Events
AESA Esports Tour
Looking to learn more about esports?
Scholarships for students, career opportunities, and more, will all be explored with the AESA Esports Tour!
Hosted by the Alberta Esports Association and partnered with NorQuest College and the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, this program will be an educational session on this exciting new industry, discussing health, wellness, digital citizenship, and followed by a Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart tournament.
Alberta Esports Association understands that while esports is an exciting activity, it also requires the same discipline and practices demonstrated in high-level traditional sports. This means living a healthy lifestyle, balancing esports with school, and much more.
Candlelight Concerts: Fever
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Edmonton. Discover the music of Coldplay and Imagine Dragons at Pioneers Cabin under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Champions of Magic
An evening of impossible illusions and spectacular special effects. The Champions Of Magic cast presents incredible interactive magic, a daring escape from Houdini’s water torture cell, a mind-blowing prediction that has to be seen to be believed, levitation high above the stage and a finale beyond explanation. The show happens all around the theatre and features spectacular illusions that can’t be seen anywhere else.
Don’t miss this unbelievable show to entertain the entire family and see why fans return to see one of the world’s biggest touring illusion shows time and time again.
The Organ Concert
The famous Davis Concert Organ will be featured front-and-center in Samy Moussa's elegant tone poem and Guilmant's lively symphony. Jean-Willy Kunz, Organist-in-Residence with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, joins young British conductor Kerem Hasan in a concert that's full of musical variety. Catchy dance rhythms and unstoppable energy are what has made Beethoven's seventh symphony popular since its first performance in 1813. Brimming with enthusiasm and humour, it remains a delight for orchestra musicians and audiences alike.
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Apr
Blue Halloo Comedy Cabaret
April 6, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A hidden gem of the Edmonton comedy scene, Blue Halloo features the best of YEG standup, sketch and improv! The perfect blend of comedy, burlesque, [...]
Candlelight Concerts: Fever
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Edmonton. Discover the music of Coldplay and Imagine Dragons at Pioneers Cabin under the gentle glow of candlelight.
06
Apr
Crafters to the Rafters Spring Handmade Market (CTTR)
Spring is here! Our next CTTR market is on April 6th, 10-5 and April 7th, 10-4. Mother’s Day is just around the corner and you [...]
Top Gunn: A Maverick Musical
Jubilations Dinner Theatre takes a ride on the Highway to the Danger Zone with our parody spin on the fighter jet franchise. Two classic movies made 30 years apart featuring a movie star that somehow looks like he hasn’t aged a single day… it’s just a musical theatre spoof waiting to happen!
The Prom
The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin, based on an original [...]
Pysanky for Peace
This Easter, immerse yourself in a world of colour, culture and creativity at Kingsway Mall's ‘Pysanky for Peace’ exhibit, in partnership with The Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts (ACUA). Witness the beauty of 13 uniquely designed pysanky eggs, painted by talented Ukrainian newcomer artists, showcasing their resilience and rich cultural heritage.
Explore the collection of twelve enchanting eggs on display. This extraordinary exhibit not only celebrates the Ukrainian Easter tradition but also supports the artists and ACUA's mission through 100% of the proceeds.
Valley Reflections: Art Exhibit
Join Bugera in welcoming Jim Davies to the gallery on Saturday, April 6 from 1:00-3:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. Jim Davies has been a prominent figure in the Edmonton art scene for decades. He is a truly unique talent and his paintings bring our familiar prairie environments to life with a sense of unmatched drama and warmth. There is something almost otherworldly about his masterful use of chiaroscuro and playful brushstrokes that whisk us away into these breath-taking landscapes.
Candy & The Beast: A New Mystery Thriller
Candy & the Beast is a mystery-thriller set in the town of Black Falls where everyone has awakened to the realization that they have a serial killer problem. A series of residents have gone missing — only to turn up dead. Meanwhile, a pack of wild wolves roam the woods that surround the town, seducing local domesticated dogs to their doom. Candy Reese and her little brother Kenny set out from the trailer court to track down the killer and bring them to justice.
Paranormal Tours at Fort Edmonton Park
Do you dare to explore Fort Edmonton Park after dark? Learn the fundamentals of conducting paranormal investigations using various tools and techniques, including: Echovox, Spirit Box, Motion Detectors, Recording Devices, Laser Grids, and EMF Readers, and become an expert ghost hunter. As the night descends, investigate Fort Edmonton Park's most haunted hotspots and hear our best-kept ghost stories.
As the night descends, investigate Fort Edmonton Park’s most haunted hotspots and hear our best-kept ghost stories. Come with an open mind, and prepare for the unexpected.
