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What to do in Edmonton in October 2026

232 events from Monday, October 19 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 39. Busiest venues: Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre), Grindstone Theatre, The Aviary.

Monday, October 19, 2026

Visual arts
until Feb 7

Stories of Us: Building Alberta's Collection

Royal Alberta Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 9

Chez nous : la francophonie de l'Alberta

Royal Alberta Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 2

Nahanni McKay: Spirit

Nahanni McKay

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

Plans and Prototypes

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

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Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Sports! The Art of Competing

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 30

Nothing Is Lost, Only Held

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

The Sky's the Limit

Leah Gravells

Art Gallery of St. Albert · St. Albert
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 31

St. Albert in Uniform

Musée Héritage Museum · St. Albert
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 21

The Light Fantastic

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
until Nov 1

The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On

Mayfield Dinner Theatre · West Edmonton (DoubleTree by Hilton)
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 24

Family Traditions

Roberta (Apun) Sukayaluk Memogana · Emily Mosley-Delorme

Gallery@501 · Sherwood Park
- Visual arts
Free
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Visual arts
until Oct 31

Autoconocimientos : Understanding ourselves

Francesca Carella Arfinengo · Pablo Javier Castillo Huerta · Matias Martinez · Solana Morante · Isabella…

Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

WaterViews: Reflections from Our Blue Planet

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Interior Motifs

Martina Lantin

Alberta Craft Gallery + Shop (Edmonton) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Apr 4

What Shapes Us

Art Gallery of Alberta · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 21

Raymond Thériault: Urban Portraits

Raymond Thériault

Harcourt House Artist Run Centre · Downtown
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 21

Wenda Salomons: gesture

Wenda Salomons

Harcourt House Artist Run Centre · Downtown
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 7

A Night Garden / Noelle Wharton-Ayer

Noelle Wharton-Ayer

SNAP Gallery and Printshop · Queen Mary Park
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 7

above below beneath beside / Gracie Safranovich

Gracie Safranovich

SNAP Gallery and Printshop · Queen Mary Park
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 24

What I Made When My People Were Dying

Aynaz Raoufian · Mona Sahi

FAB Gallery (University of Alberta) · University of Alberta
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 24

The Tamer Tamed

Walterdale Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Theatre
$23–$25 Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 1

Yaga

Varscona Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 25

Our Little Secret

Citadel Theatre · Downtown (Arts District)
- Theatre
Tickets
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Music
12:15 PM

Library Lunchtime Concerts

Rafael Hoekman · Dongkyun An

Edmonton Public Library - Stanley A. Milner Library · Downtown
- Music
Free
Comedy
6 PM

FEM Jam

Rapid Fire Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$2–$20 Tickets
Cinema
6:45 PM

Primetime

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Homecoming

Farren Timoteo · Jen McMillan

Varscona Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Music
- Cabaret
Tickets
Cinema
9:15 PM

NAZA

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
until Oct 20

Hank Lives and A Tribute to Patsy Cline

Lisa Brokop · Paul Jefferson

Mayfield Dinner Theatre · West Edmonton (DoubleTree by Hilton)
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Cabaret
6 PM

The Reigning Witches Tour ft. Van Goth and Bones

Evolution Wonderlounge · Downtown
- Cabaret
$27.37 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Faber Drive

Starlite Room · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Cinema
7 PM

NAZA

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
until Oct 22

Norman Foote's Halloween Howl

Norman Foote

Festival Place · Sherwood Park (Strathcona County)
- Music
$20–$25 Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Sorry! Canada's Next Best Comic Search

Grindstone Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$10 Tickets
Cinema
7:30 PM

Rosemary's Baby at the Capitol

Fort Edmonton Park (Capitol Theatre)
- Cinema
Tickets
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Music
8 PM

Tuesday Jam Hosted by Nate Downey

Yardbird Suite · Old Strathcona
- Music
Cinema
9:30 PM

Primetime

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

Zayda (SK) ‘Dreaming Out Loud’ Tour @ The Aviary!

The Aviary
- Music
Free Tickets
Cinema
6:30 PM

No Ordinary World

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Academy Showcase

Rapid Fire Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$5–$10 Tickets
Music
7 PM

An Evening with Mike Plume and Jenny Orenstein

Mike Plume · Jenny Orenstein

Starlite Room · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Improv Bucket Show

Grindstone Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$10 Tickets
Music
7 PM

W.A.S.P. - 1984 TO HEADLESS

W.A.S.P.

Midway Music Hall
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Zayda 'Dreaming Out Loud' Tour

Zayda

The Aviary
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
8 PM

OPEN JAM - HOSTED BY THE COMMERCIAL ALLSTAR BAND

The Commercial Allstar Band

Blues on Whyte (The Commercial) · Old Strathcona
- Music
Free Tickets
Comedy
9 PM

A Night with Delta Daggers

Grindstone Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$15.52 Tickets
Cinema
9:30 PM

Primetime

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets
Comedy
10 PM

Open Mic Comedy (Free)

Grindstone Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
Free Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

Dumb Crush (Toronto) w. Schoolyard & Word @ The Aviary!

The Aviary
- Music
Free Tickets
Visual arts
6 PM

Artist Talk: Gracie Safranovich

Gracie Safranovich

SNAP Gallery and Printshop · Queen Mary Park
- Visual arts
Free
Cinema
6:45 PM

Backrooms

Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) · Garneau
- Cinema
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

The Ha-Ha-Haunting

Rapid Fire Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$15 Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Thursday Night Improv

Grindstone Theatre · Old Strathcona
- Comedy
$11–$14 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Dumb Crush w. Schoolyard & Word

Dumb Crush · Schoolyard · Word

The Aviary
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 7

Iron Matron

Fringe Theatre Arts Barns · Old Strathcona
- Theatre
Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch · Steven Darnell · Alex Jocko

Yuk Yuk's Edmonton
- Comedy
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

Q2Q: Play Readings

Fringe Theatre Arts Barns · Old Strathcona
- Theatre
$15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Rachmaninoff Festival: Night 1

Winspear Centre · Downtown (Sir Winston Churchill Square)
- Music
Tickets
Cabaret
8 PM

BUCK POP PRESENTS: PM BOTTOMS UP TOUR

PM · LaDonna Stone · Saint Solstice · Emmonia

The Buckingham · Old Strathcona
- Cabaret
Tickets

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