festivals

Expanse Festival

March 28, 2025 to April 4, 2025

Body-based Stories Reframed.

Edmonton Poetry Festival

April 2, 2025 to April 27, 2025

Even more delightful events are underway, so be sure to stay tuned and check on this page while enjoying all that the Festival and its friends have to ...

VERS/E: Queer Poetry Open Mic

Wednesday, April 2

Starts at 6:00pm

Come share your queer poetry at our open mic night - let's celebrate LGBTQ+ voices together, in community!

Bonfire Festival

April 3, 2025 to April 5, 2025

BONFIRE is Rapid Fire Theatre's annual festival where our talented ensemble debuts a ton of fresh, exciting, and innovative shows.

Comedy Poetry Café: Celebrating Stony Plain Library’s 80th Anniversary

Friday, April 4

Starts at 5:30pm

Join in on an evening of candlelit comedy and light humour to celebrate the joy and friendship that the Stony Plain Public Library has brought to the c...

KinSpeak: A Performance in the Voices of our Non-Human Kin

Friday, April 4

Starts at 7:00pm

Come listen to members of the Stroll of Poets perform pieces from their most recent chapbook project, honoring the chorus of non-human voices around us...

POETRYSPORTS at the BONFIRE Festival

Friday, April 4

Starts at 9:30pm

Rapid Fire Theatre’s ensemble members will enthrall as comedic improv warriors Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali and Megan Dart take each other on in TEAM COMBAT.

Celebration of Poetry

Saturday, April 5

Starts at 2:00pm

Celebrate National Poetry Month with an afternoon of poetry, hosted by Regional Writer in Residence Anna Marie Sewell and featuring two local poets, Ka...

Soul Speak

Sunday, April 6

Starts at 8:15pm

Soul Speak is an open mic event in the lobby of the Grindstone Theatre and hosted by Ryan Summers.