The Weekly: Here are the BEST things to do in Edmonton June 4 - 10, 2024
Every week, we're here - sharing the best things to eat, drink and do in Edmonton - this week? It's stacked.
Cocktails, playoff hockey and streetcar season - we’re here for the arrival of warmer weather. Speaking of playoff hockey, tickets are on sale starting Tuesday noon for the watch party at Roger’s Place and it’s a great place to enjoy the game. For five bucks, you can’t beat the price (and the vibes). edited: ticket prices have increased to $20 for the Rogers Place Watch Parties.
Pop-ups, Trending Hotspots, Cool Events & Openings/Closings
Cool events coming up this month: Cocktail Class on the Streetcar, Cocktail Class at Fu’s/Double Dragon, Glow Yoga with Mocktails at Fu’s, Dinner with Strangers and a hand-built clay mug workshop.
This week, Avenue Q hits the stage in Edmonton. Winner of the 2004 Tony Award for best musical, get ready to laugh your socks off at the uproarious musical comedy, Avenue Q. This one-of-a-kind show combines puppets and humans in a clever and witty production that will leave you in stitches.
Park Massage just launched student massage wellness. It’s an affordable, comfortable, massage experience - at a lower cost! Book a Massage at Park Massage and get a fantastic deal on massage!
Tag all your single friends! Our friends at @dateedmonton launched their first singles event coming up on June 29, 2024: Singles Yard Games in the Park. It’s a fun, yard-game events that includes a connection card, mocktails and bbq. You can enter to win tickets for you and a friend, right here.
SANG is open now and it’s the newest Korean restaurant in Edmonton with a fun, family-style option that you’ve got to try it!
Tickets go on sale for the Edmonton Oilers Playoff Hockey away games watch party at Rogers Place at NOON on Tuesday (that’s today!) Buy yours, here.
READ: 25 Things to do in Edmonton Under $25 this month (JUNE)
Here are the best things to do in Edmonton this Week
Tuesday June 4, 2024
Catch a performance of ‘The Occulist’s Holiday’ Not seen since the 2009 Fringe, this award-winning Lemoine hit infuses romantic comedy with danger and mystery in an elegant 1930s Swiss setting. In the lakeside city of Lausanne, a blossoming romance between a Canadian teacher and an American optometrist is complicated by their encounter with a pair of charming yet volatile fellow tourists.
Try before you Die, the cocktail menu at Bar Clementine is only $12/cocktail on Tuesdays. It’s our go-to for Tuesday night cocktails.
El Cortez just announced $2 tacos, sending you into Taco Tuesday with a steal of a deal. Though, we haven’t tried the new menu yet (let us know how it is if you grab tacos tonight!) but it’s one of our favourite spots for patio margaritas.
Nextfest is going strong at The Roxy. Join in the fun at the Roxy for your next “best experience ever” with new works in theatre, music, visual art, film, performance art, comedy, poetry, drag, and more!
Drop into Panago Pizza if you want cheap pizza for dinner because they’re selling five dollar medium pizzas, in-store and today only.
Wednesday June 5, 2024
Saje is hosting a candle making workshop. Come join Saje Natural Wellness for a fun and creative Summer Candle Workshop! Learn how to make your own personalized candles just in time for the sunny season.
Catch a Movies on the Square screening of Echo vs Delta. Movies on the Square features free outdoor movies in the heart of downtown Edmonton. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the fabulous pre-movie entertainment before taking in the blockbuster hit that will be playing on a huge screen.
There’s a movie playing at Century Mile, outdoors. You can watch Jungle Cruise on the big screen at the racetrack! Food vendors on site include: Mini Donut King, Sips Soda Shoppe, Chef House, and Dawg Gone.
Thursday June 6, 2024
Thursday Night Karaoke at Grindstone! Get your song on with drop-in Thursday night Karaoke where you can belt it out as loud as you do in the shower.
Try Bookbinding at the AGA Adult workshops on Thursday nights. In the studio, there’s a new type of art to explore, every week. Tickets are $25 and include all supplies and instruction!
Friday June 7, 2024
Rare Wines Tasting at Sherbrooke Tasting Room. Joe Gurba will be guiding the group through an incredible lineup of RARE white wines as he challenges our perception of white wine's as easy drinking, thin and over-perfumed, or butter bombs that smell more like popcorn and whiskey than any kind of fruit.
After hours at Muttart. Experience beautiful hydrangeas and a formalized garden in the Feature Pyramid inspired by the gardens in Versailles as well as three other unique pyramids.
The 11 O’Clock Number - Life is a Musical. The 11 O’clock Number: Life is a Musical 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. Laughs are guaranteed. You have to see it to believe it.
Take a Doughnut Bike Tour through Edmonton. Celebrate International Doughnut Day with a Food Bike Tour where you'll enjoy doughnuts, biking and city views of Edmonton.
There are THREE Midway Fairs kicking off this weekend in Edmonton. Camrose is hosting the Jaywalker’s Jamboree, Devon is hosting Devon Days and there’s the carnival in at ICE District. Fair food and carnival games? rides? You’ve got plenty of options this weekend. Edmonton.family has rounded up the whole list of carnivals and fairs this summer, here. ps, if you’ve got kids - you have to follow @edmontondotfamily on instagram for the coolest playgrounds and places to go.
Africanival kicks off this weekend at Churchill Square. Africanival is a vibrant celebration of the city’s diverse black community. Positioned in the heart of Edmonton, Africanival serves as a dynamic platform to honor and showcase the multifaceted heritage, traditions, and artistic expressions of African and Afro-Caribbean communities.
Saturday June 8, 2024
Take a Food Bike Tour. Get ready to embark on an exciting two-wheel food adventure! Hop on a bike and cycle with our friendly tour guides to various local food destinations eating mouth-watering cuisines all while getting a VIP behind the scenes luxury experience from Edmonton's hidden gems.
Playoff Hockey Watch Party at St. Albert Dodge! They planned on showing a double feature drive-in movie, but they’ve switched it up to screen the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals!
It’s the last art battle of the season. Get ready to witness an electrifying showdown as skilled artists go head-to-head in a high-speed, three-round battle to create awe-inspiring artwork right before your very eyes (it’s really cool) and a cheap night out.
Spend Saturday night on the patio at The Monolith for their monthly patio music series, and enjoy a fantastic brew while you’re there.
VanBloc Party is popping up with a weekend of fun in Chinatown with a beer garden, live music, delicious food, local artists, food and vendors.
There’s a FREE event at derochers this weekend with a fun way to explore showhomes in new communities.
READ: The full Weekend Guide, Right here.
Sunday June 9, 2024
Camp Brewing Drag Brunch. Campio Brewing Company is proud to present June Pride Charity Drag Brunch! Performaces By: Godiva, Pepper, Colin Bae, Lady T, Krystall Ball, Ladonna Cree. A day of delicious food, craft beer and fabulous entertainment. Drag Brunch is hosted in partnership with The Imperial Soverign Court of the Wildrose.
Get up on stage for a Burlesque Workshop at Manual Labour Brewing.
Check out this food tour experience at Bountiful Market. Join the tour on a guided tour through Bountiful Farmers Market, where 4 woman owned vendors will share their culture with you through food!
Monday June 10, 2024
Identity: A Cabaret. Join Robyn Clark, Milo Dubon, Emily Smith, and Mana Middleton, accompanied by Elaine Dunbar, as they present their devised cabaret as an answer to the research question: Can the creation of a cabaret-style performance provide a means for emerging performers to investigate, discover, and express their authentic artistic identities and set higher expectations for the value of authentic identity in the theatre industry?