Things to Do in Edmonton This Week: 10 Picks for Aug 10 to 14
Things to Do in Edmonton This Week: 10 Picks for Aug 10 to 14
You have five weeknights and no excuse. Between $5 movies, a pop-up drive-in, a five-restaurant food crawl and free pancakes with a shoulder massage on the side, the boring option is staying home. Fringe opens Thursday too. Here's everything worth doing in Edmonton, August 10 to 14.
Featured: Horizon Drive-In Returns to the Edmonton Valley Zoo
Thursday and Friday | Edmonton Valley Zoo | Tickets and showtimes
Your car, a giant screen, and nobody shushing you. The pop-up drive-in rolls into the Valley Zoo for two nights only. Thursday runs Footloose straight into 21 Jump Street. Friday opens with The Greatest Showman and follows it with IT, which is a perfect horror to watch in an open field. Two double features, two nights, then it's gone.
Try Stand Up Paddleboarding Indoors in a Heated Pool
No wind. No waves. No bracing yourself for cold lake water. Just a heated pool and a board that wobbles exactly as much as you'd expect. Balance, paddle, fall in, climb back on. It's the least intimidating way to try SUP, and nobody's watching from a dock. Rain plan, sorted.
$5 Movie Tuesdays at Metro Cinema
Tuesday | Garneau Theatre | $5 | Showtimes
Five bucks. Big screen. No excuses. Metro Cinema has knocked every Tuesday admission down to $5 for the summer, and this week's lineup is a mood swing in two acts: Maddie's Secret and I Want Your Sex. That's cheaper than the popcorn you'll absolutely still buy. The deal runs through August, so you've got a handful of Tuesdays left.
West Block Food Crawl: Five Restaurants, One Evening
Wednesday | 5 to 8 PM | 18+ | Tickets
Five restaurants, one evening, not a single forgettable bite. Graze your way through West Block hitting El Corazón (Edify's 2026 Best Latin American), Leopard's brick-oven pizza, Zula's contemporary Mediterranean, Glenora Fine Wines, and Square 1 Coffee, with exclusive tastings and curated sips at every stop. Free parking. Tickets are capped, so this one goes.
Edmonton Pit Tour: The Weirdest Walking Tour in the City
Wednesday | 5:30 PM | Meet at Jasper Ave and 113 St | Details
A walking tour of holes in the ground. Yes, really, and yes, you'll love it. Taproot's Stephanie Swensrude leads a 90 minute stroll through Wîhkwêntôwin's most infamous abandoned excavation sites, then everyone decamps to the Oliver Exchange for a panel on why pits form, what they do to a neighbourhood, and how a city actually fills them in.
An Indigenous Taste at Old Strathcona Farmers Market with Shane Chartrand
Wednesday | Old Strathcona Farmers Market | Tickets
The market after dark, with the stalls closed and the tables set. Chef Shane Chartrand builds a multi-course menu out of what the vendors brought that morning, then walks you through every plate: where the ingredients come from, what the dish carries, why it matters. Part dinner, part history lesson, and a very small room. Book it before it's gone.
Free Pancake Breakfast at MaKami College
Thursday | 9 AM to noon | Free | Details
Free pancakes and a free shoulder massage, in a parking lot, on a Thursday morning. MaKami's massage therapy students work the chairs while the kids' zone runs face painting, games, and a balloon artist. Fruit cups and refreshments too. Nothing to buy, nothing to spend.
Edmonton Fringe Festival: No Tickets Over $20
Thursday through August 23 | Old Strathcona | Tickets $20 and under | Full lineup
North America's oldest and largest Fringe takes over Old Strathcona with theatre, comedy, dance, and whatever defies category, plus free outdoor stages, buskers, and street food if you'd rather just wander. Take a swing on a show you know nothing about. Worst case, you're out twenty bucks and you have a story.
Fish and Chips Fridays at Sabor: $15 Lunch for Charity
Friday | From 11 AM | $15 | Details
Edmonton's most anticipated fish fry is back. Every Friday in August, Sabor turns out golden, crispy fish and chips to go, and $15 gets you the plate plus a drink. Proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House and Santas Anonymous, so lunch does double duty. Runs until they sell out. Come early. Come hungry.
Friday Food Truck Frenzy at the Expo Centre: Free Admission
Friday | 5 to 9 PM | Free | Details
Eleven of Edmonton's best trucks, one field, zero cover charge. Work your way through Smokehouse BBQ, Kin-D Thai, Calle Mexico, Island Crust & Spice, Scoopz Ice Cream and more, all parked side by side at the Expo Centre West lot. Free admission, free parking, a licensed seating area, and kids welcome. Toss a few bucks in the Edmonton Food Bank box on your way in.
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