Swingin’ Party
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays all month
Dance inside or skate outside at Swing ‘n Skate at Churchill Square — accompanied by big band and salsa in the afternoons, and DJ sets in the evenings.
Prehistoric Plants
All month
Visit the Muttart for this month’s feature pyramid: Prehistoric Paradise. Step back in time with banana plants, bromeliads — and of course, some dinosaurs. Looking for a quieter experience? Wednesday evenings are adults-only.
Climb Up
All month
Ice climbing brings the adventure to Louise McKinney Park this winter.
Material Girls
January 7
Catch this year’s most talked-about romantic comedy of 2025. Materialists, Celine Song’s followup to 2023’s Past Lives, screens at the Stanley Milner Library.
Mother Tongue
January 9
Yukon-based trio Diyet and the Love Soldiers play at the New Moon Folk Club this month. Grounded in Indigenous life, and combining folk, roots, alternative country and traditional music, lead singer Diyet performs in both English and her native tongue, Southern Tutchone.
Get Lit
January 10
Tiff Hall’s Very Lit Music Show at Rapid Fire Theatre brings together improv, live music and burlesque for a one-of-a-kind variety show.
A Curated Experience
January 10
Take a deep dive into the Art Gallery of Alberta’s latest exhibition, nâpêhkâsowinowâk with curator Alaynee Goodwill-Littlechild at her curator’s tour. Don’t miss the artist workshop that follows, with one of the exhibit’s featured artists, Evan Robinson.
Ice in Ice District
January 15 to 17
Ice on Whyte has a new name and a new home in the ICE District. Chiseled, the ice carving competition, brings this spectacular art form back to Edmonton.
Indie Darlings
January 16
Men I Trust bring their dreamy indie pop to Midway Music Hall this month.
Classic Rock
January 16
The Winspear’s Classic Albums Live brings the biggest rock albums of all time to life in meticulous performances. This month, catch Led Zeppelin IV on stage.
Frozen Fun
January 17 to 18
Edmonton isn’t just the festival city in the summertime — this month, Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival comes to 118 Avenue. Highlighting Ukrainian, French Canadian, Franco-African, Indigenous, Latin American and Asian traditions, the festival has all the winter activities you need to stay warm — roasting bannock over a fire, snowshoeing, ice sculptures and more.