Old Strathcona Business Association, Edmonton

OddBird Art & Craft Fair - Winter Edition
2025-11-28, 2025-11-29, 2025-11-30, 2025-12-05, 2025-12-06, 2025-12-07 | Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton, Canada
Edmonton’s newest and chirpiest indie art market, OddBird Art & Craft Fair, is landing in Old Strathcona for TWO WEEKENDS this winter: November 28-30 and December 5-7.
Our winter lineup features 100+ artists and community arts organizations from Edmonton and beyond. Get ready for colourful ceramics, indie literature, intricate beadwork, hand-dyed textiles, kids toys, art prints, and much more! We’ll have fresh coffee and snacks on site all weekend long.
When: November 28-30th, 2025 and December 5-7, 2025
Where: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd
Cost: $5 admission, kids admission is free!

The Joy of Organ at Christmas at Knox Church
2025-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | Knox Church, 8403 104 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“The Joy of Organ at Christmas” features Warren Mack, Music Director and Organist playing the historic organ of Knox Church, Old Strathcona.
When: Friday, November 28, 2025
Where: Know Church, 8403 104 Street NW
Cost: $15

OSBA Presents: Winter Whyte Light Up
2025-11-29 16:00 - 20:00 | 83 Avenue, 10319 83 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta

Leif Oleson-Cormack: Alone Ranger (Live Comedy Album Taping) at Grindstone Theatre
2025-12-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-05 21:00 - 22:00 | The Grindstone Comedy Theatre & Bistro, 10019 81 Ave NW, Edmonton
Edmonton comedian Leif Oleson-Cormack (“The Disney Delusion”, Seattle International Comedy Competition, Edinburgh Fringe) records his first stand-up album live at Grindstone Theatre! ALONE RANGER!
Leif’s dark, queer, and confessional style of comedy has taken him across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. and now he’s bringing it all home for one night only. Come laugh loud, clap big, and be part of the recording that marks the next chapter in one of Alberta’s most exciting comedy voices.
“Exquisitely well written stand-up comedy…Leif Oleson-Cormack really knows what he’s doing.”
– Butterwort UK
“Leif Oleson-Cormack shows us where the future of stand-up comedy should lie.”
-View Magazine (Pick for ‘Best of Fringe’ 2022)
About the performer:
Before entering the world of stand-up comedy, Leif Oleson-Cormack was an award-winning Juilliard-trained playwright who designed video games for a living. Since then, he’s been performing his dark, queer, and confessional style for audiences across the globe. His critically acclaimed one-man show, “The Disney Delusion”, recently toured to sold-out houses across Canada, the US, and Edinburgh, and was nominated for the Just for Laughs prize for “Outstanding English Comedy” at the Montreal Fringe Festival. He was the winner of the 2019 Calgary FunnyFest Comedy Competition and has had the pleasure of opening for acts such as Alan Carr, Scott Thompson, and Aparna Nancherla.
When: Friday, December 5, 2025, at 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Where: Grindstone Theatre, 10019 81 Ave NW
Cost: $20, ages 16+

Christmas in the Key of Jazz at Knox Church
2025-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Knox Church, 8403 104 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Join us for a soulful, swinging celebration of the season featuring timeless Christmas favourites, both sacred and secular.

The Leesila Dawkins Quintet presents a soulful, swinging celebration of the season featuring timeless Christmas favourites, both sacred and secular. The Quintet will be:
🎤 Leesila Dawkins – vocals
🎹 Zechariah Lim – piano
🎷 Fred Mack – saxophone
🎸 Murray Wood – bass
🥁 Joel Jeschke– drums
All proceeds from the concert go to the Knox Church Restoration Fund to help repair the roof.
When: Sunday, December 7th at 7PM
Where: Knox Church, 8403 104 Street NW
Cost: $15 advance, $20 at the door

A Very Cosmopolitan Christmas: Jazzy Bells
2025-12-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton, Canada
Featuring Reverberations, Overtones, and the Cosmopolitones in an evening of groovy Christmas tunes.
When: Thursday, December 11th at 7:30 PM
Where: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd
Cost: Tickets (online) $20 adults, $12 students (6-18), children under 5 free. $25/$15 at the door.

