CTV News Edmonton has reported:
The Edmonton Elks host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday night for United in Pink, a fan-favourite game supporting programs that fight breast cancer through ticket proceeds. It is the Elks’ final home game of the regular season. The weekend calendar also includes festivals, a home show, film events and activities for children.
Picklefest returns to Ice District’s Fan Park on Saturday, with pickle-themed cocktails, mocktails, art and food, along with family-friendly programming and music. Pickles are not included in the music. The Alberta Powersports Show runs Friday and Saturday at the Edmonton Expo Centre, featuring snowmobiles, ATVs, other off-roading machines and accessories, as well as live entertainment and special guest appearances.
The Edmonton Expo Centre also hosts the Edmonton Fall Home Show from Friday through Sunday. Hundreds of home professionals will be there for visitors seeking home decor inspiration, and adult admission starts at $12.
LitFest’s presentations conclude Sunday. The annual October event brings writers together for panels about their work, true stories and lived experiences. Organizers describe it as Canada’s first and only non-fiction festival; it began in 2002 through the Alberta Book Fair Society and has since expanded to downtown stages over several days.
The Edmonton Short Film Festival begins with a red carpet gala at the downtown City Centre mall on Saturday. Independent short film showings follow from Sunday at 6 p.m. until midnight on Oct. 25. In Fort Saskatchewan, visitors aged 14 and older can attend Deadwood: Exhibit 13, a haunted museum presented by a youth-led committee at The Fort Heritage Precinct. It runs Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; admission is $5, cash only at the door.
Boo at the Zoo returns to the Edmonton Valley Zoo on Saturday and Sunday, then again the following weekend, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The all-ages event costs regular admission and includes not-so-scary festivities, magical guest characters, crafts and trick-or-treat stops. Zoo animals will receive treats too.
Halloween costume swaps take place at the Reuse Centre, 6835 83 St., each Saturday leading up to Halloween, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From Friday to Oct. 25, Churchill Square hosts Galactic Atmosphere, a space-themed light art festival with illuminated planets visitors can walk through in the afternoon and evening until 11 p.m. Attendance is free.
More than 15 local vendors are scheduled for the Stars Hollow Fall Festival and Gilmore Girls movie night in Sherwood Park on Friday and Saturday. The event is a cozy outdoor watch party; market admission is free, while movie admission is by donation.