoop Circus, see it all this week |

Wednesday, July 24:

  • 9:30am - Noon | Agricultural Drone Demo Day | FREE EVENT | Check out how drones are making significant headway in farming technology | This event is 1.5 hours NE of Edmonton City Center |

  • 3pm - 7pm | Sherwood Park Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | Find great produce & the best of local artisanal wares |

  • 4pm - 7:30pm | Baseline Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | Find the best in local produce & artisanal wares |

  • 4pm - 7pm | Lamont Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | Find the best in local produce & artisanal wares | 1 hour NE of Edmonton City Center |

  • 5pm - 7pm | Music in the Park | FREE EVENT | Enjoy live music & giveaways in YEG’s west end |

  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Knit-lits | FREE EVENT | Learn or hone your fibre-craft skills & make new friends while doing so | In St. Albert |

  • 7pm - 8pm | Healthy Backyards | FREE EVENT | Learn about the species that call our backyards home |

  • 7:05 start | Salute the Olympians @ Riverhawks | Celebrate the Olympics over a game of ball | Tickets start @ just $9.99/person |

Thursday, July 25:

  • 4pm - 7:30pm | Salisbury Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | Find the best of local produce & artisanal wares |

  • 5pm - 7:30pm | Gibbons Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | 15 minutes NE of Edmonton | Find the best of local produce & artisanal wares |

  • 6pm - 8pm | Rock the Park | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a free concert from a local artist | BBQ on site, with proceeds going to various fundraisers |

  • 6:30pm - 9pm | Write Night | FREE EVENT | Calling all writers, bring your projects & write amongst other writers in this homely cafe |

  • 7pm start | Cultural Campfires (Stony Plain) | FREE EVENT | Gather ‘round to hear cultural tales from afar | Bring a lawn chair |

  • July 25 - 27 | Gear Swap | FREE ENTRY | Sell your stuff or come to shop | Geared towards hikers, runners, cyclists & outdoor enthusiasts |

  • July 25 - 27 | 118th Vermillion Fair | 2 hours East of YEG | Enjoy all a country fair can offer | A parade, midway, livestock shows, lawn mower racing, tractor pulls, chuckwagon racing, a tradeshow & much more |

Friday, July 26:

  • 10am - 4pm | Moose Hide Teachings | Learn how to tan a moose hide and storied history behind the practice | Free with RAM admission |

  • 2pm - 4pm | Water Wars (Leduc) | Grab your water guns & head to the pool to take on the lifeguards | Free with regular admission |

  • 2pm - 4pm | Scrabble, Cribbage & More (St. Albert) | FREE EVENT | Bring a game, a friend or yourself | For adults & Seniors |

  • 4pm - 8pm | Weekend Market | FREE ENTRY | Handmade goods, vintage thifts & food trucks | What’s not to love? |

  • 6pm - 9pm | Photowalk | FREE EVENT | Bring your camera, gear & make some friends | Hosted by London Drugs |

  • 7:05pm start | Bobblehead Night w. The Riverhawks | Head down to the diamond for bobbleheads & baseball! | Fireworks to follow |

  • 7:30pm - 9pm | Zouk Vibes | FREE EVENT | The legendary Chad Detoski is at it again | Find free dance lessons & a great time here |

  • July 26 - 27 | Fete Au Village | FREE EVENT (mostly, some paid stuff) | Head 25 minutes north of Edmonton for Legal, AB’s summer festival | Enjoy free ice cream, hot dogs, popcorn (etc.), plus escape rooms, train rides, a soapbox derby, fireworks, a show & shine, a demolition derby, a reptile exhibit, beer gardens, a baseball game, inflatables & too much more to list | We hit this event every summer… it’s a blast | Check that link! |

  • July 26 - 28 | 110th Bruce (AB) Stampede | Head an hour & fifteen minutes from city center for this rompin’ stompin’ rodeo! | Attendees can enjoy everything a rodeo has to offer, plus a mule race, pancake breakfast, live entertainment & a horseshoe tournament | Be sure to grab a steak from the Bruce Hotel (if you can get in) | Free - $20/person |

Saturday, July 27:

  • 8am - 11pm | Radway Pioneer Days | FREE ENTRY | Enjoy a quilt & bench show, show ‘n shine, parade, summer market & much more | only an hour north from city center |

  • 8:45am departure | Elk Island Bus | FREE RIDE | Saturday & Sunday, catch a free ride to Elk Island Park | Pre-registration required |

  • 9am - 10:30am | Youth Basketball Mini Camp | FREE EVENT | Make friends & have fun! | For ages 5 - 13 | Pre-registation required |

  • 10am - 6pm | Summer in the City Festival (Leduc) | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a petting zoo, face painting, free bbq, water gun fight, freestyle moto-trials show & much more |

  • 10am - 3pm | St. Albert Farmers Market | FREE ENTRY | Shop at 275+ vendors, food from 10+ food trucks, enjoy live buskers & more |

  • 10am - 12pm | Kids Club @ Michaels Stores | FREE EVENT | Make & decorate air dry clay rings | Drop in, all supplies included |

  • 10 am - 1pm | Move for Mental Health 2024 | By donation (fundraiser event) | Enjoy a 5km, with BBQ & entertainment to follow |

  • 10am - 4pm | Malla Market | FREE ENTRY | Shop from over 35 vendors plus food trucks, a bouncy castle & more |

  • 11am - 12:30pm | Urban Farm Kids Club | FREE EVENT | Bring the kiddos down to learn all about gardening |

  • 11am - 4pm | Make Old Fashioned Ice Cream | Input your elbow grease for a delicious snack | Free with regular admission |

  • 12pm - 6pm | Pe Metawe Games Popup Summerween Arts Market | FREE ENTRY | Meet local makers & artists in shop |

  • 1pm start | Lemony Snicket’s A series of Unfortunate Events | FREE EVENT (for age 12 & under) | Enjoy this classic movie @ the Met! |

  • 3 pm - 7pm | BBQ in the Park | FREE EVENT | Join for an afternoon of authentic Nigerian cuisine and learn about the benefits of physical activity for mental health |

  • 4pm - 9pm | Night Market (Spruce Grove) | FREE ENTRY | Find great things from local artisans | Plus live music & family friendly activities |

  • 7:05pm start | Newfie Kitchen Party | Screeching, an east cost inspired concession & new slang to learn | Oh, and a baseball game |

Sunday, July 28:

Monday July: 29

  • 10am - 11:30am | Storytime @ St. Albert Botanical Park | FREE EVENT | Enjoy stories, poems, rhyming & dancing! | Oriented towards a younger audience |

  • 10am - 11:30am | Slumberkins | FREE EVENT | Learn about transforming challenges into opportunities & more! | Ages 2 - 6 |

  • 1pm - 4pm | Creatology | FREE EVENT | Make & decorate crafts while making friends | County event, for kids in grade 3 & 4 |

  • 1pm - 2:30pm | Elk Island Choir Audition | FREE TO AUDITION | Enrich your life with music & join a choir! | Youth & teen choir only |

  • 7pm start | Stingers vs Sea-Bears | Cheer on our very own as they take on the best Winnipeg’s got | I believe this is the season closer |

Have a great week, everyone!