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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, March 3 through Monday, March 9, 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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I recall my junior high band teacher had a poster above his riser that simply said “Beware the Bagpipes of March”.

The guy wasn’t Scottish & we never knew if it was a play on a Shakespearian favourite, seasonal or a distaste for the ‘pipes but either or…

It’s March. And Old Man Winter’s almost out!

Have a great week & I’ll catch ya out there = )

Jonah

Some Things To Do This Week:

Tuesday, March 3:

• 11am - 1pm | Trini Street Food Pop-up | FREE_EVENT | Experience Trinidadian cuisine & culture while enjoying a tasty treat | RSVP required |

• 3pm - 5pm | Crochet & Chat | FREE_EVENT | Find your likeminded community & enjoy conversation over fibrecraft |

• 4:30pm - 7:30pm | Art Social | FREE_EVENT | BYO art supplies & find new friends while honing your craft |

• 6pm - 9pm | Curious Brews | FREE_EVENT | Catch a captivating keynote from a PhD achiever in this science lecture series |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Whale Society: Archives | Learn about a brief but passionate YEG movement circa. 1979 | $15/person |

• 7pm start | Oilers vs Senators | Enjoy strong & free hockey with two of Canada’s finest teams | $76.70+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Tuesday Jam: Lexi Paz | Share a stage with this recent Music graduate student or enjoy the tunes for $5-10/person |

• Mar 3 & 4 | Youth Clubhouse | FREE_EVENT | This week, local youth can try soap stone carving & make some sushi |

Wednesday, March 4:

• 9:30am - 11:30am | Fraud Prevention Month | FREE_EVENT | Learn about the latest fraud tactics & how you can protect yourself |

• 2pm - 4pm | Layer by Layer - A Mason Jar Workshop | Learn all about buying and making pulses, before taking a couple home | $5/person |

• 7pm - 8pm | The Skin We’re In: Book Club | FREE_EVENT | Make new friends & join fellow bookworms for a boisterous discussion |

• 7:30pm start | Karl Bushby: The Goliath Expedition | Hear the tales and meet (I believe) a man who has walked around the world on foot | $54+/person |

• Mar 4 - 8 | Monoceros | Enjoy an on stage theatrical based heavily upon an award-winning novel of the same name | $18+/person |

Thursday, March 5:

• 9am - 5pm | Build Her Up | FREE_EVENT | Women & girls aspiring a career in the trades, enjoy presentations & personal encounters at NAIT | Great event |

• 2pm - 6pm | Volunteer Drop In | FREE_EVENT | Give a little time & discover ways to make a big difference in your community today |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mbehcho: Home of the Dene Tha’ | Learn about Indigenous led conservation taking place across the North | FREE-$5/person |

• 7pm - 8pm | The Understory | FREE_EVENT | Meet Artist Gail Gowrie-Praharenka & enjoy her latest exhibition |

• 7pm - 10pm | Pathfinder | FREE_EVENT | Forge new friendships & nerd out over this popular game | Beginner friendly |

• 7pm - 10pm | Indoor Seed Starting 101 | Create food security in your own backyard this fall, starting now | $20/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | A Celebration of Choral Unity | Catch this coral collaboration between two choirs for $20/person |

• 7:30pm start | Bachata Vibes | FREE_EVENT | Bring a date or fly solo & enjoy an epic Latin dance lesson (and social) from an Edmonton great |

• Mar 5 - 7 | Josh Ross | Catch this internally acclaimed artist live on stage for $52.75+/person |

• Mar 5 - 15 | SkirtsAFire Festival | Support women artists across various disciplines at this YEG original festival | Prices vary |

Friday, March 6:

• 3pm - 9pm | Sports Celebration Night | Don your favourite local team’s merch & enjoy half-price lift tickets at Edmonton Ski Club |

• 7pm - 9pm | Webb Dussom & Friends | Catch a jam session from this celebrated local musician for $5-10/person |

• 7pm start | Oilers vs Hurricanes | Bring the noise & cheer your heart out as Oil Sr takes one for the nation | $112.10+/person |

• 7:30pm - 9pm | Jake’s Gift | Enjoy a deeply encouraging theatrical drama about a WW2 Vet’s reluctant return to Normandy | $36-39/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Manuel Piazza - Organ Concert | Hear masterpieces from Duruflé, Vierne & others in a beautifully acoustic hall for $22.63/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Alma y Compás | An incredible evening of lived flamenco as three powerhouse artists join forces for one night only | $31/person |

• 8pm start | DJ CRTR | FREE_EVENT | Hit the dance floor in style as this local DJ spins the tunes |

• 8pm start | William Prince | In my humble opinion, catch one of the best rising Canadian country music artists live in Edmonton for $47.50+/person |

• 9:30pm start | The Nervous Flirts | Catch a little local music live on stage for only $6-9/person |

• Mar 6 & 7 | Fire & Ice Festival (Lac La Nonne) | Take an hour drive NW of YEG for an anglers paradise | Plus fireworks, sled rides, poutine & more | FREE-etc |

