Winter pipon ᐱᐳᐣ

Winter City Weekends - ice grooves and Swing ' Skate Jan 5-Feb29

Art Battle Edmonton Jan 12

Orpheus in the Underworld Jan 12-13

Cronos in the Hall Jan 14

Chinatown Dining Week Jan 18-28

Chiselled Ice Carving Competition Jan 18-20

Ice on Whyte Jan 18- Feb 28

Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival Jan 20-21

Winterruption YEG Jan 24-28

Full Moon Birkie Jan 27

Black History Month Jan 27-Feb 24

Flying Canoë Volant Jan 31-Feb 3

Feel the Soul YEG Feb 2-11

International Festival of Winter Cinema Feb 9-18

Canadian Birkie Ski Festival Feb 9-24

Silver Skate Festival Feb 9-19

UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships Feb 16-19

Winter Cycling Congress Feb 22-24

Winefest Feb 23-24

Coldest Night of the Year Feb 24

SkirtsAFire Festival Feb 29 - Mar 10

GOBfest Mar 15-17

Downtown Dining Week Mar 20-31

Edmonton's International Beerfest Mar 21-23

Spring miyoskamin ᒥᔪᐢᑲᒥᐣ

Holi Neon Party Mar 23

Edmonton Create-A-Thon Mar 23-24

Springboards: A New Play Festival Mar 25-31

Downtown Defrost Mar 29-30

Spring Festival Gala Mar 30

Collip Centenary Seminar April 8

Métis 2SLGBTQIA+ Gathering Apr 11

Ukrainian Film Festival in Edmonton Apr 12-14

Enoch Cree Nation Traditional Powwow Apr 13-14

Comic and Zine Fair Apr 13-14

Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival Apr 15-May 1

Paddling Festival World Tour Apr 16

DiscoveryLab on April 17

Edmonton Tattoo & Arts Festival Apr 19-21

Edmonton Poetry Festival Apr 21-28

Dreamspeakers Festival Society Apr 26-28

Alberta Spirits & Cocktail Festival Apr 27

Konings Day (Kings Day) Apr 27

Jabulani Arts Festival May 1-4

Jane's Walk May 3-7

National Red Dress Day May 5

Northwestfest May 9-12

Rainbow Visions May 16-19

Edmonton Jewish Film Festival May 21-30

UFest Ukranian Festival May 24-25

NUOVA Opera & Music Theatre May 24-June 23

Tasty Truck Festival May 25-26

Vegan Summer Edmonton Market May 25

Indigenous Hand Drumming Circle May 26

 UBUNTU Festival May 27-28

Indigenous Housing Symposium May 28

International Children’s Festival of the Arts May 30-June 2

NextFest May 30 - June 9

Edmonton Drag Festival May 31-June 2

Africanival June 8-9

YEG Dragon Fest June 8 - July 1

Now Hear This Festival June 15

Do North Events Kids of Steel June 15

Up on the Square June 18

Summer Solstice Music Festival June 19-23

Summer nîpin ᓃᐱᐣ

National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration, Churchill Square, June 20

National Indigenous Peoples Day in Fort Saskatchewan June 20

Night Market, River Cree Resort and Casino June 20-23

Alberta Circus Arts Festival June 20 -23

Improvaganza June 20-23

Freewill Shakespeare June 20-July 14

Canadian Native Friendship Centre Indigenous Peoples Festival Borden Park June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day: Dancing Cree Kingsway Mall June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day Spruce Grove June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day in St Albert on June 21

Indigenous Peoples Day at Metis Crossing June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day at Bent Arrow June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day at TWOSE June 21

