Here are the BEST Things to do in Edmonton this Week: October 9-15, 2024 by Edmonton.events
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2024 Featured Halloween Events
Take a Halloween-themed cocktail class at Fu’s Repair Shop. You’ll work together led by the experts at Fu’s to create three cocktails, sip, snack and feel that spooky vibe. Tickets are $110/2 people - you’ll work in pairs for this one. So, call up your spookiest pal and get your cocktail shaking on!
Delve into the dark beauty of reimagined folklore with Grimm at Alberta Ballet, October 25 and 26, 2024. GRIMM intensifies the dark side of our childhood favourites as seven Brothers Grimm tales intertwine to one spine-chilling ballet.
Eat and Drink at The Black Lagoon and Dolly’s Cocktails. This creepy cocktail and food pop-up is available only for the Halloween season here in Edmonton - and is well worth making a reservation.
Find magical pathways and spooky trails at Pumpkins After Dark. More than 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the skies at Borden Park, with pumpkin sculptures, displays, music and sound effects. Get that perfect, insta-worthy snapshot at Edmonton’s premiere Halloween festival.
New this year, DARK at Fort Edmonton Park has two brand new haunts! That means there are seven spooky experiences as part of Edmonton’s best Halloween festival. There’s scares! There’s surprises, there’s spooky beats and local food. Experience Dark at Fort Edmonton Park until October 31, 2024.
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The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Edmonton. One-hundred artists, Hundreds of pieces of art and a MASSIVE liquidation of local art that you’re not going to want to miss. Reserve your ticket for the opening night reception on November 21, 2024, or the weekend sessions November 22-24, 2024.
There are tickets left for only 1 more Spooky Street Car this year. Join us on Oct 17th and sample 3 unique cocktails and take the recipes home with you. ticket are $49.99.
Olia is open at 12016 Jasper Avenue. You can book a reservation to visit, here.
Cookies & Cocktails! On October 24, celebrate the spooky season with a cookie decorating and cocktails event at Central Social Hall, Jasper Avenue. Share a cookie decorating kit and two cocktails included in your ticket at this 18+ experience.
Touch better! This month, learn how to touch better and take your date night in to the next level at a couples massage workshop. It’s a three-hour session where you’ll learn the skills to massage from head to toe, through hands-on instruction amidst the candlelight. Tickets are on sale now for $129/couple, until October 12th.
Here are the best Things to do in Edmonton this Week
Wednesday October 9, 2024
Try Something New at an Oil Painting Workshop. Create your first 8x8" oil masterpiece on canvas at a 4-hour First Oil Painting with Ease workshop and take it home!
See ‘A Party to Murder’ on Stage. A Party to Murder is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com. Show plays at Walterdale Theatre from Oct 9 - 19, 2024.
Explore DARK at Fort Edmonton Park. Enjoy spooky beats, local food, unlimited scares, and 2 brand NEW haunts for 2024 at Edmonton’s Halloween Festival.
LitFest is a gathering of readers in Edmonton for 10 days. At LitFest, books about real life come off the page. Avid readers connect with writers through a series of live events, great conversations, and exciting gatherings every October in Edmonton.
Thursday October 10, 2024
King of the Hill at Grindstone Theatre. Grindstone Theatre’s King of the Hill is back for its third season! Each show, a cast of improvisers hash it out in this comedy battle royale! The improvisers use audience suggestions to create unique characters, scenes and sketches on the spot.
Ha-Ha-Haunting of Strathcona at Rapidfire Theatre. The Ha-Ha-Haunting of Strathcona is a conjuring of real ghost stories from Strathcona's history. These true tales of horror will inspire comedic larger than life tales performed in the style of all your favourite spooky season stories.
Join a ‘New Romantics’ Book Club. Magpie Books is starting up the New Romantics club, a bi-monthly romance book club hosted by Makda and Moriah at Magpie Books! For the inaugural meeting, you will be reading You, Again by Kate Goldbeck - perfect for everyone’s Fall reading plans and for readers who like a bit of mess.
Friday October 11, 2024
Catch ‘The Woman in Black’ on Stage at Varscona. In Edwardian London, a young actor helps a lawyer make sense of a long ago encounter with a mysterious apparition who invariably leaves death in her wake. Together the two men conjure the mysterious marshland of northeastern England and its population of haunted characters. Shudders, chills, and full-on jump scares abound as family secrets are revealed, and suppressed memories rise to the fore.
