Snow Goose Festival, Fertility Unfiltered, Disc Golf Tee Pad Install Day, Deaf Poetry Jam & Much More

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Saturday, April 26 through Monday, April 28, 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, April 26:

• 9am - 4pm | No Till Gardening Workshop | Sick of weeding & watering? | Do less & grow more with this innovative (and effective) technique | $60/person |

• 9am start | Parkland Disc Golf Tee Pad Install Day | FREE_EVENT | Lend a few hours of your time & help build out a great community cause |

• 10am - noon | Community & Ravine Clean Up | FREE_EVENT | Pitch in and meet some neighbours as you greenify your local digs |

• 10am - 3pm | Meet the Experts | FREE_EVENT | Hear from a couple gardening speakers, meet some local pros, get a hand tool tuned up & much more |

• 10am - 4pm | Spring Pottery Show | FREE_ENTRY | Support the Edmonton Potters Guild & if desired, take home something nice |

• 10am - 5pm | Sketching Saturdays | FREE_EVENT | Join likeminded folks at the St. Albert Art Gallery | Refreshments & supplies are provided |

• 10 am start | The Alphabet of Awesome Science | Kids & parents alike will enjoy this show featuring science experiments, laughs & more | $22-25/person |

• Noon - 2pm | Anti-Vivisection World Protest | FREE_EVENT | Join the fight to seek ethical alternatives & end product testing on animals |

• Noon - 4pm | Enchanted Forest | FREE_EVENT | Tour four new show homes plus, try axe throwing, enjoy tasty treats, embark on a scavenger hunt & more |

• 12:30pm - 4:30pm | Earth Day Festival | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy live music, film screenings, green tech displays, Indigenous Ceremonies & much more |

• 1pm - 3pm | Playground Grand Opening | FREE_EVENT | Try out the monkey bars plus treats, prizes & additional entertainment |

• 1:30pm - 5:30pm | Community Health Fair | FREE_EVENT | Join for a day of health education & empowerment | Snacks & additional activities are included |

• 2pm - 4pm | St. Albert Community Kid Connect | FREE_EVENT | Autistic children aged 10-13 can try instructor-led Karate & play some video games |

• 5pm start | Seeding Send Off | Head 20 minutes SE of YEG for a country dinner and dance featuring Justin Sutton & North of 49 | FREE-$60/person |

• 6pm - 11pm | Johann Strauss Ball | Dance away the night in style at this elegant annual affair | $60+/person |

• 6:30pm start | Leprous | Get your fix of epic prog metal & still be asleep before 9pm | $39.37-51.33/person | 18+ |

• 7pm - 9:30pm | Deaf Poetry Jam | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy an evening of sign poetry, with ASL-English interpreters on standby for non-signers |

• 7pm start | Bush | This acclaimed British rock band is taking the stage at Rogers Place & you can be there for $45+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | The Writers Guild (Band) | Five local Jazz hotshots are pulling together once more for an epic show & you can be there for $31/person |

• 9pm start | Springtime Disco | Glam out with strobe lights & disco balls, all in the name of epic good times | $22/person |

• April 26 - 27 | Snow Goose Festival | FREE_EVENT | Head out to Tofield for a host of kids activities, a speaker series, a trade show/market & more |

• April 26 - 27 | Edmonton Indie Bookstore Extravaganza | FREE_EVENT | Grab a passport & collect stamps in exchange for shots at prizes & more |

• April 26 - 27 | The Neurospicy Market | FREE_ENTRY | Shop all things neurospicy & browse an additional silent auction |

• April 26 - 28 | Carnival at Riverview Crossing | Experience thrilling rides & epic midway fun for $4-9/person/ride or $50/person/day pass |

Sunday, April 27:

• 10am - 6pm | Big Lakes Bike Spring Tune Up | FREE_EVENT (for community league members) | Get your bike tuned up, clean it, meet neighbours & more |

• Noon - 2pm | Lego Make & Take | FREE_EVENT | Surprise mom this Mother Day with a Lego rose that will never, ever die (or live, for that matter) |

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Space Jam: A New Legacy | FREE_EVENT | LeBron James enlists an all star Looney Tunes b-ball team in a bid for freedom |

• 1pm start | Arrhythmia Reading Circle (Virtual) | FREE_EVENT | Join a candid discussion regarding this book series |

• 2pm - 3:30pm | The Magical World of Mushrooms | FREE_EVENT | Deep dive into mycology & discover how you too can be a fungi (or fungal) |

• 2pm - 3:30pm | Elemental | FREE_EVENT | Escape the house & take the kids for a fun movie out at the library |

• 2pm - 3:45pm | The Lorax | FREE_EVENT | Who doesn’t love a little Dr. Seuss? | Grab your bestie, or even your crush and enjoy a fun afternoon at the movies |

• 2pm - 5pm | Fertility Unfiltered | FREE_EVENT | Shining a spotlight on fertility struggles, join to see cinematic films, a raffle, candid conversations & more |

• 2pm - 5pm | Thrift & Thrive | FREE_ENTRY | They say that one person’s trash is another’s treasure | Say it ain’t so, find steals of a deal right here |

• 2pm start | Spring Concert | Head out to Fort Sask & enjoy a performance from the Community Women’s Choir | FREE-$15/person |

• 4pm - 6pm | African Choir Workshop | Move with the rhythm & sing to the beat in this instructor-led class | $11.98/person |

• 5pm - 8pm | Ads & Ad Libs | Laugh out loud to this improv show of comedic marketing & business nuance | $23.09+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Chronos: Human Heart | Enjoy an epic choral performance featuring music from Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Joel & more |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | River City Big Band | Catch one of YEG’s premier Big Band Jazz groups for $37/person |

• All Day | Run The River Spring Challenge | Shed some layers & join this competitive run in our beautiful river valley | $7.48-88.25/person |

Monday, April 28:

• 4pm - 7pm | Youth Market | FREE_ENTRY | Support our local youth entrepreneurs & browse their hand made goods |

• 4pm - 7pm | Volunteer Fair | FREE_EVENT | Looking for something to do? | Discover ways you can give back at this exciting fair |

• 6pm - 8pm | Nêhiyawêwin Classes | FREE_EVENT | Visit this recurring event and learn to speak traditional Cree |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Introduction To 3D Printing | FREE_EVENT | Learn how to export a file and make your very own keychain |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Audreys Book Club | FREE_EVENT | Gater ‘round for a lively discussion about Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s novel, Fleishman Is In Trouble |

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