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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, October 21 through Friday, October 24, 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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Greetings, my friend,

It’s great to have you back.

As per usual, I don’t have a whole heck of a lot to say beyond the meat & potatoes within this email, so in other words, please have a fantastic week, enjoy this incredible late-October weather we’re getting & stay absolutely positively awesome!

I’ll catch ya out there = )

Jonah

Some Things To Do This Week:

Tuesday, October 21:

• 7:30am - 9am | YEG EdTech Speakers Series | FREE_EVENT | Discover awesome educational tech projects growing here in Edmonton |

• 9am - 4pm | Ag Waste Round Up | FREE_EVENT | Safely dispose of your baler twine, oil, grain bags & more |

• 9:30am - 11:30am | Inclusion Perks | FREE_EVENT | Support Disability Employment Awareness Month with a morning mixer |

• 10am - noon | The Unstoppable Business | FREE_EVENT | Join a local entrepreneur to learn how good work & service can only snowball |

• 2pm - 3:30pm | Tuesday Morning Book Club | FREE_EVENT | Escape the house for a boisterous discussion on a chosen title |

• 6pm - 8pm | Women in Tech | FREE_EVENT | Ladies in tech roles around Edmonton can network & share their favourite battle tales |

• 6pm - 8pm | Sketch Night | BY_DONATION | Show off your artistic talents or enjoy peaceful time alone | BYO supplies |

• 6:30pm - 10pm | Social Tuesdays | Grab your dancin’ shoes & a date before enjoying an epic evening of Latin-style instruction | FREE-$11.62/person |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Book Talk: Darcie D’Angelo | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy a chat about rats & how they’re helping clear landmines from former battlefields |

• 7pm start | Oil Kings vs Chiefs | Oil Jr takes on some fresh competition from south of the border & you can cheer them on for $24.25+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Tuesday Jam: The Holly Sangster Quintet | Join five talented local jazz artists for an on-stage jam or enjoy the show | $5-10/person |

• October 21 & 22 | Youth Clubhouse | FREE_EVENT | This week, local youth can try making a smudge kit, or just getting crafty will all materials supplied |

• October 21 - 24 | Small Business Week | Local entrepreneurs can enjoy a series of seminars on building flourishing local businesses | $10-30/person/event |

• All Winter Long | FREE Drop in Skates | FREE_EVENT | Figure skaters, hockey enthusiasts & ice hounds alike, lace up for blissful laps on various CoE arenas |

Wednesday, October 22:

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Skillbuild Construction Training Program | FREE_EVENT | Get real-life hands on experience, tickets & help sourcing work in this field |

• 4pm - 6pm | Writing as a Witness Workshop | FREE_EVENT | Make a difference in the stories you write by personifying the voices least heard |

• 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Accessible Gaming Demo Day | FREE_EVENT | Explore a host of accessible gaming options cropping up in YEG |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Book Launch: Lorne Fitch | FREE_EVENT | Join a local conservationist & explore his latest work, Conservation Confidential |

• October 22-24 | Now Radio Haunted House | FOOD_BANK_DONATION | Unleash your inner terror with a jaunt through this live-actor affair |

Thursday, October 23:

• 10am - 11:30am | Nature Nuts | FREE_EVENT | Give your young kids the gift of the great outdoors during this fun & inclusive event |

• Noon - 2:30pm | A River Runs Through Us | FREE_EVENT | Catch this local documentary about the mighty NSR & all it passes through |

• 3pm - 5pm | Crochet & Chat | FREE_EVENT | Be the change & make new friends across cultures at this fun meetup | All are welcome |

• 6pm - 8pm | Your Hands Touch Between Brambles | FREE_EVENT | Join local artist Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet for her current solo exhibition |

• 6:30pm - 9pm | Sip & Sojourn | Enjoy great wine, local chocolate & diverse conversation while helping raise funds for a local library | $45/person |

• 7pm - 8pm | Cardiac Crash | FREE_EVENT | Learn how you can save a life with this CPR & AED “crash” course |

