Here’s all the pop culture & gaming events going on locally I know about that I’ve remembered to put down on the site. If I missed anything, just send me an e-mail at info@edmontonnerdlist.com and I’ll add it!
(for an archive of past events, please check 2016 Events or 2017 Events)
Upcoming events:
2018
January 1
–CWE Live In St Albert Ft WWE Icon Jake The Snake Roberts
–Meet a LEGO Designer at The LEGO Store!
–New Year’s Day Evil Dead trilogy at Metro Cinema
January 3
–Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Screening with Success 5000
–Your Favourite Game Show @ The Rec Room
January 4
–Pixar Adult Access Night 18+
January 5
–Drawn to Write Manga Class
–Late Night Game Night
–The Room at Metro Cinema
January 6
–Drawn to Write Sidekicks Class!
–Introduction to Int/Adv Stage Combat with JP Fournier and Chance Heck
–Saturday Series: Red Shirt Diaries
–Pride & Prejudice Marathon – BBC Mini Series
–Sci-Fi Cinema: Blade Runner: The Final Cut at Metro Cinema
–Learning to Sew
January 7
–Intro to FX Makeup with Gaylynne Fell
January 8
–Big Bang Theory Trivia @ The Pint
January 10
–South Park Trivia At Beercade – 730pm
January 11
–How to Be a Board Game Guru @ Table Top Café
January 13
—Saturday Series: Red Shirt Diaries
–CHiMPROV feat. The Professors
–Gilmore Girls Trivia @ The Billiard Club
–Potion Explosion Tournament
–Night Gallery presents DIY Video Jukebox at Metro Cinema
January 14
–Art Market “Life&Death” @ Aces’n’Spades
January 16
–Nerd Nite #39
-January 18
–Science in the Cinema presents: Side Effects
–Turkey Shoot! The Wicker Man – The Many Faces of Nicolas Cage
–JanLAN 2018
January 19
–A Taste of Animethon 2018 (Jan. 19 & 20)
–EPL Fireside Gathering (Hearthstone)
–JanLAN 2018 (3 Day LAN event)
–TheWayGaming Hearthstone Winter Tournament
January 20
—Saturday Series: Red Shirt Diaries
– CHiMPROV feat. TEDxRFT
–Brent Butt @ The River Cree
–Data Insights with Python for Beginners
–Reel Family Cinema: Wonder Woman – Free for kids 12 & under
January 21
–Regency Costume Fair
–Kink on Screen: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women – 18+
January 22
–Seinfeld Trivia @ The Pint
–RPG Matchmaking Night #3
January 23
–Reel Learning presents The Phantom of the Opera at Metro Cinema
January 24
–Forward Thinking Speaker Series – The Real World Of Online Harassment
—Blood Rage Game Night @ Mission: Fun & Games
–Rick & Morty Trivia @ Beercade
January 25
–Dark Matters ‘Game On’ @ Telus World of Science
–OPEN DOOR COMIC CREATOR MEETING @ Happy Harbor
–Jedi Pinball Tournament! @ Beercade
–Saved By The 90s Trivia Night! hosted by Thirsty Nerd Trivia
January 26
–Global Game Jam (local event by GameCamp Edmonton)
January 27
–How To Start A Podcast: From Notion To Reality
—Saturday Series: Red Shirt Diaries
–Tournament Of Power (Dragonball Fighter Z) @ High Score
–HackED 2018
–CRAB Season 3 Championship @ Gamers’ Lodge
January 28
–Halo 5 Free For All $10,000 Qualifier @ Microsoft Store WEM
–Intro to Face and Body with Gaylynne Fell
–Painting Challenge – Art Game @ Gamers’ Lodge
January 29
–Friends Trivia Night at the Pint Public House
January 30
–Step Brothers Trivia Night
–Futurama Trivia at the Buck
January 31
–Friends Trivia at Beercade January 31st 730pm
–Riverdale Trivia Night
February 2
–Groundhog Day – 25th Anniversary at Metro Cinema
February 3
–The Edmonton A Cappella Festival
–Experience Points Music @ The Yardbird Suite
–Book Signing w Noelle & Paige @ Happy Harbor
–Reel Family Cinema: Kirikou and the Sorceress – Free for kids!
