Edmonton Arts Council Turns 30, Roller Derby, Cribbage Tournament, Elks vs Blue Bombers & much more

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Saturday, October 11 through Monday, October 13, 2025.

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:

Saturday, October 11:

• 8am start | Andrew Garlic Festival | Take a drive 1.5 hours NE of YEG for a true harvest festival featuring live music, a garlic race, fireworks & much more | FREE-$5/person |

• 9am - 4:15pm | Public Art Walking Tour | FREE_EVENT | Join one of four tours & learn the storied history behind Tawatinâ bridge’s over 500 paintings |

• 10am - 3pm | St. Albert Farmers Market | FREE_ENTRY | Explore Canada’s largest outdoor market, complete with vendors, buskers (usually) & more |

• 10am - 4pm | Strathma Saturdays | BY_DONATION | Explore local history, play games & make crafts come to life at this special weekly event |

• 11am - 2pm | Cookie Swap YEG | BY_DONATION | Support the Stollery & take home a dozen cookies | Must bring a dozen to share if wishing to participate |

• 1pm - 4pm | Same, Same But Different | FREE_EVENT | Be inspired by a few women who draw conscious similarities despite various underpinnings |

• 1pm - 5pm | Fort Sask Firehall Open House | FREE_EVENT| Explore the hall, climb in the trucks & meet real-life heroes in the heart of Fort Saskatchewan |

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Fairytale Writing Workshop | Find inspiration within & discover how to get it out & down on the page below for $10/person |

• 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Neutral Ground | FREE_EVENT | Create-Play-Connect with new & old friends over card/board games, fibre craft, 3D printing & more |

• 2pm start | Oil Kings vs Warriors | Enjoy top tier hockey at bottom tier pricing & get all that lower bowl action for $24.25+/person |

• 3pm start | Public Art Celebration: Churchill Square | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate EAC turning 30 with roving live music & playful artistic pieces |

• 4pm - 9pm | Ghouls Night Out | FREE_EVENT | Browse a bustling local vendor market at the Alberta Aviation Museum |

• 4pm start | Roller Derby | E-Ville takes on the Redneck Betties in a showdown of heavy hits, voracious bops & a lively atmosphere | Possibly FREE to watch |

• 5pm - 10pm | Elvis Performance | See a clone of the King of Rock and Roll live for only $35-45/person |

• 5pm start | Elks vs Blue Bombers | Celebrate student night with great food & drink specials, half time on-field dodgeball & great football | $29.25+/person |

• 5pm start | Pandas vs Griffins (Womens Hockey) | Enjoy some great hockey in a classic battle of Edmonton for $11+/person |

• 6pm - 9pm | Paper Frogs, The Sakes, Chimunk | See these three local bands live on stage for $14.24/person |

• 7:30pm start | The Story of the Eagles | Catch an immersive tribute concert featuring story telling, media clips & of course, live music | $54.20+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Newman Mentalism | Slight of hand & twist of fate, enjoy a magic show from this professional magician for $35-38/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Montuno West | Join in on a melting pot of Afro-Cuban Folklore, Latin Jazz & other global inspirations for $35/person |

• 8pm - 11:30pm | The Endless, Mr Relaxer & Escape Goat | See three great local bands live on stage for $17.40/person |

• 8pm start | Oilers vs Canucks | See the best in the world live on engineered ice for $163.50+/person | Or, on the web/etc. for less |

• 8pm start | Suspiria w/ live score | Enjoy a showing of this 1977 horror with an accompanying live band | $80+/person |

• 8pm start | United Nation of Comedy | Get ready to laugh harder then usual as this comedic all-star sextet ventures into town | $64.90+/person |

• 9pm - 2am | La Fiesta Dulce Con Dulce | MAYBE_FREE_EVENT | Grab your dancing shoes & enjoy live Latin tunes all night long | No price listed |

Sunday, October 12:

• 9am - 2pm | Public Art Walking Tour: Riverlot 11 | FREE_EVENT | Join Canadian Artist Tiffany Shaw and learn her piece’s meaning in this local park |

• 11am - 2pm | Cribbage Tournament | FREE_EVENT | Bring your crib board/cards & compete against your neighbours in a bid for all the glory |

• Noon - 4pm | Perfecting Choux Pastry | Learn how to make Cream Puffs, Cheese Puffs & other exquisite desserts like a pro | $130/person |

• 3pm - 4:30pm | Book Launch: Kevin Van Tighem | FREE_EVENT | Join this retired career conversationist for engaging conversation |

• 6pm - 11pm | Goth Rock & Metal Show | Catch four local female fronted bands live on stage for one low price of $17.40/person |

• 7pm - 9:30pm | The Existence | See this (I think) local or Albertan band live & celebrate an album release for $20/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Melafrique | One of Edmonton’s coolest groups to pop up in recent years is playing this weekend & you can see them for $31/person |

• 9pm - 2am | Ilyas Yalcintas | See this Turkish pop star live in YEG for the first time | $62.20+/person |

Monday, October 13: Happy Thanksgiving!

• Noon - 4pm | Oil Kings vs Hurricanes | Cheer on the Oil Jr as they take on Lethbridge’s finest | $24.25+/person |

• 8pm - 10pm | JW Jones | Having won the Best Guitarist award in the past, this guitar-toting man ain’t no chump | $27.96/person |

Thanks for checking in. Have a great week, everyone!