Hey, it’s Chantal. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track or be in the know about all the cool things going on in the city or online! Social media can get flooded, life can get chaotic, you know how it is. That’s what this is here for! Alternative Weekends is a nifty little series with the top 3 things happening in Edmonton or on SONiC, over the weekend. Who’s releasing a new album? Is there a SONiC artist live streaming? What can you do in Edmonton this weekend? Those questions will be answered here.


Here are 3 things to check out this weekend:

1. Go to The Edmonton Tattoo and Arts Festival

From September 10th – 12th, “over 200 of the best local artists” will be set up at The Edmonton Tattoo and Arts Festival at the Edmonton Expo Centre. There will be a great lineup of entertainment like “Circus, Sideshow and Sass”, and some contests too!

For more information or to get tickets, click here.

2. Have a blast at The Grindstone Mural Massive

The Grindstone Mural Massive is happening all weekend long with entertainment on their Street Stage, some live music, food, drinks, live mural painting, and dancing! It’s a “choose your own adventure, indoor/outdoor live art event celebrating the diverse arts, and performance culture that makes Edmonton amazing!”

For more details click here.

3. Watch SONiC artists at the VMAs

This Sunday, MTV’s VMAs are on with a ton of SONiC artists up for nominations. Foo Fighters and twenty one pilots are both up for Group of The Year. Other artists up for nominations include Billie EIlish, girl in red, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Glass Animals, Bleachers, Imagine Dragons, and Machine Gun Kelly.

Machine Gun Kelly will also be performing his new single with Travis Barker at the VMAs.

For more information, click here.