Alternative Weekends with Brooklyn

It’s the most wonderful time of the week – the end! Each Thursday, Brooklyn rounds up all of the weekend events, concerts, festivals, and more that you should know about. Here’s what’s going on in Edmonton this Family Day long weekend.

1. 5 Artists 1 Love

 

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5 Artists 1 Love is a collective celebrating Edmonton’s African community through artistic community engagement. For the month of February, you can celebrate Black History Month by visiting their exhibit at the Art Gallery of Alberta. Their twelfth year features artists from Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Jamaica, and across Canada.

5 Artists 1 Love Exhibit at Art Gallery of Alberta

2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, Edmonton, AB

Sunday-Wednesday, 11 am – 5 pm. Thursdays 11 am – 7 pm

Get tickets here.

2. See Uncharted in theatres.

 

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Tom Holland and Mark Wallberg star in Uncharted and tell the story of a dangerous quest for the greatest treasure on Earth. Catch it opening weekend!

Get tickets here.

3. Silver Skate Festival

 

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Edmonton’s longest-running winter festival returns to Hawrelak Park! Explore the grounds of the Silver Skate Festival, enjoy ice carvings, listen to local Indigenous elders’ oral histories through storytelling.

Silver Skate Festival, Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Rd NW, Edmonton, AB

February 11-21, 6 am – 11 pm daily

Free to attend.

4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Minnesota Wild

 

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Cheer on your Oilers to victory Sunday night when they take on the Minnesota Wild.

Sunday, February 20 at 6 PM.

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB

Get tickets here.

Make the most of your alternative weekends!