This is an expansion of our original article, Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Edmonton (2021). Here are virtual and in-person activities and events happening in Edmonton.

Stay In

1) Paint with Love: A Virtual Fundraising Paint Night
Date: Feb 13, from 6–9 pm
Details: Each ticket includes access for 2 people for the virtual paint night event with local artist Joanne Ngo. Party decorations, treats, and art supplies will be delivered right to your door. All profits from this event will go to the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

2) Two Live Virtual Events from Chef Table Living
Dates: Feb 13 or Feb 14
Details: Chef Table Living is offering two live virtual events. The Valentine’s Couples Yoga & Chocolate Tasting Tour on Feb 13 includes a virtual 50-min couple yoga session and five 50g local artisanal chocolates. The Valentine’s Live Cooking Tour on Feb 14 includes a chef kit of raw ingredients for a two-course meal, a 1.5-hr virtual cooking demo with chef Levi Biddlecomb from Why Not, and a dessert from local bakery Chocorrant.

3) Virtual Singles Cooking Classes
Event date: Feb 13
Booking deadline: Feb 13
Hosted by Edmonton’s MilkCrate, this is a virtual event for singles to meet while cooking. Their chef, Steven Brochu, will show participants how to cook an entree and a dessert. They will provide the ingredient list and equipment list prior to the event. While this is geared towards singles, it is not limited to them—all are welcome. Choose between two class times: WLM/MLM from 5–6:30 pm or LGBTQ2 from 7–8:30 pm.

4) “Honey Bee Mine” Virtual Weekend Event
Event date: Feb 12-14 (ticket includes the whole weekend)
Details: A ticket to this virtual honey-sweetened weekend is full of online cooking demos, learning, and fun. Each guest will receive free delivery of a locally curated Honey Kit, with recipes, prep lists, and ingredients like Beaver Creek Honey, bee pollen, and honey candies.

5) Virtual Comedy Show
Event date: Feb 13
Details: This Valentine’s Day comedy show from The Comic Strip is their third live virtual show. The special performance includes four comedians. And for ONE household ticket for the virtual show, you receive 2 free tickets to any regular performance shows once they reopen.

6) Valentease! Livestream Show
Event date: Feb 14
Details: House of Hush Burlesque is back for another free livestream show! The cast includes the incredibly entertaining and talented Ivory, Queen C, Beau Creep, Holly Von Sinn, Jezebel Sinclair, LeTabby Lexington, Violette Coquette, our live musical guest Tiff Hall, and host Sparkle Plenty. The tipping Hush Menu lets you order special extras from the performer of your choice.

Step Out

1) Valentine’s “Date Night Under the Stars”
Event date: Feb 13–14
Details: In a weekend filled with activities aimed at grownups, guests can embrace the beauty of winter, play a little, and indulge in a one-of-a-kind outdoor dining experience. Slip down an ice slide, post about your love on a tree sculpture, enjoy live music, warm up by a fire pit, stargaze, and more. You can also sign up for additional activities like guided Moonlight Snowshoeing or Indigenous Dark Skies Storytelling.

2) A Valentine’s Day Magic Show & Dinner Event
Event date: Feb 12
Booking deadline: Feb 7 (OR when tickets sell out, as they are limited)
Details: Hosted at The Westin, this structured, space-designed, and socially distanced event will have limited capacity. Tickets include a 3-course dinner for 2, a 50-min magic show performance by Sheldon Casavant, 1 night of accommodation at The Westin hotel, and an in-room bottle of wine after the event.

3) Clay & Cupcake’s Sweetheart Weekend
Dates: Feb 13–14, with limited bookings available every 2 hours starting at 10 am
Details: Book a table for 2 to paint your own pottery pieces at this Edmonton studio. Get a free cupcake and 10% off regular-priced pottery. And if you can’t finish your piece in the allotted time? You’ll get some paints and brushes to take home so you can finish, at no extra charge!

Also available: Valentine’s Day Menus in Edmonton; and Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Edmonton (which includes Gifts & Goodies).