Fringe Theatre Presents: Chase Padgett: A 6 String Christmas
2025-12-12 - 2025-12-14, 2025-12-12, 2025-12-13, 2025-12-14 | Fringe Theatre Arts Barns, 10330 84 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6E2G9
A fun & funny musical romp through classic Christmas tunes!
Chase Padgett brings his prodigious talents as a singer, guitarist, comedian, and storyteller to this unforgettable evening of Christmas spirit. This show is stuffed like a stocking with timeless Christmas music as well as tons of jokes and stories about how Christmas changed Chase’s life forever. His blazing guitar work, lightning fast wit, and surprisingly soulful singing voice will remind any audience why Christmas is such a special time of year. Perfect for all ages!
Chase Padgett is a multi-faceted actor, improviser, guitarist, and singer. His hit one man shows (6 Guitars, Nashville Hurricane, Lucky Break) have played to rave reviews and sold out houses all over North America. He has been a featured variety performer for Disney Cruise Line and was a semi-finalist on “Alter Ego,” the avatar based singing competition show on Fox.
When: December 12-14th
Where: Fringe Theatre Arts Barns | The Westbury Theatre, 10330 84 Ave NW
Cost: $35

The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant...Ever! at the Varscona Theatre
2025-12-12 - 2025-12-14, 2025-12-12, 2025-12-13, 2025-12-14 | Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada
The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant…Ever! follows the well-meaning Mrs. O’Brien, who suddenly finds herself in charge of the annual Christmas pageant after Mrs. Armstrong hits a moose with her car. No big deal, it’s the same kids, the same carols, the same pageant every year… right?
Enter the Herdmans, the most notorious troublemakers in town, who show up to audition and turn the whole production upside-down! What starts as a recipe for disaster quickly becomes the most unexpected, heartfelt, and hilarious Christmas pageant ever, as the true meaning of the season shines through.
Come share in the laughter, the music, and the magic. We can’t wait to celebrate with you again this year!
When: December 12-14, 2025, various times
Where: Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave NW
Cost: $24-30

EPIC Market Presents: Chef Pheromone's Holi-slay Drag Brunch
2025-12-13 10:30 - 13:00 | Epic Market, 8115 Gateway Blvd #201, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 3X8, Canada
🎄 Celebrate the Sparkle of the Season: A Holiday Drag Brunch!
Join us for a fabulously festive Holiday Drag Brunch featuring Edmonton’s most brilliant drag royalty! This morning of cheer at Epic Market will be sure to put you in the festive season, all while you enjoy delicious holiday food, catchy tunes, and dazzling performances.
Watch as our queens and kings take over the kitchen, creating culinary holiday magic right before your eyes. This is more than just brunch; it’s a celebration of love, light, and all things fabulously merry!
Hosted by: Pheromone Killz, Alberta’s Drag Superstar 22-24
FEATURING:
• Haus of Art’s Mother, Artasia!
• Pheromones best friend, and call me mother finalist, Pepper!
• Edmonton’s King Royalty, Mister Risque!
• Haus of Acahkos Mother, Etherea!
General admission tickets are just $40 and includes your choice of a brunch meal* and the show and the limited VIP tickets gets you a front row seat to the cooking show at EPIC’s chef’s table for $50 total.
*Brunch menu options: breakfast burrito, breakfast poutine, brunch salad, or BELT sandwich – are selectable during the ticket ordering process and will include an opportunity to inform of any allergies*
When: Saturday, December 13th | Doors open 10:15 AM | Show Start 11:00 AM
Where: EPIC Market, 8115 Gateway Blvd.
Cost: $40 general admission, $50 VIP

A Very Cosmopolitan Christmas: Around the World
2025-12-13 14:30 - 16:30 | Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton, Canada
In this festive matinee, feast your ears and eyes on the Tuesday (Intermediate) Band, Year 2 Band, and Cosmo’s newest partnership, the African Music Academy of Canada. You will be treated to a wide variety of music that spans cultures and time.
When: Saturday, December 13th at 2:30 PM
Where: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd
Cost: Tickets (online) $20 adults, $12 students (6-18), children 5 and under free. $25/$15 at the door

