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Things to do this weekend

Dayfari Editors' Picks

179 things to do in Edmonton this weekend

Oct 02–Oct 04 · Edmonton, AB

By the Dayfari editors · Updated for the weekend of Oct 02–Oct 04

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Edmonton, you've outdone yourself. 179 events across Friday to Sunday — that's a proper weekend calendar. We sifted through the whole thing and these are our picks.

Saturday is doing the heavy lifting with 67 events, and the mix leans early literacy and community. 4 of the weekend's events are free.

If you're the plan-ahead type: make Friday your anchor day (68 events), then build the rest of the weekend around it.

Good to know this weekend

Friday is the busiest day — 68 events.
4 events are free — no ticket needed.
Cheapest ticketed event starts at CAD 2.
Metro Cinema hosts 10 events — the weekend's busiest venue.
Early Literacy leads the weekend with 48 events.

Our top picks

Friday · Early Literacy

1 2 3 Sing With Me / 1 2 3 Chante avec moi

Friday, October 02, 2026
Heritage Valley Branch

This made our list because Friday needed an Early Literacy anchor, and Heritage Valley Branch delivers. Bring a friend. This one's better shared.

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Saturday · Early Literacy

1 2 3 Sing With Me / 1 2 3 Chante avec moi

Saturday, October 03, 2026
Wendy Gronnestad-Damur

Saturday's standout Early Literacy pick. It's on at Wendy Gronnestad-Damur. One of 16 Early Literacy events that day, and the one we'd choose.

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Sunday · Community

A Day of Chilean Song and Memory

Sunday, October 04, 2026
Horowitz Theatre

Community fans, Sunday is your night: Horowitz Theatre is the place. Tickets from CAD 35. Worth circling on the calendar.

Tickets from CAD 35.

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Friday · Early Literacy

Baby Laptime

Friday, October 02, 2026
Castle Downs

Friday's standout Early Literacy pick. It's on at Castle Downs. One of 23 Early Literacy events that day, and the one we'd choose.

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Saturday · Makerspace and Making

3D Basics for Kids: Doodle Pens

Saturday, October 03, 2026
Shelley Milner Children's Library

Low-effort, high-reward Saturday: Makerspace and Making at Shelley Milner Children's Library. File under: no excuses to stay in.

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The full lineup

Every event on in Edmonton this weekend, day by day:

