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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Saturday, November 1 through Monday, November 3, 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, November 1:

• 9:45am - noon | Sports Day | FREE_EVENT | With 21 participating groups so far, try everything from BMX to martial arts & much more |

• 10am - 4pm | Words in the Park | FREE_ENTRY | Celebrate local literacy with a themed vendor market & a chance to meet local authors |

• 11am - 1pm | Community Code Days Workshop | FREE_EVENT | Uncover the groundwords for augmented & VR building from a coding perspective |

• 11am - 2:30pm | The Athlete & I | FREE_EVENT | Students aged 11-24 can discover careers in sports, join with local athletic mentors & more |

• 11am - 3pm | Pumpkin Drop | BY_DONATION | Support those with Muscular Dystrophy & smash pumpkins, explore fire trucks, meet real life heroes & more |

• 1pm - 4:30pm | Chip Carving Ornaments | Put a little personalized pizzaz on the Christmas Tree this season | $85/person |

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Kidding Around | Laugh along at this hilarious local Improv show | FREE-$13.41/person |

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm | D&D Painting & Hangout | FREE_EVENT | Make new like minded friends & enjoy chatter over mini painting | BYO supplies/figures |

• 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Play Rangers | FREE_EVENT | Parents, enjoy deafening silence while the kids geocache & learn how to orienteer | CoE hosted |

• 2pm start | Oil Kings vs Tigers | Enjoy premier level hockey at beer league level pricing | $24.25+/person |

• 5pm - 11pm | Dia De Los Muertos | Enjoy a mariachi tribute with a nine piece ensemble, local dancers, Mexican chocolate tasting & more | $34/person |

• 5:30pm - 8pm | Day of the Dead Bike Ride | FREE_EVENT | Bring your two-wheeled steed & enjoy a costumed ride with friends in the YEG valley |

• 6pm - 9pm | Samuel Bird Tribute Concert | Pay homage to a late Edmontonian along with several Indigenous artists | $59.50/person |

• 6:30pm start | GWAR | Metalheads, gather for a typically grotesque show from arguably one of the greatest live acts around | $100.79/person | 18+ |

• 7pm start | Matthew Good w/ I Mother Earth | Enjoy a stellar performance from these two long-standing artists for $100.60/person |

• 7:30pm - 10pm | Dave Von Bieker: Refugee Fundraiser | Enjoy a live show from this talented local artist, plus a $25 tax receipt | $54.73/person |

• 7:30pm - 11:30pm | Halloween Party | Keep the party rolling into the weekend with prizes, pizza & a live DJ | $20/person |

• 7:30pm - 11:30pm | Art Battle | 12 artists, 3 rounds, and only one champion picked enturely by the audience | Choose their fate for $23.70+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Fire-Flowers & Battle Flags | ESO & two esteemed local choirs present Wadsworth’s latest score for $54+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Andrew Noakes Dwell | When a trombonist leads the group, you know you’re in for a great show | $27/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Steve Dawson w/ Matt Patershuk | Two decades down & many to go, see Steve in his Americana element for $29-34/person |

• 8pm - 11:30pm | Ides of Winter with friends | Rage for no apparent reason along to several metal bands for $17.40/person |

• 8pm start | Oilers vs Blackhawks | Chicago’s finest are here for a dressing down & you can administer it from above for $116.82+/person |

• 9pm start | Dallas Smith | Catch this guy’s entire popular discography in one fell swoop | $100.60+/person |

• 10pm - 2:30am | Black Straata VII | FREE_EVENT (with restrictions) | Hit the dance floor & enjoy Afrobeats all night long |

Sunday, November 2:

• Noon - 1:30pm | Pumpkin Smash | FREE_EVENT | Finish the season with a bang! | That is, the sound your pumpkins will make when hitting the ground |

• Noon - 2pm | Halloween Pawty | FREE_EVENT | Bring your furry friends for games, treats & costume contest |

• Noon - 2pm | Let’s Just Write | FREE_EVENT | Meet other local wordsmiths & craft your own story in the comfort of a cozy local cafe |

• 1:30pm - 4pm | Yule Be Amazed | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy & celebrate art created by local VASA members |

• 2pm - 4pm | Seedy Sunday | FREE_EVENT | Find new friends & enjoy a coffee or tea together while sorting seeds for next gardening season |

• 2pm - 4pm | Languages & Hiking | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy some exercise in the river valley while learning and practicing various languages |

• 2pm start | Oil Kings vs Broncos | Cheer on the Oil Boys from the stands at Rogers place for only $24.25+/person |

• 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Monica Whicher & Steven Philcox | A soprano & a pianist walked into a concert hall… and you can hear them play for $12.06+/person |

• 2:30pm start | Peter & The Wolf | Enjoy a retelling of this timeless tale, with musical annotations from ESO | $27+/person |

• 3pm - 5pm | Da Camera Singers: Tree of Life | Kick off another great season with DCS with Rheinberger’s Mass in E-Flat & more, w/ guests | $23.13+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | River City Big Band | Travel through time & enjoy many decades of Big Band music in one amazing show | $37/person |

Monday, November 3:

• 10am - 6pm | Knifewear Fall Garage Sale | FREE_ENTRY | Browse a variety of Japanese knives brought in from traditional Japanese craftsmen |

• 6pm - 8pm | Messed up Mondays w/ William Downing | FREE_EVENT | Join this cop-turned-businessman & others for stories of trials & overcoming them |

• 6pm - 8pm | Building Connected Communities | FREE_EVENT | Join Dr. Kiffer Card for an engaging keynote on the power of social connection |

• 7:30pm start | In Fields of Honour | U of A Symphonic Wind Ensemble joins the Royal Canadian Artillery Band for an amazing concert | FREE-$20/person |

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