Screen ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at Metro Cinema. Let’s do the Time Warp again! The all-time weird and wonderful cult favourite returns. Audience participation is encouraged. Dress up, bring props, and sing along! Shadow cast by Edmonton's Low Down Cheap Little Punks.
Cabinet of Curiosities - A Wine Tasting. Come to Sherbrooke Liquor for an explorative wine tasting with Joe Gurba. Sample 4 different wines and save 10% on any that you purchase, same day.
Féte of the Damned: A Drag and Dance Experience. Join The Zetna Collective for a community bash this October—bringing Halloween vibes with style and spice! The event is going to be alcohol-free so as many people feel comfortable staying for the night.
Vertex Quartet: From Yesterday to Penny Lane. Come join in for an unforgettable musical journey with Vertex Quartet and guitarist Marcelo Avilés as they take you through a wide range of exhilarating music from classical to timeless classics!
Blossom Bar 90s Party. Come together with DJ Kwake to keep Blossom Bar open until the early hours, drink great cocktails and enjoy the views over Whyte!
Saturday October 12, 2024
Gateway to the Stars Dark Sky Experience at Elk Island National Park. Gateway to the Stars is an introductory stargazing program where park interpreters guide participants using star charts to find some of the major constellations visible in the night sky in the fall.
See Melafrique at Union Hall. On October 12, 2024, witness an incredible musical experience with Melafrique, a talented 7‑piece band renowned for their vibrant sound. Expect a night filled with infectious energy, stunning vocals, and a unique fusion of Jazz, R&B, Reggae, Neo-Soul, and African rhythms.
The 11 O'clock Number at Grindstone Theatre. The 11 O’clock Number is Grindstone’s award winning improvised musical comedy! Based on suggestions from the audience the cast improvises a brand new musical comedy on the spot, complete with twisting plots and showstopping numbers.
Sex, Death & Eyeliner. Edmonton's hottest new gothic dance party! On October 12th, DJs Robert Burkosky and Alex McKie will spin the finest 80s gothic rock, dark wave, synthpop, and industrial, all exclusively on vinyl. Enjoy a night of music, dancing, and flowing libations that will dominate your dreams and tempt your desires.
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Sunday October 13, 2024
The $5 Cooking Class slash book club is popping up for another session at Stanley A. Milner Library - a discussion and creating book club. After discussing the monthly feature, you will create something form the book.
Take a Mount Pleasant Cemetery Tour. Join as we take a historical stroll through Mount Pleasant Cemetery and learn about the many historical people that help shape early day Strathcona and Edmonton.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Get ready to do the time warp again—by popular demand, the ISCWR is bringing back "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" for not one, but TWO electrifying nights!
Drinks and Drag at Cask. Come on down to Cask for Drinks and Drag! The amazing Celine Dejion will be hosting this fantastically fun event! Get your tickets now!
Monday October 14, 2024
Get outside for a Ghost Tour in Old Strathcona. Bringing Old Strathcona's past back to life with walking tours featuring thrilling, gruesome & haunting storytelling.
Recover from the over-consumption of turkey and take a walk through the city on a self-guided mural tour, curated by Linda Hoang.
Tuesday October 15, 2024
The LAST Spooky Edmonton Cocktail Streetcar Experience of the season. Enjoy a cocktail class with a view. Learn how to make three cocktails, and sample each one, from a local expert. Go home with recipes and a pop-up experience to remember.
Take a Dumpling Workshop at Get Cooking Edmonton. Join Master Chef Canada alumna Mai Nguyen for this hands-on session, and discover the art of making delectable pork and shrimp potstickers using both homemade and store-bought wrappers.c
Catch a Spooky Movie on the Big Screen at Fort Edmonton Park. Every Tuesday, catch a scary movie on the big screen at Fort Edmonton Park through the month of October.
Dine with the Dead at Smokebar. For the second straight Halloween season, guests can visit the second floor, which offers a bevy of frights, and a lot of creepy history.
Get $2 Oysters at Darling Wine Bar! Tuesdays are $2 Oyster Night where Darling is serving up the freshest shucked-to-order East Coast Oysters with their dill-icious mignonette. The shucking starts at five o’clock!