Friday — 68 events

— 1 2 3 Sing With Me / 1 2 3 Chante avec moi
Heritage Valley Branch
— Baby Laptime
Castle Downs
— Baby Laptime
Luthfia Friskie
— Baby Laptime
Lois Hole Library
— Baby Laptime
Mill Woods Branch
— Baby Laptime
Riverbend Branch
— Baby Social Time
Mill Woods Branch
— Baby Social Time
Riverbend Branch
— Beat Salad
Sir Winston Churchill Square
— Black Pestilence, Dirge w/ Revelator, Pit of Gore
The Starlite Room - Temple · Tickets from CAD 20.
— Computer Skills: Browsing and Searching the Internet
Idylwylde Branch
— Computer Skills: Browsing and Searching the Internet
Mill Woods
— Costectomy, The Last Mile, Pain Is How We Learn, Spotless Mind
Get Us Together Music · Tickets from CAD 15.
— Couple Clownselling: Edmonton
Grindstone Theatre · Tickets from CAD 34.
— DJ Assault with Shiny Things, Hood Joplin, Club Kids
Pawn Shop Live (formally known as Union Hall) · Tickets from CAD 32.
— DRAKE NIGHT @ HUDSONS WHYTE AVE
Hudsons Canada's Pub · Tickets from CAD 7.5.
— Edmonton Oil Kings vs. Regina Pats
Rogers Place
— Family Storytime with epl2go
Orchards Residents Association
— Filipiñana
Metro Cinema
— Films at the Library: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Joelle Reiniger
— GSA Youth Drop-In
Lois Hole Library
— Genderfucked
The Red Silence · Tickets from CAD 15.
— Golden Bears Football vs Manitoba Bisons
Foote Field
— Hairitage - Edmonton
Boodang · Tickets from CAD 0.
— It's a 2000s Party: Edmonton
Midway Music Hall
— Lelo & Stitch - October 2 - Edmonton
Horizon Drive In · Tickets from CAD 2.
— Lunch at Allen's
Winspear Centre
— NOT Falling for You: Preventing Falls with Balance and Buddies
Primary Care Alberta
— Oktoberfest @ ICE District
Fan Park at ICE District
— Paper Tiger (Edmonton International Film Festival)
Metro Cinema
— Preschool Problem Solvers (6 Weeks)
Strathcona Branch
— Preschool Read and Rhyme
Abbottsfield Library
— RPM Club Series ft. Aidn. + Support
Raves Per Moment · Tickets from CAD 28.
— Rastak Live in Concert
The Orange Hub Theatres - Managed by Grindstone Theatre Society · Tickets from CAD 60.
— Reading Buddies
Calder Branch
— Seniors Community Resource Fair
Alexandria Daum
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Woodcroft (Westmount)
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Riverbend Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Capilano Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Lois Hole Library
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Clareview Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Sprucewood Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Whitemud Crossing
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
McConachie Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Londonderry Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Meadows Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Pam Ridley
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn with epl2go
Orchards Residents Association
— Start-of-Semester Networking Event
Women In Business · Tickets from CAD 7.
— Stories Connect
Capilano Branch
— Story Stop
Shelley Milner Children's Library
— Story Time and Garlanding Ceremony
Mill Woods Branch
— Tech Time
Londonderry
— Tee Time on the Plaza
Centennial Plaza
— Teen Lounge
Woodcroft (Westmount)
— Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (OCAP)
Metro Cinema
— The Ha-Ha-Haunting
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 15.
— The Shindigs and Zoo!
The Starlite Room · Tickets from CAD 25.94.
— The Stand Up Show: Moe Aden
Grindstone Theatre · Tickets from CAD 14.
— Theatresports
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 12.
— Together We Grow
Wendy Gronnestad-Damur
— Together We Grow
Alexandria Daum
— Vocabulary Club: English Conversation Class
Heritage Valley Branch
— WIL & Company @ The Aviary!
The Aviary · Tickets from CAD 40.
— We're The Millers - October 2 - Edmonton
Horizon Drive In · Tickets from CAD 2.
— YMCA’s Youth Zone
Katy Czajkowski
— Youth Talk
Basem Alrahim
— epl2go Afterschool
Orchards Residents Association

Saturday — 67 events

— 1 2 3 Sing With Me / 1 2 3 Chante avec moi
Wendy Gronnestad-Damur
— 3D Basics for Kids: Doodle Pens
Shelley Milner Children's Library
— Alberta Disc Golf Championships
Rundle Park
— Beethoven & Vivaldi: An ESO Celebration
Winspear Centre
— Blade Rave
Double Dragon · Tickets from CAD 26.94.
— Book Clubs of EPL: The Guncle
Meadows Branch
— Computer Skills: 6 Week Series
Woodcroft Branch
— Conversations about Death and Dying Book Club
Wendy Gronnestad-Damur
— Cricut 101: Certification
Clareview Branch
— DISCOVER Free Online Tutoring
Virtual / Online
— Discovery Club
Whitemud Crossing
— Discovery Club
Heritage Valley Branch
— Edmonton Oilers vs. Seattle Kraken
Rogers Place
— Edmonton Writers' Group: Creative Writing Workshops
Howard Gibbins
— FEMMES VOYOUS 'EP Release' w/ LANGUID 'Euro Tour Kickoff' & HYDRACAT
The Starlite Room - Temple · Tickets from CAD 20.
— Family Films at the Library: Goosebumps
Londonderry Branch
— Form Completion Help
Londonderry Branch
— Form Completion Help
Castle Downs Staff
— Form Completion Help
Mill Woods Library
— Form Completion Help
Sprucewood Branch
— Ghoulies II (D-Movies)
Metro Cinema
— Greater Edmonton Model Train Show
Mainline Model Railroaders Fellowship
— If I Go\, Will They Miss Me (Edmonton International Film Festival)
Metro Cinema
— Jaspreet Singh Live (Brand New Show) - Edmonton
The Orange Hub Theatres - Managed by Grindstone Theatre Society · Tickets from CAD 45.
— Kidding Around
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 5.
— Kidding Around Classes (ages 6-9)
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 225.
— Kidding Around Classes (ages 9-12)
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 225.
— LEGO at the Library
Highlands Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Mill Woods Branch
— Lego at the Library
Jasper Place Branch
— Light The Night Edmonton
Rundle Park
— MacEwan Griffins Women's Soccer vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns
MacEwan University Griffins · Tickets from CAD 8.
— Maestro
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 15.
— Make Tax Time Pay
e4c
— Mamma Mia - October 3 - Edmonton
Horizon Drive In · Tickets from CAD 2.
— Maudie (WAM 20th Anniversary)
Metro Cinema
— Mixtape Improv: Press Play
Grindstone Theatre · Tickets from CAD 0.
— Momentary Museum - Sensing the City
Heather McMullin
— Obsession - October 3 - Edmonton
Horizon Drive In · Tickets from CAD 2.
— Oktoberfest @ ICE District
Fan Park at ICE District
— Preschool Read and Rhyme
Heritage Valley Branch
— Preschool Read and Rhyme
Riverbend Branch
— STEAM Lab
Mill Woods Branch
— Samantha Savage Smith (Calgary) w. Cassia Hardy & Pike @ The Aviary!
The Aviary · Tickets from CAD 20.
— Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party!
Metro Cinema
— Seventy Gr8 Ave Oktoberfest
Roads - Central
— Shockerfest # 34
The Starlite Room · Tickets from CAD 37.76.
— Simply Queen
Century Casino
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Woodcroft Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Riverbend Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Castle Downs
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Meadows Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Calder Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Jasper Place Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Strathcona Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Clareview Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Shelley Milner Children's Library
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Mill Woods Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Whitemud Crossing
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Capilano Library
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Lois Hole Library
— Soldering Class and Certification
The Makerspace
— The 11 O'clock Number
Grindstone Theatre · Tickets from CAD 20.
— The Ha-Ha-Haunting
Rapid Fire Theatre · Tickets from CAD 15.
— Vocabulary Club: English Conversation Class
Claudio Bringas
— Young Writers' Conference
Capital City Press
— oskar med k
Midway Music Hall