• Mar 6 & 7 | Dale Ward | Finish the week off right with a hoot & holler courtesy of this touring Comic | $22+/person |

• Mar 6 & 7 | Bouée | Whaat is humanity’s place in an infinite cosmos? | This French film (w/ english subtitles) explores just that | $37/person |

• Mar 6 - 8 | Wildlife Festival | Bring the kids & meet a whole host of unusal and exotic animals right here in YEG | $20.97/person |

• Mar 6 - 8 | Books2Buy | FREE_ENTRY | Fill your bookshelf with affordable reads in anticipation of sunshine & hammock weather |

• Mar 6 - 27 | Fava Fest | Celebrate local independent Filmmakers & their works during this annual cinematic festival | Prices vary |

• Time unknown | Artemis II Launch Party | Keep an eye on the cosmos & tremble in anticipation as NASA’s latest rocket takes flight | Maybe FREE? |

Saturday, March 7:

• 10:30am - 2pm | Cardboard Cup | FREE_EVENT | Calling all cardboard engineers | Build your best & compete for all the glory (and cash prizes) |

• 11am - 3pm | Winter Carnival | FREE_EVENT | Bring the little ones for wagon rides, activities, face painting, character visits & more |

• Noon - 2pm | End of Winter’s Blast | FREE_EVENT | Roast wieners & ‘mallows on an open fire, skate, toboggan & more |

• 1pm - 2:45pm | Paint with Rescued Kittens | Purchase a piece of pottery & paint it puuuuurfectly | $15+/person |

• 1pm - 4pm | Neutral Ground | FREE_EVENT | Make friends & find new hobbies while sampling from a trove of options |

• 4pm - 5:30pm | Polar Bear from Nowhere | FREE_EVENT (I think) | Bring the little one’s for story time as this local author debuts her latest work |

• 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Bannock Fest | Taste test bannock, meet celebrity judges & try out traditional Indigenous activities | $15-30/person |

• 6:30pm - 9pm | Movie Night at the Barn | You don’t need to be a horse to enjoy Black Beauty in the stables | $7.50-10/person |

• 7pm - 10pm | Addison Wall & Finn Seigers w/ guests | Catch an evening of easy listening as four talented artists take the stage for $17.31/person |

• 7pm - 11:30pm | Tyra Whitson | Get your fill of folk from these talented local artists for $17.40/person |

• 7pm start | Oil Kings vs Tigers | Take the kids or a date for an evening of high paced hockey | $24.25+/person |

• 7:15pm - 9pm | The Sakes w/ Aviator | Support local artists & enjoy great music for $12.50/person |

• 7:30pm start | Ballet Jörgen | A Canadian take on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” takes the theatrical stage | $58/person |

• 7:30pm start | Edmonton Sings | Hear the best of local youth a capella at the Winspear’s hallowed hall for $54+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Cara Liane McLeod | Backed by the incredibly versatile Neville Bowman (and band), this performance will be epic | $33/person |

• 8pm - midnight | 8 Million Stories | Join in at an intersection of live visual & audible artistry | $14.11/person |

• 9pm start | Borgore | Never thought I’d see this guy in YEG but anyways… hit the floor as this EDM legend pumps jams for $39.86/person |

Sunday, March 8:

• 09:30am - noon | Fat Bike Poker Rally | Find new friends, get some exercise & enjoy lunch, prizes and more | FREE - $20/person | Fat Bikes only |

• 3pm - 4pm | Miss Criolla… Voices from the Andres | A captivating choral concert w/ accompanying instrumentalists awaits | FREE-$20/person |

• 3pm - 5pm | St. Albert Chamber Music Society Concert | Bask in the humble tones of brass & woodwinds for $17.31+/person |

• 4pm start | Oil Kings vs Raiders | Enjoy great hockey & a vibrant atmosphere for $24.25+/person |

• 7pm start | The Psalms Project | Catch a concert of original works composed by Mike Janzen & performed by a string orchestra w/ guests | $50.07+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Monologues for Women | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate women & catch a special edition of Script Salon featuring TEN(!) talented locals |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | RIWO | Catch a live set from this extremely talented & locally based artist | Best known as Melafrique’s lead | $31/person |

Monday, March 9:

• 9:30am - 10:30am | Parent & Child Dance Class | FREE_EVENT | Shake off the winter blues with a fun dance class featuring you & your mini |

• 1pm - 2:15pm | Seniors Skate | FREE_EVENT | Seniors can enjoy quiet laps on finely tuned, highly engineered ice |

• 3pm - 7pm | Heartland Career Forum | FREE_EVENT | Find your fit in the industrial heartland |

• 7pm - 9pm | Green Drinks | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy topical keynotes (usually) & meet Edmontonian’s committed to a sustainable future | FREE-$10/person |

• 7pm - 9:30pm | Trivia Night | FREE_EVENT | Think you know Monsters Inc & Toy Story? | Sully up for a shot at top prizes & all the glory |

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