Lemonade Stand Day, An Afro-Caribbean Festival, Spruce Grove Agra Fair, EHS Garden Festival & much more

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Saturday, August 23 through Monday, August 25, 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, August 23:

• 10am - 2pm | Rev Up for a Cause | FREE_EVENT | Support kidney donors & transplant patients with an awesome vintage car show |

• 10am - 3pm | St. Albert Farmers Market | FREE_EVENT | Browse Canada’s largest vendor market featuring 250+ vendors, buskers & more |

• 10am - 4pm | The Pointe Grand Opening | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate this Ag events center with horse-drawn shuttles, a petting zoo & much more |

• 10am - 4pm | PeachFest | FREE_ENTRY | Hang out with barnyard friends while enjoying live music, inflatables & grilled peaches on ice cream | & more |

• 10am - 4pm | Pride Cup | FREE_EVENT | Cheer on the Edmonton Rage as they take on the Calgary Pioneers in a frenzied street hockey blitz |

• 10:30am - 5pm | Rural Roots Fair | FREE_EVENT | Go country with wagon rides, a watermelon eating contest, lawn games, politician dunk tank & more |

• 11am - 2pm | Make Space Storage Grand Opening | FREE_EVENT | Grab lunch on the house & enter for some sweet prizes | Plus a balloon artist & more |

• 11am - 3pm | St. Albert Photo Club Meet & Greet | FREE_EVENT | Forge friendships & meet other like minded folks in the local photography scene |

• 11am - 3pm | Sunterra Samplebration | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy live chef demos & try all the tasty samples they craft |

• 11am - 5pm | Esports Tournament | Make new pals & then duke it out for the ultimate bragging rights | $10/person |

• Noon - 6pm | Addison Wall & DJ Beverly Gan | FREE_EVENT | Brighten your day with live music from two excellent local performing artists |

• 1pm - 3pm | KidzLabs Crystal Mining | FREE_EVENT | Bring the kids & see what they find buried in special sand | Multiple locations, see link |

• 1pm - 3pm | LEGO Dreamzzz | FREE_EVENT | Make & take a LEGO creation home to join the rest of your LEGO artifacts |

• 1pm - 3pm | LEGO Minions Jetboard | FREE_EVENT | Make & take home the coolest LEGO character to (later) show up on your playroom floor |

• 1pm - 4pm | Christina Hardie Keynote | FREE_EVENT | Close out FIRE-Indigenous Spotlight Series with a talk on St. Albert’s rich Métis heritage |

• 3pm - 3:30pm | Drone Demo | FREE_EVENT | Discover the exciting world of drone flying with this demonstration |

• 3pm start | 96th Canadian Derby | Saddle up & ride down to the racetrack for some epic horse racing action | Under 18 y/o are FREE | $28.35+/person |

• 3:30pm - 9pm | AugtoberFest | Taste test various craft beverages while enjoying live music and time with friends | $28.41+/person | 18+ |

• 6pm - 11pm | Chinatown After Dark | FREE_ENTRY | Enjoy great patio vibes with live music & authentic cuisine | Food prices vary |

• 7pm - 11pm | Everett LaRoi Band w/ guests | Catch two local acts & one exciting album release party for $17.40+/person |

• 7pm - 11:30pm | Kootenay & Company | Enjoy a live on stage performance from this local country rock group | $22.63/person |

• 7pm - 2am | Back 2 Backyard 2 | Enjoy a night of curated beats as 12 DJ’s go B2B | $35+/person |

• 8pm - 9pm | Trevor Howlett & The Cruz Bros | FREE_EVENT | Grab your favourite lawn chair & enjoy a live concert from this local band |

• 9:15pm start | How to Train Your Dragon | FREE_EVENT | Grab a lawn chair before enjoying this flick on the big screen | Start time is approximate |

• All Day | Jerk & Jollof Festival | Taste test some tantalizing Jamaican cuisine & get a culture kick to boot | Prices vary |

• August 23 & 24 | Warplane Models Show | FREE_EVENT | Explore a variety of precisely handcrafted & painted, scaled down wartime planes |

• August 23 & 24| Do North Tri & Trail | Swim, ride & run your way to victory & all the bragging rights | $139+/person or FREE to cheer on the athletes | 16+ |

• August 23 & 24 | Spruce Grove Agra Fair | FREE_EVENT | Kick things off with pancakes before a parade, bench show, live performances & much more |

• August 23 & 24 | Black Business Edmonton Trade Fair | FREE_EVENT | Check out a booming local trade fair featuring 150+ vendors |

Sunday, August 24:

• 10am - 4pm | Lemonade Stand Day | BY_DONATION | Quench your thirst & support the Stollery Childrens Hospital, all in one fell swoop |

• 11am - 3pm | EHS Garden Festival | FREE_EVENT | Green thumbs, unite for hands-on demos, a themed vendor market, a guest speaker & more |

• Noon start | W.R.E.V.S | FREE_EVENT | Walk, Run, Eat, Vibe & Socialize with new friends | Bring something for the potluck lunch if desired |

• 12:30pm - 4:30pm | Ukrainian Day Festival | FREE_EVENT | Stand in solidarity with Ukraine & enjoy cultural performances, traditional music & more |

• 1pm - 6pm | Festa Italiana | FREE_EVENT | Live like an Italian & enjoy a cultural car & bike show, live music from Italian musicians, a special guest & more |

• 2pm - 10pm | Backyard Boogie | Dance the night away for at least eight local DJ’s and still be in bed before 11! | $16.77/person |

• 2pm start | ESO Outdoors | BY_DONATION | Bring a portable seating apparatus & catch your affable ESO for a live outdoor performance |

• 5pm - 8:30pm | St. Albert Afro-Caribbean Festival | FREE_ENTRY | Celebrate this storied culture with live music, performances, cuisine & more |

• 6pm - 8pm | Horizons in Unison | Excellent singer Shebnam Merali is joined by a host of South Asian & Middle Eastern musicians | Be there for $15/person |

• 7pm - 11:30pm | Punk/Hardcore Show | Catch five local bands before they’re famous for only $15/person | Later in life, you can tell them all… you were there |

• 7pm start | Deftones | While not known to be tone deaf, this acclaimed group is hitting up YEG & you can groove for $79.70+/person |

Monday, August 25:

• 10am - 5pm | EV Road Show | FREE_EVENT | Test drive an EV vehicle & see if putting one in your stable is right for you |

• 4pm - 8pm | Orchards Farmers Market | FREE_EVENT | Browse a bustling vendor market chaulk full of sweet treats and artisan wares |

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