McKernan Board Game Day, The Full Moon Birkie, Fort's Got Talent, River City Big Band feat. Katie Perman & much more

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Saturday, January 31 through Monday, February 2, 2026.

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, January 31:

• 10am - 11:30am | Art Hive Open Craft Studio | FREE_EVENT | Newbies & those who’re experienced, let your artistic light shine | All supplies provided |

• 10am - noon | Crochet & Chat | FREE_EVENT | Bring your current fibrecraft project & enjoy tea alongside good conversation |

• 10am - 3pm | What’s Up With Teens | FREE_EVENT | Parents, get some pro tips & best practices for household adolescent cooperation |

• 11am - 2pm | Millwoods Resource Fair | FREE_EVENT | Discover resources from over 40 vendors & services available in your community |

• 11am - 3pm | Clothing Swap | FREE_EVENT | Come for some fine threads & leave with nothing but (someone else’s) clothes on your back | It’s encouraged |

• 11am - 3pm | Performance Lab Series | BY_DOANTION | Aspiring and current performing artists can engage in an epic morning of skills development |

• 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Big-B BHM Proclamation Ceremony | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate the opening of Black History Month w/ traditional song & dance |

• 1pm - 3pm | EWG: Creative Writing Workshops | FREE_EVENT | Aspiring & beginner writers, get top tips on manuscript development from seasoned pros |

• 1pm - 5pm | McKernan Board Game Day | FREE_EVENT (I think) | Show off your tabletop (gaming) talents in your personal quest for everlasting glory |

• 1pm - 5pm | Black Kids Code (Girls) | FREE_EVENT | Kids aged 8-17 can develop strong coding skills after attending these workshops |

• 2pm - 3:45pm | Tangled | FREE_EVENT | Grab the kids & enjoy this popular children’s movie at your favourite public library |

• 3pm - 8pm | Jebena Pottery Workshop | Enjoy refreshments while learning how to hand craft a traditional Jebena | $65/person |

• 5pm - 10:30pm | Alumni Fight Night | Celebrate 80 years of boxing history with a bunch of in-the-ring action | $27.96-30/person |

• 6pm - 10pm | The Full Moon Birkie | Don your ten foot planks & partake in a winter classic feat. 12km of moonlit trails, a bonfire & more | $23.34+/person |

• 6pm - 1am | Trashbang 4: The Trashening | I’ll be frank, folks… I’m not 100% positive but I think this is a live bands performance | 5 groups | $15/person |

• 7pm start | Fort’s Got Talent | Showcase your uniquely amazing abilities &/or cheer on your favourites from the audience | $18-20/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Dino Primo | Keep the mood light with a comedy show from this internationally acclaimed, locally based Comic | $17.31/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Ashwyn Singh | Similarly so… this world touring Comedian is also stopping in at the same time! | Decisions, decisions | $27.36+/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Keyboard Extravaganza | One piano. Dozens of digits. A gaggle of talented local pianists. | All for only $12.06+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Tamar Ilana & Ventanas | Feat. flamenco music in over 20 languages, this talented acoustic sextet is not worth missing | $43/person |

• 9pm - 2am | Terminal Dogma | Straighten your shoulders in solidarity to the beat & get your fix of experimental electronica for $16.72/person |

• 9:30pm - 1:30am | Uptown | Jump out of your seat for this upbeat local party band | $6-14/person |

• 10pm - 2am | Amplify: A Global Rave Experience | Though nary a warehouse in sight, light up the dance floor to the tunes of afrobeats for $17.31+/person |

• 8pm start | Oilers vs Wild | Catch your favourite Edmonton Oilers live on ice as they take on Minnesota’s best effort | $106.20+/person |

• January 31 - March 21 | Indigenous Storytelling Series | Gather in the 1846 Clerks Quarters for traditional storytelling seldom heard before | $43/person |

Sunday, February 1:

• 12:30pm start | Dance Academy Showcase | Support a local dance troupe as they showcase their hard work with solos, duets & trios | $17.75/person |

• 1pm - 3pm | Digital Photography 101 | FREE_EVENT | Learn how to take the perfect shot with your high-tech camera, even if you’re fairly amateurish |

• 1pm - 4pm | Black History Month Proclamation | FREE_EVENT | Ring in the start of Black History Month with speeches & other festivities | St. Albert |

• 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Stick & Skate | FREE_EVENT | Bring your bladed boots & get some practice time in on finely tuned, engineered ice |

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Small Soldiers | FREE_EVENT | This 1998 classic PG rated cinematic is child, date, friends & even solo worthy (& highly entertaining) |

• 1:30pm start | Mulan (2019) | FREE_EVENT | Pack the car & get on down for an epic afternoon of cinematic fun | Refreshments included |

• 1:30pm start | Athabasca Ukrainian Folk Dance | Take a drive up to this beautiful Alta town & enjoy a local troupe’s practiced showcase | $20/person |

• 2pm - 3pm | A Minecraft Movie | FREE_EVENT | Fill a chilly Sunday afternoon with a cozy afternoon in | The kids will love this one |

• 3pm - 5pm | Alberta Baroque Ensemble | Get your fill of central European gems feat. music from Benda, Mozart & Haydn | $15-35/person |

• 7pm - 8pm | The Lady of the Earth | Folk Motifs meet contemporary staging while Dabke sequences & choreographic movement bring life | $40/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | The River City Orchestra | The tunes of Spohr, C.E. Bach & Prokofiev in a fine concert hall are certain to impress | $17.40+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | River City Big Band | With guest vocalist Katie Perman tearing up the mic, enjoy a spiff of jazz from the 1940’s to today | $37/person |

Monday, February 2:

• All Day | Blind Date With a Book | FREE_EVENT | Whether mystery or history, it may be love | Or maybe, just a book | Find out |

• 5:30pm - 8pm | WIBA Trade Show | FREE_EVENT | Meet local Women In Business & see what organizations they head up |

• 6pm - 7pm | Renaissance Dance Class | Dance like Queen Elizabeth I & King Francis I following this technical dance lesson | FREE-$15/person |

• 6pm - 7:30pm | Collaborative Printmaking Workshop | FREE_EVENT | Hang out at the U of A museum & with others, explore your collective creativity |

• 6pm - 8pm | Global Citizens Lab: UN Simulation | FREE_EVENT | Tackle a challenge, advocate & formulate a resolution | No experience required |

• 6pm - 8pm | Messed Up Mondays feat. Miranda Soloman | FREE_EVENT | Learn of the trials & tribulations IG WM faced on it’s journey to 2026 |

• 6pm start | Magic Mondays | FREE_EVENT | Grab your deck & prepare to meet new friends (in the lobby) & foes (at the tables) |

• 7pm - 9pm | Science on Tap: The Power of AI | Join local experts at TWoS & get all your AI questions answered… by humans | $12-15/person |

• 7pm - 9:30pm | Edmonton Trivia Night | FREE_EVENT | Think you know Edmonton as well as well… you think?! Ring The Bell & prove it here |

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