A Very Cosmopolitan Christmas: Festive Family Favourites
2025-12-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton, Canada
The final performance of A Very Cosmopolitan Christmas series, join the Cosmo Chorus and Wednesday Band in an afternoon of family favourites, festive sing-alongs, and the magic of Christmas.
When: Sunday, December 14th 2:30 PM
Where: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Blvd
Cost: Tickets (online) $20 adults, $12 students (6 – 18), children under 5 are free. $25/$15 at the door

A Very Merry Twophonium Christmas at Knox Church
2025-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Knox Church, 8403 104 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Why have one euphonium when you can have two? Get into the Christmas season with this dynamic duo! Travis Kutz & Isye Morland, better known as Twophonium, bring their wind instrument magic to the historic Knox Church dome. A unique Christmas experience!
All proceeds from the concert go to the Knox Church Restoration Fund to help repair the roof.
When: Sunday, December 14th at 7PM
Where: Knox Church, 8403 104 Street NW
Cost: $15 advance, $20 at the door

Nutcracker Burlesque at the Varscona Theatre
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada
This naughty re-imagining of the Nutcracker is cl-ass-ical, comical and spectacular. See some of Edmonton’s best burlesque performers as they fill you with delight from the top of your head to the tips of your tippy-toes. There will be snowflakes, the Sugar Plum Fairy, peppermints, mouse royalty and more! Join us for a playful take on an old tale, with this must-see holiday romp.
Our all-star cast includes our host Nikki Hulowski and performers Rusty Strutz, Violette Coquette, Jezebel Sinclair, Sharpay Diem, Charlee Queen, LeTabby Lexington and Vivian Vanguard. Script by Nikki Hulowski. Group Choreography by Scarlett Von Bomb.
Thursday, Dec 18: Doors 6pm / Show 7pm
Friday, Dec 19: Doors 6pm / Show 7pm
Saturday, Dec 20: Doors 6pm / Show 7pm
75 minute show, no intermission.
Cost: Early Bird Tickets: $30 / Full Price: $35

Sonder Bridge Fundraiser at The Pint Whyte
2025-12-19 18:00 - 23:30 | The Pint Whyte, 8032 104 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 1X4, Canada
Sonder Bridge is an Edmonton-based nonprofit that addresses the homeless population. While providing water, healthy food, and warm gear, we connect homeless individuals to resource centers and shelters through conversation and an emphasis on human connection.
Sonder Bridge is throwing our first ever fundraiser night on December 19th! Hosted by The Pint Whyte in tandem with their Ugly Xmas Sweater Party, the silent auction with goodies from local businesses begins at 6, live music starts at 7, and aptly aesthetic vodka sunrises served all night!
When: Friday, December 19th at 6PM
Where: The Pint Whyte, 8032 104 Street NW
Cost: Free

Mrs. Claus Holiday Spectacular at the Varscona Theatre
2025-12-19 21:30 - 23:00 | Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Join Claudia Hartout – or should we say Claudia Claus – as she recounts just how she bagged the man with the bag, how she got her stocking stuffed, and how life at the North Pole has been filled with more than cookies and nog! THE MRS. CLAUS HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR is a raucous drag and burlesque variety show that will have you falalala-ing and prancing in your seat as some of Edmonton’s finest and flirtiest fill your head with images of sugar plums doing a little more than dancing above your head just in time to make your holidays a little more gay. Wanna come tell The Missus what you really want for Christmas? It’ll get you on the right side of the Naughty list.
*Please note, this show contains Nudity, Adult Content, and Potty Mouth Drag Queen. 18+
When: December 19th and 20th, starting at 10 PM
Where: The Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave
Cost: Early Bird Tickets: $25 / Full Price: $30 / VIP: $50*
*VIP Package includes Meet & Greet Photo Op with Mrs. Claus

Ace Coffee x Gravitypope Pop-Up
2025-12-20 12:00 - 17:30 | Gravitypope Tailored Goods, 10414 82 AVe, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 2A2, Canada
To celebrate the release of the gravitypope x Ace Coffee winter blend, free hot coffee and espresso drinks will be specially brewed in store by our guest Ace Coffee barista at gravitypope Tailored Goods on Whyte Ave from 12-5:30 PM!
When: Saturday, December 20th, from 12-5:30 PM
Where: Gravitypope Tailored Goods, 10414 82 Ave NW
Cost: FREE!