February 4
–6v6 Overwatch Tournament @ High Score ($1720 Prize)
–A. CON-Struction Class Bracer Making Class
–BRING OUT YOUR DEAD! vinyl sale & swap at Table Top Cafe
–CON-structuring class- Wig Maintenance
–Teens Learning Code: HTML & CSS for Beginners: Interactive Stories and…
–Gamer FUNdraiser with Kitty Kye and Extra Life
–Intro To Miniature Painting @ Apt To Game
February 9
–Doctor Who Paint Night at Beyond Board
–Sci-fi Throwback Weekend Movie Marathon (Feb. 9th-11th)
–WWE Live Road to WrestleMania @ Rogers Place
–SmallCon 2018 LARP Convention
February 10
–Colder Than Carbonite 2018 (Infinity Wargaming Tournament)
–Demo Day – Kaiju Conquest
–ROG Arena: League of Legends Tournament at West Edmonton Mall
–Beyond Board Paint Night – Pikachu Batman
–InTrap of Knoxville
February 11
—Halo 5 Free For All $10,000 Qualifier @ Microsoft Store WEM
–Pop Culture Painting Night at Beyond Board
–CONstruction Class – Working with Thermoplastics
–CONstruction Class – Working with Resin and Skin FX
–Beyond the Code Launch event @ Happy Harbor
–Introduction to Weiss Schwarz and Trial Deck Box Tournament
–Sci-fi Throwback Weekend Movie Marathon
–Sci-Fi Cinema: The Brother from Another Planet at Metro Cinema
February 12
–CONstruction class – Building Foam Armour
February 13
–Twilight Trivia at The Pint Downtown Feb 13 7pm
February 14
–Valentine’s Day Trivia – Beercade 730pm
–Valentine’s Day at The Gamers’ Lodge
–Valentine’s Day Quote-A-Long The Princess Bride at Metro Cinema
February 15
–Zombie Makeup 101 with Gaylynne Fell
–D&D 101 @ Mission Fun & Games
–Gilmore Girls Trivia
February 16
–Star Wars Paint Night at Beyond Board
-Black Panther opens in theatres
February 17
–DreamWorks Animation in Concert – @ The Winspear (Feb. 17th & 18th)
–Intro to LED Circuit Into Costume with Ben Easter
–Kaiju Conquest Demo Day @ Happy Harbor Comics
–Harry Popper and The Frozen Princess
–Science in the Cinema presents: Hotel Transylvania
–ROG Arena: League of Legends Tournament at West Edmonton Mall
–Night Gallery presents an Adult Cartoon Party at Metro Cinema
February 18
–Meet and Greet with the 501st! @ Just Be Cos (Sherwood Park)
February 19
–QuidFam Fantasy Tournament (Quidditch)
–Alberta VEX Robotics Championship @ NAIT
–Bonnie Doon Mall Family Day Free VR
–Free Admission on Family Day @ Glade Board Game Café (Thorhild)
–Family Day at EPL
–Reel Family Cinema: The Muppet Movie – Free for kids 12 & under
February 20
–Nerd Nite #40
February 21
–Arrested Development Trivia Night – Beercade 730pm
–Name That Tune! @ The Rec Room
–Craft & Draught @Board N Brew Café
February 22
–Mario Kart Tournament @ Beercade YEG
–Trivia Night Thursday! hosted by Thirsty Nerd Trivia
February 23
–Alberta Girls Engineering & Technology Summit (AGENTS) Feb. 23-25
–Star Ware Paint Night @ Beyond Board
February 24
–Books2Buy Sale Downtown EPL Branch
–Pride & Prejudice Ball – Winter 2018
–It Came From Out of the Basement 2018 Winter Tournament
–Golden Grot 2018 Miniatures Painting Competition
–Tavern Hero Qualifier Tournament (Hearthstone)
–HTML & CSS for Beginners: Learn to Build a Multi Page Website
–Beyond the Code Signing w/ Kelsey Rae Barthel @Variant Edition
–Reel Family Cinema: The LEGO Batman Movie – Free for kids!