• 7pm - 8pm | Brian Thomas Isaac w/ Conor Kerr | Join two prominent literary artists on the Canadian frontier for one night only | $10/person |

• 7pm - 9pm | McBrews | FREE_ENTRY | Join a league of likeminded friends for chats on cameras over tasty brews (if desired) |

• 7pm start | Oilers vs Habs | Head down to Rigers & cheer on your favourite Edmonton Oilers | $168.50+/person | Likely some FREE options on screens |

• 7:15pm start | Parkland Poets | FREE_EVENT | Meet a bunch of wordsmithing enthusiasts & share your latest works on the open mic (if desired) |

• 7:30pm start | Love Pro Wrestling w/ Clandestine Wrestling Society | Cheer on all your favourite local throw down talent for only $12/person |

• 7:30pm start | Pro-Am Comedy Show | See a roulette of the very best and abhorrent worst of local comedy for only $5.25/person |

• October 23 - 25 | Colour Me Comedy Festival | 3 days, 22 Comedians & several big name acts | Will you be there? | $26.67+/person/show |

• October 23 - 25 | Warwa Woods | Take a terrifying walk through these haunted woods while ensuring every kid hits summer camp | $19.85+/person |

• October 23 - 31 | Spooktacular Acreage | FREE_EVENT | Take a drive out in Parkland County for a premier light-scare experience |

• October 23 - 25 | 9-to-5 The Musical | Enjoy a lively theatrical adaptation of this 1980’s cult-classic film for $22+/person |

Friday, October 24:

• 9am - 4pm | Painters Guild Show & Sale | FREE_ENTRY | Celebrate local artisans by checking out their work & taking some home, if desired |

• 2pm - 4pm | Scrabble, Cribbage & More | FREE_EVENT | Bring a friend or fly solo & enjoy some board games amidst socialization |

• 5pm - 8pm | The Rhythm of Land & Sea | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate the richly connected Irish & Indigenous Canadian heritages with dance, stories & activity |

• 6pm - 8:30pm | Movie Night With Dad | FREE_EVENT | Male caregivers & their kids aged 4+ can enjoy a themed supper, activities & a movie showing |

• 6pm - 9pm | All Ages Dance Party | Dress up & get your dance card filled up for only $10/person |

• 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Family Fright Halloween Dance | FREE_EVENT | Venture 10 minutes north of St. Albert for an interactive dance floor, photo both & more |

• 7pm - 9pm | Nick Guiton | Catch this talented roots & blues artist live on an intimate stage for $10.50/person |

• 7pm start | Garneau Theatre’s 85th Anniversary | Stay up all night watching b2b cult classic films for $25/person |

• 7pm start | LPW 42: Life, The Universe and Everything | Catch the best live wrestling within the Henday for $33-66/person |

• 7pm start | Moira Del Torre | Catch this popular Filipino singer songwriter live on stage for $46.60+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Elks vs Stampeders | Cheer on the green & gold in this true Alberta classic | $19.25+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Afrique en Cirque | Enjoy a thrilling cirque performance featuring daring acrobats & stellar live musicians for $32.50+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Sarah Slean | See this four-time Juno Nominee live at Festival Place for $48.30+/person |

• 8pm - 11:30pm | Vaegon w/ friends | Catch this metal show live in Edmonton for $22.73/person |

• 8pm - 2am | Goth Masquerade Dance Party | 2007 is back in fashion for one night only and you can revel in the madness for $23.09/person |

• 8:30pm - 11:30pm | Breaking the Chains w/ Grand Theft Audio | Enjoy performances from two bands for $17.31/person |

• October 24 & 25 | ESO: Wagner, Bruckner & Organ | Winds, pipes and every thing nice | Get your fill for $37+/person |

• October 24 & 25 | Kiwi’s Haunted House | Enjoy a good old fashioned spook at this family friendly event | $4+/person |

• October 24 - 26 | Tanya Lee Davis | Bust your gut to the Official Worlds Shortest Comedian for $25+/person |

• Ocobter 24 - November 8 | Billy Bishop Goes to War | Enjoy a Canadian-written musical about WW1’s most decorated pilot | $22.73+/person |