Sunday — 44 events

— A Day of Chilean Song and Memory
Horowitz Theatre · Tickets from CAD 35.
— Adapted Storytime
Mill Woods Branch
— Anthony Gomes "Praise The Loud" 2026 World Tour
Festival Place · Tickets from CAD 48.56.
— Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure
Roads - Southeast
— Chronos Vocal Ensemble in Concert
Chronos Vocal Ensemble · Tickets from CAD 5.
— Computer Skills: Smartphones and Tablets
Katy Czajkowski
— DISCOVER Free Online Tutoring
Virtual / Online
— Discovery Club
Capilano Library
— Discovery Club
Jasper Place
— Family Films at the Library - Dog Man
Whitemud Crossing Branch
— Family Films at the Library: Hoppers
Joelle Reiniger
— Family Films at the Library: The Witches
Clareview library
— Family Storytime
Caitlin Miller
— Family Storytime
Shelley Milner Children's Library
— Felt Food Pies with Cricut
The Makerspace
— Freaks (The Horrors Before Hays)
Metro Cinema
— IV of Spades
River Cree Resort & Casino
— Introduction to the Cricut for Kids
Shelley MIlner Children's Library
— Kapodistrias (Greek International Film Festival)
Metro Cinema
— LEGO at the Library
Highlands Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Calder Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Clareview Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Sprucewood Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Lois Hole Library
— LEGO at the Library
Heritage Valley Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Meadows Branch
— LEGO at the Library
Riverbend Branch
— MacEwan Griffins Women's Soccer vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns
MacEwan University Griffins · Tickets from CAD 8.
— Pandas Rugby vs UBC Thunderbirds
Foote Field
— Phoenix Rising presents Kerri Colby and Miss Fiercalicious
Evolution Wonderlounge · Tickets from CAD 15.
— Red Light Comedy
Grindstone Theatre · Tickets from CAD 13.25.
— STEAM Lab
Abbottsfield Branch
— Sabaton: Legends on Tour
Edmonton Convention Centre
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Riverbend Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Castle Downs
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Lois Hole Library
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Heritage Valley Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Wendy Gronnestad-Damur
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Whitemud Crossing
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Londonderry Branch
— Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn
Strathcona Branch
— Tech Time
Woodcroft (Westmount)
— Turkey Trot
Roads - Central
— Twin Peaks: Season 2 Episodes 17-19
Metro Cinema

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