February 25
–Feb #YEG Podcast Meet-Up @ Variant Edition
–Cosplay Life Drawing @ Happy Harbor Comics
February 26
–Sherlock’s Spelling Bee(r) & College Night
–Cosplay Community Crafting Meetup
–Playtest – Halls of Asgard
–Cosplay Community Crafting Meetup
February 27
–Harry Potter Trivia Tuesday at MKT
February 28
–Bobs Burgers Trivia – Feb 28th at Beercade 730pm start time
March 1
–Adult Nights – Poenology @ Telus World Of Science
–Nick Cage 90s Trivia – March 1st 8pm Blakbar
–Revolting Rhymes at Metro Cinema – Mar 1-2
March 2
–Visions Of Comics Art Show (March 2-March 15)
–Beyond Board Paint Night – Harry Potter Patronus
–The Room at Metro Cinema – March 2
March 3
–Open Data Day at EPL
–Twitch Edmonton Community Meetup
–AB Arcadian 4 [ Melee / S4 ]
–Reel Family Cinema: The Breadwinner – free for kids 12 & under
–Date Night: Fundraiser for Improvaganza
March 4
–Halo 5 Free For All $10,000 Qualifier @ Microsoft Store WEM
–March 2018 Collector Con
–EIFF & The Rec Room Present: The Oscars Live FREE!
–2017 Netrunner Store Champ Tourney
March 6
–Harry Potter Trivia Night – The Pint DT March 6th 7pm
–Patrick Weekes “Feeder” Book Launch
March 7
–The Royal Tenenbaums with Cantoo (Music & a Movie)
–Arrested Development Trivia Night – Beercade 730pm
–Gamepub Talks. Q&A, and Beers – Mar 2018 Edition
March 8
–Gamers’ Live Blood Drive
–Introverts Reading Night @ Variant Edition
–Dark Matters: Laboratory (18+)
–Halls of Asgard Playtest
–Sex and the City Trivia
March 9
–Cartoons & Cereal
March 10
–Commercial UAV Drone Ground School
–Denis Lemieux “Slapshot” In-Store Public Signing!
–Reel Family Cinema: The NeverEnding Story – Free for kids!
–CHiMPROV feat. TEDxRFT
–Grand Opening Tournament! @King’s Court Café
–Potion Explosion Game Night @Mission Fun & Games
March 11
–TEDxUAlberta 2018 Conference
–Afternoon Tea: Murder on the Orient Express at Metro Cinema
March 13
–Building LEGO and Beers at MKT
March 15
–It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Trivia – March Pint DT
March 16
–UFR Metal and Horror Festival
–Books2Buy Sale (Whitemud Crossing Branch)
March 17
–FaceToFaceGames.com Edmonton Open+
–Science FUNday 2018
–Middenheim Madness! – 9th Age Team Tournament
–League Of Legends Tournament @ Overklocked
–Reel Family Cinema: The Secret of Kells at Metro Cinema
–St. Patrick’s Day: Leprechaun at Metro Cinema
–Night Gallery: Starman: Invaders from Space at Metro Cinema
–Sci-Fi and Fantasy Appreciation
March 18
–Happy Harbor Spring Fever Craft Fair
–Pure Spec Annual General Meeting
March 20
–Nerd Nite #41
–Greys Anatomy Trivia Night at MKT
–DearYEG | Drop Everything and Read YEG by Shape Edmonton
March 21
–The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou/Prince Bunny
–Buffy The Vampire Slayer Trivia – 730pm Beercade
March 22
–Hey! Listen! with Mikey D Sound Machine + Success 5000!
–Science Slam Edmonton: The First TWOSE Science Slam
–LGN Presents: Tech & Gaming
March 23
–Edmonton Prototype Convention 2018 Mar 23-25
-Pacific Rim: Uprising opens in Theatres
–Make It Edmonton (March 23 – 25)
March 24
–Building a Web Store with Shopify and Liquid
–High Score Esports Hearthstone tournament
March 25
–Spring Pop Culture Fair
–Annual General Meeting (Pure Spec. Festival)
–Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Painting Event! @The Gamers’ Lodge
March 26
–Knit, Purl, Play! (124th) @ Table Top Cafe
–Disney Trivia Night – 7:30 pm – Pint Downtown
–Cosplay Community Crafting MeetUp
March 27
–Reel Learning presents The Martian at Metro Cinema
March 28
–Puzzle Night @Beercade
–The Return of the King Charity Read-a-thon
–Halls of Asgard Playtest @Board N Brew
March 29
-Ready Player One opens in Theatres
–Video Game Tournament @ The Rec Room
–A Night of Uprise @ The Gamers’ Lodge
March 30
–Video Games Live in Edmonton, AB!
–Second Annual Mario Party Party!
March 31
–2 Shows – Letterkenny Live!
–Jarrett’s Tournament 4.5 (Charity Smash Tourney)
–Saturday Morning All You Can Eat Cereal Cartoon Party!
–Monty Python and the Holy Grail – Alley Kat Cask Night at Metro
–EFGC:March Meltdown 2
–Barnival! Free Games!
