Hey, it’s Chantal. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track or be in the know about all the cool things going on in the city or online! Social media can get flooded, life can get chaotic, you know how it is. That’s what this is here for! Alternative Weekends is a nifty little series with the top 3 things happening in Edmonton or on SONiC, over the weekend. Who’s releasing a new album? Is there a SONiC artist live streaming? What can you do in Edmonton this weekend? Those questions will be answered here.


Here are 3 things to check out this weekend:

1.Enjoy Together We Fringe: A Fringe Theatre Event 

From August 12th – 22nd, Fringe Theatre is presenting Together We Fringe with indoor, outdoor, in-person, or online performances! The festival will still be happening in Old Strathcona with vendors and food trucks.

“We have a total of 11 indoor theatre venues presenting 58 shows over the 11 days of the event. Audience sizes are limited to ensure everyone has lots of extra elbow room. All venues will be thoroughly sanitized before and after each performance.”

For more details, click here.

2.Have some laughs with Chelsea Handler and David Spade

The Together Again Concert Series continues! This weekend you can have some laughs watching famous comedians like David Spade, Nikki Glaser, Chelsea Handler and more at The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival.

$2 from every ticket purchased will be donated to Boyle Street and Hope Mission helping them support men, women,
youth, and children experiencing poverty and homelessness in Edmonton.

The festival will take place outdoors at the Edmonton Exhibition Lands Racetrack Infield, where there’ll of course be a ton of food trucks too.

For more information or to get tickets, click here.

3.Cheer for the Edmontonians in The Porkapalooza BBQ Festival

From August 14th – 15th, many teams from Edmonton will compete in the seventh Porkapalooza BBQ Festival, celebrating all things barbeque.

“Porkapalooza is a world-class cooking competition, sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). The competition features prizes awarded in various categories by type of meat and a chef’s challenge.”

To read more about the competitors, click here.