Alberta Metis Fest at Smoky Lake June 21 & 22

National Indigenous Peoples Day at RAM June 21-23

Beaumont Blues & Roots June 21-23

BOMFEST June 22

Indigenous Peoples' Day Community Gathering and BBQ, Leduc, June 23

International Jazz Festival June 25-30

Works Art & Design Festival June 27-July 1

River Valley Songwriters Festival June 29-30

Canada Day Fireworks July 1

Canada Day Celebration July 1

Grindstone Comedy Festival July 3-7

International Street Performers Festival July 5-14

Edmonton Jerk Festival July 6

Africanival July 8-9

Whyte Avenue Art Walk July 12-14

Ravenwood Music Festival July 12-13

Great Outdoors Comedy Festival July 12-14

Thousand Faces Festival July 12-14

Community Walk and Meditation in Parkland County July 13

The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival July 15-19

Taste of Edmonton July 18-28

K-Days July 19-28

Afro-Caribbean Roots & Drums Festival July 19-21

Rubaboo Arts Festival July 19-28

Ghana Fest Alberta July 20

Edmonton Reggae Festival July 20

Edmonton Carnaval July 20-21

Edmonton Reggae Festival July 20-21

Edmonton RiverHawks - Fan Appreciation Night July 28

Elks vs Tiger-Cats Indigenous Night July 28

Edmonton Stinger - Fan Appreciation Night July 29

Guided Mushroom Walk and Pioneer Cabin Tour in Edmonton Augt 1

Pigeon Lake Music Festival Aug 2

Blueberry Bluegrass Aug 2-4

Edmonton Heritage Festival Aug 3-5

Rock'n August Aug 6-10

Edmonton Folk Festival Aug 8-11

Fragapalooza Aug 8-11

Animethon Aug 9-11

Cariwest Aug 9-11

Sourdough Raft Race Aug 11

Stony Plain Cowboy Aug 11-13

Alberta International Airshow Aug 17-18

L'Étape Canada by Tour de France Aug

International Fringe Theatre Aug 15-25

Opera al Fresco Aug 16-Apr 12

Blues Festival Aug 16-18

Edmonton PrideFest Aug 17-24

Servus Edmonton Marathon Aug 18 

Edmonton Marathon Aug 18

Symphony at Snow Valley Aug 21-24

Do North Triathlon Aug 24

Symphony in the Square - Free Concert Aug 30 - 31

Cirque Italia Water Circus Aug 29-Sept 8

Edmonton Mountain Bike Festival Aug 25

Pride Cup Aug 27

Alberta Day Sept 1

Cocktails and Jerk Festival Sept

Edmonton Wildlife Festival Sept 9

Edmonton Mural Festival Aug 15-Sept 15

Purple City Fest Sep 6-8

Strathearn Art Walk Sept 7-8

Gotta Minute Film Festival Sept 16-22

Kaleidofest Family Arts Sept 13-15

Canadian Country Music Awards Sept 14

Edmonton EXPO Comics & Entertainment Sept 20-22

Fall takwâkin ᑕᑳᐧᑭᐣ

STARfest Sept 17-28

Indigenous Arts Market at AGA on Sep 21-22

Play the Fool Sept 21-23 (on hiatus)

MASTERS OF INDIGENOUS ART at Bearclaw Gallery Sept 21 – Oct 2

National Tree Day Planting Event Sept 25

Edmonton International Film Festival Sept 26-Oct 5

Truth First: Identity Fraud & Cultural Exploitation in the Age of Reconciliation Sept 26

Beaded Orange Shirt Day Pin with Sabrina Williams Sept 27

Pumpkins After Dark Sept 27-Oct 31

Deadmonton Sep 27-Nov 9 

ᓈᑕᐃᐧᐦᐅᐃᐧᐣ Nâtawihowin Healing Medicine showcase Sep 27-28

Serbian Food Fest at the St. Sava Serbian Center on Sept 28

Mural Unveiling: Azure Dragon of the East & Chinatown After Dark Sep 28

Culture Days at Royal Alberta Museum (free) Sep 28 - 29

Rezzurgence All Indigenous variety show at Co*LAB Sep 29

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Art Gallery of Alberta Sept 30

Telus World of Science Orange Shirt Day Event Sept 30

Fort Edmonton Park Truth & Reconciliation Day Sep 30

ᑕᐦᑐ ᐊᐋᓸᐢ ᐊᓯᑕᑭᒫᐤ Every Child Matters Traditional Feast & Round Dance Sept 30

3rd Orange Shirt Day Walk/Run Sept 30

Canadian Pro Rodeo Oct 2-5

CFR afterparty and pancakes on Oct 2-5

Sisters in Spirit Oct 4

The Land is Starving walk and fireside chat on Oct 4

SteinFest Oct 5

Family Health Harvest at River City Oct 11

Edmonton Design Week Oct 15-20

LitFest Oct 16-20

Speak Indigenous Language Gathering at Sylvan Lake on Oct 18

Ê Mâmahoh Ôpikîyahk: We Are Growing Together Alberta Mentoring Partnership Summit Oct 18

