festivals

STARFest

Oct. 16 to Oct. 29

Journey across generations, cultures, and landscapes at the 2026 St. Albert Readers Festival, STARFest.

Edmonton Games Week

Oct. 18 to Oct. 25

Edmonton Games Week is a citywide celebration of games culture and game development, bringing together events, showcases, conference, community gatheri...

Beyond the Concert Hall: An Anthology of Sound Launch

Wednesday, Oct. 21

Starts at 4:00pm

LitFest is thrilled to help celebrate the launch of Laberinto Press' fifth anthology, Beyond the Concert Hall: An Anthology of Sound, curated by Lucian...

Tara Gereaux In conversation with Danielle Paradis

Thursday, Oct. 22

Starts at 7:00pm

Journey across generations, cultures, and landscapes at the 2026 St. Albert Readers Festival, STARFest.

Catalyst Film Festival

Oct. 22 to Oct. 23

For two days only, Catalyst fan favourites THE INVISIBLE – Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and NEVERMORE – The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Ed...

The Invisible

Thursday, Oct. 22

Starts at 7:30pm

Catalyst Theatre’s musical tour-de-force is on the big screen for one night only!

GDX Conference

Oct. 23 to Oct. 25

GDX is having our first ever tabletop and board game summit.

Game Dev Karaoke & Bubble Tea Night

Friday, Oct. 23

Starts at 6:00pm

Sing your heart out, sip bubble tea, and meet fellow game developers.

NEVERMORE

Friday, Oct. 23

Starts at 7:30pm

The breathtaking film of Catalyst Theatre's celebrated stage play NEVERMORE – The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe comes to life on...

How To Festival: How to embrace winter in Edmonton

Saturday, Oct. 24

Starts at 11:00am

Edmonton is known as a Winter City - but how can we embrace the chillier months, rather than just endure them?

How To Festival: How to Use AI Without Losing Your Voice (or Your Mind)

Saturday, Oct. 24

Starts at 12:00pm

AI is everywhere, from the algorithms shaping your TikTok feed to the chatbots on your phone — and if you aren't careful, it's easy to get lost in the ...

How To Festival: How to get started investing

Saturday, Oct. 24

Starts at 1:00pm

Learn how to take your first steps as an investor.