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Aug15
PartnerMeteor Shower Watch Party
Perseids at their peak in a proper dark sky field. Free, late, and worth losing the sleep over.
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Aug15
PartnerHighlands Art Walk
Front yards turn into galleries for one afternoon. Over 100 makers and music on the corners.
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Aug21
PartnerNICE District Comedy Night
Some of Canada's funniest stand-ups turn Edmonton's ICE District into the NICE District for one night. Downtown, 19+, and it will sell.
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Cheap, good, and no catch.
Tuesdays
$5 Movies at Metro Cinema
Five dollars, a real cinema, and a print you will not find streaming. Every single week.
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Aug5
Old Strathcona Walking History Tour
Two hours with a guide who knows which buildings used to be something else entirely.
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Wednesdays
Grindstone Open Mic Comedy
Free, late, and rough in the best way. Some of it lands, some of it does not. That is the point.
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Aug29
Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown once the shops close, lights on and kitchens still going. Best value night this month.
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One-night dinners, food crawls and supper clubs. Book ahead, they go quickly.
Aug1
Savoury Tour of Chinatown
Ninety minutes with someone who knows which kitchen does what best. You will not need dinner.
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Atlas x MSSM Dining Experience
Two kitchens, one menu, cooked once and never repeated. Book it or read about it after.
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Aug15
An Indigenous Taste at the Farmers' Market
Indigenous makers and cooks take a corner of the market for the morning. The good things go by ten.
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WestBlock Food Crawl
Five kitchens on one block, one ticket, and a walk short enough to arrive hungry at each stop.
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Aug22
Prairie to Plate Farm Dinner
Dinner in a field, cooked by the people who grew most of it. An hour out and worth the drive.
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Everything worth clearing a weekend for.
Aug13 to 23
Edmonton International Fringe
North America's oldest fringe takes Old Strathcona for 11 days. Over 200 shows, buskers everywhere.
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Aug21 to 23
Edmonton Dragon Festival
Dragon boats, lion dancing and a street of food stalls in Chinatown. Three days, no ticket.
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Aug5 to 15
Edmonton Mural Festival
A dozen new walls go up across Whyte Ave. Watch them work, then walk the route once it dries.
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From free river valley stages to sold-out rooms on Whyte.
Aug21
Steve Aoki at the Pawn Shop Block Party
Whyte Ave shuts down for two nights. Expect cake. Expect a lineup around the corner.
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Symphony Under the Sky
The ESO, a blanket, and open sky. Free, all ages, and worth the drive out. Bring a chair.
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Pete Murray at Rocky Mountain Icehouse
A small room, a big voice, and a Jasper Ave patio to spill onto afterwards.
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The Grand Dueling Piano Show
Two pianos, every request shouted at once, and a room that sings whether it can or not.
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River Valley Sounds
Local acts on a small stage with the valley behind them. Free, and it runs until dark.
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Costs nothing but the walk over.
Aug8 and 15
Stony Plain Music on the Road
Buskers and stages down Stony Plain Road from six until dark. No ticket, no fence, just turn up.
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Aug21
Sarasota Homes Outdoor Movie Night
A film on an inflatable screen in St. Albert. Bring a blanket and beat the light.
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Aug26
Movies at the Mile
Outdoor cinema on the Mile. No charge, no reservation, and the popcorn line moves fast.
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Aug15
Tree Planting in Silverberry
Three hours and you leave having actually done something. Tools provided, bring water.
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Aug14
Food Truck Frenzy
Twenty-plus trucks, one lot, no cover charge. Bring cash for the shortest lines.
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