Ribbon Skirt Sewing Workshop on Oct 19

Coiled Basket Workshop with Artist Tralynn Ganter Oct 19

Mosquers Film Festival Oct 21

Comedy Festival Oct 25-28

Edmonton Short Film Festival Oct 26-27

National Gathering of Elders Oct 29-Nov 2 (2025)

Farmfair International Nov 6-9

Yikes Film Festival Nov 7-8

Broad View International Film Festival Nov 7-9

Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony Nov 8

Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival Nov 8-9

Louis Riel Commemorative Walk, Nov 10

Remembrance Day Ceremony at City Hall on Nov 11

Beverly Memorial Cenotaph Remembrance Day on Nov 11

Metis Week Nov 10-16

Resource Sharing Gathering Nov 12

City Hall Proclamation, Edmonton City Hall Nov 13

Chili and Bannock, Métis Urban/Capital Housing Nov 14

Open House, Metis Youth Centre Nov 14

Children and Family Services Night, Fort Edmonton Park, Nov 15

Louis Riel Commemoration Nov 16

All is Bright Festival Nov 16

Delia Gray Gala Nov 16

River Cree Holiday Market Nov 21-23

Downtown Winterval Nov 23

Christmas Holiday Market at Metis Crossing Nov 23

Swimming in Sound Nov 27

Jody Wilson-Raybould Book Signing Nov 28

YEG Xmas Market Nov 28-Dec 15

Snowflake Festival, St Alberta Kinsmen, Nov 29

Fort Sask Pottery Guild Christmas Sale, Nov 29

DiscoveryLab at Edmonton Unlimited Nov 29

Zoominescence Festival of Light Nov 29 - Jan 1

Telling Stories: A Film Event @ Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre, Nov 29 - 30

OddBird Art & Craft Fair Nov 29-Dec 1 & Dec 6-8

Leduc Santa Claus Parade, Nov 30

Winter Whyte Light Up Nov 30

Handmade for the Holidays Market Nov 30 - Dec 1

Luminaria December weekends

Butterdome Craft Sale Dec 5 - Dec 8

A Very Indigenous Holiday Market Dec 6-8

Ukrainian Christmas Market Dec 7

Holiday Bazaar, Fort Sask, Dec 7

Built Opening Night by UAlberta Student Design Association Dec 10

Justice4Reel Film Festival Dec 10-18

Celebrate the season at ABLeg weekends until Dec 21

Unleash the Magic of Glow @ Edmonton Expo Centre until Dec 31

Krampus: A New Musical Dec 11-22

Cycle @ Mile Zero Dance Dec 11-22

A Very Cosmopolitan Christmas - Traditional Favourites Dec 12

Winter Solstice Festival @ Edmonton Intercultural Centre Dec 13

Writer in Residence Gala, St Albert Public Library, Dec 13

Messiah at the Market: It's going to be EPIC! Dec 13-14

ETS Holiday Lights Tours Dec 13-15

Luminaria UAlberta Botanical Gardens weekends from Dec 13

Excelsior Art Show Dec 14

Full Moon Birkie, Cooking Lake, Dec 14

Indigenous Holiday Market @ TELUS World of Science Dec 15

A Christmas Past @ Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site Dec 15

Free Skate Rentals at City Hall Plaza Dec 15 - Feb 28

A Drag Queen Christmas @ Jubilee Dec 17

White Christmas @ Capitol Theatre Fort Edmonton Dec 18-29

A Very Merry Pops: Celebrating Family Traditions @ Winspear Dec 20-23

Jingle Jammin' @ Spruce Avenue Community League Dec 20

Winter Solstice Celebration by Skydancer @ Spruce Grove Library on Dec 21

The Little Match Girl Passion @ All Saints' Anglican Cathedral Dec 22

It's A Wonderful Christmas Carol @ Varscona Theatre Dec 22-24

New Year's Eve at Edmonton City Hall, WEM, St. Albert, Stony Plain Family Fest, Metis Crossing, Rapid Fire Exchange, Varscona Theatre or Yardbird on Dec 31

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Community concerts include Live at Lunch and Green Shack Shows.

A plethora of farmers' markets provide locally made goods, food and drinks.

These are organized by thousands of citizens who bring people from all over together.

When Make Something Edmonton and Edmonton Made asked people to contribute ideas

we re-imagined our city, and formed as a local startup based in Edmonton to share our creations.

We also run DiscoveryLab events for entrepreneurs to pitch plans for free to improve our world.