April 1
–High Score Esports League of Legends tournament
April 4
–Edmonton AIMBOT LEGO Workshop- @ Happy Harbor
–Lord of the Rings Trivia at Beercade
April 7
–How To Start A Podcast: From notion to Reality
–Intro to Worbla with Melissa Wartenberg
–Press A To Start (Game Design Networking & Panel)
–Steampunk Dinner-April: Carnival Of Fools
–The Last Jedi: PJ Party in the IMAX Theatre
–Drink Scotch Kill Cancer Fundraiser #4!
April 8
–Canines & Cupcakes @ Table Top Cafe
–Girls Learning Code: Graphic Design with Canva & Scratch (9-12)
April 9
–Super Troopers Trivia 730pm
–Star Trek Trivia at Accent Lounge
April 11
–Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Trivia at Beercade
–Weird Al Karaoke Debuts at Grindstone Theatre
–Intelligent Autonomous Systems Industry Mixer
April 12
–Nerds Night Out – April 2018
–Introverts Reading Night @ Variant Edition
–Provincial Archives of Alberta “Relics”
April 14
–GOBfest Boardgames Convention (April 14-15)
–Programming with Ruby
–Spring Community Clothing Swap @ Variant Edition
–Candy Tasting @ Table Top Cafe
–Spring Community Clothing Swap @ Variant Edition
April 15
–Zehn Masters $10,000 Spring Series (Video Games) @ West Edmonton Mall
April 17
–Kanuck’s Cantina – An Improvised Star Wars Saga
–VE’s Action Comics #1000 Midnight Release Party
April 18
–Jurassic Park LEGO & Trivia Night
–YEGman Book Launch
–Archer Trivia at Beercade 730pm
–The Fantastic Mr. Fox, with King of Foxes @ The Rec Room
April 19
–Free-For-All Tournament @ The Rec Room
April 21
–DOTA 2 Tournament @ Overklocked
–Costume Karaoke!
–Cosplay Karaoke
–RSD at Revolver Bonnie Doon ft Prince Bunny & Bobitto Pickles
–Record Store Day at Revolver Westmount!
–Edmonton DOTA 2 Tournament @ Overklocked
–Reel Family Cinema: Jumanji (1995) – Free for kids 12 & under
–YEGDND: Escape to the Eye of Night!
–COMC at The Summit Sports Collectible Show
–100th Anniversary of the Red Baron’s Last Dogfight
–YEGman Book Signing at Westside Chapters
–International Tabletop Day 2018 @ West Edmonton Coin & Stamp
–CRAB Season 5 Championship @ Board n Brew
April 22
–Say “Wow” like Owen Wilson
–Intro to Face and Body with Gaylynne Fell
April 23
–Edmonton Indie Filmmakers Night 2
–Cosplay Community Crafting Meetup
–Face and Body Level Two with Gaylynne Fell
–Gamepub Talks, Q&A, and Beer – April 2018 Edition
–Footloose the musical
–Marvel Trivia at Accent Lounge
April 24
–Harry Potter BOOK Trivia Night at MKT
–Art Night – Learn How to Draw Like a Cartoonist
April 25
–Mean Tweets with Mayor Don Iveson
–Box Boy Book Signing w/ Tayson Martingale @ West Edmonton Coin & Stamp
–20 Years of Hell, Mick Foley Special Presentation at Rick Bronson’s – The Comic Strip
April 26
–Thirsty Thursday Presents: Hoops Battle! @ Beercade
April 27
–Martial Unarmed for Stage with Louisa Zhu
April 28
–Videogamageddon 2018! (GEARS Fundraiser)
–International TableTop Day @ The Gamers’ Lodge
–International Table Top Day @ Apt To Game
–International Table Top Day! @ Table Top Café
–Intro to Prop and Costume Painting with Nicole Deibert
–Reel Family Cinema: Paddington 2 – Free for kids 12 & under
April 29
–An American Werewolf in London – Full Moon Keg Night at Metro
April 30
–Knit, Purl, Play! (124th) @ Table Top Café
–Sci-Fi City: An Evening of Networking with On Spec and Co.
