Pro Choro Open Rehearsal, Spruce Grove's 40th, Nordic Day, Several Gardening Workshops & much more

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Saturday, February 28 through Monday, March 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, February 28:

• 10am - 1:30pm | Seed Exchange | FREE_EVENT | Meet other local green thumbs, swap seeds for seeds & enjoy great conversations |

• 10am - 2pm | Adult Post Secondary Fair | FREE_EVENT | Reinvent yourself as a student & see what options are available for you |

• 10am - 5pm | Edmonton Bike Expo | FREE_EVENT | Check out the latest & greatest bikes & score some sweet gear deals at this one-day event |

• 11am - noon | Compost Composition | FREE_EVENT | Discover the secrets behind worm farming & practices you can institute in your own garden |

• 11am - noon | Gardening for Birds | FREE_EVENT | Discover garden design techniques that’ll have your garden be well loved by birds & pollinators alike |

• 11am - 1pm | Winter Fruit Tree Pruning | Get hands on experience learning how to promote healthy foundations for your fruit trees | $25/person |

• 11am - 3pm | Black Knot Buster | FREE_EVENT | Join local green thumbs & help eradicate a certain fungus notorious for local ecological mayhem |

• 11:30am - 2:30pm | Economics & Sustainability Panel | Join the brightest U of A minds for a negotiation of global proportions | $5/person |

• Noon - 4pm | Black Culture. Reimagined | FREE_EVENT | Gather for a celebration at the intersections of fashion, art, music & conversation |

• Noon - 4pm | Latin Young Adult Meetup | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy food, lively conversation & a chance to forge new friendships |

• 12:15pm - 1:15pm | Science of Fruit Trees | FREE_EVENT | Learn how to grow pear, fig & other unusual fruit trees in our northern climate |

• 1pm - 3pm | Seeds of Change Film Festival | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy refreshments & films on increasingly sustainable farming practices |

• 1pm - 5pm | Nerf Wars | BY_DONATION | Holster your heat & make your way down to this community hall for one epic battle |

• 1:15pm - 2:45pm | Pro Choro Open Rehearsal | FREE_EVENT | Get an insider look at the discipline holding firm the magic within this amazing a capella group |

• 2pm - 3pm | New Perennials | FREE_EVENT | Life can be tough, and it’s well recommended to, when possible, stop and smell the ros…err… perennials! |

• 2pm - 4pm | Charcoal Figure Drawing Workshop | Get creative with charcoal & learn the ways of olde from local artist Shaihiem Small | $20/person |

• 3:15pm - 4:15pm | Grafting Fruit Trees 101 | FREE_EVENT | Learn propagation techniques & tips for keeping your fruit trees in good health |

• 4pm - 6pm | Taste of Africa | Experience African culture & cuisine like never before, featuring artistic performances, tasty treats & more | $18/person |

• 4pm - 7pm | Walk For Bissell | BY_DONATION | Walk in solidarity of those who need it most & enjoy a meal, kids activities & more |

• 5pm start | Miningá Launch | FREE_EVENT | Support social impact & empowerment for women with keynotes, a discussion, live music & more |

• 5:30pm - 9pm | Kolodiy Traditional Dances | YOLO, so get up for KOLODIY & enjoy an evening of lively Ukrainian traditional dance | $22.63-25/person |

• 7pm - 11pm | Outlaw Karaoke | FREE_EVENT | Break out your Stetson & drop the lights down low for your best Country music renditions | Eats included |

• 7pm start | Oil Kings vs Hurricanes | Get up close & personal for exceptional on ice action | $24.25+/person |

• 7pm start | Uptown | Catch this talented band live on stage for one electrifying performance | $29.36/person |

• 7pm start | Unspoken feat. shelajit | Enjoy an evening collective of easy listening edm, dancing, live painting and a vendor market | $33.28/person |

• 7:30pm - 11:30pm | Art Battle | Cheer on 12 artists as through three rounds, they paint & you vote to crown one ultimate winner | $23.70+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Brass Roots | A concert for the ages, join Mill Creek Colliery Band for a candid journey through the history of brass music | $20-25/person |

• 7:30pm start | Get Us Together | Catch one local band for a live album relase & four other groups as backup for only $15/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | The Kent Sangster Quartet | Paying homage to the late YEG great Zale Martell, Kent & his five piece are bringing the heat | $31/person |

• 9pm - 2am | Echo x Mssm | FREE_EVENT | Bust your best moves on the dance floor as local DJ’s spin the tracks |

• 9pm start | Headpins w/ Toronto The Legacy | Catch these two class acts live on stage for $58.60+/person |

• 9:30pm - 1:30am | The Commandeers | Catch this lively act on an Edmonton stage for $6-9/person |

• Feb 28 - Mar 1 | Skate the Night Away | BY_DONATION | Enjoy late night ODR access, movies & a community hall sleepover followed by breakfast |

• Feb 28 - Mar 1 | Book Sale | BY_DONATION | Load up on great reads with a reasonable donation to a local library |

Sunday, March 1:

• 1pm - 3pm | Micheals Kids Club | FREE_EVENT | Kids, bling out your very own Terra Cotta Pot at everyone’s favourite craft store |

• 1pm - 4pm | Nordic Day | FREE_EVENT | Don your gloves & embrace all winter has to offer with Cross Country Skiing demos, skijoring demos & more |

• 2pm start | Thelma Johannes O’Neill Memorial Concert | Edmonton’s Youth Orchestra have quite the performance planned | Hear it all for $15-20/person |

• 2:30pm - 7:30pm | Spruce Grove’s 40th | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate with roving entertainment, live music, public skating (BYO skates), fireworks & more |

• 4pm - 6pm | Clothing Swap | FREE_EVENT | Bring your stale threads & depart refreshed with a fresh wardrobe remake |

• 4pm start | Oil Kings vs Broncos | Catch some quality hockey & still make it home long before bedtime | $24.25+/person |

• 4pm start | The Story of Waylon Jennings | Enjoy a story-speckled country music performance featuring this all timers hits | $53.35+/person |

• 6pm - 8pm | SpecTAPular | I believe this is a Tap Dancing performance… though I could be wrong | It’s happened before | $25.20+/person |

• 7pm - 9:30pm | MardiBOK | Bok Brass is putting a Canadian spin on Mardi Gras & you’re invited for $18.75/person |

• 8pm start | Valdy w/ guests | Enjoy a live acoustic performance from this talented artist for $39+/person |

Monday, March 2:

• 2pm - 4:30pm | I, Sita | Experience this ancient epic, brought to life on a modern theatrical stage for $24.61+/person |

• 6pm - 8pm | Messed Up Mondays w/ Jeanette Sesay | FREE_EVENT | Find inspiration in a local entrepreneurs testimonial recount |

• 6pm start | Renaissance Dance Class | Valiant knights & fair maidens, suit up for battle & go full medieval on the dance floor | FREE-$15/person |

• 6:45pm start | Magic Mondays | FREE_EVENT | Bring your decks & make new friends while enjoying casual play of MTG |

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