First official weekend of fall! 

 

 

Wanna know how you should spend it? 

I've got a list of things for you to do and most of them are MARKETS. But who doesn't love a good market?

1. The Okotoks Market is celebrating their last market of the season today! (sad face!) So get over there and stock up your freezer for the rest of the year with all the delicious goodies they sell! Best way to start off your weekend. (Friday only)

2. The 9th Annual Vintage & Antique Market kicks off today over at All through the House! ALL the antiques, all the repurposed things! AND live music and food trucks on top! I'd also like to give Monika a quick shout out as well because she is so good to our community - proceeds from this market go to Sheep River Health Trust and she also will be taking donations at the door for the food bank. (and set up a wicked market!) (Friday/Saturday) 

Monika, All Through the House, Organizer of Market:   

3. The 2020 Okotoks Tradeshow & Market put on by the Okotoks & District Chamber of Commerce and Market Square is going down! It's gonna be a gorgeous day for the trade show on Saturday! Set up outside and safely social distanced in the Rec Centre parking lot you will find 40+ vendors, food trucks and of course the playground/skate park for additional fun! Go and support local! (Saturday Only)

Executive Director, Jayme Hall: 

4. The Elks Farmers Market also lands on Saturday and it won't be the last weekend for this particular market! We've received the great news that it's extending until Thanksgiving weekend! How fun! Fresh veggies and fruit vendors are making a comeback for sure so why not shop there for Thanksgiving dinner! (Saturday Only)

Krystof Lindenback - Assistant Market Manager: 

5. Granary Road 4th Annual Apple Fest is hosted a little ways out of town but it's calling all apple lovers! This fest is APPLE GALORE. Apple poutine, apple perogies, apple komucha and more! This fest also has competitions and activities for the whole family. It will be the apple of your eye this weekend! (lol couldn't resist myself.) (Saturday & Sunday) 

Jane Walter-Lockwood, Spokesperson at Granary Road: 

6. The Youth Zooom Festival's virtual red carpet is this weekend! A festival filled with the creations of talented, young, local filmmakers! This is a huge deal! We could be watching like the next generation of Martin Scorsese's and Ava DuVerney's! Get the popcorn popping and the lights dimmed cause it kicks off at 4pm! (Saturday Only) 

 7. So last but not least, this cool event includes South Calgary BUT it's also all throughout the Foothills, it's the Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta! Spotlighting galleries such as the Lineham House Galleries and OAG-Okotoks Art Gallery with artists at work while touring add it to your list to celebrate Alberta Culture Days! (Friday - Sunday) 

Well there ya go, another guide to the weekend but make it fall! lol.

Have a great time and I hope you find some really great things while supporting local!

~Shayne