20 Things to do in Edmonton this Weekend - February 7-9
Friday
Shop the Lunar Night Market at Last Modern Event Venue
Discover unique treasures from talented local artisans, savor mouthwatering bites from pop-up food vendors, sip on handcrafted drinks, and unwind in an intimate setting. Admission is $2 per person, with all proceeds dedicated to empowering initiatives that breathe new life into Chinatown. Join us for a celebration of culture, community, and connection!
Experience The Silver Skate Festival All Weekend
The Silver Skate Festival is a free 10-day family-oriented festival that combines culture, art, education, sport, and recreation. They invite everyone to rediscover the joy of that first childhood snowfall or discover that joy for the first time. Experience snow sculptures, fire sculptures and the Indigenous pavilion.
Indulge in a Chocolate Tasting at Delavoye Chocolate Maker
Indulge in the world of bean-to-bar chocolate with the exclusive 90-minute chocolate-tasting event. Immerse yourself in the rich flavours and captivating aromas of the chocolate, crafted right at Delavoye Chocolate Maker.
Chris Gowen is Taking Over The Rec Room With Magic All Weekend
This is not your grandpa's magic show. You'll see incredible sleight-of-hand illusions with borrowed phones and watches, objects disappearing and reappearing, next-level card tricks, even a mind-bending illusion that will happen in your own hands and much more in this high-energy, action packed show.
Experience Piano and Prosecco at The Winspear Centre
ESO Pairings are curated concerts that are short and sweet with no intermission. The series, designed to make classical music accessible and enjoyable for everyone, serves as a great introduction to the orchestra. The knowledgeable conductors will guide you through a musical journey, unraveling the stories behind the scores and the people who composed them.
Hit the Hill for Hops on the Hill at Sunridge Ski Hill
TUBING NIGHT! Let's get OUTSIDE and enjoy this Edmonton WINTER with Friday Night Hops on the Hill! Live music and beer sampling from different Breweries each week in the Chalet. There are TWO hours for Tubing, but you're welcome to mingle in the chalet or enjoy the outdoor patio experience.
Catch MAYDAY Cabaret Noir on Stage
Cabaret Noir is both a giant celebration centred around the idea of négritude and a space, so to speak, for resisting being essentialized and pigeonholed by the limitations of this concept, this blackness, this gloominess.
Saturday
Try an Agave Tasting with Chocolate and Cheese at Epic
Xavier spent a number of months basking in the sun in Mexico - we're all jealous - aside from the wonderful tan he also learned a tonne about the finer points of agave and tequila that he can now share with you!
Listen to the Edmonton Chamber Music Society
Join the acclaimed Schumann Quartet, featuring brothers Mark, Erik, and Ken Schumann, alongside violist Veit Hertenstein. Founded in 2007, this ensemble won first prizes at the International Competition “Schubert und die Musik der Moderne” and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. Their recent album, Landscapes, garnered the German Record Critics Award.
Experience Maestro at Rapidfire Theatre
This competitive elimination-style show starts with a dozen performers. Through each round, players are eliminated by audience scoring until only one player remains and is crowned the Maestro!
Sunday
Final Show of Bea on Stage at Varscona Theatre
Bea is lively, naughty and full of life. When she asks something of her Mother that no parent would want to be asked, and her best friend something beyond the call of duty, they are both forced to challenge the boundaries of their own compassion.
Take a Culinary Book Club Adventure
Join the monthly book club at the Stanley A. Milner Library, a discussion and creating book club. After discussing the monthly feature, you will create something form the book.
Take a Valentine’s Dinner for Two Cooking Experience at Meuwly’s
Surprise your special someone with a gourmet home-cooked meal this year! Join Meuwly’s co-owner and award-winning chef Peter Keith for an afternoon of recipe demos and tastings to help you prepare a delicious three-course dinner for two.
Skate and Dance at City Hall this Winter
Swing‘n Skate will be back at City Hall on Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm throughout January and February. Show off your best moves to some swing, big band, soca, salsa and more inside Edmonton City Hall. If you’d rather be outdoors, the music will be broadcast directly outside for ice skaters at City Hall Plaza.
Catch Live From Leduc on Stage at Grindstone Theatre
In this improvised cable public access variety show, Lloyd, an earnest and eager host (along with his slacker brother Larry) is determined to make it in the booming late-night talk show arena. Armed with the best technology from 1982, will they make it out of their mother's basement and become the superstars of the prairies?
