Events

Edmonton International Jazz Festival runs for nine days of live performances from Saturday, June 21 until Sunday, June 29 in some of the finest music venues throughout Edmonton. 

This packed schedule full of sounds and experiences is brought to you in part by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.

Tickets range from free indoor and outdoor performances and up to $69.99 for some international headliner shows.

“Our Edmonton International Jazz Festival remains committed to featuring international, national, and Edmonton-based jazz musicians,” says Festival Producer Kent Sangster. “As jazz music, as with any music, has the power to unite us in the shared experience of live performance. We hope you will join us in discovering your jazz as music brings us all together during our annual Jazzfest."

Tickets and schedules here: www.edmontonjazz.com

Orcas: Our Shared Future is an immersive, interactive exhibition featuring life-size Orca replicas, fossils, films, objects from popular culture, and original artwork from the Indigenous peoples of the North American west coast.

Highlights include:

• 140 original objects and specimens, including an articulated adult female orca skeleton, and a life-size family of three replica orcas.
• Digital and physical interactives including orca sounds, orca anatomy, and whale/human brain comparisons
• Films featuring orca research, Indigenous art, and orca rights.
• Indigenous artworks including a carved wooden screen by renowned Haida artist and master carver Bill Reid.

Visit us on opening day, May 16 and be among the first to dive deep into this exciting new exhibition, plus you’ll take home a special souvenir pin to mark the occasion! (While supplies last)

Orcas: Our Shared Future runs until October 19, 2025 at Royal Alberta Museum!

Learn more
 

Dates: Jun 25, 2025 - Jul 30, 2025
Total of 6 sessions
Starts Jun 25
Cost: $381.60
Location: Orange Hub Black Box Theatre (10045 156 St, NW Edmonton)

Learn the fundamentals of improv in a fun and supportive environment. Students will build a strong foundation of self-acceptance, spontaneity, and playfulness as they learn to make up scenes on the spot. This class will focus on the basics of improv and how to get started as a performer. Join long-practicing improviser and teacher Cayley McConaghy for an engaging and high-energy experience.

www.grindstonetheatre.ca/service-page/improv-101b

Dates: Jun 23, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025
Total of 6 sessions
Starts Jun 23
$381.60
Orange Hub Black Box Theatre (10045 156 St, NW Edmonton)

This class is designed to get you feeling confident and comfortable being on stage, expressing yourself, and collaborating with other actors. It has the essential tools you need to start working on text, responding creatively to impulse, and sharing the action with the audience. Your instructor will create an engaging and supportive environment for you to strut your stuff! The class culminates in a public showcase.

www.grindstonetheatre.ca/service-page/improv-101a

Dates: Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025
Total of 4 sessions
Starts Aug 5
Location: Grindstone Studio (9562 82 Ave NW)

Master the art of physical comedy—where the falls are planned, but the laughs are always unexpected in our brand new Crash Course Comedy camp!

Physical comedy techniques and body awareness will bring your performance to a whole new level! Students will grow their confidence and performance skills through play with slapstick, voice and movement, and character development.

Join Diane Webb, educator, performer, and all-around funny person, in a dynamic class designed to unleash your inner comedian! In this camp, you'll explore the fundamentals of physical comedy, from slapstick humor and improv to stage combat and stand-up. 

Get ready to work your funny bone as you dive into various comedic styles, honing your skills in a supportive and energetic environment. Throughout the course, you'll collaborate with fellow students and create your own hilarious material, culminating in a final performance that showcases your unique comedic voice. 

Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just starting out, this class promises laughter, learning, and a whole lot of fun. 

www.grindstonetheatre.ca/service-page/comedy-crash-course-camp 

Dates: Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025
Total of 4 sessions
Starts Aug 5
Location: Grindstone Studio (9562 82 Ave NW)

Master the art of physical comedy—where the falls are planned, but the laughs are always unexpected in our brand new Crash Course Comedy camp!

Physical comedy techniques and body awareness will bring your performance to a whole new level! Students will grow their confidence and performance skills through play with slapstick, voice and movement, and character development.

Join Diane Webb, educator, performer, and all-around funny person, in a dynamic class designed to unleash your inner comedian! In this camp, you'll explore the fundamentals of physical comedy, from slapstick humor and improv to stage combat and stand-up. 

Get ready to work your funny bone as you dive into various comedic styles, honing your skills in a supportive and energetic environment. Throughout the course, you'll collaborate with fellow students and create your own hilarious material, culminating in a final performance that showcases your unique comedic voice. 

Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just starting out, this class promises laughter, learning, and a whole lot of fun. 

www.grindstonetheatre.ca/service-page/comedy-crash-course-camp 

Dates: Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025
Total of 5 sessions
Starts Jul 7th
Location: Grindstone Studio (9562 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6C 1B9)

Is your child curious about performing? Then this is the camp for them! This one week camp uses the elements of drama to explore the different types of theatre performances. This camp will help your child find their voice, learn how to move comfortably in their body, perform in front of others and work as a team to create and tell their very own story.

1A www.grindstonetheatre.ca/service-page/drama-discovery-1a-camp-su25

2A https://www.grindstonetheatre.ca/service-page/drama-discovery-2a-camp-su25-1