NORTH OF THE RIVER

Theatre:

• MacEwan University (Allard Hall): MacEwan’s new fine arts facility houses an atrium, recital hall, and proscenium and black box theatres for events, plays, and concerts.
• Citadel Theatre: Western Canada’s hallmark regional theatre offers something for everyone, including musicals, dramas, cabarets, and Rapid Fire Theatre’s weekly improv shows.

Music:

• The Mercury Room: Live music venue, bar, and event centre located in the heart of Jasper Avenue.
• The Starlite Room: Members-only live music venue — you can buy a $5 yearly membership on their app or at the door.
• Winspear Centre: Home to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, this concert hall hosts choral performances, symphonies, and more.
• Bohemia: Intimate, multipurpose live music venue and pizza bar.
• The Common and 99ten: This pair of live music venues promotes underground local and international artists.
• Naked Cyber Cafe: Live music venue featuring an open stage on Thursdays — a chance for emerging musicians to take risks.

Cultural Affairs:

• Rogers Place/Ice District: Home to overpriced food and broken dreams. Also the venue for big-name artists
• Evolution Wonderlounge: Featuring drag shows, cabarets, community events, and more — this gay bar is your one-stop shop for all things queer in Edmonton.
• Shaw Conference Centre: Convention centre hosting speakers, community events, and performances with a river valley view.
• Chinatown Multi-Cultural Centre: This Chinese-Edmontonian community hub hosts interest classes, Chinese cultural events, and a Chinese library.

Visual Arts:

• Art Gallery of Alberta: Featuring exhibits and free admission for Alberta post-secondary students.
• dc3 Art Projects: This gallery and bookshop champions contemporary Canadian visual art.
• Latitude 53: Gallery specializing in contemporary visual culture and experimental art.
• Harcourt House: Open since 1988, this public, artist-run gallery supports contemporary visual artists in Edmonton and beyond.
• 124 St: Home to cafés, bakeries, restaurants, and a farmers’ market, this thoroughfare also boasts several regional art galleries, including the Scott Gallery, Bearclaw Gallery, Peter Robertson Gallery, Bugera Matheson Gallery, and West End Gallery.

SOUTH OF THE RIVER

Theatre:

• Jubilee Auditorium: Expansive auditorium hosting travelling musicals, concerts, speakers, and more.
• Timms Centre: This two-venue live theatre complex’s mainstage houses Studio Theatre, a training grounds for BFA and MFA students. It also hosts ABBEDAM Productions, the U of A New Works Festival, Off the Cuff Cabaret, and other shows and workshops in the Second Playing Space.
• Old Strathcona Theatre District: The city’s hub of mid-sized theatre venues: Fringe Theatre’s Arts Barns, Theatre Network’s temporary home at The Roxy on Gateway, the newly renovated Varscona Theatre, and the Waterdale Theatre.
• The Playhouse: Workshop space and Fringe venue, home of the Alberta Opera and Concrete Theatre.
• The Grindstone Comedy Theatre: This new venue serves up weekly sketch comedy, variety shows, and musical improv show the 11 O’clock Number.
• La Cité Francophone: Home to L’Unithéâtre (a French-language theatre company) and Café Bicylette, this Franco-Edmontonian cultural centre is a vital fixture of the French Quartier.

Dance:

• Sugar Swing Ballroom: A dance hall offering weekly classes in swing, jazz, and tap dance styles, as well as social dances.

Music:

• Students’ Union Building (SUB): SUB’s three venues: the Myer Horowitz Theatre, Dinwoodie Lounge, and SUB Stage, host live music, speakers, and movie nights.
• Convocation Hall: Part of the historic Old Arts Building, the Department of Music presents operas and concerts in this auditorium.
• Whyte Avenue (82 Ave): Alongside restaurants, bars, and buskers, this southside main street encompasses live music venues like The Buckingham, The Almanac, The Forge, and Blues on Whyte.
• The Yardbird Suite: The Edmonton Jazz Society’s volunteer-run music venue.

Visual Art:

• Fine Arts Building (FAB): While this brutalist monolith has been a lightning rod for security concerns, it also hosts the departments of music, art & design (which exhibits visual art in the FAB Gallery), and drama, which produces MFA productions in the Bleviss Laboratory Theatre and class presentations in the Corner Stage.
• Telus Centre (MacTaggart Art Collection): Perhaps campus’ best-kept secret, late Edmonton philanthropist Sandy MacTaggart’s vast Chinese art collection resides in this sleek building.

Cultural Affairs:

• City Arts Centre: Community centre offering arts educational programming for both adults and children.
• Campus Saint-Jean: The university’s French campus hosts Francophone cultural events, an annual production from the Japanese Drama Society, and Fringe plays in its auditorium.

Film:

• Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre): Independent one-screen cinema, famous for its monthly screenings of The Room.
• Princess Theatre: Independent two-screen cinema specializing in indie, arthouse, and international releases.