Old Strathcona Business Association, Edmonton

OddBird Art & Craft Fair - Winter Edition
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!

Christmas in the Key of Jazz at Knox Church
2025-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | 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, 2025-12-20 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, 2025-12-20 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!

The Music of Christmas at Knox Church
2025-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Knox Church, 8403 104 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Advent Series closes off with the spectacular harmonies of the JCS Men’s Chorus as they perform “The Music of Christmas”

The Josephburg Choral Society Men’s Chorus was founded in 1979. The dome of Knox Church will be the perfect acoustical setting to showcase this storied vocal group. Fill your heart with Christmas wonder with this final concert of the Knox Advent series.
All proceeds from the concert go to the Knox Church Restoration Fund to help repair the roof.
When: Sunday, December 21st at 7PM
Where: Knox Church, 8403 104 Street NW
Cost: $15 advance, $20 at the door

The Paint Spot Presents: Unfinished Painting Challenge
2026-01-03 09:00 - 21:00 | The Paint Spot, 10032 81 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 1W8, Canada
Is your goal is to get to your studio more in 2026? Then this challenge is made for you.
Every artist has at least one of those paintings: the one you can’t seem to finish. This is a great opportunity to get rid of those half-finished works cluttering your studio, and while you’re at it, get inspired by someone else’s half-finished work. You may decide to swap with another artist. After all, one person’s junk is another person’s treasure.
However, for the painting challenge day, you can bring your own piece and finish it. We will take before and after images and then you can be part of the exhibition at The Paint Spot.
When: Saturday, January 3rd, from 9 AM to 9 PM
Where: The Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave NW
Cost: FREE!
This is part of an ongoing painting exchange event running from mid-December to mid-February. Then all paintings will be collected and put on display at The Paint Spot from February 23 – April 23, 2026. There will also be an online gallery of the before and after.

Beginner Burlesque Class at Central Edmonton Aerial Performing Arts Club (CEAPAC)
2026-01-13 - 2026-02-03 | Central Edmonton Aerial Performing Arts Club, #301, 10314 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4 Week Series hosted by Letabby at CEAPAC
Tuesday 7:15pm January 13 – February 03 2026
Have you taken a Beginner Burlesque Class? Done a couple performances and looking for a few more skills? Check out Next Level Burlesque. With 13 years of experience under her shimmy belt, LeTabby Lexington is here to teach you some burlesque basics to help you feel confident whether you go on to perform burlesque or just want to feel extra wonderful in your day to day life. Skills include: Boa, Chair, Connecting with the Audience, Face and more.
It is recommend that you have taken a beginner class or have performed before signing up to this class, but not mandatory. We won’t be covering the basics. This class is open to all body types, genders, skill levels/dance experience and abilities/super abilities.
Please plan to wear shoes you can move in, clothing you feel comfortable in and bring a water bottle.
When: Tuesdays at 7:15 PM, from January 13 – February 3, 2026
Where: CEAPAC, #301 10314 Whyte Ave NW
Cost: $110 + fees per student*
*note there are first-come, first-served, pay-what-you-can spaces available. Please email LeTabby at letabbylexington@gmail.com to claim one of these pay breaks.

Shadow Theatre Presents: An Iliad
2026-01-21 - 2026-02-08, 2026-01-21, 2026-01-22 | Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada
An Iliad is a modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic. Poetry and humour, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty theatre. The time is now; the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller – possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.
When: January 21, 2025 to February 8, 2025
Where: Varscona Theatre, 10329 8 Ave NW
Cost: Varies from $1-40, check ticketing website for full details