The Mountaintop
Katori Hall's gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
Directed by Edmonton's Patricia Darbasie, who recently directed the Citadel's production of Heaven.
Wonderful Joe
Joe and his dog Mister lose their home, and facing separation, head into the world for one last grand adventure together. The world seems broken, but Joe sees magic in the mundane, beauty amidst brutality, and life in the lost and lonely. He and Mister encounter Mother Nature, Santa Claus, Jesus and the Tooth Fairy, witness a troupe of homeless players in a cardboard theatre, and show a disenfranchised teen how to jump over the moon in a playground rocket ship. A seemingly simple tale of a simple man, Wonderful Joe is a love letter to imagination, hope, and the art of filling broken hearts with gold.
Immersive Disney Animation
Immersive Disney Animation is an innovative celebration that takes you inside the greatest films of Walt Disney Animation Studios, from their very earliest, groundbreaking features to the beloved hit movies of today.
Imagine stepping into the Casita with Mirabel from Encanto, being at Pride Rock as Rafiki presents Simba – surrounded by the animal kingdom as the sun rises. Imagine hopping on a train with Judy Hopps and going into Zootopia or taking a magic carpet ride with Aladdin and Jasmine, and so much more….
Now you can! Step into the art and legacy of Walt Disney Animation Studios and celebrate the music, artistry and animation from the creators of Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Big Hero 6 and many more.
Ukrainian Artists Series
April Signature Artists for the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts are artists: Liliya Kostiuk, Liudmyla Lushchyk & Taras Lachowsky!
Pysanka Showcase
The annual ACUA Pysanka Showcase starts March 19. This year's showcase features some brand new work from a number of pysanka artists this Easter season. Update your Easter basket or give someone a truly unique handmade gift this season from a local artist.
Creating Beauty - A Watercolour Exhibit
Exhibiting artworks created by a group of 11 emerging artists, alumni of the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension Visual Arts certificate Program, who studied the Introductory Watercolour Technique course with curator Amy Loewan. The theme of this exhibition is about creating beauty. It is not about 'pretty or glamour', it is about expressing beauty with a deep sense of reverence to human relationships and to the natural world.
Angkor's way!
In the heart of an ancient empire lies a tale waiting to be told, and this February, the world is invited to embark on an extraordinary journey through history. Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia, an international feature exhibition, promises an immersive experience that unveils the secrets of one of the greatest empires the world has even known. Become a part of the Angkor narrative with interactive activities that let you build a temple, touch ancient sculptures, and flex your archaeological detective skills. It’s not just a spectator sport; it’s an opportunity to be an active participant in the unravelling of Angkor’s mysteries.
Ebb and Flow
The works in Ebb and Flow are about water in its literal form, the manipulation of water as tool of colonial violence, water as matrilineal connector and water as earth forming geological force and keeper of geologic time.
Dwayne Martineau: Boreal Fortress
Boreal Fortress uses images of trees, bark, weeds and detritus from our aspen parkland ecosystem that are made uncanny through mirroring techniques. This installation towers above Main Hall and its massive scale is designed to make the images of trees feel strange yet familiar. This cluster of trees suggests a secret passageway or a swirling vortex. However, this is an illusionistic fictional entryway into an elusive space that cannot be entered. This fortress gives a feeling of discovery but confronts viewers with a space they cannot enter and forces you to think about what we can and cannot access. Boreal Fortress evokes a sense of ancient connection to environmental knowledge that lays beyond the conscious mind.
Damian Moppett: Untitled Abstract Drawing in Space
The Art Gallery of Alberta commissioned Canadian artist Damian Moppett to create an installation for long-term display in the AGA Atrium. This work is intended to be a scaled-up sketch that occupies the space in the AGA's atrium as if it was drawn in the air. Shapes and lines are fabricated out of cut aluminum plate, which have been arranged and painted to recreate a 'fast' artistic abstract drawing. Moppett's recent large-scale public sculptures have all been centered around the idea of making a relatively 'quick' drawing or painting into a large three-dimensional sculpture while still trying to convey the immediate graphic simplicity of the original drawing or painting. This work will maintain the qualities of a sketch with drawing materials and blow them up to architectural or larger-than-life scale.
Probably Plausibly Possibly
Probably, Plausibly, Possibly is the newest iteration of our Children’s Gallery seeking to imagine what the AGA will be another 100 years into the future. Kids and families step into a time machine where they listen to and hear what is happening in a future world. As co-creators of the future, kids participate in reflective art activities to cultivate a vision and path forward.