Edmonton 
I. Family Events & Activities
1. Serca Festival
The Serca Festival celebrates Irish and Irish-Canadian culture over St. Patrick’s Day weekend! Come celebrate on March 17th with our Irish Ceilidh on the Ave including dinner, dance, cabaret performances and live music! Or come check out our Kids/Family Ceilidh on Saturday afternoon. We are also presenting Waiting for Godot and our new Canadian-Irish Play Series. Details
9210 118 Avenue, Edmonton
2. Bach Tots Presents Once Upon A Season
Bach Tots offers parents and caregivers an opportunity to add a little creativity, inspiration and art to their child’s life by exposing them to rich visual storytelling. In their presentation of Once Upon a Season, families will explore the changing of the seasons through song and dance with Spring Pig, Winter Lamb, and an entire cast of playful barnyard animals. Details
3. The Patch Off Whyte
Come enjoy a family-friendly day including music, free wagon rides, a beer garden and even the chance to try out some street curling and attempt some of the shots the world’s best teams will be making during the Ford Worlds at the Northlands Coliseum. The Patch is a staple of Curling Canada national and world championship events, giving fans the opportunity to socialize with the athletes, enjoy live music, dancing, drinks and food as well as interactive activities for the entire family. The Patch Off Whyte is going to be a fun-filled way to get into the spirit of the Ford Worlds, and another chance to show our city and community at its best. Details
Dr. Wilbert Mcintyre Park
8303 104 St NW, Edmonton
II. Adult/ Youth Events
1. Live Music
For more details, see Live Music & concerts in Edmonton
1. Goitse: Details
2. Shanneyganock Details
3. Rose Cousins Details
4. Niyaz featuring Azam Ali Details
5. Ashley MacIsaac – Details
6. Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – Details
7. The Leahys – details
8. The Real McKenzies – Details
9. Brahms & Dvorák
10. Jory Nash / James Gordon
11. Jazz Zenith Saxophone Summit
12. John Tessier/ Shannon Hiebert
10050 MacDonald Drive NW Edmonton | $10 – $35
2. Live Theatre
Performing Arts and Theatre in Edmonton
1. Elektra: Based on an ancient Greek myth, Elektra explores the psychological turmoil of its protagonist as she seeks revenge on her father’s killer. The culprit, however, is Elektra’s own mother Klytämnestra. As Elektra obsessively plots murder, her dark mind begins to unravel until, in a horrifying climax, Elektra’s fragile world shatters completely. Details
2.The Believers: In the midst of a terrible storm a couple offers refuge to the family next door. As exhaustion and irritation give way to the relaxing flow of alcohol, secrets and beliefs are revealed, and then challenged, when something unthinkable happens. Something unbelievable. As each person’s version of the event begins to fall apart and become clouded by suspicion, they turn on each other in a battle to understand the truth. Details
March 7 – 19, 2017 @Roxy on Gateway, 8529 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton | $18 – $22
3. Crazy For You®. Suggested by the 1930 hit GIRL CRAZY, this “new” Gershwin musical is about a well-to-do young New Yorker, Bobby Child, who is sent to Nevada to foreclose on a theatre owned by the family business. Falling in love with the local postmistress, Bobby decides to produce a show to save the theatre. With favourites like I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Someone to Watch Over Me and more. Details
March 04 to 17, 2017 @ Shoctor Theatre – Citadel Theatre – 9828 101A Avenue, Edmonton | $25 – $118.65
4.Soliciting Temptation: In a sweaty and sticky hotel room, a Western man and a young woman meet for sex. Somewhere between the reality and the fantasy, the sex becomes talk and the talk becomes dangerous. Nothing is off limits in this battle of morality, economics, and desire. Governor General Award winner Erin Shields shines a light on the complexities of sex tourism and our preconceptions about love. Details
March 8 – 26, 2017 @Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave., Edmonton | $18 – $33
5. Urinetown: The Musical: Urinetown is a musical comedy that hilariously handles such serious topics as unsustainability, corruption, and greed. Details
March 10 – 19, 2017 @ Trish and Al Huehn Theatre, 7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton | $15 – $20
3. Now Hear This
III. Sports & Related Events
1. Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place, Edmonton
2. Edmonton Oilers
Rogers Place, Edmonton
IV. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
1. Stories on the Hills
2. Sweat
SWEAT – the nu-disco dance party and Steam Whistle Pilsner present A St. Patrick’s Day Bash With SWEAT resident DJs Joses Martin, Polyesterday, Will Hempfree, SWIM and Rudy Roman along side Foxy Smolders (Vicky Mittal) Details
8230 Gateway Boulevard NW, Edmonton
3. Downtown Dining Week
Downtown’s finest restaurants present sumptuous, multi-course meals at special prices for ten days only. Details
4. Get Your Fit On with High Fitness and Red Shoe Society
Come get your FIT on with HIGH FITNESS and Red Shoe Society! We are having an absolutely FUN event! Come sweat and burn off some steam with one of the most FUN new workouts there is! Details
5. Wine & Wildlife
Coyotes have long lived in and around the City of Edmonton, but mostly in the green spaces of the river valley. As we have expanded into coyote habitat, coyotes have adapted to expand into urban neighbourhoods. Enjoy a glass of wine and some appetizers while finding out more about how to coexist with these amazing animals! Our presenter for the evening will be Dr. Colleen Cassady St. Clair from the University of Alberta. Details
6. Edmonton Boat & Sportsmen’s Show
This is Western Canada’s BIGGEST Boat & Sportsmen’s Show. We are over 500,000sqft covering all aspects of the outdoor lifestyle including boating, off-roading, fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, adventure tourism, destination travel locations, as well as organizations devoted to education, conservation and preservation. Millions of dollars in boats and marine products will be on display on the Show floor to provide show-goers with the perfect opportunity to shop and compare all under one roof. Take in the entertainment by some of Canada’s most prominent Outdoorsmen and Outdoorswomen on our Outdoor Stage. Kids can try their hand at “catch and release” at the Kids Trout Fishing Pond, or test their hunting and fishing skills at the numerous simulators located in the Alberta Hunter Education Instructors’ Association (AHEIA) area. Details
Friday March 17, 2017 | Noon – 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 18, 2017 | 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2017 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Juniors (ages 8 to 15) $ 10.00/Seniors (ages 65+) $ 10.00
Children (7 years and under, when accompanied by a paid adult): Free
7. Home of the Future
Join us at the TELUS Future Home to experience the potential of a fibre optic network and preview the future of home technology. The 560-square-foot Future Home offers an immersive experience to demonstrate how technology will soon make our lives safer, healthier and more efficient than ever before. New experiences include an EcoHub that looks at the energy saving and eco friendly items in a home at the click of a button and an intelligent kitchen with a smart stove, counter, skillet and interactive recipes. Visitors can also see how a UV light can clean a stove hands-free. Details
8882 170 St NW, Edmonton