–CMPUT 250 Game Development Award Ceremony
May 1
–Paint with Kasia! @ The Gamers’ Lodge
May 3
–Young Frankenstein The Musical
–The Preemptive Nerd Strikes First (Nerdy Burlesque Show)
May 4
–YEGPIN 2018 (Edmonton Pinball & Arcade Expo) (Fri-Sun)
–IntrigueCon Spring 2018 (May 4th-5th)
–May.4th UBK presents. Moontricks – May The 4th Be With You
–Star Wars Day (Redwater)
-Avengers: Infinity War (pt 1) opens in Theatres
–May The 4th Be With You: The Party (Edmonton Twitch Meetup)
–MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU @ Rocky Mountain Ice House (Adult Star Wars Themed Dance Party)
–Star Wars Day Tournament @ King’s Court Cafe
–Star Wars Trivia – Brewster’s South Side
–Gamers’ Lodge 2nd Anniversary Weekend
-Star Wars Movie Night @ Dr. Donald Massey School (Featuring the 501st Legion) Starts at 6pm!
May 5
–HH’s FCBD Breakfast!
–Free Comic Book Day at Variant Edition!
–Free Comic Book Day/ 1 Year Anniversary Party @ Hyperspace Comics (Spruce Grove)
–Free Comic Book Day 2018 @ Quantum Comics (Camrose)
–Free Comic Book Day 2018 @ West Edmonton Coin & Stamp
–Free Comic Book Day @ Happy Harbor Comics
– Library Comicon & Free Comic Book Day! (Spruce Grove)
–Friends Trivia Night May 7th 730pm The Pint Whyte
–PodSummit 2018
–Video Game Dance Party with Hey! Listen!
–MayDay Convention Wargaming Tournament
–Steampunk Dinner MayDay
–Freaks and Geeks Documentary – Screening at Northwest Fest
May 6
–Social Deduction Sunday @ Apt To Game
May 8
–Nerd Nite #42
May 9
–Hollywood Babble-On in Edmonton, Alberta Feat. Kevin Smith!
–Mean Girls Trivia Nights at MKT
May 10
–Summoner Wars Meet Up @ Connexxions Café
May 12
–Arcadence: Emerald Spring Zone Video Game Dance Party
–Girls Learning Code Day: Collaborative Game Production
–Michael Hingston “Let’s Go Exploring: Calvin and Hobbes”Launch
May 14
–The Office Trivia Night – The Pint DT 730pm
May 16
–Star Trek Trivia Night – May 16th 730pm Beercade
May 17
–Dark Matters – On Your Mark
–Friends Trivia Night at Hudson’s 109th 2.0 | Tickets include Drink
May 18
–DPX – Direct-Play Expo 2018 (4 Days)
-Deadpool 2 opens in Theatres
May 19
–Etsy Made in Canada – Edmonton Spring Market (2 days)
–The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Metro Cinema
May 20
–Women In Games Edmonton Meetup (Sponsored By Bioware)
May 24
–Disney Movie Trivia (Ticket includes Drink) at Hudson’s 109th
May 25
-Solo: A Star Wars Story opens in Theatres
May 26
–Edmonton International Cat Festival (2018)
–Netflix and Chill Late Night Trivia at Central Social Hall
June 1
–MegaLAN 2018 (June 1st-3rd)
June 2
–Weird Al Yankovic: Ill-Advised Vanity Tour w/Guest Emo Philips
–Red Claw Bitz Swap Version 7
June 4
–Collector Con #2
June 7
–Jurassic World LEGO & Trivia Night
June 14
-Fur-Eh Begins (June 14-17)
–Lord Of The Rings Symphony at The Winspear June 14-16
June 15
–Pure Speculation Festival (June 15-16)
-The Incredibles 2 opens in Theatres
June 16
–CS:GO Open @ Overklocked
June 22
-Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom opens in Theatres
July 6
-Ant-Man & The Wasp opens in Theatres
July 20
-Alita: Battle Angel opens in Theatres
July 27
-Teen Titans Go! To The Movies opens in Theatres
August 3
–Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget
–Warfaire: Medieval War & Festival (Thorhild)
August 4
–Edmonton Cosplay 5km Fun Run/Walk
August 6
–Antique Mall Parking Lot Sale 2018 #3
August 9
–Fragapalooza (Aug. 9-12)
August 10
–Animethon (Aug. 10-12)
September 21
–Edmonton Expo Begins (Sep. 21-23)
October 5
-Venom opens in Theatres
October 19
–Game-A-Lot Begins (3 days)
November 2
-X-Men: Dark Phoenix opens in Theatres
November 13
–Neil Gaiman Comes To Edmonton! (Forward Thinking Speaker Series)
November 16
-Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opens in Theatres