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Sep12
PartnerBarrel Fest
Barrel-aged everything in Ritchie Park, $38 a ticket. Pick a side, sip accordingly, and get there before the good kegs blow.
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Sep25 to Oct 31
PartnerPumpkins After Dark
Over 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins lighting up Borden Park after dark. From about $17, and the early nights sell out first.
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Sep18 to Oct 3
PartnerOktoberfest at ICE District
Western Canada's biggest Oktoberfest takes over Fan Park for two weeks. From about $20, steins included, lederhosen optional.
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Sep19 to 27
PartnerFall-o-Ween at Prairie Gardens
Pumpkin picking, a corn maze and a harvest festival in Bon Accord. From $15, and worth the drive before the frost.
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Sep18 to 20
PartnerKaleido Family Arts Festival
Alberta Avenue hands its streets and rooftops to performers for three days. Music, theatre and dance, all of it free.
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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. The cheapest good night out, every week.
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Sep25
Pumpkins After Dark
Ten thousand carved pumpkins in Borden Park from about $17. Book a weeknight, the weekends go first.
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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 whole point.
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Sep18
Oktoberfest at Fan Park
Entry from about $20 and a stein in your hand within a minute. Go on a weeknight and you will actually get a table.
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Sep19
Fall-o-Ween Harvest Festival
From $15 for the pumpkin patch, corn maze and the whole harvest setup. Bring boots, the field gets soft.
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Sep26 to 27
Witch Crafts Boo-tique Market
Inglewood Community Hall fills with witchy makers for a weekend. Free to browse, hard to leave empty handed.
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One-night dinners, markets and festival food rows. Book ahead, they go quickly.
Sep12
Barrel Fest
One afternoon, one park, and a lineup of barrel-aged pours you will not see again this year. $38 and it sells out.
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Sep18 to Oct 3
Oktoberfest at ICE District
Two weeks of steins, schnitzel and a brass band that does not stop. Fan Park, from about $20.
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Sep26
Everything Handmade Fall Market
Local makers and bakers fill the Dow Centennial Centre for one day. Free entry, and the good preserves go by noon.
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Sep26 to 27
Witch Crafts Boo-tique Market
A weekend of witchy crafts, candles and baked goods in Inglewood. Free, weird in the best way, and very photogenic.
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Sep25 to 27
AsiaFest 2026
Three days of Asian food stalls and performance at Currents of Windermere. Free entry, come hungry.
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Everything worth clearing a weekend for.
Sep18 to 20
Kaleido Family Arts Festival
Alberta Avenue turns its streets, rooftops and back lanes into stages for three days. Free, all ages, genuinely strange.
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Sep25 to 27
AsiaFest 2026
Food, dance and performance from across Asia at Currents of Windermere. Three days, no ticket, plenty to eat.
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Sep12 to 13
Edmonton Filipino Fiesta
Louise McKinney Park fills with Philippine food, music and dance for a weekend. Free, riverside, and very loud.
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Sep18 to Oct 3
Edmonton Oktoberfest
Western Canada's largest Oktoberfest, two full weeks at Fan Park. From about $20 and busiest on the Saturdays.
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Sep11 to 13
Purple City Music Festival
Three days across multiple rooms, built almost entirely on local acts. The cheapest way to find your next favourite band.
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From Fan Park dance floors to two nights of arena rock.
Sep17
Foo Fighters at Commonwealth Stadium
The Take Cover Tour lands in the biggest room in the city. Stadium show, September night, bring a jacket for the encore.
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Sep24
Journey at Rogers Place
The Final Frontier Tour, and they mean it. Everyone in that building will know every word to the last three songs.
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Sep23
Bring Me The Horizon
Post Human: Nex Gen at Rogers Place. Loud, theatrical, and the closest thing to a stadium metal show all year.
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Sep17
Cody Johnson at Rogers Place
Real country in a full arena on a Thursday night. Boots optional, but you will be the only one without them.
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Sep6
Dom Dolla at Fan Park
An outdoor dance floor in the middle of downtown while the weather still allows it. Go early, the front fills fast.
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Sep19
Cannons at Midway Music Hall
The Everything Glows Tour in a room small enough to feel it. Dream pop, low lights, and out before midnight.
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Costs nothing but the walk over.
Sep18 to 20
Kaleido Family Arts Festival
Three days of performers taking over Alberta Avenue. Free to the community, and it always is.
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Sep25 to 27
AsiaFest 2026
Free entry, three days, and a food row long enough to justify skipping lunch beforehand.
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Sep12 to 13
Edmonton Filipino Fiesta
Louise McKinney Park, riverside, full of food and dance. Costs nothing and runs both days.
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Sep26
Everything Handmade Fall Market
A hall full of local makers in Fort Saskatchewan. Free to walk in, and a good head start on holiday shopping.
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Sep26 to 27
Witch Crafts Boo-tique Market
Inglewood Community Hall goes full witchy for a weekend. Free, small, and exactly as odd as it sounds.
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